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DREAMer Interrupts Mitt Romney During Speech On Education, Escorted Out

2012-05-25T08:25:27Z

On Wednesday, presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney gave a speech on the nation’s educational c...

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Cesar Vargas: A Romney Administration Perilous For Latinos

2012-05-25T08:00:08Z

While Latinos are already familiar with Mitt Romney's own position on immigration, the make up of his administration is not yet evident. However, with Kris Kobach shaping Mitt Romney's immigration policy, the verdict is clear that he or others like him will be top candidates at the helm of Romney's immigration policy and enforcement.

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Jon Blazer: New Anti-Immigrant Law Sinks Alabama Into Deeper Morass

2012-05-24T16:39:02Z

How long does it take to flip flop and buckle under pressure from Tea Partiers? About a day, if you're Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley.

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Undocumented Immigrants Arrested In Phony UPS Van

2012-05-24T07:59:07Z

NILAND, Calif. -- It was a special delivery indeed – 13 suspected undocumented immigrants from Mexico stuffed in a phony UPS van.

The U.S. Border...

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Luis Gutierrez Could Support 'Watered-Down' Dream Act

2012-05-21T17:01:29Z

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) is willing to support a "Dream Act"-style bill from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) even if it's "watered-down" and doesn't giv...

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Azadeh Shahshahani: HB 87 Negatively Impacts Georgia Economy and Reputation

2012-05-21T13:54:04Z

HB 87 effectively compels all people in the state of Georgia, citizens and noncitizens alike, to carry identification documents on them at all times.

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Gabriel Lerner: Semana Latina: Republicans Increase Outreach To Hispanics But With No Clear Positions

2012-05-20T03:24:30Z

It appears probable then that, without the need to energize the troops for the primaries, and with the urgent need to reach independent voters, the GOP tone on immigration and Latinos will turn civil and dialogue will resume.

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Andrew Lam: When Did Immigrants Become the Enemy?

2012-05-19T12:05:25Z

n the other direction is a global society defined by openness and with the understanding that we as a nation have always depended and thrived on the energy, ideas and contributions of immigrants. It's a promised land that can only be envisioned by the newcomer to our shore, who still dreams the dream.

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Pope Praises Americans' Generosity In Welcoming Immigrants

2012-05-18T09:15:43Z

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has praised the "great generosity" of American Catholics in welcoming new immigrants and backed the commitment of bi...

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Hernan Vera: The Silent Casualties of Immigration Scams

2012-05-18T08:07:00Z

The need for comprehensive immigration reform is not going away. In the meantime, however, there are untold casualties who are suffering in ways that few are discussing. Our nation's refusal to make immigration reform a priority has created the perfect storm for a silent problem to fester: immigration scams.

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David Leopold: The House Declares War on the Most Vulnerable Women Among Us

2012-05-17T12:40:59Z

Knowing they will face serious political heat for doing the right thing, these members of Congress demonstrated something Speaker Boehner and his political lieutenants did not -- a steadfast commitment to women, children and all victims of violence.

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How A Man Faked His Own Death & Collected $400K

2012-05-16T15:37:22Z

Santiago Carrasco brings a whole new meaning to the term "dead man walking."

Carrasco and his wife Rosa pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking Santiago's...

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Human Rights Watch: US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers

2012-05-16T13:57:02Z

(New York) – Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual h...

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Report: Female Farmworkers, Scared To Call Police, Often Sexually Assaulted

2012-05-16T11:11:45Z

FRESNO, Calif. -- Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration status m...

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Female Farmworkers Commonly Suffer Sexual Assault, Harassment

2012-05-16T02:33:36Z

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration st...

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Maribel Hastings: Republicans on Immigration: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

2012-05-15T06:45:20Z

The questions facing these Republicans are simple: if Obama had, in fact, introduced an immigration reform bill, would Republicans have supported it? Do they support comprehensive immigration reform now? The answers are also simple: a resounding no.

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Disappointed Democrats Fight Obama On Immigration -- And Campaign For Him

2012-05-14T08:00:59Z

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), one of President Barack Obama's most vocal critics on immigration, was sitting at dinner with his family a...

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Morris W. O'Kelly: It Really is Okay to Earn the Black Vote, Mr. President

2012-05-11T17:19:53Z

The inconvenient truth about being the first Black president is the Black part. It seems America wants all of the credit for electing a man of color to the Oval Office but wants no part of the reality that race still matters in America.

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Separated On Mother's Day: Deported Moms With American Children

2012-05-11T16:11:33Z

As the rest of the nation celebrates the importance of motherhood Sunday, thousands of young Americans will, for the first time, be without their moms...

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WATCH: Immigrant Moms Beg To Stay In The US

2012-05-10T17:19:36Z

There may not be anything more painful than a mother having to say goodbye to her child.

And yet that is the predicament that many mothers, includi...

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Sandra A. Grossman, Esq.: Reward for the Oppressor -- Injustice for the Oppressed?

2012-05-10T12:15:21Z

Resolving the situation of deserving asylum applicants will strengthen the powerful message that our government stands with victims of persecution and that we are a safe haven for those who cannot find justice in their own countries.

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Jessica Hoppe: Hispanic Students of Alabama Fight the Power! Here's How

2012-05-09T13:41:59Z

It is clear to see that Republican Sen. Scott Beason will do whatever it takes to eradicate illegal immigration from Alabama.

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Michelle Chen: Beyond May Day, Frustrated Immigrant Movement Forges Ahead

2012-05-07T09:41:33Z

May Day 2012 didn't have a concrete agenda, but it opened a forum for voices that are typically silenced and ignored. And while racist hostility pervades the mainstream political arena, Occupy may be one of the only spaces left for immigrants to speak up without fear.

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Michelle M. Ortiz: HR 4970 Empowers Abusers, Not Victims

2012-05-04T13:12:11Z

A House bill that proposes to amend the Violence Against Women Act would eliminate confidentiality protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence and create dangerous requirements for victims. Lawmakers must understand the devastating effects of this proposal.

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Ediberto Roman: I'm No Jimmy the Greek, But SB 1070 Likely to Be Left Toothless...

2012-05-04T10:32:57Z

If section 2 of Arizona's immigration statute -- SB 1070 -- is upheld, which it very well may be if the justices vote along philosophical lines, then the racial profiling matter will have to be addressed in the political realm.

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