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House will return to a packed agenda Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43360&dcn=todaysnews
Health care will have top billing on the House agenda when Congress reconvenes in September, but the clock is ticking on other big tasks - including deciding what to do about the Highway Trust Fund before it expires Sept. 30 and wrapping up work on fiscal 2010 spending bills. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, August 13, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Police and church leaders seek immigration reform Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.northwestgeorgia.com/statenews/local_story_224092835.html
Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson joined law enforcement and religious leaders Tuesday in calling for immigration reform to increase the security of local communities and improve the treatment of immigrants. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, August 13, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Immigrants spend millions extra on tuition Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/08/09/20090809immigrationbenefits.html
 Phoenix (AP) -- More than two years after Arizona voters passed a law denying in-state college tuition and other state-funded benefits to illegal immigrants, thousands of people are still applying for those services and being turned away. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, August 11, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

http://www.star-telegram.com/238/story/1527892.html
The explosive issue of extending benefits and providing additional coverage for illegal immigrants is one battle Democrats are trying to avoid as they continue their hard push to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, August 11, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111572284
President Obama is taking heat from a growing number of critics on several issues. Among them are Latino leaders who say Obama has not only continued, but expanded many Bush-era immigration policies and tactics — such as home raids — which some see as discriminatory. More...

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Posted on  Friday, August 7, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Roswell may soften immigration policy Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/crime_krqe_roswell_may_soften_immigration_policy_200908052138
Roswell, NM -- Roswell police may change a controversial immigration policy which sparked racial tension in the city in 2007 when a pregnant high school student was deported after being ticketed for a parking violation. More...

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Posted on  Friday, August 7, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

U.S. to Reform Policy on Detention for Immigrants Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/us/politics/06detain.html
The Obama administration intends to announce an ambitious plan on Thursday to overhaul the much-criticized way the nation detains immigration violators, trying to transform it from a patchwork of jail and prison cells to what its new chief called a 'truly civil detention system.' More...

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Posted on  Friday, August 7, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/August09/05/ICE_mtg-05Aug09.html
It was top secret. Officials of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) met with local law enforcement authorities in the 19th Congressional District in closed door sessions in Goshen and Carmel Tuesday. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, August 6, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/08/05/20090805sweepstats0805.html
It was another sweep, with more arrests and complaints of racial profiling. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, August 6, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Staying Tough in Crackdown on Immigrants Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/us/politics/04immig.html
After early pledges by President Obama that he would moderate the Bush administration’s tough policy on immigration enforcement, his administration is pursuing an aggressive strategy for an illegal-immigration crackdown that relies significantly on programs started by his predecessor. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, August 4, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

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