Posts Tagged ‘immigrants’

In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants (AP)

AP – The end of the year means a turnover of House control from Democratic to Republican and, with it, Congress’ approach to immigration.

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Democrats delay action on young immigrants bill (AP)

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., left, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, speaks about the Dream Act legislation,  Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP – The Senate moved Thursday to delay a politically charged showdown vote on legislation carving out a path to legal status for foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally, putting off but probably not preventing the measure’s demise.


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L.A. protests underscore frustration of immigrants (AP)

A street vendor sells fruit on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Los Angeles. For many in the gritty Westlake neighborhood, the shooting of Guatemalan immigrant Manuel Jaminez by police officers was the last straw. Amid the poverty and chronic joblessness, some residents say, officers mistreated them and were overly harsh in their enforcement of city ordinances.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP – The smell of corn roasting on sidewalk grills, the oompah beat of Latin music blasting from mom-and-pop stores, colorful signs touting tongue-twisting names like Atitlan and Quetzaltenango.


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Federal prosecution of immigrants soared in spring (AP)

AP – Federal prosecutions of immigrants soared to new levels this spring, as the Obama administration continued an aggressive enforcement strategy championed under President George W. Bush, according to a new study released Thursday.

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BREW-haha: AZ gov says most illegal immigrants smuggle drugs

Just when you thought the illegal immigration fight in Arizona couldn’t get any hotter, the governor lobbed a grenade into the fiery controversy, saying that most illegal immigrants are smuggling drugs across the border.

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Arizona deputy shot; illegal immigrants suspected (AP)

Map locates where a Sheriff’s Deputy was shot by suspected illegal immigrants in southern Ariz.AP – A veteran sheriff’s deputy was shot and wounded Friday after encountering a group of suspected illegal immigrants who apparently had been hauling bales of marijuana along a major smuggling corridor in the Arizona desert — a violent episode that comes amid a heated national debate over immigration.


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Daly: Descendant of immigrants wants to slam ‘golden door’

One hundred and eighteen years after her great-grandmother arrived in America, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer stood in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, next in line for governor. And it must have meant nothing at all.

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