Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Commentary: In battle against Bank of America, undocumented immigrant loses - Kansas City Star


Commentary: In battle against Bank of America, undocumented immigrant loses
Kansas City Star
An undocumented immigrant from Mexico sues Bank of America after he's nearly deported when his bank manager turns him over to authorities. Lawyers for Luis Martinez ask: Do you want your banker acting as a de facto immigration agent?

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House Democrats and Attorneys General File Challenge to Arizona Immigration Law - Fox News

House Democrats and Attorneys General File Challenge to Arizona Immigration Law - Fox News

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House Democrats and Attorneys General File Challenge to Arizona Immigration Law
Fox News
Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) denounces Arizona's tough new immigration law on April 24, 2010 in Tuscon, Arizona. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Eleven attorneys general and 68 Democrats in the US House of Representatives joined in opposing Arizona's ...
States file challenge to Arizona immigration lawSan Francisco Chronicle
Calif. wants Arizona immigration law overturnedSan Jose Mercury News
State AGs, Democrats File Briefs Against Arizona Immigration LawHuffington Post
MyFox Phoenix -AZ Central.com
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AZ lawmaker joins chorus against SB 1070 - KPHO Phoenix


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AZ lawmaker joins chorus against SB 1070
KPHO Phoenix
Raul Grijalva wants the high court to acknowledge that federal immigration laws trump the state law. Gov. Jan Brewer and other SB 1070 supporters say the feds simply aren't doing their job. Separately, the Anti-Defamation League filed a document ...
STATE: Attorney general files amicus brief in Supreme Court against Arizona ...Lake County News
State AGs, Democrats File Briefs Against Arizona Immigration LawHuffington Post

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Immigration reform attempts hurt ag industry, executive says - BlueRidgeNow.com

Immigration reform attempts hurt ag industry, executive says - BlueRidgeNow.com

Immigration reform attempts hurt ag industry, executive says
BlueRidgeNow.com
By Gary Glancy An executive with Van Wingerden Greenhouses Co. in Mills River told a crowd Tuesday that government laws and programs regarding immigration are failing not only foreign-born workers, but the local agricultural industry that depends on ...


Candidates go PG-13 on the press - Los Angeles Times


Candidates go PG-13 on the press
Los Angeles Times
A day earlier, The Times had reported on 36 illegal immigrants taken into custody during an immigration raid at a tortilla factory owned by Romana Banuelos, whom the White House had just nominated for the position of US Treasurer (she would become the ...

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California Senate Moves To Protect Immigrant Families in Deportation - ColorLines magazine

California Senate Moves To Protect Immigrant Families in Deportation - ColorLines magazine

California Senate Moves To Protect Immigrant Families in Deportation
ColorLines magazine
by Seth Freed Wessler | Print | Comment ( View ) A California Senate committee yesterday voted in support of a bill to prevent the separation of families when children of deported parents are stuck in the child welfare system.


California Senate Moves To Protect Immigrant Families in Deportation - ColorLines magazine

California Senate Moves To Protect Immigrant Families in Deportation - ColorLines magazine

California Senate Moves To Protect Immigrant Families in Deportation
ColorLines magazine
by Seth Freed Wessler | Print | Comment ( View ) A California Senate committee yesterday voted in support of a bill to prevent the separation of families when children of deported parents are stuck in the child welfare system.


Slayings of 5 in SF cited to back immigrant detention bill - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Slayings of 5 in SF cited to back immigrant detention bill
Los Angeles Times
A House bill would let the government hold 'as long as necessary' immigrants deemed to be criminals who can't be deported to their native countries. Binh Thai Luc, 35, is being held on suspicion of murder in the deaths of five people in a San Francisco ...
SF suspect not alone in dodging deportationSan Francisco Chronicle
Murder charges planned after 5 slayings in SF homeThe Associated Press

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Suspect in San Francisco murders faced deportation to Vietnam - Fox News


The Associated Press

Suspect in San Francisco murders faced deportation to Vietnam
Fox News
SAN FRANCISCO – Six years ago, an immigration judge ordered the deportation of Binh Thai Luc, the man now suspected of killing five people in a San Francisco home last week, according to federal authorities. Luc was to return to his native Vietnam ...
SF slayings suspect avoided deportation in 2006San Francisco Chronicle
Anger over SF mass-killing suspect's deportation snafuLos Angeles Times
Suspect in SF murders faced deportation to VietnamThe Associated Press
CBS News
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Of refugee and migrant premiers - Sowetan


Of refugee and migrant premiers
Sowetan
The reason, she said in her State of the Province Address, was the massive influx of "so-called health migrants" from other provinces. There were too many referrals of patients from other provinces and Gauteng's stagnant health budget was unable to ...

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Man convictd in hit-and-run to face deportation - Delmarva Now

Man convictd in hit-and-run to face deportation - Delmarva Now

Man convictd in hit-and-run to face deportation
Delmarva Now
ACCOMAC -- A man who has lived in this country for almost two decades and who pleaded guilty in a hit-and-run incident will serve four months in jail for his felony conviction and face deportation. It is the fifth time since last fall that an ...


Car Crash Pain now helps illegal immigrants by explaining their rights when ... - PR Web (press release)

Car Crash Pain now helps illegal immigrants by explaining their rights when ... - PR Web (press release)

PR Web (press release)

Car Crash Pain now helps illegal immigrants by explaining their rights when ...
PR Web (press release)
Many illegal immigrants do not know what rights they have. This is a real problem. Nobody should have to suffer from pain or pay off massive bills for someone else's mistake. Getting in a car accident might be among the biggest worries faced by an ...

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

New Haven Mayor DeStefano touts city's immigrant past — and future — to Yale ... - New Haven Register


New Haven Mayor DeStefano touts city's immigrant past — and future — to Yale ...
New Haven Register
“I happen to think that immigration is key to our national identity,” he said to Robin Golden's class of law, management and forestry students. “I happen to think that immigration is key to the economic well-being of the city, it is key to our ...

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Georgia Immigration Law Targets Water Services, Marriage - Fox News

Georgia Immigration Law Targets Water Services, Marriage - Fox News

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Georgia Immigration Law Targets Water Services, Marriage
Fox News
(Photo Illustration by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)2007 Getty Images Georgia legislators are considering a proposal that would bar undocumented immigrants from receiving marriage licenses or access to water and sewage. The bill sponsored by Sen.
Georgia Immigration Bill Would Deny Foreign Passports As Acceptable IDWall Street Journal (blog)
Bill may prevent services for illegal immigrantsSierra Vista Herald
US bill may stop services for illegal immigrantsEmigrate.co.uk
Free Speech Radio News -Huffington Post (blog) -Rome News Tribune
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Number of illegal immigrants drops - Mohave Valley News

Number of illegal immigrants drops - Mohave Valley News

Modesto Bee

Number of illegal immigrants drops
Mohave Valley News
PHOENIX (AP) — A new report by the federal government estimates that the number of illegal immigrants living in Arizona has fallen by 200000 since 2008. Experts say the primary factor behind the exodus was a lack of jobs during the recession, ...
Report: Number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. remains stableFlorida Independent
Arizona's illegal-immigration population plungesArizona Republic
Marcos Breton: Undocumented immigrant loses battle against BofAModesto Bee
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) -Arizona Public Media
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Cops: Woman posed as immigration officer, threatened victims with gun - Chicago Tribune

Cops: Woman posed as immigration officer, threatened victims with gun - Chicago Tribune

Cops: Woman posed as immigration officer, threatened victims with gun
Chicago Tribune
A Little Village woman is accused of posing as an immigration officer and promising to arrange US citizenship for two people for $17000 each, then threatening at gunpoint to deport them if they didn't pay up. Gloria Juarez, 53, of the 3300 block of ...
Police: Immigration scam lands Little Village woman behind barsWGNtv.com

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Illegal is illegal - Salt Lake Tribune


Illegal is illegal
Salt Lake Tribune
I looked up the definitions of "illegal immigrant," "illegal alien" and "alien" in several sources and never came across a negative or offensive definition. Foreigner; resident of another country; resides in a country unlawfully; are the terms used.

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“No-Raid” Clauses in Employment Agreements Explained by Dallas, Texas ... - NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)

“No-Raid” Clauses in Employment Agreements Explained by Dallas, Texas ... - NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)

“No-Raid” Clauses in Employment Agreements Explained by Dallas, Texas ...
NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)
Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer, advises employers and employees on a variety of workplace legal issues and litigates employment-related disputes for his clients. He also negotiates and drafts employment agreements for employers and ...


Newest Anti-Immigrant Law Will Further Damage Georgia - Huffington Post (blog)


Free Speech Radio News

Newest Anti-Immigrant Law Will Further Damage Georgia
Huffington Post (blog)
Just when it seemed that Georgia was coming to grips with the damage caused by HB 87, the state's Arizona-inspired anti-immigrant law, some lawmakers are again attempting to rush through new measures that would further marginalize and exclude ...
Georgia immigration bill would restrict forms of ID and access to educationFree Speech Radio News

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Candidates go PG-13 on the press - Los Angeles Times


Candidates go PG-13 on the press
Los Angeles Times
A day earlier, The Times had reported on 36 illegal immigrants taken into custody during an immigration raid at a tortilla factory owned by Romana Banuelos, whom the White House had just nominated for the position of US Treasurer (she would become the ...

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has collected nearly $1 billion in bail bonds - Houston Chronicle (blog)


Houston Chronicle (blog)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has collected nearly $1 billion in bail bonds
Houston Chronicle (blog)
Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have paid $977 million in bail bonds to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the past six years — allowing them to go free until their deportation cases are decided. The money reflects a roughly ...

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APNewsBreak: Groups oppose Miss. immigration bill - NECN


APNewsBreak: Groups oppose Miss. immigration bill
NECN
(AP) — Four influential groups in Mississippi said Monday that they're opposing an immigration enforcement bill because of what they see as unanswered questions about how it would affect police agencies and local government.
AP NewsBreak: Groups oppose Miss. immigration billWJTV
Opposition to Mississippi immigration billDemocratic Underground

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“No-Raid” Clauses in Employment Agreements Explained by Dallas, Texas ... - NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)

“No-Raid” Clauses in Employment Agreements Explained by Dallas, Texas ... - NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)

“No-Raid” Clauses in Employment Agreements Explained by Dallas, Texas ...
NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)
Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer, advises employers and employees on a variety of workplace legal issues and litigates employment-related disputes for his clients. He also negotiates and drafts employment agreements for employers and ...


SF slayings suspect avoided deportation in 2006 - San Francisco Chronicle


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SF slayings suspect avoided deportation in 2006
San Francisco Chronicle
The suspect in last week's slayings of five people in San Francisco was ordered deported in 2006 after he served a prison term for robbery and assault, but immigration authorities had to let him go free because his native Vietnam would not take him ...
Suspect in SF murders faced deportation to VietnamBoston.com
Binh Thai Luc, suspect in SF murders, faced deportation to Vietnam in 2006CBS News
Suspect held in killings of 5 in San Francisco was ordered deported to native ...Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
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Children Migrant Workers Are Harvesting Your Food - The Daily meal


Children Migrant Workers Are Harvesting Your Food
The Daily meal
As a result, the children and other migrant workers can barely afford the food they pick. Writes Helene York: "When you consider that the average annual pay for a migrant family of four is $12500-$14500, it's apparent why some families feel they have ...
Do Children Harvest Your Food?The Atlantic

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