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Obama reassures Hispanics on
immigration
As some Hispanic groups have begun to question President Obama’s commitment to passing immigration reform, the president said Friday morning that he remains dedicated to signing such legislation.
Obama, addressing the Hispanic prayer breakfast fo....
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A BORDER GARDEN MAKES SENSE
About ten years ago I began thinking about how to respond to those who believe a border fence, to protect the United States from Mexicans coming to work and live here, is a shield. Instead, the idea of a border garden to bind our neighborin....
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Shadow Wolves Stalk Our Southern Border
TOHONO O’ODHAM INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. –
The alert sounded in John Bothof’s patrol truck shortly after midday.
Somebody has stepped on the side of a road. Somebody whose footprints said he was up to no good.
“See how deeply ....
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Gutierrez-Flake Propose New Immigration Plan
WASHINGTON - Bipartisan legislation to be unveiled Thursday in the House of Representatives would offer temporary legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants but would require them to leave the country before they could be eligible for perm....
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IMMIGRANT CRIME AND THE FEAR-FEEDING FRENZY
HOUSTON – Tell me straight. Do you think crime by immigrants is getting out of control? Has local media been carrying those stories? Do you think it’s worse now than before? Do you think the police need more legal tools to get control?
If so, there....
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The Real Story About Guest Workers
HOUSTON- It’s stunning how little we learn from the events closest to us. Take for instance how we got into this situation about guest workers and how leadership avoids the obvious.
This time a century ago, Mexican workers came across the virtual....
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A CUBAN IMMIGRANT’S IMPRESSIONS OF LIFE IN A NEW WORLD
A few months ago I left one world for another. After more than a year of waiting, I finally got a visa to leave my native Cuba and immigrate to the United States. My fiancé, a U.S.-born Latino, and I had gone through so much together, each of....
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TRUE STORIES, REAL PEOPLE WEIGH IN ON IMMIGRATION DEBATE
HOUSTON– Last winter, the Border Angels set out from the California border town of San Ysidro to reach 40 U.S. cities in 40 days. Enrique Morones, heading the group, wanted to encourage local leaders to join a national demonstration against th....
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Hate Politics and its Price Tag
It’s not often that hate politics slaps back so fast and so hard. But the ice-coated, estimated $3 billion loss of the California citrus industry packed a wallop. The fruit, say farmers, couldn’t be harvested in a timely fashion or as needed....
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Bush’s words at address on immigration split Hispanics
U.S. President George W. Bush’s pledge to push for an immigration overhaul in an address to Congress on Tuesday, met a mixed response from Hispanics who said it was broadly positive but lacked details.
In his annual State of the Union address, Bu....
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Are Butterfiles Illegal Intruders?
If a butterfly's fluttering wings in Africa can cause a
hurricane in Louisiana, why is it hard to understand that when making a living ends in one place, people migrate to earn a living some place else?
David Bacon's book, Communities Without Bor....
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THE MORAL MEANING OF IMMIGRATION
When Latino faith communities celebrate the Christmas
time posadas this year, the reenactment of the journey
to Bethlehem will serve as reminder that Jesus, Mary and Joseph suffered rejection as immigrants from rural Galilee.
Hopefully, thi....
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The Climate in Texas: Cloudy and Murderous
Columnist Macarena Hernández of The Dallas Morning News and I chatted breezily prior to a radio show on which we recently shared our views.
That same week in Farmers Branch, a Dallas suburb, the city council unanimously approved levying fines on l....
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Surge of Local Ordinances Target Undocumented Immigrants
An ordinance passed this month in
Farmers Branch, Texas, is the lat
est in a series of nearly a hundred measures proposed by local governments across the country to rid themselves of their undocumented populations.
The city's six-member coun....
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