Posts Tagged ‘immigration’
Romney, Gingrich exchange barbs on immigration (AP)
AP – Newt Gingrich cast Mitt Romney as the most anti-immigrant candidate of the four contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in campaign debate Thursday night in Hispanic-heavy Florida. “That’s simply inexcusable,” the former Massachusetts governor shot back, heatedly denying the accusation.
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Immigration courtrooms silent during ICE review (AP)
AP – In a trial of a politically divisive program, U.S. prosecutors in Denver and Baltimore are reviewing thousands of deportation cases to determine which illegal immigrants might stay in the country — perhaps indefinitely — so officials can reduce an overwhelming backlog by focusing mainly on detainees with criminal backgrounds or who are deemed threats to national security.
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Immigration works
Those eager to snap the economy out of its funk need not endlessly debate taxes and government spending. There’s a powerful step on which Democrats and Republicans can agree that can create good jobs for millions of native-born Americans: Let more highly skilled immigrants come here to study and work.
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Ariz. prosecutor wants immigration checks restored (AP)
AP – The federal government’s decision to stop an Arizona sheriff from checking inmates’ immigration status will allow criminals to be released into the community, the county’s top prosecutor said Friday as he asked the president to order Homeland Security officials to immediately restore access to federal systems revoked a day earlier.
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High court to review tough Arizona immigration law (AP)
AP – The Supreme Court stepped into the fight Monday over a tough Arizona law that requires local police to help enforce federal immigration laws — pushing the court deeper into hot, partisan issues of the 2012 election campaign.
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High court to look at state immigration laws (AP)
AP – The Supreme Court agreed Monday to rule on Arizona’s controversial law targeting illegal immigrants.
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High court could look at state immigration laws (AP)
AP – The Obama administration is waging a furious legal fight against a patchwork of state laws targeting illegal immigrants, and on Monday the Supreme Court has its first chance to jump into the fray.
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