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10 More Retirees Charged In LIRR Pension Fraud

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.22.2012

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NEW YORK — Railroad retirees who faked disability claims in order to get more lucrative pensions from the country's second-largest commuter rail...

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The Flawed Case Against Immigration

David Bier | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Amnesty, Arizona SB1070, Immigration, Immigrant Welfare, Latino Voices News

We all know the buzzwords--no amnesty, no unfunded mandates, no immigrant welfare. Opponents of sensible immigration policy repeat these lines so often you'd think that they really believed them

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Haley Barbour Finds Marco Rubio's Alternative 'Clearly Attractive'

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Citizenship, Haley Barbour Dream Act, Video, Marco Rubio, Haley Barbour, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney Immigration, DREAM Act, Mitt Romney 2012, Marco Rubio Immigration, Mitt Romney, Amnesty, Elections 2012, Immigration, Arizona Immigration Law, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Calling the Hispanic vote "in play" for Republicans this November, former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said on Sunday that parts of an...

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The Strange Case Of Amnesty: What's The Matter With Forgiveness Anyway?

Donald Kerwin | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Amnesty, Immigration, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Immigration Reform, Religion and Politics, Hebrew Scripture, DREAM Act, Religion News

It is difficult to say how the term "amnesty" became anathema in the U.S. immigration debate. Consider the Judeo-Christian tradition.

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Optimism for a More Peaceful World

Katherine Krauss | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Amnesty, Global Collaboration, Economic Optimism, Optimism, Teen News

Although new methods of perpetrating violence have been developed, relative peace in the world's most powerful nations is evidence that we as a globe are moving towards an era of collaboration.

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Gold, Guns and Books: the Meyomesse Affair

Deji Olukotun | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Literature, Amnesty, Meyomesse, Gold, Human Rights, Free Expression, Fiction, International Law, World News

Writer Enoh Meyomesse landed in Yaounde, Cameroon after a trip to Singapore on November 22. As he deplaned, the national police detained him, searched his belongings, and accused him of stealing gold as part of a sophisticated coup d'état against President Paul Biya.

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Mitt Moves To Fix 'Damage' With Hispanic Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Latinos, Video, Undocumented Immigrants, Latino Politics, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Amnesty, Hispanic Voters, Immigration, Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a campaign appearance on Monday in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney was asked how to woo voters to the Republican party and to his candidac...

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Romney Campaign Stuck On 'Amnesty' Talking Point

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Gop Debate in Washington d.c., Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, AEI/Heritage Foundation Debate, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Illegal Immigration, Eric Fehrnstrom, Mitt Romney, Amnesty, Elections 2012, Immigration, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Politics News

A top Mitt Romney aide repeatedly struggled to explain the candidate's stance on immigration on Tuesday, even as he attacked Newt Gingrich's position ...

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What We Owe Immigrants

Elena Quintana | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration, Anti-Immigrant Violence, Undocumented Children, Immigration Policy Reform, Immigration Policy, Amnesty, Chicago News

In a climate where Latino children are being harassed, and suffering anxiety, panic attacks, and depression, it is time for us to take a hard look at the mental health implications of being undocumented.

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Marco Rubio, Show Them Your Papers, Please.

DeeDee Garcia Blase | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Deedee Garcia Blase, Arizona Harsh Anti-Immigrant Law, Amnesty, Carlos Roa, Senator Marco Rubio, Cuban Amnesty, Alabama Law, DREAM Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Cuban Exile, Papers Please, Ileana Ros Lehiten, Cuban Adjustment Act, Georgia Law, Senator Bob Menendez, Latino Voices News

t was unfortunate for me to learn about Rubio defending Arizona's "papers, please" law, but now birthers and nativists are asking his family to show their papers. What it amounts to is that at the end of the day Rubio is just like the rest of us.

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Marco Rubio, A Trojan Horse For The GOP

DeeDee Garcia Blase | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Marco Rubio, Lamar Smith, Amnesty, Elian Gonzales, Cuban Adjustment Act, Latino Voices News

Senator Marco Rubio is the Tea Party darling that has been beating the anti-immigrant drum for several months now. Like the Trojan Horse, Rubio will be the trick that the Republican Party uses against Latinos.

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Immigration Tariff: Reforming a Broken System

Alex Nowrasteh | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Obama Immigration, Illegal Immigration, Amnesty, Immigrants, Immigration, Arizona Immigration Law, Immigration Debate, Latino Voices News

If 3 million immigrants entered the U.S. under an immigration tariff system similar to the one described here, the government could raise as much as $30 billion in revenue -- more than enough to cover the costs of the three major immigration regulation and enforcement agencies.

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Latinos For Obama 2012 Had Better Impress

Pablo Manriquez | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Amnesty, Obama, Immigration, Latinos, Janet Napolitano, Immigration News, Deportation, Latino Voices News

The difference between putting an amnesty on the table of the immigration debate and offering an amnesty to my illegal amigos remains the difference between me putting an Obama's name in my window and yard, and punching Obama's name on my Missouri ballot.

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An Open Letter to Self-Proclaimed Immigrants' Champion, Congressman Luis Gutierrez

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 07.02.2011

Are you trying to destroy any chance for comprehensive immigration reform for the next 10 years? Based on your words and actions over the last two years, it sure seems that the answer is "yes."

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Oxfam, Amnesty, FIDH call on EU urgent action to stop violence in Libya

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amnesty, European Union, Catherine Ashton, Human Rights, Oxfam, Eu, Libya Protests, Fidh, Impact News

As Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's brutal crackdown continues, the European Union must act swiftly to translate its statements into action, say three leading human rights and humanitarian organisations.

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Italian Museum Director Seeks Asylum In Germany, Fearing The Mob

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Artwork, Camorra, Germany, Mob, Museums, Naples, Angela Merkel, Amnesty, Italy, Europe, Arts News

When Antonio Manfredi, director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum outside Naples, got a phone call recently, he knew he was being threatened. "A ...

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Sharron Angle Launches 'Harry Reid's Amnesty Game'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle is out with her latest controversial attack on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) immigrati...

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Gardner Slams Markey On Immigration Stance

Jesse Benn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Amnesty, Colorado Immigration, Betsy Markey, Illegal Immigrants, Cory Gardner, Home News

Republican candidate for Colorado's 4th Congressional District, Cory Gardner, attacked incumbent Congresswoman Betsy Markey over her position on illeg...

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Obama Creates Backdoor Amnesty by Mass Dismissals of Deportation Cases

Ernest Istook | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Panthers, Supreme Court, Immigration Reform, Marijuana, Attorney General, Homeland Security, Amnesty, Medical Marijuana, Obama, Immigration, Justice Department, Deportation, Eric Holder, Politics News

Whether the issue is immigration, voting rights, drug laws, or anything else, there's an even greater threat involved in the administration's approach. Our very rule of law is threatened by the Obama edicts of not enforcing laws.

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Rethink Afghanistan: Amnesty and Reconciliation for Militarists

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Longest War, Flip-Flops, Anti-War, Amnesty, Coin, Midterms, 2010 Election, Afghanistan, Cost of War, Reconciliation, Rethink Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ct-Plus, Politics News

We're ending the war. The anti-war movement has the momentum, fueled as they are by the military and their families, as well as the vast majority of Americans, to include the bulk of the Democratic party.

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An Overriding November Election Issue: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amnesty, Arizona Immigration Law, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Illegal Immigrants, New York News

Immigration is the issue that will dominate the November elections. On this the Obama administration has exactly the same goal as its predecessor, the Bush administration.

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Large Majority Of Americans Support Creation Of Path To Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants In The U.S. (POLL)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Path to Citizenship, Amnesty, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Immigration Poll, Citizenship Rights, Illegal Immigrants Citizenship, Politics News

Americans overwhelmingly support the creation of a program that would provide illegal immigrants currently in the United States with an eventual path ...

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USA Today Notes Ken Buck's 'Slide To The Center'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amnesty, Immigration, Tom Tancredo, Jane Norton, Colorado Seanate Race, Ken Buck, Denver News

On Monday, USA today became the latest publication to chronicle Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck's move back to the center after polls began to show...

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Amnesty: It Is Not Too Late to Step Away From the Abyss

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amnesty, Immigration Reform, Jan Brewer, Immigration, Arizona Law, Sb 1070, Obama Immigration, New York News

Is the Justice Department saying the federal government is unable to keep our borders safe, not only from the criminals seeking to cross, but also from economic refugees?

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Hispanics Fear On Cinco De Mayo In Wake Of Arizona Immigration Law

AP | JONATHAN J. COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Cinco De Mayo, Amnesty, sb1070, Mexico, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Arizona, Arizona Immigration Law, Politics News

MESA, Ariz. — Rumors circulate of an immigration raid at Cinco de Mayo festivities. Markets normally bustling with customers preparing for the c...

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