NY immigration advocates to Obama: Bypass Congress to stop ‘unjust’ deportations

Immigration advocates are voicing their anger over the fact that under the Obama administration deportations have reached a record high — passing every record set by the much-maligned Bush administration.

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NY immigration advocates to Obama: Bypass Congress to stop ‘unjust’ deportations

Immigration provision can benefit military spouses

share: digg facebook twitter Sgt. Jorge Nolasco spent two tours of duty in Iraq worrying that his wife, who was in the country illegally and could not get a driver’s license, might get stopped while driving their children to school or to a friend’s house. Local immigration attorneys and a national immigration law expert said the USCIS in San Antonio is easier than other districts to work with …

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Fixing Immigration: If Not Now, When?

While immigration reform would provide a much-needed boost to the U.S. economy, it is widely viewed as a political hot-button issue. But as Stephan Richter argues, if the country doesn’t tackle immigration now, it will be years before the problem is addressed.

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Fixing Immigration: If Not Now, When?

Business lobby helps scuttle immigration curbs in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Powerful business interests helped to scuttle proposed immigration restrictions in Texas on Wednesday, further evidence that Republicans in some states are facing resistance among their own supporters to an immigration clampdown.

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Illegal immigration suspects arrested near Pacific Coast Highway northwest of Malibu

Ten illegal immigration suspects were arrested Wednesday near Pacific Coast Highway after being dropped off by a smuggling boat along the coast northwest of Malibu, U.S. authorities said. The group was spotted about 4:30 a.m.

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Common thread present in immigration law challenges

With a federal judge striking down the most controversial parts of a tough immigration law in Georgia this week, a pattern has emerged of how such laws are being interpreted at the federal level, though their final fate remains uncertain.

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State fights against immigration may be in vain

South Carolina is the latest state to crack down on illegal immigration, but the new bill will likely not withstand scrutiny from the federal judiciary.

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Immigration: The DREAM Act Is Not A Nightmare

Today Senate Democrats are holding hearings about the controversial DREAM Act. Last week, Senate Democrats also introduced a Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that entirely incorporated the DREAM Act. Anti-immigration groups have labeled it a blanket amnesty that rewards law-breaking

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Key challenges for immigration laws

With a federal judge striking down the most controversial parts of a tough immigration law in Georgia this week, a pattern has emerged of how such laws are being interpreted at the federal level, though their final fate remains uncertain.

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Key challenges for immigration laws

Key challenges for immigration laws

With a federal judge striking down the most controversial parts of a tough immigration law in Georgia this week, a pattern has emerged of how such laws are being interpreted at the federal level, though their final fate remains uncertain.

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Key challenges for immigration laws

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