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States Await Supreme Court Hearing on Arizona Immigration Law
Posted: April 23rd, 2012, 7:49am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Many states are watching to see if the Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s tough law directed at those who cross the border illegally.
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Economix Blog: Latinos on the Economy: Hard Hit but Hopeful
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:27pm EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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Latinos are keenly aware that they have fared worse than other groups in the economic downturn, a Pew survey found, but they remain surprisingly optimistic that things will improve for them.
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In Test of Deportation Policy, 1 in 6 Offered Reprieve
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 1:00pm EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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A run-through in Denver focused on low-risk immigrants, allowing them to stay in the United States but still without legal status.
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Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes Focus of Deportation
Posted: January 7th, 2012, 2:02pm EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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Administration officials want immigration officers to speed deportations of high-risk offenders while halting those of illegal immigrants with clean records and strong ties to the country.
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Path to Green Card for Illegal Immigrant Family Members of Americans
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:00am EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services is proposing to correct a bureaucratic Catch-22 that separated families for as long as a decade.
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Path to Green Card for Illegal Immigrant Family Members of Americans
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:00am EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services is proposing to correct a bureaucratic Catch-22 that separated families for as long as a decade.
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Risks Seen for Children of Illegal Immigrants
Posted: September 21st, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Children whose parents are illegal immigrants or who lack legal status themselves face “uniformly negative” effects on their social development throughout youth, a study says.
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Louisiana Business Owners Sue Over New Wage Rules for a Guest-Worker Program
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 7:55am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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According to the suit, business owners would have to pay guest workers at crawfish and shrimp processors wage increases that range from 51 percent to 83 percent of current hourly rates.
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Louisiana Business Owners Sue Over New Wage Rules for a Guest-Worker Program
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 7:55am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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According to the suit, business owners would have to pay guest workers at crawfish and shrimp processors wage increases that range from 51 percent to 83 percent of current hourly rates.
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Lawmaker Offers Plan to Lure Migrant Farm Workers
Posted: September 9th, 2011, 1:26am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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A leading Republican lawmaker has proposed creating a program to bring 500,000 foreign migrant farm workers to the United States each year.
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Federal Policy Resulting in Wave of Deportations Draws Protests
Posted: August 17th, 2011, 7:45am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Advocate groups are disputing federal officials’ claims over whether an immigration enforcement program is achieving its aim.
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New Effort to Protect Immigrants From Tricks
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 2:00am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Immigration officials are teaming up with federal and state prosecutors in a nationwide effort to crack down on people posing as immigration lawyers.
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Students in Legal Limbo After Immigration Fight
Posted: February 8th, 2011, 5:19pm EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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Students who declared their illegal status in a campaign for legislation that failed to pass are now vulnerable.
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Homeland Security Cancels ‘Virtual Fence’ After $1 Billion Is Spent
Posted: January 14th, 2011, 11:20pm EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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Planned technology for the Mexican border is called costly and ineffective.
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Latino Leaders Press Senators on Immigration Bill
Posted: December 18th, 2010, 1:55am EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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A bill to grant legal status to illegal immigrant students appears to be short of 60 votes, but advocates see it as a litmus test for voters in 2012.
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News Analysis: Citizenship as Birthright Challenged on the Right
Posted: August 7th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Senator Lindsey Graham surprised many by proposing to end automatic citizenship for American-born children.
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At Rally, Call for Urgency on Immigration Reform
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 1:54am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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In Washington, tens of thousands of demonstrators called for legislation this year to give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants.
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At Rally, Call for Urgency on Immigration Reform
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 1:54am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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In Washington, tens of thousands of demonstrators called for legislation this year to give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants.
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2 Senators Offer Immigration Overhaul
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 11:17pm EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Illegal immigrants would have to admit breaking the law before they could gain legal status and all workers in the United States would have to carry a biometric identity card.
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Health Care Debate Focuses on Legal Immigrants
Posted: November 5th, 2009, 10:30am EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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Latino leaders, worried that Congress might quietly cut back benefits for legal immigrants, have started an 11th-hour campaign to eliminate proposed waiting periods.
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Immigration Crackdown With Firings, Not Raids
Posted: September 30th, 2009, 2:20am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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The Obama administration wants to reduce illegal immigration by forcing employers to fire unauthorized workers. American Apparel fired 1,800 workers.
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Health Care Debate Revives Immigration Battle
Posted: September 6th, 2009, 2:28am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Many people worry that health care changes could leave taxpayers footing medical bills for illegal immigrants.
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U.S. Opens Asylum Path for Sexual Abuse Victims
Posted: July 15th, 2009, 8:12pm EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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The Obama administration reversed the Bush administration on an issue at the center of a legal battle.
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Immigration Judges Found Under Strain
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 10:23pm EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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The strain on immigration judges was similar to that on prison wardens and hospital physicians, a psychological study found.
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Government to Require Verification of Workers
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 9:49pm EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Homeland Security officials have decided to use E-Verify, a system meant to prevent federal contractors from hiring illegal immigrants.
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A Slippery Place in the U.S. Work Force
Posted: March 21st, 2009, 8:13pm EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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Many immigrants from Latin America are learning how uncertain their foothold is in the work force.
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Iowa Meatpacker Defaulted on Loan, Bank Says
Posted: November 2nd, 2008, 1:27am EST by By JULIA PRESTON
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A federal judge has appointed a temporary receiver for Agriprocessors Inc. after a bank said that the company had defaulted on a $35 million loan.
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Inquiry Finds Under-Age Workers at Meat Plant
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 11:45am EDT by By JULIA PRESTON
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State labor investigators said minors at the Postville, Iowa, plant were exposed to hazardous chemicals, and were using prohibited tools like knives and saws.