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Sensenbrenner - Immigration Reformer or Profiteer?
When President Bush signed into law a bill Oct. 4 authorizing the
construction of a 700-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, one man
stood to gain more than just political profit. Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, cri....
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Gonzalez Cites Trafficking on I-10
An interstate that runs
from California to
Florida has become a magnet for human traffickers seeking to exploit labor needs on the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said.
“The thirst for freedom and opportun....
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Candidate's Forum: Chris Bell on Immigration
This Week’s Candidate: Chris Bell Candidate for Governor running against Rick Perry, incumbent, Carole Keeton Rylander; Independent and Kinky Friedman; independent.
Chris Bell submits the following statement of position on border security and immig....
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Chicago’s ‘Illegal Woman in the Church
More than just “the illegal woman in the church,” as some brand
her, Elvira Arellano has a name and a story. But like current U.S.
immigration law, it’s complicated and colored in shades of gray rather than black and white.
The 31-year-old si....
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America's News Alamo -- We Must Not Lose Again
Almost two centuries ago, a small band of national patriots joined Texans to launch a battle for freedom and sent a unifying rallying cry through out our nation “Remember The Alamo!”
Our nation is being threatened by a new Alamo, and the army is be....
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IMMIGRATION REFORM AND THE TICKING CLOCK
It’s a bad feeling in the pit of your stomach, and it’s only growing stronger. Could it be true that immigration reform is dead or close to dead?
Certainly, the prognosis looks troubling. No one thought it was going to be easy to reconcile the H....
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The Chavira Story -
136 Years of Fathers and Sons
For a few years, Jesús Chavira, my great grandfather, had an ticipated his uncertain journey. Orphaned in his native Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Jesùs found a new home with his grandfather, Gregorio. The old man lived alone on his ranch and was happ....
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Illegal immigration: An American Dilemma
The pictures do not lie. The mass of humanity was literally a sea of humanity.
This past week the people of this country and our global neighbors were witness to something not seen in the U.S. in a very long time. And that is that people who happe....
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NEAR THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
Just as all politics are local, to paraphrase the late House Speaker Thomas Tip O'Neill, so too are research surveys. That's why the ground-breaking study by UCLA, the New School University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, on day workers ....
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Exploding the Immigrant Healthcare Myth
Myths were
meant to be
shattered.
A recent study examining the use of medical services by U.S. immigrants does just that.
Contrary to claims you may hear repeated ad nauseam on Lou Dobbs, today's recent arrivals are half as likely to use....
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Latino Day Laborers Share Views on Bush’s Ideas
It was several hours before President Bush touched down last week at Davis-Monthan
Air Force Base in Tucson to talk up his immigration reform plan. On a South Side street
corner, several day laborers were already talking about Bush's immigrati....
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States Emergency Declarations Fan Immigration Debate
Following recent declarations of emergency in the border areas of New Mexico and Arizona by Democratic governors of the two states, the Department of Homeland Security announced Aug. 23 it will strengthen its border control efforts and improve ....
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Two anti-
immigrant groups surface in Texas
Anti-immigrant group Minuteman Project that last April watched the Arizona border to stop undocumented people from crossing, started extending in Texas with the arise of two similar organizations.
Shannon McGauley, owner of a bonding agency in A....
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