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High court hears Arizona immigration dispute

The Supreme Court will referee another major clash between the Obama administration and the states, this one over Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants.

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Showdown on Arizona immigration law goes to Supreme Court

The case has major implications for the presidential campaign and other states where similar crackdowns on illegal immigrants are being challenged. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court and the Obama administration are set for another politically charged clash Wednesday as the justices take up Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigrants.

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Court Blocks Parts of Alabama Immigration Law as Other States Watch

A Federal court put a temporary block on two controversial provisions of a tough immigration law in Alabama, the A.P.

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Evangelical leaders call for immigration overhaul

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) – Evangelical Christian leaders took up a bully pulpit on Thursday to call for a “humane” overhaul of the U.S. immigration system in response to tough crackdowns on illegal immigrants enacted by Alabama and other states. “Because I'm a Christian I believe in comprehensive, common-sense, humane immigration policy,” the Rev.

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Immigration Front & Center

As the GOP contest heads to Florida, and later to Nevada, New Mexico and other states with large Hispanic populations, watching the candidates tie themselves into a pretzel over the issue of immigration reform will be like the scene in “Men in Black II” when the worms engage in a game of Twister.

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Immigration Front & Center

As the GOP contest heads to Florida, and later to Nevada, New Mexico and other states with large Hispanic populations, watching the candidates tie themselves into a pretzel over the issue of immigration reform will be like the scene in “Men in Black II” when the worms engage in a game of Twister.

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From Tanning Beds to Immigration Policies, States Set to Enact Controversial Laws

From Tanning Beds to Immigration Policies, States Set to Enact Controversial Laws

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States: Halt immigration appeals

Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina asked judges Thursday to halt proceedings in cases challenging the states’ immigration laws.

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Immigration Crackdown Also Snares Americans

United States citizens have been detained under Obama administration programs intended to detect illegal immigrants arrested by local police.

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Illegal-immigration steps weighed

North Carolina lawmakers are considering whether to delve further into the nation’s immigration debate by making it more uncomfortable for illegal immigrants to live in the state. The federal government, the courts and legislative colleagues, however, could make strict rules like those approved in other states harder to enact in North Carolina.

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