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Hanging on to America

Paul Ratner | Posted 05.21.2012

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Whenever I'm in one of its in-between spaces, I feel the fragility of the American ideal. The ideal, not the cynicism, is why we came here. The America of the middle is worth hanging on to with everything we've got.

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A Look At How Congress Has Dealt With Immigration

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.02.2012

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-- A look at how Congress has dealt with immigration in the past 25 years: 1986: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 both tightens cont...

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Timeline Of 10 Major U.S. Federal Immigration Laws

Posted 04.09.2012

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Last week, Politico honored the anniversary of our nation’s first immigration law, the Naturalization Act of 1790. What was required of foreign-...

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Restoring the Rule of Law to the U.S. Immigration System

Donald Kerwin | Posted 03.25.2012

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The rule of law cannot be equated with rigorous enforcement of the law. To do so would be to mistake the rule of law with rule by law. Repressive regimes rule by law, but dishonor the rule of law in other ways.

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US Teen Accidentally Deported To Colombia Is Finally Returning

AP | JUAN CARLOS LLORCA and LINDA STEWART BALL | Posted 03.07.2012

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DALLAS — A Texas teenager who was deported to Colombia after claiming to be an illegal immigrant was back in the United States on Friday and at ...

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U.S. Drops Same-Sex Couple's Deportation Case

AP | By LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 12.08.2011

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NEW YORK -- The U.S. government has dropped its New York deportation case against an Argentine lesbian who married a U.S. citizen, marking an improvem...

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Pew Study Sheds Light On Undocumented Immigration Rates

Posted 12.03.2011

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A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center estimates that nearly two thirds of the 10.2 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States...

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How Hillary Clinton Can Create 1.3 Million Jobs at Zero Cost To Taxpayers

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 12.21.2011

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We must break down the self-imposed trade and visa barriers that have caused the United States to lag behind the rest of the world, amid a worldwide global travel boom over the last decade.

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A Humanitarian Crisis in the Making?

Marie Friedmann Marquardt | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: US Immigration Reform, Immigration, US Immigration, Arizona Immigration Law, Immigration Policy, Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Unauthorized Immigration, Unauthorized Immigrants, Politics News

Unauthorized immigrants and their children are settled. Rather than forcing them into the shadows, our elected officials should actively seek to harness their energy, vitality, and resiliency to build safe, thriving communities.

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Obama Administration Sets Deportation Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration set a new record for deportations, removing nearly 400,000 undocumented immigrants in the last fiscal year, Imm...

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Effective Immigration Enforcement, Not Failure to Enforce the Law

Donald Kerwin | Posted 12.06.2011

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U.S. immigration policy still needs to be fixed. The American people would be better served if Congress worked towards constructive solutions to this challenge, rather than engaged in political theater.

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(PHOTOS) A Look At Where The U.S. Hispanic Population Resides

Posted 10.10.2011

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Hispanics remain the most geographically dispersed of all U.S. ethnic groups, and several sub-groups have experienced massive population growth over t...

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California Matchmaker Busted In Immigrant Marriage Fraud Ring: Feds

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 09.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury in Sacramento has indicted 14 people on charges of arranging sham marriages to immigrants from Russia,...

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WATCH: U.S. Government's Shocking New Anti-Trafficking Ad

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Department Homeland Security, US Immigration, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, US Department Homeland Security, Latino-Politics, Video, World News

A young Hispanic woman, locked up in a giant birdcage, is forced to sing for two white men who keep her prisoned. They smear lipstick on her face. The...

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The Flow of Undocumented Migrants Entering The U.S. Has Nearly Stopped, But Not for the Reasons You May Think

Kristian Ramos | Posted 09.14.2011

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Illegal Migration into the United States has all but stopped, and not entirely for the reasons you may think. It is not just because the United States has put unprecedented levels of resources along the border.

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Despite Federal Laws, Gay Couples Apply For Green Cards

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 08.06.2011

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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Faced with losing the life they've built together in the dusty California desert town of Cathedral City, Doug Gentry an...

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Bend the Immigration Arc Toward Justice

Alison Parker | Posted 07.25.2011

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I have taken calls from seriously hysterical family members -- incredibly traumatized people -- sobbing on the phone, crying out, "I don't know where my son or husband is!"

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Which State Eyed As Model For Immigration Reform?

AP | JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 06.09.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Liberal immigration activists are looking to Utah as a compassionate and logical model for shaping the nation's future policies...

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Immigration And The U.S.: Dasha's Story

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 06.26.2011

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When you hear someone talk about how we can't afford to have any more immigration to this country, why not remind that person of the talents, love and commitment that new immigrants bring to our culture?

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U.S. Immigration Agent Killed In Mexico

AP | KATHERINE CORCORAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEXICO CITY — Gunmen who shot up an SUV carrying two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, killing one, knew they were attacking law ...

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Still a Nation of Immigrants (VIDEO)

Jamie Moffett | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the making of my documentary, Return to El Salvador, I learned of the horrific ways in which U.S. policy had contributed to atrocities in this tiny Central American nation.

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U.S. Border Policy: How To Fix What's Broken

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Funding would be better used to investigate and sanction U.S. employers who habitually hire undocumented migrants. This would not only be cheaper, but more humane.

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Madonna Merits Praise, Not Jeers

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The unstated reason that certain people are upset about Madonna's adoption is the archaic notion that a white person is culturally clueless when it comes to raising a black child.

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U.S. Immigration Policies Bring Global Shame on Us

Roberto Lovato | Posted 05.25.2011

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The proliferation of stories in international media and in global forums about the Guantanamo-like problems in the country's immigrant detention system are again tarnishing the U.S. image abroad.

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Global Immigration To The US In Graphic Form (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is via Andrew Sullivan, who noted that the video, which was made by Northwestern University grad student Ian Stevenson, shows the flow of immigra...

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