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Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration arguments April 25

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will hear arguments on April 25 on the power of states to adopt tough immigration laws, concluding the term's scheduled oral arguments with a major case pitting Arizona against the Obama administration. The high court released on Friday its April calendar, listing immigration and other cases scheduled to be heard in its final …

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Mr. President, an idea on immigration

Count on it. President Obama will devote three sentences to immigration reform in the State of the Union.

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Union fight interrupts immigration reviews

As the Obama administration orders review of all immigration cases, ICE agents' union rebel against new policies

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Immigration proposal not seen as major step

Comprehensive immigration reform it is not: That's what many are saying about the Obama administration's recently announced plan to ease…

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Dream a little DREAM: A solution to US illegal immigration that is fair to all

In US immigration debate, compassion for children brought here illegally by parents, and fairness to citizens and legal immigrants do not have to be diametrically opposed. Congress and Obama can grant lawful permanent resident status under a version of the now-defunct DREAM Act.

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Immigration-Reform Advocate to Lead Domestic Policy Council

President Obama has tapped Cecilia Muñoz, the White House director of intergovernmental affairs, to succeed Melody Barnes as director of the Domestic Policy Council.

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Immigration Reform: Eyeing Election, Obama Acts Without Congress

Obama has recast himself in preparation for the 2012 election, pivoting from compromiser-in-chief to a more aggressive posture of denouncing Republican obstructionism and enacting measures that do not require Congress’ consent. That tactic has extended to immigration policy, with Obama presiding over a series of administrative changes to how immigration laws are enforced.

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Hardship claim extended for immigration applicants

Moving yet again to streamline the immigration process, the Obama administration on Friday proposed new hardship rules to make it easier for illegal immigrants to apply for legal status and stay in the country if they have a family member who is here legally.

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Editorial Board: Ending a cruel immigration twist

AMERICA’S HALF-BAKED immigration system is riddled with unfair, arbitrary and inhumane provisions, but few are so senseless and cruel as those covering the undocumented immigrant spouses and children of U.S. citizens. Now the Obama administration is proposing a prudent rule change that would prevent thousands of pointless family separations and prompt untold numbers of illegal immigrants to seek …

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Obama Needs to Let Immigration Discussion Continue

COMMENTARY | According to The Christian Science Monitor, the Obama administration has sidestepped Congress by proposing a change to an immigration law that requires illegal residents to return to their home countries before applying for legal U.S. residency. The change, which doesn’t require congressional approval, grants a hardship waiver to immigrants who are married or related to U.S.

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