Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Longtime US residents, deported, brave Mexico's 'trains of death' to get home - MiamiHerald.com

Longtime US residents, deported, brave Mexico's 'trains of death' to get home - MiamiHerald.com

Longtime US residents, deported, brave Mexico's 'trains of death' to get home
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I don't want to live there," Herrera said, speaking in a migrant shelter near the border with Guatemala. "I'm going back to the United States. No doubt, buddy," he said, listing the numerous relatives - from grandmother to brothers - who live near his ...

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Coddling Illegals - Investor's Business Daily

Coddling Illegals - Investor's Business Daily

Coddling Illegals
Investor's Business Daily
Solis wants to educate all migrant workers, including those who've snuck past the US Border Patrol, of these rights, such as "the right to a legal wage" and the right not to be abused in the workplace. We don't know what constitutes a legal wage for ...

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Protesters Chant, Wave Signs Against Proposed Illegal Alien Bill - KSPR

Protesters Chant, Wave Signs Against Proposed Illegal Alien Bill - KSPR

Protesters Chant, Wave Signs Against Proposed Illegal Alien Bill
KSPR
How do I know they were illegal? I couldn't tell by the documentation," said Joe Jenkins who owns Jenkins Diesel and Power with his two brothers. "As a small business person trying to uphold the law, I resent being made part of a hate group. ...

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High Court rules Australia cannot send asylum seekers to Malaysia - CNN International

High Court rules Australia cannot send asylum seekers to Malaysia - CNN International

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High Court rules Australia cannot send asylum seekers to Malaysia
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff An Afghan migrant seeking a better future in Australia holds his daughter in an interview in Kuala Lumpur on August 18. (CNN) -- The High Court in Australia ruled Wednesday that the country cannot send asylum seekers to Malaysia. ...
Australian court halts migrant swap with MalaysiaMonsters and Critics.com
Ethnic councils welcome swap deal rulingNEWS.com.au
An insight into the misery of refugee lifeGreen Left Weekly

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Team Anna: What about medical corruption? - Rediff

Team Anna: What about medical corruption? - Rediff

Team Anna: What about medical corruption?
Rediff
It is easier and safer for a professional to symbolically identify with the Hazare movement, but much more challenging and daring to question internal corruption at one's workplace. Over the last two decades we have tried to raise issues related to the ...

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A state panel on illegal immigration met in Harrisburg Tuesday. - WFMZ Allentown


A state panel on illegal immigration met in Harrisburg Tuesday.
WFMZ Allentown
The state panel was looking at around a dozen bills that would sanction employers for hiring illegal immigrants, and require residents to prove citizenship. John Stahl, head of the Tea Party Immigration Coalition in Berks County attend the hearing. ...

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Libyan Rebels have lost legitimacy for killing African migrants! - Myjoyonline.com

Libyan Rebels have lost legitimacy for killing African migrants! - Myjoyonline.com

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Libyan Rebels have lost legitimacy for killing African migrants!
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I just read a report from the USAfricaonline.com,with the awful banner "KILLINGS: Libya rebels said to be murdering Black African migrant workers", posted on Aug 29th, 2011, which has vindicated my position that Ghana needs not to rush in giving ...
rebels accused of targeting and killing innocent black workersSydney Morning Herald
African Union: guest workers at risk in LibyaMorning Star Online
AU head: Libya rebels may be killing black workersThe Associated Press
BBC News -International Business Times
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Discrimination suit vs. MCSO dismissed - Arizona Republic

Discrimination suit vs. MCSO dismissed - Arizona Republic

Discrimination suit vs. MCSO dismissed
Arizona Republic
The lawsuit stemmed from a sheriff's raid at a Phoenix landscaping company in February 2009 that led to 40 arrests on suspicion of identity theft and fraud. Among those arrested was Celia Alvarez, who claimed in her lawsuit that she was subjected to ...

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Eve Samples: Indiantown immigrant's case attracts conservative supporters, too - TCPalm

Eve Samples: Indiantown immigrant's case attracts conservative supporters, too - TCPalm

Eve Samples: Indiantown immigrant's case attracts conservative supporters, too
TCPalm
It wouldn't be a stretch to assume he opposes the Dream Act, a proposed federal law that would provide a path to citizenship for certain immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. Parris, a 23-year-old accounting student at Florida ...
Florida man whose deportation case was thrown out earns conservative supportFlorida Independent

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Obama uncle held in Mass. by immigration officials - The Associated Press


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Obama uncle held in Mass. by immigration officials
The Associated Press
(AP) — President Barack Obama's uncle was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving, told police he planned to arrange bail through the White House and was being held without bail on an immigration detainer, authorities said Monday. ...
President Obama's half-uncle arrested in FraminghamBoston Globe
President Obama's uncle had Social Security IDBoston Herald
Obama's Uncle — an Illegal — Arrested for Drunken DrivingNewsMax.com
American Thinker (blog) -Washington Times (blog)
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Federal, state agencies promote labor rights at consulate - Press-Enterprise


Federal, state agencies promote labor rights at consulate
Press-Enterprise
Maria Nava, 25, an undocumented immigrant who lives in Murrieta, said she wouldn't fear calling the government because she has lived in the United States since she was in kindergarten. "People who don't have as much time here will be intimidated," she ...

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Team Anna: What about medical corruption? - Rediff


Team Anna: What about medical corruption?
Rediff
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Activists seek to pass state version of DREAM act - Temple News


Activists seek to pass state version of DREAM act
Temple News
When the federal DREAM Act failed in the Senate in late 2010, a number of states took to state legislation to offer assistance to undocumented immigrant youth attending college. In June, Pennsylvania followed in their footsteps. ...
Legislature to vote on giving state financial aid to illegal immigrantsVictorville Daily Press
Dream Act dream team has Valley influenceFresno Bee
Grants for Illegals takes Funding away from CitizensTelescope
Media Matters for America -89.3 KPCC
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Team Anna: What about medical corruption? - Rediff

Team Anna: What about medical corruption? - Rediff

Team Anna: What about medical corruption?
Rediff
It is easier and safer for a professional to symbolically identify with the Hazare movement, but much more challenging and daring to question internal corruption at one's workplace. Over the last two decades we have tried to raise issues related to the ...

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Obama Cheered by Illegal Immigrant Advocates, But They Want More - Intellectual Conservative


Obama Cheered by Illegal Immigrant Advocates, But They Want More
Intellectual Conservative
President Obama announced that he was curtailing deportations of illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrant proponents say that is not enough. Several news reports have brought to light a case involving an illegal ...

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For Bay Area immigrants facing imminent deportation, new Obama policy offers ... - San Jose Mercury News

For Bay Area immigrants facing imminent deportation, new Obama policy offers ... - San Jose Mercury News

For Bay Area immigrants facing imminent deportation, new Obama policy offers ...
San Jose Mercury News
By Matt O'Brien Arturo Rengifo, Jr., 24, checks his phone for email updates from an immigration attorney while at home with his mom Emperatriz Rengifo, 59, and father Arturo Rengifo in Concord, Calif., Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff) ...

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Rexburg Illegal Alien Sentenced On Gun Charge - LocalNews8.com


Rexburg Illegal Alien Sentenced On Gun Charge
LocalNews8.com
POCATELLO, Idaho -- A Rexburg woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, according to the US Attorney. Laura Elena Rosales-Sanchez, a 30-year-old Mexican national, was ordered to forfeit an ...

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The two faces of Obama on immigration - The Guardian (blog)


The Guardian (blog)

The two faces of Obama on immigration
The Guardian (blog)
The first occurred on 5 August, when the Obama Administration announced that it would unilaterally impose its controversial deportation programme known as "secure communities" (also known as S-Comm) upon every city in the United States by 2013. ...

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Deportation tide changing for gay couples - San Jose Mercury News

Deportation tide changing for gay couples - San Jose Mercury News

Deportation tide changing for gay couples
San Jose Mercury News
The couple are one of the first in the nation to benefit from a new Obama administration deportation policy, that directs immigration officers to use discretion in choosing whom to deport giving priority to criminals and not people with strong family ...

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Cheeky: Rick Perry Bills the Feds for Illegal Immigrant Imprisonment Costs - Town Hall

Cheeky: Rick Perry Bills the Feds for Illegal Immigrant Imprisonment Costs - Town Hall

Cheeky: Rick Perry Bills the Feds for Illegal Immigrant Imprisonment Costs
Town Hall
And even worse, individual states' laws often penalize private citizens and businesses for aiding/hiring illegal immigrants. Private entities should not be forced to use valuable resources determining whether or not a person is an illegal alien. ...
Perry bills DC $349M for illegal immigrant inmatesHouston Chronicle
Perry Bills Feds for $349 Million to Cover Texas Costs of Incarcerating ...Pajamas Media
Governor billed US $349 million for expensesSan Antonio Express
Texas Tribune
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Obama Arrrested for Drunk Driving in Massachusetts. Wait, What? - Pajamas Media

Obama Arrrested for Drunk Driving in Massachusetts. Wait, What? - Pajamas Media

Obama Arrrested for Drunk Driving in Massachusetts. Wait, What?
Pajamas Media
It's only the president's illegal alien uncle. And he only got arrested for drunk driving, after running his SUV into a police officer's vehicle. So, the president's uncle is an illegal alien drunk driver who hit a cop. No big deal. ...
WND PeopleWND.com
Illegal alien charged with DUI…it's Obama's uncleExaminer.com

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Deportation reviews raise some immigrants' hopes - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Deportation reviews raise some immigrants' hopes
Los Angeles Times
As the Obama administration plans to review nearly 300000 deportation cases and close those deemed low priority, advocates urge immigrants to be cautious until more details are known. Hilda Jauregui and dozens of women at an Orange County immigration ...

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Immigration attorneys: U.S. deportation policy shift starting - CNN


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Immigration attorneys: U.S. deportation policy shift starting
CNN
A federal prosecutor suggested one of her clients -- a 22-year-old university student with no criminal record -- should ask to have her deportation case dismissed. Immigration lawyers around the country hope those types of calls from federal officials ...
US Issues New Deportation Policy's First ReprievesNew York Times
Editorial: Deportation policies get focused more humanelyDetroit Free Press
Letter: Change in deportation policy is an answer to many people's prayersTCPalm
Chicago Sun-Times -Huffington Post (blog) -The New American
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Nieber: Secure Communities needed - MetroWest Daily News

Nieber: Secure Communities needed - MetroWest Daily News

Nieber: Secure Communities needed
MetroWest Daily News
By Anonymous Once again we are mourning another life of a person taken needlessly by an illegal alien. Matthew Denice of Milford had his life ended Saturday, Aug. 20, by a drunken, reckless, illegal alien with a prior police record a mile long. ...
Thousands at vigil for DeniceWorcester Telegram

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Team Anna: What about medical corruption? - Rediff


Team Anna: What about medical corruption?
Rediff
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Deportation reviews raise some immigrants' hopes - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Deportation reviews raise some immigrants' hopes
Los Angeles Times
Hilda Jauregui and dozens of women at an Orange County immigration detention center recently gathered to hear the news on television that the Obama administration will review thousands of deportation cases with an eye closing those considered ...

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Team Anna: What about medical corruption? - Rediff


Team Anna: What about medical corruption?
Rediff
It is easier and safer for a professional to symbolically identify with the Hazare movement, but much more challenging and daring to question internal corruption at one's workplace. Over the last two decades we have tried to raise issues related to the ...

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Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death case - Houston Chronicle

Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death case - Houston Chronicle

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Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death case
Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security helicopter pilot is preparing to go to trial on charges he lied to investigators over his role in the 2005 drowning of a would-be illegal immigrant in South Texas. ...
Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death caseabc13.com

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China moves millions - GlobalPost


China moves millions
GlobalPost
The dark side is that frequently the relocated become internal migrants mired in debt, without farmland or income. “Eventually, every forced migrant in China becomes a refugee,” said Chen Zongshun, author of an investigative book about the 1.5 million ...
“Help! My Cow Speaks Cantonese!”Economic Observer

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Undocumented teen facing uncertain future - Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City

Undocumented teen facing uncertain future - Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City

Undocumented teen facing uncertain future
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
He made it back to Utah and has been preparing to be deported back to Mexico when the Obama Administration announced changes to removal proceedings for undocumented immigrants. Morales came to Utah illegally from Mexico with his family when he was ...
Undocumented immigrant tries to navigate an uncertain futureSalt Lake Tribune

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Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death case - Houston Chronicle

Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death case - Houston Chronicle

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Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death case
Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security helicopter pilot is preparing to go to trial on charges he lied to investigators over his role in the 2005 drowning of a would-be illegal immigrant in South Texas. ...
Trial set for DHS pilot in drowning death caseabc13.com

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Bay Area forum condemns Secure Communities immigration program - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Bay Area forum condemns Secure Communities immigration program
Los Angeles Times
The deportation program that was intended to target 'serious convicted criminals' is also sweeping up people with minor offenses or who were never convicted. A state bill aims to let counties opt out. Demonstrators block a ramp entrance to the Los ...
Problems with deportation program exposedSTLtoday.com
Task Force on Immigration Policy "a Sham" Say ActivistsReal News Network
Meant to Ease Fears of Deportation Program, Federal Hearings Draw AngerNew York Times
Washington Post -UPI.com -Tucson Citizen
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Three Things That Must Happen for Us to Rise Up and Defeat the Corporatocracy - truthout


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Three Things That Must Happen for Us to Rise Up and Defeat the Corporatocracy
truthout
There are “democracy battlefields” —in our schools, workplace and elsewhere—where such respect and confidence can be regained every day. No democratic movement succeeds without determination, courage, and solidarity, but modern social scientists ...

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Deval Patrick laments 'tragedy,' fails to take action - Boston Herald


Deval Patrick laments 'tragedy,' fails to take action
Boston Herald
“You know, illegal immigration didn't kill this person. A drunk driver killed this person.” Suppose an American had so brutally killed an illegal alien, dragging him down the street as he screamed, and then delivered the coup de grace by backing over ...

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A test case on deportation shift - Omaha World-Herald

A test case on deportation shift - Omaha World-Herald

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A test case on deportation shift
Omaha World-Herald
But by that time, the US Homeland Security Department had been contacted, and the Mexico-born Cervantes last October joined the crowded court docket of illegal immigrants the government wants to deport. Today Cervantes is poised to be a test case under ...
President's policy is a wide open doorThe Daily Advertiser

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Special visas fast-track illegal immigrants to residency - Sacramento Bee

Special visas fast-track illegal immigrants to residency - Sacramento Bee

Special visas fast-track illegal immigrants to residency
Sacramento Bee
PHILADELPHIA -- The federal government has an unusual fast track to legal residency for illegal immigrants. Antonio Luna's ticket was a bullet in the back. The 30-year-old Mexican, who slipped into the United States in 2000, ...

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Illegal immigration is not to blame for fatality, Patrick says - Boston Globe


Illegal immigration is not to blame for fatality, Patrick says
Boston Globe
But the governor urged people not to blame the death on illegal immigration. Matthew Denice was on his motorcycle last Saturday when he was hit in Milford and dragged for a quarter-mile. Nicolas Guaman, a 34-year-old immigrant from Ecuador, ...
Thousands at vigil for DeniceWorcester Telegram
Vigil held for Milford crash victim Matthew DeniceMilford Daily News
Rep. Fernandes Criticizes 'Policy of Sanctuary Rather Than Enforcement'Patch.com
Boston Herald -MetroWest Daily News
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ALLEN: Immigration a story of triumph in US history - Modesto Bee

ALLEN: Immigration a story of triumph in US history - Modesto Bee

ALLEN: Immigration a story of triumph in US history
Modesto Bee
All through this century of immigration there were fears that the outsiders would never assimilate into American society. But of course they did — and in so doing they enriched American society immeasurably. The immigrants came mostly in two great ...
Immigration Tariff: Reforming a Broken SystemHuffington Post
Guest column: Immigration policy must serve long-term interestsCincinnati.com
Letter: Modern immigration ideas neededThe Columbian

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