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Wary Hispanic voters favor Obama over GOP rivals

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Peter Wallsten - Dec. 28 (News Report) - President Obama holds a wide lead among Hispanic voters when matched against potential Republican challengers, even as Hispanics grow wary of his administration’s stepped-up deportation policies and less supportive of his overall job performance, according to a new poll.

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GOP debate: Newt Gingrich beats back immigration critique

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Alexander Burns - Nov. 23 (News Report) - Ascendant Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich delivered an unapologetic defense of his views on immigration Tuesday night, declaring in a foreign policy debate that the GOP should not adopt a platform on immigration that “destroys families th

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Border bill would expand Homeland Security powers

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By John S. Adams - Oct. 05 (News Report) - A bill to give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping authority over federal lands would also waive several environmental laws.

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US Issues New Deportation Policy's First Reprieves -

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Julia Preston - Aug. 23 (Special Report) - ... thursday... Mr. Guerra became one of the first illegal immigrants in the country to see results from a policy the Obama administration unveiled in Washington that day. .

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Ethiopia plans ambitious resettlement of people buffeted by East Africa drought

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By William Davison - Aug. 02 (Special Report) - In Ethiopia's rain-starved eastern badlands, livestock is the sole asset for most. Swaddled in robes, pastoralist families traverse huge tracts searching for water and pasture for their herds, uprooting camps as they go. When seasonal rains fail, life becomes a battle for survival.

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Brown signs California Dream Act

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Maeve Reston - Jul. 26 (News Report) - Following through on a campaign promise, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Monday easing access to privately funded financial aid for undocumented college students. He also signaled that he was likely to back a more controversial measure allowing those students to seek state-funded tuition aid in the future.

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Two Iraqi refugees in U.S. charged in terrorism-related case

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Brian Bennett, Michael A. Memoli - Jun. 01 (News Report) - Two men are charged with sending cash, explosives and missiles to Iraq for use against Americans. Their case underscores gaps identified in the U.S. refugee vetting process before last year.

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Despite danger, Central Americans migrate through Mexico - CNN International

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - May. 19 (News) - Fox NewsDespite danger, Central Americans migrate through MexicoCNN InternationalX-ray equipment detected more than 500 illegal immigrants from Central America crammed into tractor trailers. (CNN) -- Gunmen raid trains, demanding money and taking prisoners. Government officials run human trafficking ...Rep. Lamar Smith: Navarrette not serious about securing borderLincoln Journal StarThe Advocate: Letting immigrants go by too easymy.hsj.orgImmigration Reform: “Pay to Stay” Program Better than DeportationHispanically Speaking NewsThe Olympian -Daily News Pulse -Nashua Telegraphall 303 news articles »

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UC honor student faces deportation

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Cincinnati Enquirer - By Mark Curnutte - May. 01 (News Report) - A University of Cincinnati student, described by an administrator as having once-in-a-decade talent in information technology, faces a May 20 hearing in immigration court in Buffalo, N.Y., that could lead to his deportation.

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Can Republicans salvage the Hispanic vote?

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Linda Feldmann - Mar. 26 (News Report) - The US Hispanic population is booming – a group that's more likely to vote Democratic. This worries the GOP as Republicans look for ways to connect with this key part of the electorate. ...

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On immigration, momentum shifts away from Arizona

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Nicholas Riccardi - Mar. 06 (News Report) - The issue gained traction in Arizona, Krikorian said, because illegal immigration was viewed as such a serious problem there. But elsewhere, "there's no business with full-time employees trying to get immigration laws enforced. In fact, the opposite is true."

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Dream Act Advocate Turns Failure Into Hope

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Michael WInerip - Feb. 21 (News) - Ms. Castillo told the governor that she had graduated from college in three and a half years with a degree in social work. “Wow,” he said. “We need more people like this.” “But I’m undocumented,” she said, and the room went silent.

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Napolitano Accuses Critics of Politicizing Border Issues

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Julia Preston - Feb. 01 (News) - In a report, the Migration Policy Institute, a research organization in Washington, found that a national program of cooperation with state and local police was not meeting priorities set by the department to focus primarily on deporting immigrants who committed serious crimes.

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A Door Into Top Kitchens for French North Africans

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Steven Erlanger - Jan. 18 (News) - In some ways, it is just a drop of costly olive oil in a turbid lake, but for 15 women from this poor Paris suburb, it is a chance for a stable and nourishing, if difficult, career.

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Homeland Security Pulls Plug on High-Tech Border Fence

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Keith Johnson - Jan. 14 (News Report) - The Department of Homeland Security Friday pulled the plug on a troubled billion-dollar program to build a high-tech fence along the Arizona border to help fight illegal immigration, a definitive end to a long-moribund project.

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Activist groups take full advantage of new media outlets to spread their message

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Krissah Thompson - Dec. 28 (News Report) - When black college students began the sit-in protests that led to the integration of the Jim Crow South, news spread quickly by word of mouth. Soon, students in several states were engaged in similar nonviolent sit-ins, spurring on the civil rights movement.

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Immigration Vote Leaves Obama's Policy in Disarray

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Julia Preston - Dec. 19 (News Analysis) - Part of the administration’s strategy has been to ramp up border and workplace enforcement to attract Republican votes for the overhaul. The vote on Saturday made it clear that strategy has not succeeded so far.

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Senate Blocks Bill for Young Illegal Immigrants

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By David M. Herszenhorn - Dec. 18 (News Report) - A bill to grant legal status to illegal immigrant students fell five votes short of 60 vote....the vote effectively kills the measure for this year, and its fate beyond that is uncertain.

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Lame-duck Congress suddenly shows pluck

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Lisa Mascaro - Dec. 18 (News Report) - With the signing of the tax-cut compromise into law and the possibility of more legislation to come, congressional leaders have asserted their authority to achieve bipartisan agreements in advance of a more polarized legislative environment next year. The lame-duck session began with Democrats facing an emboldened GOP that vowed to block all action until its priority fiscal issues were addressed. It is wrapping up as a possible landmark moment, and one of the most productive periods in Congress in 40 years.

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$1.1 trillion spending bill collapses as GOP senators yank support

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton - Dec. 17 (News) - Democrats will move to two high priorities on their legislative agenda: the DREAM Act and a repeal of “Don’t ask, don’t tell." Read more...

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Slim Majority of Americans Would Vote for DREAM Act Law

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Gallup - By Jeffrey M. Jones - Dec. 10 (Poll) - Americans are more likely to say they would vote for than against a law that would grant legal status to illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children if they join the military or attend college. This is the major thrust of the DREAM Act legislation Congress is now considering to provide a path to citizenship for thousands of young adults living in the United States illegally.

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Illegal Immigrant Students Await Votes on Legal Status

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Julia Preston - Dec. 08 (News) - Hector Lopez, 21, was deported to Mexico in August after having lived with his family in Oregon since he was an infant. After two months of trying to find his bearings and a job in Mexico City, Mr. Lopez, who does not speak Spanish, traveled to the border last month and turned himself in to the immigration authorities, requesting asylum in the United States.

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Gang leader blamed in Ciudad Juarez violence arrested

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Ken Ellingwood - Nov. 29 (News Report) - Arturo Gallegos Castrellon is described as the main leader of the Aztecas street gang. Mexican authorities say he confessed to numerous killings, including that of a U.S. consular employee that was previously blamed on a different Aztecas leader.Mexican authorities said Sunday that they had arrested the main leader of the Aztecas, a Ciudad Juarez street gang blamed for much of the violence in the troubled border city.

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Green-Card Lottery Sees Record

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Miriam Jordan - Nov. 22 (News Report) - Fifteen million people around the world entered an annual U.S. lottery that awards green cards to 50,000 people selected purely by the luck of the draw. The so-called "diversity visa program" lottery drew nearly 25% more entries than last year, according to the State Department.

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Obama wants DREAM Act in lame duck

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Simmi Aujla - Nov. 17 (News Report) - President Barack Obama told Democratic members of Congress Tuesday he wants the DREAM Act passed in the lame duck session as a “down payment” on substantial immigration reform, according to members at the meeting.

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