Category Archives: Immigration

To stem illegal immigration, cut labor demand in U.S.

By doris | Published: May 19, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — News that Mexican authorities found 513 would-be illegal immigrants packed tightly into trucks, with the United States as their destination, should shock Americans into action. They were from Mexico, Japan, China, India and Nepal, and authorities said each had paid $7,000 to gangsters to be smuggled in. Coming only [...]

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Judge blocks enforcement of Utah immigration law

By doris | Published: May 11, 2011

Full Story atCNN.com (CNN) — Less than 24 hours after going into effect, a Utah federal judge blocked a strict state immigration enforcement law Tuesday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups issued a temporary restraining order, granting the request by a long list of plaintiffs, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration [...]

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Obama criticizes Republican position on immigration

By doris | Published: May 10, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Delving into an explosive issue, President Barack Obama stood near the border with Mexico on Tuesday and declared it more secure than ever, trying to build pressure on Republicans to take on a comprehensive immigration overhaul — and eagerly working to show vital Hispanic voters that he is not [...]

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Obama pledges help for illegal immigrant grads

By doris | Published: May 1, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo MIAMI – Stepping up his demand to change the nation’s immigration laws, President Barack Obama on Friday promised graduates at a vast, multicultural community college that he’ll keep working to help students not legally in the U.S. to become American citizens. The president’s renewed endorsement of the DREAM Act, which has [...]

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Political battle on illegal immigration shifts to states

By doris | Published: January 2, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Legislative leaders in at least half a dozen states say they will propose bills similar to a controversial law to fight illegal immigration that was adopted by Arizona last spring, even though a federal court has suspended central provisions of that statute. The efforts, led by Republicans, are part of a [...]

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In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants

By doris | Published: December 27, 2010

Full Story at  msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The end of the year means a turnover of House control from Democratic to Republican and, with it, Congress’ approach to immigration. In a matter of weeks, Congress will go from trying to help young, illegal immigrants become legal to debating whether children born to parents who are in [...]

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Tea party activists rally on Arizona-Mexico border

By doris | Published: August 16, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com HEREFORD, Ariz. — Tea party groups converged on a remote section of the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday to show support for Arizona’s controversial immigration law and hear from more than a dozen conservative speakers, many of them candidates running for office in crowded Republican primaries. Several speaking to the crowd of [...]

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Obama to sign bill approving $600 million for border security

By doris | Published: August 13, 2010

Full Story at  CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Obama will sign a bill Friday that provides $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. A day earlier, two senators — Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland — returned from their August recess to give the chamber’s approval [...]

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House passes $600 million border security bill

By doris | Published: August 11, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The House of Representatives approved $600 million in emergency funding Tuesday to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The measure, which passed in a voice vote, still needs Senate approval before being signed into law by President Barack Obama. Senators passed a similar plan last week, but must vote [...]

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Ditch the 14th Amendment? Why stop there?

By doris | Published: August 7, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Republicans such as Sens. Lindsey Graham, John Kyl and John Cornyn are tripping over themselves to jump on the latest “Dumb Way to Solve the Illegal Immigration Problem” bus by suggesting Congress examine repealing the 14th Amendment, which deals with one way of becoming a U.S. citizen. The far [...]

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Virginia attorney general: Traffic stops can be status checks

By doris | Published: August 5, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Virginia police officers can question stopped motorists about their immigration status, the state’s attorney general has said, adding fuel to a contentious debate over states’ immigration policies in the wake of a controversial law enacted in Arizona. “It is my opinion that Virginia law enforcement officers, including conservation officers, [...]

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Arizona appeals — now what?

By doris | Published: August 3, 2010

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com From NBC’s Pete WilliamsArizona has now asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for a fast-track review of its request to put a hold on this week’s order by Judge Susan Bolton. Her ruling blocked the state from enforcing the most controversial parts of its new immigration law. The first thing [...]

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