Immigration
San Francisco Leads Charge to Boycott Arizona, But Calls Could Spark Backlash
Sanctuary city San Francisco is leading the charge in pressing municipalities and groups to consider a boycott of Arizona over its law that will allow police to ask people their immigration status.
Mayor Gavin Newsom this week suspended all non-essential travel for city employees going to Arizona, meaning no conference in Scottsdale next weekend for members […]
Justice Department considers suing Arizona to block immigration law
Officials in the Obama administration are urging the extraordinary step of suing Arizona over its new immigration law, and the Justice Department is considering such an action to block the legislation from taking effect, government officials said Wednesday.
The Arizona law criminalizes illegal immigration by defining it as trespassing and empowers police to question anyone they […]
CNN Sources: Votes lacking for immigration push in Congress
The push for immigration reform may be on the front burner for congressional Democrats, but sources say that ultimately, they believe the issue is unlikely to have enough votes to pass.Democrats say the goal is to try to take it up in the Senate before discussing the Supreme Court nomination this summer and spend the […]
Arizona illegal immigration bill becomes law
Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation’s busiest gateway for human and drug smuggling from Mexico.With hundreds of protesters outside the state Capitol shouting that the bill would lead […]
Obama slams pending Ariz. immigration law (Law requires suspected illegals to show I.D.)
President Barack Obama on Thursday criticized a pending Arizona law that would make it a state crime to be in the United States illegally and require anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant to produce identification.
During remarks at a naturalization ceremony for members of the military, Obama called the legislation “misguided” and warned that it […]
With 1 in 5 Americans out of work, Obama issues over a million green cards
The Department of Homeland Security has just reported that during 2009, they issued 1,130,818 new Green Cards to foreign nationals, allowing them to work legally in this country. That number represents the fourth highest number of cards issued in one year.
750,000 of the new Green Cards were given to the families of U.S. citizens and […]
Fearful, angry Latinos might shun Census (Nothing to worry about, Obama will give them Amnesty)
Latinos are the biggest minority in the United States but they could jeopardize a chance to flex their newfound political muscle as millions of them dodge a nationwide census.
Many of the millions of illegal Hispanic immigrants fear that filling in the 10-question census forms could increase their risk of deportation. Others are frustrated with […]
Obama admin allows Haitians in USA illegally to remain…
The Obama administration says it will allow Haitians already in the U.S. illegally to remain because of this week’s catastrophic earthquake. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano granted the temporary protected status on Friday.
The protection is only available to Haitians already in the country as of last Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Napolitano temporarily halted deportations of Haitians, even […]
Obama: Immigration Reform Will Allow Illegal Immigrants to Become Legal and Get Health Care Coverage
(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) on Wednesday evening that illegal immigrants would not get government funded health insurance under his health care reform, but said the debate over that plan underscores the need to legalize illegal immigrants so they can get that coverage.
“As you know there’s been a […]
Shocking News: Obama: “Legalize illegals to get them health care”
President Obama said this week that his health care plan won’t cover illegal immigrants, but argued that’s all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage.
He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered - a major break with the 1996 welfare reform […]
North Carolina community college panel OKs illegal immigrant enrollment
A committee of the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges on Thursday approved a policy that would allow illegal immigrants into the two-year colleges.
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Number of Children Born to Illegal Immigrants Grows Rapidly
The number of US-citizen children born to illegal immigrants has dramatically increased over the past five years from 2.7 million in 2003 to …
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