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Obama’s imperial power grab on immigration

The Obama administration has taken federal-state relations to a new low in its quest for an unprecedented expansion of presidential power.

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Some Latinos See Obama ‘Betrayal’ On Immigration

Latino leaders say the administration hasn’t done enough to push for comprehensive immigration reform in Congress, while deporting too many immigrants. Still, the administration has sued to overturn tough immigration laws in two states, and is weighing challenges in others. For the president, it’s a difficult political balancing act.

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Obama Tries to Define 2012 Immigration Platform

As outlined previously on Yahoo! News, President Barack Obama faces an uphill battle with members of his own party because of unfulfilled immigration legislation promises. Case in point is the failure to at least introduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill during his first year in office.

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The problem with Obama’s immigration plan

In his speech Tuesday, President Obama was right to call for reform of our broken immigration system. But the president’s plan to create a pathway to citizenship for 10 million to 12 million illegal immigrants and increase legal immigration is not only out of touch with economic reality, it repeats the mistakes of the past.

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Obama Arriving Late to Immigration Reform Debate

COMMENTARY | After long back burner residence on a stove of many other top priorities, President Barack Obama Tuesday tossed the unpopular topic of immigration reform back into the political frying pan. In a visit to Texas this week, the president will attempt to convince the residents of a state that suffers more than most from the consequences of illegal immigration that his administration has …

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Obama cranking up immigration reform rhetoric

President Obama is set to give a major speech tomorrow in El Paso, Texas, trumpeting the need for federal immigration reform. The speech is part of a renewed push to reach out to the Latino community

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Utah bucks conservative trend on illegal immigration

A state effort to offer legal residency to many illegal immigrants is driven in part by the influence of the Mormon Church. President Obama’s aides were flabbergasted. Here was Mark Shurtleff, the conservative Republican attorney general of deeply red Utah, explaining how he and other GOP officials had approved a statewide version of the immigration measures that the president and his …

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Obama, Latino lawmakers take pragmatic view on immigration

A path to legal status for illegal residents might not happen soon, the president agrees in a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. But he says he’s not giving up.

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Immigration Vote Leaves Obama Policy in Disarray

A Senate vote not to legalize illegal students set back an emerging movement and rebuffed the president’s policy.

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Immigration Debate Discussed In Salinas

The local agriculture industry, unions and Rep. Sam Farr were in Salinas on Friday discussing immigration, a day after the president of the United Farm Workers went on the “Colbert Report” to call on the jobless to replace immigrant farm workers.

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