Monday, February 28, 2011

Immigration bill pondered - Myrtle Beach Sun News

Immigration bill pondered - Myrtle Beach Sun News

Immigration bill pondered
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Law enforcement officers across South Carolina have reservations about a bill that would force them to check the immigration status of people they detain. Officers say the bill would create extra work for ...

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Howard Industries pleads guilty in immigration raid - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Howard Industries pleads guilty in immigration raid - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Howard Industries pleads guilty in immigration raid
Jackson Clarion Ledger
10:34 pm Howard Industries today pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to violate immigration laws related to its hiring of illegal immigrants at its Laurel plant, federal officials announced today. The company's transformer manufacturing plant ...


Those revisions to the House immigration bill? Get your copy here - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

Those revisions to the House immigration bill? Get your copy here - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

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Those revisions to the House immigration bill? Get your copy here
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Matt Ramsey, R-Peachtree City, has what may be the hottest bill of this legislation – an anti-illegal immigration measure that requires most businesses to use the federal E-Verify database to ascertain the legal residency of new hires. ...
Georgia Is Next Up On Immigration Reform: How Far Will They GoDaily News Pulse

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Solano joins immigration database - Contra Costa Times


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Solano joins immigration database
Contra Costa Times
By Matt O'Brien/MediaNews Group All 58 California counties are now connected to a federal database that helps immigration agents track down all immigrants -- legal and illegal -- detained at local jails. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said ...
ICE arrests hundreds of immigration fugitives each yearNews10.net
Immigration: Lessons from the raidsJackson Clarion Ledger
Federal immigration program is applied inconsistently in regionWashington Post
Boston Globe -New York Times -Fox News
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Week in Review - Hattiesburg American

Week in Review - Hattiesburg American

Week in Review
Hattiesburg American
Almost three years after the nation's largest workplace raid involving illegal immigrants, Jones County-based Howard Industries pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate federal immigration laws. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, ...


Illegal alien charged with raping 13-year-old girl in Utah - Examiner.com


Illegal alien charged with raping 13-year-old girl in Utah
Examiner.com
On Wednesday, police in West Valley City arrested Cecilio Avila, 26, on suspicion of child rape. The next day, he was charged with sodomy on a child, sex abuse of a child and two counts of child rape. According to West Valley City Police Sgt. Mike ...

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Texas Governor Employs Arizona Style Anti Immigrant Stance - Law Firm Newswire (press release)


Law Firm Newswire (press release)

Texas Governor Employs Arizona Style Anti Immigrant Stance
Law Firm Newswire (press release)
Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 28, 2011 – One of the safest large cities in the United States may go under the spotlight as the governor of a budget-stricken state goes on the offensive against illegal immigration. Texas Gov. ...

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X Factor reject Gamu to be deported after appeal loss - Metro

X Factor reject Gamu to be deported after appeal loss - Metro

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X Factor reject Gamu to be deported after appeal loss
Metro
X Factor reject Gamu Nhengu has reportedly failed in her bid to stay in the UK and will be deported back to Zimbabwe. The Home Office agreed to reconsider Gamu's case in November last year, leading to hopes that the talented teenager would be able to ...
Gamu faces deportation: reportThe Zimbabwe Guardian
X Factor teen Gamu to be deportedThe Sun
Gamu Nhengu to be deportedZimEye
Mirror.co.uk
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BREAKING: Steven Seagal joins Sheriff Arpaio in immigration raid in Phoenix today - Tucson Citizen


BREAKING: Steven Seagal joins Sheriff Arpaio in immigration raid in Phoenix today
Tucson Citizen
25, 2011, under Three Sonorans Friday afternoon Sheriff Arpaio, America's toughest sheriff, needed to enlist the help of fictional hero Steven Seagal to crack down on immigration. Stephen Seagal joins Sheriff Arpaio in hunting immigrants. ...

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

CCM asked to reverse rule on illegal immigrant tuition - Dailyrecord.com


CCM asked to reverse rule on illegal immigrant tuition
Dailyrecord.com
MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County's freeholders say they will ask the County College of Morris to repeal a policy, made just one week ago, that allows illegal immigrants to attend the school while paying in-county tuition rates. ...

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Interpreter to speak Thursday at UI - Iowa City Press Citizen


Interpreter to speak Thursday at UI
Iowa City Press Citizen
Erik Camayd-Freixas, an interpreter in the wake of the 2008 Postville immigration raid, will speak at 8 pm Thursday in the Levitt Auditorium of the University of Iowa's Boyd Law Building. The talk is part of the Journal of Gender, Race and Justice's ...

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Immigration-Raid "Commemoration Rally" Planned Saturday in Ellensburg - Seattle Weekly (blog)

Immigration-Raid "Commemoration Rally" Planned Saturday in Ellensburg - Seattle Weekly (blog)

Immigration-Raid "Commemoration Rally" Planned Saturday in Ellensburg
Seattle Weekly (blog)
The raids, in case you missed the news, took place early on the morning of January 20 in four Ellensburg trailer parks that cater to low-income Hispanic families. Fourteen people were arrested, virtually all on charges of use of unlawful immigration ...
Immigration Activists March In Downtown SeattleKIRO Seattle
Rally, vigil set Saturday in Ellensburg in wake of raidMid Columbia Tri City Herald

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Michigan immigration proposal drawing protest - NECN


Michigan immigration proposal drawing protest
NECN
(AP) — A proposal to allow Michigan police to try to determine the immigration status of people who are stopped on a violation is sparking protest. The legislation introduced this week was the subject of a protest Saturday at a Detroit church. ...

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Time to protect American children from illegal alien identity theft - El Estándar


Time to protect American children from illegal alien identity theft
El Estándar
Illegal alien driven, employment-related identity theft is destroying the good names and futures of literally millions of innocent American children, while current federal identity theft law and the IRS and Social Security ...

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US agrees to pay wrongly detained citizen $400000 - Seattle Times

US agrees to pay wrongly detained citizen $400000 - Seattle Times

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US agrees to pay wrongly detained citizen $400000
Seattle Times
"Like other immigration detainees faced with deportation, Mr. Castillo was not entitled to a court-appointed attorney, and he could not afford to hire a private attorney," the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project said in a written statement. ...
Immigration agency pays Army veteran $400000 for wrongfully detaining himLos Angeles Times
DHS Agrees to Pay $400K to US Citizen, Veteran, Unlawfully Detained by ICE for ...YubaNet

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EU warns the Netherlands on Polish deportation plan - DutchNews.nl


EU warns the Netherlands on Polish deportation plan
DutchNews.nl
The Telegraaf says the minister was referring to plans by home affairs minister Henk Kamp to deport Polish migrant workers who lose their jobs or cause a public nuisance. If the Netherlands fails to comply with EU legislation, the commission will make ...

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Illegal alien charged with raping 13-year-old girl in Utah - Examiner.com


Illegal alien charged with raping 13-year-old girl in Utah
Examiner.com
On Wednesday, police in West Valley City arrested Cecilio Avila, 26, on suspicion of child rape. The next day, he was charged with sodomy on a child, sex abuse of a child and two counts of child rape. According to West Valley City Police Sgt. Mike ...

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SL Migrant Workers In Libya Being Brought Back - Sunday Leader


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SL Migrant Workers In Libya Being Brought Back
Sunday Leader
Following unrest in Libya, around 300 to 350 Sri Lankan migrant workers are currently at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Libya awaiting repatriation, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday. The Ministry also added that there are 36 ...
More schols for migrant workers' childrenSunday Observer
Sri Lanka seeks to rescue stranded nationals in LibyaLanka Business Online
* Several Sri Lankans return from Libya and more expectedColombo Page
Sunday Times.lk -On Lanka
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Interpreter to speak Thursday at UI - Iowa City Press Citizen

Interpreter to speak Thursday at UI - Iowa City Press Citizen

Interpreter to speak Thursday at UI
Iowa City Press Citizen
Erik Camayd-Freixas, an interpreter in the wake of the 2008 Postville immigration raid, will speak at 8 pm Thursday in the Levitt Auditorium of the University of Iowa's Boyd Law Building. The talk is part of the Journal of Gender, Race and Justice's ...

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Howard Industries guilty in immigration raid - eTaiwan News


Howard Industries guilty in immigration raid
eTaiwan News
AP One of Mississippi's most successful private companies has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate immigration laws related to the largest US workplace raid on illegal immigrants, federal authorities said Thursday. ...

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy - WLOX

Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy - WLOX

Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy
WLOX
It was part of the conspiracy that Howard Industries, Inc. would routinely hire illegal aliens and in the process of hiring would accept false identity documents, including alien registration receipt cards and Social Security cards, despite such cards ...

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Follow up on recent ICE raid - Hattiesburg American

Follow up on recent ICE raid - Hattiesburg American

Follow up on recent ICE raid
Hattiesburg American
The immigration raid at Howard Industries in Laurel, which resulted in the detainment of 14 percent of the factory's employees, has attracted national attention. ... The story on Aug. 27 on applicants lining up to fill jobs at the same factory distorts ...

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Bishops oppose immigration bill in Mississippi - NECN


Bishops oppose immigration bill in Mississippi
NECN
(AP) — Leaders from four Christian denominations are calling on Mississippi lawmakers to reject an Arizona-style immigration bill that would let officers check during traffic stops to see if a person is in the country illegally. ...

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Republicans Must Walk Fine Line on Immigration - New York Times

Republicans Must Walk Fine Line on Immigration - New York Times

Republicans Must Walk Fine Line on Immigration
New York Times
The growth of the state's Hispanic population and the rise of immigration as a political issue puts Texas Republicans in a tight spot. Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit news organization. ...
Steven Hotze Immigration VideoTexas GOP Vote

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Lawsuit: Howard Industries discriminated - Jackson Clarion Ledger


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Lawsuit: Howard Industries discriminated
Jackson Clarion Ledger
One day after Howard Industries Inc. pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine for violating immigration laws, four women filed suit against the company accusing it of discriminating against them because they aren't Latino. ...
Howard Industries ex-employee faces March sentenceNECN
Miss. Company Pleads Guilty in Immigration RaidABC News
Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracyWLOX
WJTV -eTaiwan News
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Keeping dream alive for illegal immigrant students - San Diego Union Tribune


Keeping dream alive for illegal immigrant students
San Diego Union Tribune
Many undocumented immigrants in public schools have already received much of their education in California. In other words, the state has already invested substantially in them. Our work at the Public Policy Institute of California shows that ...

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White House Missing the Mark on Libya, Middle East - Fox News

White House Missing the Mark on Libya, Middle East - Fox News

White House Missing the Mark on Libya, Middle East
Fox News
They wanted it on the anniversary of our raid a year later. Thankfully, the FBI alerted us and got us out of town. HANNITY: If you look at Chancellor Merkel, if you look at Prime Minister Cameron, if you look at President Sarkozy, they all had much ...

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Howard Industries ex-employee faces March sentence - NECN


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Howard Industries ex-employee faces March sentence
NECN
(AP) — A sentencing date has been set for a former Howard Industries Inc. employee convicted in a conspiracy case to violate immigration laws related to the nation's largest workplace raid on illegal immigrants. Jose Humberto Gonzalez, Howard ...
WDAM Viewpoint- Why just Howard Industries?WDAM-TV
Miss. Company Pleads Guilty in Immigration RaidABC News
Howard Industries Pleads Guilty To Immigration Law ViolationsWJTV
Jackson Clarion Ledger -WLBT-TV -BusinessWeek
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Immigration bill faces pressure from business and agriculture - Brunswick News


Immigration bill faces pressure from business and agriculture
Brunswick News
Under pressure from Georgia business and agricultural groups, lawmakers are softening bills intended to combat illegal immigration. Penalties for businesses that do not use the federal E-Verify database, ...
Ga. Lawmaker Scales Back Immigration BillMyFox Atlanta
Governor in tight political spot on illegal immigrationAtlanta Journal Constitution
Enforcing E-VerifyDeseret News

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Gay equality movement has momentum, gulf in acceptance - Denver Post

Gay equality movement has momentum, gulf in acceptance - Denver Post

Gay equality movement has momentum, gulf in acceptance
Denver Post
... the workplace, or ballot box. For gays, who had the advantage of already voting in large numbers, it has been just four decades since their movement began with the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, NY, protesting the police raid of a gay bar. ...

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Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy - WLOX

Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy - WLOX

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Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy
WLOX
It was part of the conspiracy that Howard Industries, Inc. would routinely hire illegal aliens and in the process of hiring would accept false identity documents, including alien registration receipt cards and Social Security cards, despite such cards ...
Howard Industries pleads guiltyHattiesburg American

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Howard Industries pleads guilty - Hattiesburg American

Howard Industries pleads guilty - Hattiesburg American

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Howard Industries pleads guilty
Hattiesburg American
5:39 pm Howard Industries Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to violating federal immigration laws and agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine. The guilty plea in US District Court in Hattiesburg comes almost six years after the biggest workplace immigration raid ...
Miss. Company Pleads Guilty in Immigration RaidABC News
Mississippi company pleads guilty in immigration raidJackson Clarion Ledger
Howard Industries Pleads Guilty To Immigration Law ViolationsWJTV
eTaiwan News
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Gay equality movement has momentum, gulf in acceptance - Denver Post

Gay equality movement has momentum, gulf in acceptance - Denver Post

Gay equality movement has momentum, gulf in acceptance
Denver Post
... the workplace, or ballot box. For gays, who had the advantage of already voting in large numbers, it has been just four decades since their movement began with the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, NY, protesting the police raid of a gay bar. ...

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Homeland Security Reneges on Promise to Court to Release Illegal Alien Memo - Big Government


Homeland Security Reneges on Promise to Court to Release Illegal Alien Memo
Big Government
This time it involves a Homeland Security (DHS) report detailing the agency's investigation of an illegal alien who killed a Virginia nun in a drunk-driving accident in August 2010. Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ...

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Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy - WLOX


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Howard Industries pleads guilty to immigration conspiracy
WLOX
It was part of the conspiracy that Howard Industries, Inc. would routinely hire illegal aliens and in the process of hiring would accept false identity documents, including alien registration receipt cards and Social Security cards, despite such cards ...
Howard Industries pleads guiltyHattiesburg American

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Arizona Senate OKs Harsh Immigration Law - Courthouse News Service

Arizona Senate OKs Harsh Immigration Law - Courthouse News Service

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Arizona Senate OKs Harsh Immigration Law
Courthouse News Service
The bill also prohibits enrollment of undocumented immigrants in public universities, though students had previously been allowed to enroll if they paid out-of-state tuition. Critics of Arizona's latest attempt to enforce its own immigration policy ...
Illegal Immigrants Overrun Arizona's Emergency RoomsThe New American
Guest Column: Down the Arizona road of intoleranceMemphis Commercial Appeal
Arizona introduces new controversial bills in ongoing effort to curb illegal ...89.3 KPCC
New York Times -Salt Lake Tribune -KHOU
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Rights group says more than 11000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico during 6 months ... - The Canadian Press

Rights group says more than 11000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico during 6 months ... - The Canadian Press

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Rights group says more than 11000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico during 6 months ...
The Canadian Press
MEXICO CITY — At least 11333 migrants were kidnapped in Mexico during a six-month span of 2010, the majority of them Central Americans, Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said Tuesday. The governmental rights commission said Mexico's drug ...
More than 11000 migrants kidnapped in MexicoWashington Post
Mexico tracking use of Western Union to ransom migrantsStockhouse
Over 11000 Migrants Kidnapped in Mexico in 6-Month StretchLatin American Herald Tribune

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