Tuesday, January 31, 2012

NY Lawyer's Immigration Fraud Scheme Netted Millions of Dollars, Prosecutors Say - Voice of America

NY Lawyer's Immigration Fraud Scheme Netted Millions of Dollars, Prosecutors Say - Voice of America

NY Lawyer's Immigration Fraud Scheme Netted Millions of Dollars, Prosecutors Say
Voice of America
January 30, 2012 NY Lawyer's Immigration Fraud Scheme Netted Millions of Dollars, Prosecutors Say Carolyn Weaver | New York A federal judge held a preliminary hearing Monday in the criminal case against a former New York immigration lawyer who ...

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Foster Care, Uncertain Futures Loom for Thousands of Immigrant Children - New America Media

Foster Care, Uncertain Futures Loom for Thousands of Immigrant Children - New America Media

Foster Care, Uncertain Futures Loom for Thousands of Immigrant Children
New America Media
She lost custody of her infant son, Carlos, in 2008, a year and a half after she was arrested and jailed by federal immigration authorities during a raid of the poultry plant where she worked in Cassville, Missouri. Awaiting deportation, she spent two ...

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Immigration News and developments - Jornal.us News Agency (blog)


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Immigration News and developments
Jornal.us News Agency (blog)
Susana Martinez suffered a temporary political setback Thursday in a bid to stop New Mexico from granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.A legislative committee shelved her proposal and approved a Democrat-backed alternative that continues to ...
US Legislative Immigration Update January 30, 2012Right Side News

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Senators again ask DHS for response on Cook County, IL immigration ordinance - Government Security News

Senators again ask DHS for response on Cook County, IL immigration ordinance - Government Security News

Senators again ask DHS for response on Cook County, IL immigration ordinance
Government Security News
A group of US Senators asked DHS to reconcile its approach to immigration enforcement in light of Cook County, Illinois' refusal to deny federal detention requests there. Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and a group of ...
Lawmakers Demand Federal Action Against Illinois County Refusing to Detain ...HSToday

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White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 30, 2012 - eNews Park Forest

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 30, 2012 - eNews Park Forest

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 30, 2012
eNews Park Forest
Q Vice President Biden over the weekend attended a retreat in which -- a Democratic House retreat in which he shared some details, in his inimitable style, about the decision-making process in the OBL raid, in which he said that he actually recommended ...

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Obama Campaign: GOP Rhetoric 'Sealed Political Fate' With Hispanics - ABC News (blog)

Obama Campaign: GOP Rhetoric 'Sealed Political Fate' With Hispanics - ABC News (blog)

Obama Campaign: GOP Rhetoric 'Sealed Political Fate' With Hispanics
ABC News (blog)
As the Florida primary hurtles to a close tomorrow, President Obama's re-election campaign is claiming an early victory: the loyalty of a strong majority of Hispanics, including swing voters disgusted by the GOP candidates' rhetoric on immigration.

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Pulitzer Prize winner speaks out about immigration - Gainesville Sun


Pulitzer Prize winner speaks out about immigration
Gainesville Sun
By Nathan Crabbe Jose Antonio Vargas revealed himself to be an undocumented immigrant last year in a story that he wrote for The New York Times Magazine. He said Monday at the University of Florida that a number of immigration lawyers advised him ...

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NY Lawyer's Immigration Fraud Scheme Netted Millions of Dollars, Prosecutors Say - Voice of America


NY Lawyer's Immigration Fraud Scheme Netted Millions of Dollars, Prosecutors Say
Voice of America
January 30, 2012 NY Lawyer's Immigration Fraud Scheme Netted Millions of Dollars, Prosecutors Say Carolyn Weaver | New York A federal judge held a preliminary hearing Monday in the criminal case against a former New York immigration lawyer who ...

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Migrant trash piles up at remote US-Mexico border areas - Reuters


Migrant trash piles up at remote US-Mexico border areas
Reuters
By Tim Gaynor | RIO RICO, Ariz (Reuters) - Picking her way into the desert brush, Raquel Martinez gathered scores of plastic water bottles tossed in an Arizona desert valley near the Mexico border, often by migrants making a risky trek into the United ...

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Monday, January 30, 2012

'It's still a man's world, so women have to be twice as good... fortunately we ... - Evening Standard

'It's still a man's world, so women have to be twice as good... fortunately we ... - Evening Standard

Evening Standard

'It's still a man's world, so women have to be twice as good... fortunately we ...
Evening Standard
After the birth of the first of her two daughters, she spent the next six years out of the workplace. Mrs Pay returned to work in the private medical sector before joining the Employment Department, working in Croydon. Her first job in Parliament was ...


The 'self-deportation' fantasy - Washington Post

The 'self-deportation' fantasy - Washington Post

Palm Beach Daily News

The 'self-deportation' fantasy
Washington Post
BY DECLARING that “self-deportation” is the solution to illegal immigration, Mitt Romney gave voice to an idea in wide currency among Republicans — that America's 11 million undocumented immigrants would simply go home if government made their lives ...
From Rubio to Castro to self-deportation to Freddie Mac, presidential battle ...MiamiHerald.com (blog)
KING: Newt's illegal immigrant panderingWashington Times
DA King: Newt needs 'integrity upgrade' on illegal immigrationCherokee Tribune

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New Poll Reveals Connecticut Voters Overwhelmingly Support Immigration ... - MarketWatch (press release)


New Poll Reveals Connecticut Voters Overwhelmingly Support Immigration ...
MarketWatch (press release)
30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A new statewide opinion poll reveals that likely Connecticut voters overwhelmingly believe illegal immigration is harmful to the state, and half would like to see overall levels of immigration to the United States ...

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Taiwanese diplomat likely to be deported this week: official - Focus Taiwan News Channel


Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwanese diplomat likely to be deported this week: official
Focus Taiwan News Channel
30 (CNA) Foreign Minister Timothy Yang said Monday that a Taiwanese diplomat in the United States who pleaded guilty in a federal case of fraud in foreign labor contracting will likely be deported to Taiwan this week. "We hope that she can come back ...

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Program Helps Keep Migrant Workers Employed - 13WMAZ


13WMAZ

Program Helps Keep Migrant Workers Employed
13WMAZ
The program allows them to bring in migrant workers temporarily, but only after they have tried to find the workforce in the United States. Lane says the good thing about this program is that it guarantees that they will have enough workers to get all ...

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Apple wrestles with its 'China problem' - Fox News


The Age

Apple wrestles with its 'China problem'
Fox News
Behind China's remarkable economic progress toil an estimated 120 million migrant workers, typically living and working in austere factory complexes. Two decades into China's industrial transformation, questions are being asked about how much ...
The dark side of shiny Apple productsCBS News

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California lawmaker wants ban on ICE detainers…despite risk to the public - Examiner.com

California lawmaker wants ban on ICE detainers…despite risk to the public - Examiner.com

California lawmaker wants ban on ICE detainers…despite risk to the public
Examiner.com
Many illegal alien advocacy groups are complaining that the federal program has resulted in too many deportations. Ammiano said: “States have their own ways of fighting back. We can't stand by and let innocent people, food vendors, etc., ...

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Illegal workers arrested in UK Border Agency raid - This Is Sussex


Illegal workers arrested in UK Border Agency raid
This Is Sussex
A TRIO of illegal workers were arrested following an immigration raid on an East Grinstead Chinese takeaway. UK Border Agency officers swooped on Tim Ley, in London Road, to check staff had the right to work in the UK. The raid, at 7pm last Thursday, ...

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'It's still a man's world, so women have to be twice as good... fortunately we ... - Evening Standard

'It's still a man's world, so women have to be twice as good... fortunately we ... - Evening Standard

Evening Standard

'It's still a man's world, so women have to be twice as good... fortunately we ...
Evening Standard
After the birth of the first of her two daughters, she spent the next six years out of the workplace. Mrs Pay returned to work in the private medical sector before joining the Employment Department, working in Croydon. Her first job in Parliament was ...


Romney on Immigration: Four New Takeaways - Fox News

Romney on Immigration: Four New Takeaways - Fox News

TPM

Romney on Immigration: Four New Takeaways
Fox News
On Friday, Romney spoke about immigration to an audience of over 600 Hispanic leaders at the Hispanic Leadership Network, a center-right advocacy group, conference in Miami. The conference was co-chaired by former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez ...
For Hispanics, it's not just about immigrationMiamiHerald.com
Obama Campaign: GOP Rhetoric 'Sealed Political Fate' With HispanicsABC News (blog)
Newt Courts Latino Voters, But Do His Policies Match His Rhetoric?TPM
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Program Helps Keep Migrant Workers Employed - 13WMAZ


13WMAZ

Program Helps Keep Migrant Workers Employed
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The program allows them to bring in migrant workers temporarily, but only after they have tried to find the workforce in the United States. Lane says the good thing about this program is that it guarantees that they will have enough workers to get all ...

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Immigration Politics: More Than Jobs - Huffington Post (blog)


Immigration Politics: More Than Jobs
Huffington Post (blog)
The stories of native Americans not filling jobs that illegals will do are legion, and indeed we have many "natural experiments" where a factory or farm was emptied of foreign workers by a federal raid and could not be replaced by American citizens.

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Undocumented Irish immigrant who robbed Morris County banks sentenced to 12 years - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com


The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Undocumented Irish immigrant who robbed Morris County banks sentenced to 12 years
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Nolan, who authorities said came to America as an undocumented immigrant, pleaded guilty Dec. 7 to taking $11301.94 from the Bank of New York in Wharton in 2007 and $46211 from the Chase Bank in Randolph in 2010. For the 2010 robbery — in which Morris ...

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Illegal workers arrested in UK Border Agency raid - This Is Sussex

Illegal workers arrested in UK Border Agency raid - This Is Sussex

Illegal workers arrested in UK Border Agency raid
This Is Sussex
A TRIO of illegal workers were arrested following an immigration raid on an East Grinstead Chinese takeaway. UK Border Agency officers swooped on Tim Ley, in London Road, to check staff had the right to work in the UK. The raid, at 7pm last Thursday, ...

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Plan to allow illegals to legally work in Kansas - Kansas CW

Plan to allow illegals to legally work in Kansas - Kansas CW

Daily Caller

Plan to allow illegals to legally work in Kansas
Kansas CW
"I am more than suprised," says former illegal immigrant Emira Palacios. "I am pleased!" It's a big surprise to people on both sides of the issue. "I'm just outraged--shocked!" Wichita businessman and Kansans for Liberty president Craig Gabel says.
Kansas Seeks Waiver for Undocumented Workers to Solve Farm CrisisFox News
Kan. agriculture interests stir immigration policyKSN-TV

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Immigration Politics: More Than Jobs - Huffington Post (blog)

Immigration Politics: More Than Jobs - Huffington Post (blog)

Immigration Politics: More Than Jobs
Huffington Post (blog)
The stories of native Americans not filling jobs that illegals will do are legion, and indeed we have many "natural experiments" where a factory or farm was emptied of foreign workers by a federal raid and could not be replaced by American citizens.

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Afghan Immigrants in Canada Found Guilty of Honor Killing - Wall Street Journal

Afghan Immigrants in Canada Found Guilty of Honor Killing - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

Afghan Immigrants in Canada Found Guilty of Honor Killing
Wall Street Journal
By ALISTAIR MACDONALD TORONTO—A Canadian court found two Afghan immigrant parents and their eldest son guilty of murdering four female family members in a so-called honor killing Sunday, the climax of a case that's transfixed Canada and sparked a ...
Afghan Family Sentenced in 'Honor Killings' CaseMyFox Phoenix
Mohammad Shafia was 'so obsessed, so closed-minded'National Post
Three sisters and Shafia's first wife were found dead in a car that plunged ...CNN
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Migrant education moves to Magic Valley - Washington Examiner


Washington Examiner

Migrant education moves to Magic Valley
Washington Examiner
After arriving in Twin Falls 2 1/2 years ago, migrant worker Jose Juan Gutierrez didn't know where to find services for his family. He works 12-hour days at a farm outside the city while his wife, Claudia, cares for their four children.

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Jeb Bush warned Romney on immigration rhetoric - Washington Examiner (blog)

Jeb Bush warned Romney on immigration rhetoric - Washington Examiner (blog)

Washington Examiner (blog)

Jeb Bush warned Romney on immigration rhetoric
Washington Examiner (blog)
The article also reports that he advised Romney to tone it down on immigration. Mr. Bush has made clear in television interviews and in conversations with friends that he is troubled by the sharpening tenor of the race, particularly on immigration.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Debate over immigrant driver's license in N.M. intensifies - Boston Globe

Debate over immigrant driver's license in N.M. intensifies - Boston Globe

Deseret News

Debate over immigrant driver's license in N.M. intensifies
Boston Globe
By Barry Massey | AP SANTA FE - Governor Susana Martinez's administration told lawmakers yesterday that New Mexico has become a magnet for illegal immigrants coming from other states to obtain a driver's license, and officials urged repeal of the ...
N.M. immigrant license repeal falls short in first voteSoutheast Missourian

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GOP Candidates Court Hispanic Voters - NPR


The Guardian

GOP Candidates Court Hispanic Voters
NPR
Republican candidates' efforts to win Hispanic voters have intensified in advance of the Florida primary, airing ads in Spanish and contending over immigration. Host Scott Simon speaks with Maria Elena Salinas, co-host of Noticiero Univision, ...
Romney's 'anti-immigrant' label won't go awayMiamiHerald.com
The 'self-deportation' fantasyWashington Post
Democratic Group Sees Romney As Changing His Tune On ImmigrationABC News (blog)
The Guardian -Huffington Post (blog) -Indian Country Today Media Network.com
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Amnesty International Displays Shoes in Defense of Migrants in Mexico - Latin American Herald Tribune

Amnesty International Displays Shoes in Defense of Migrants in Mexico - Latin American Herald Tribune

Amnesty International Displays Shoes in Defense of Migrants in Mexico
Latin American Herald Tribune
MEXICO CITY – The Amnesty International organization has hung up hundreds of pairs of old shoes in front of Mexico's interior department to symbolize the difficult conditions that Central American migrants suffer on their trek through the country.

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KING: Newt's illegal immigrant pandering - Washington Times


Washington Times

KING: Newt's illegal immigrant pandering
Washington Times
They would be the 11 million to 20 million illegal-alien fugitives who either have escaped capture while sneaking across our still-unsecured borders or have refused to leave when their assorted visas - including guest-worker visas - have expired.
Republicans change tune for Hispanic votesAljazeera.com

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Immigrants, space ships and the Republican folly - Times LIVE

Immigrants, space ships and the Republican folly - Times LIVE

Times LIVE

Immigrants, space ships and the Republican folly
Times LIVE
The candidates' messages were suddenly in Spanish and they bent over backwards to reassure the voters that they were not against immigration at all. The fact that just more than one-10th of the Hispanic population is registered as Republicans in ...
Romney assures Florida's Hispanic voters the GOP isn't 'anti-immigrant' as ...Washington Post
Rubio: GOP must make immigration a priorityMiamiHerald.com
Discussing Immigration, Rubio Shows His Star PowerNational Journal
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