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GOP Immigration Policies: Jeb Bush Talks Sense Published: Sep 5, 2012 "Former Gov. Jeb Bush has been mounting a sensible challenge to the Republican Party's conventional wisdom on immigration policies. It's a shame he did not repeat his advice during his speech at the Republican National Convention last week, but that's no surprise at such a scripted function. For the good of the party's reputation and the nation's economy,
DNC's Hispanic Caucus Defend Obama On Immigration, Blame GOP Published: Sep 4, 2012 "When challenged on Obama’s high level of deportations, Democrats either blamed uncooperative Republicans or pointed to Obama’s Homeland Security Directive that stopped the deportation of undocumented young people already in the country. Others recited Obama’s domestic policy achievements. "The foundation has been laid, that’s what Obama has been doing the
Bad immigration ideas from all directions Published: Sep 4, 2012 "No balanced talk of immigration reform is expected before the November election. But that need not stop the airing of proposals, some of them semi-formed, some half-baked. From the left, we have the TRUST Act, a bill passed by the California Legislature and now awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s uncertain signature. It would require local law enforcement to defy
Senior immigration official resigns amid misconduct allegations Published: Sep 4, 2012 "A senior appointee at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, stepped down on Saturday amid allegations of discrimination and sexual misconduct lodged by an employee. Suzanne Barr, chief of staff to ICE Director John Morton, resigned, the agency said. She was cited in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a senior ICE
The human cost of immigration enforcement Published: Sep 4, 2012 "About four million U.S.-citizen children have at least one undocumented parent, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, a research organization in Washington. And that number is headed up. Since 2005, illegal crossings of the nation's southern border have plummeted 80 percent because of tough enforcement and the recession. But the proportion of adults who
Immigration Agents Sue DHS Chief Napolitano Published: Aug 24, 2012 "Ten Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Thursday filed suit against Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (pictured) and ICE Director John Holland, claiming selective enforcement of the nation's immigration laws are forcing them to break the law and ignore their duty in the deportation of Illegal aliens, Fox News reported. The suit, filed in
DOJ Establishes Alabama Civil Rights Unit in Wake of Illegal Immigration Crackdown Published: Aug 23, 2012 "The Justice Department will establish its first civil rights unit in the southern state of Alabama, the agency said Tuesday -- a development that comes in the wake of the state's crackdown on illegal immigration, which raised concerns about Alabama's compliance with federal laws. While the unit wasn't formed as a direct result of Alabama's immigration law
Judge weighs Arizona immigration law after opponents present new evidence Published: Aug 23, 2012 "A federal judge is once again weighing arguments over the "show me your papers" provision in Arizona's controversial immigration law. The provision was the only one of four major parts of the law upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. But opponents argued in U.S. District Court on Tuesday that new evidence shows that a federal judge should block