Chertoff Leaps Legal Barriers in Race to Finish Border Fence Before Year’s End

Betty McMahon 5 years ago Region: New Mexico

The Bush administration will use two waivers to skirt barriers that have thwarted its plans to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest US border by the end of this year. The project is nearly half finish... more

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Has Operation Jump Start Been Effective?

Betty McMahon 5 years ago Region: New Mexico

The National Guard will withdraw from the Mexican border in July 2008 according to the timetable established in the Operation Jump Start (OJS) program. The Guardsmen have been augmenting the work of Border Patrol since OJS... more

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The Collision of Populations, Tequila, and Other Poisons

Michael Krebs 5 years ago Region: United States

We labor remarkably to hone our poisons.   I am watching Lou Dobbs on CNN and he is talking about immigrants and the crumbling status of the United States and the internal rot the American empire is enduring.  ... more

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False Jewish Conversions Help Venezuelans Enter Israel

Alejandro López De Haro Jr. 5 years ago Region: Venezuela

The Israeli community of Venezuela told reporters on Wednesday that they were going to investigate the irregularities that have aroused in the process of religious conversion to the Jewish faith in Venezuela. Since they ha... more

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NY Governor Spitzer's Illegal Immigrant Driver's Licenses: Driving Us Where?

Richard Cooper 5 years ago Region: New York

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer sparked controversy with his plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants who submit foreign passports or other documents. Opponents, primarily Republicans, charge that this reward... more

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New immigration bill to raise more than $15 billion in fees and back taxes

Al Jeratso 5 years ago Region: United States

Every passing day, the issue on the proposed comrehensive immigration bill that will allow millions of hard-working illegal immigrants is getting mixed up. This after rebellious Senate Republicans have expressed fear that ... more

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U.S. to tighten grips on visitors under visa waiver program

Al Jeratso 6 years ago Region: United States

The U.S. government is in the process of strengthening its biometric identification measures against citizens of the 27 countries that have participated in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program to avoid another 9/11 incident i... more

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Immigration Protests Much Smaller

Thomas Spriggs 6 years ago Region: Arizona

Last year, they came by the drove, more than 100,000 in all.   They clogged every street going into and out of downtown Phoenix, waving Mexican and U.S. flags to show their support for immigration reform.  T... more

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A voluntary repatriation program might be needed among undocumented immigrants in DC area

Carlos A. Quiroz 3 years ago Region: United States

Street violence is increasing among Central American and Mexican immigrants in Washington, DC, so are addictions, crime and mental disorders. This is due to the higher rates of unemployment among single male immigrants, an... more

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NPR Series Looks at What Really Happens When Immigrant Workers Are Deported

AFL CIO 5 years ago Region: United States

- by James Parks Much of the debate over immigration reform focuses on the status of undocumented workers in this country. Often lost is any discussion about why so many immigrants come to the United... more

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