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Less Immigrants from Mexico will affect US Economy

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OK wait. Here we are, going on about immigration in this country and the very folks we’re getting rowdy about have moved on? Really? We’re arguing about anti-immigrant laws, about how they target Latinos specifically, and about how because of that they affect all Latinos in the U.S.  Meanwhile people from the country where most […]

Obama Addresses Immigration Reform during Twitter Town hall

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President Barack Obama held his first ever Twitter town hall at the White House, where he responded to 18 “tweets” that tackled everything from education to immigration to jobs for veterans, yesterday. Moderated by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, the town hall provided the President with the opportunity to connect with Americans directly, particularly the high-tech […]

Senate Democrats re-introduce Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill

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A new comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced on Wednesday by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and other Senate Democrats includes tougher provisions that the legislators hope will sway their Republican counterparts to pass it. Menendez was joined by Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), John Kerry (D-MA) and Kirsten […]

Georgia Plan to replace Latino Immigrant Workers sees Mixed Results

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The state-run program in Georgia that puts the probation population to work in farms to make up for the shortage of farm laborers in the wake of an anti-immigrant law passed by the state is not yielding the results hoped for. The program was started by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal after farmers complained that the […]

John McCain claims Immigrants Caused Arizona Wildfires

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says undocumented immigrants are to blame for the Arizona wildfires. McCain’s comments, which he made following his tour of the Wallow fire site in Arizona on Saturday, have gained national attention after the U.S. Forest Service disputed the senator’s claims saying that there was no evidence that undocumented immigrants caused the […]

Immigration Battle will move to Moderate States next says Author of Anti-Immigrant Laws

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Anti-immigrant laws could soon emerge in states that have traditionally stayed away from passing the divisive legislation within their borders, according to the author of two of the harshest immigration laws in the country. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, by now more closely associated with the divisive anti-immigration laws making headlines across the country […]

Immigration More Important to Latinos than the Economy

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According to a national poll released on Monday, the issue of immigration has surpassed that of the economy and jobs as the top concern for Latinos. The poll, conducted by Latino Decisions, an independent research firm and Impremedia, a Spanish language media company, surveyed voters between May 24 and June 4 in 21 states with […]

Alabama Governor signs Toughest Anti-Immigration Law Seen to Date

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On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an anti-illegal-immigration bill that is being hailed the toughest in the nation. The law, similar to that of Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070, which requires police to ask for documentation from people they stop for routine violations to verify their legal status in the country and penalizing businesses that […]

Reaction to Secure Communities Program continues to vary state to state

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A controversial immigration enforcement program has been suspended in New York while Texas looks to expand it. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently suspended the Secure Communities program, which is administered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is designed to target serious criminals for deportation.  The program allows local law enforcement officials to compare the […]