IMMIGRATION
Immigration and the states
Interesting read about immigration and the states. PHOENIX (AP) — States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put m...
Posted on 7/29/10 at 4:46 AM
ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson calls for immigration reform in letter to President Barack Obama
From an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America press release: "If Congress does not pass comprehensive immigration reform soon, state legislators and local governments will continue to ta...
Posted on 7/28/10 at 9:19 AM
ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson calls for immigration reform in letter to President Barack Obama
From an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America press release: "If Congress does not pass comprehensive immigration reform soon, state legislators and local governments will continue to ta...
Posted on 7/28/10 at 9:13 AM
Language barriers and Lino Lakes
I read with interest an article in the Star Tribune regarding the city of Lino Lakes passing a resolution barring the use of city money to provide translation of city documents or public meetings. The...
Posted on 7/27/10 at 12:00 PM
Putting the Raz in Crazy
My editor received a peculiar email today. Scratch that. It wasn't peculiar. It was downright bizarre. It reminded me of how Nietzsche wrote, only the writer of this email may have been kicked i...
Posted on 5/4/10 at 9:26 AM
House to consider limited GOP immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the U.S.By Jim Abrams, Associated Press , November 23, 2012
Senators discuss comprehensive immigration changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators on opposite sides of the aisle are proposing comprehensive changes to the immigration laws that would include a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants now in the United States.By Michele Salcedo, Associated Press , November 11, 2012
ND immigrant group celebrates 1-year anniversary
A nonprofit group formed to help African immigrants in Grand Forks is celebrating its first anniversary.November 03, 2012
Study: Mexican migration to US stabilizes
A new report by U.S. and Mexican researchers suggests an uptick in the number of illegal migrants headed to the United States in the first half of 2012, and a slight decrease in migrants returning to Mexico.October 23, 2012
Immigrant requests strain consulates, schools
By Elliott Spagat, Associated Press , September 25, 2012
Thousands line up for right to work legally in U.S.
By By Amy Taxin, Associated Press , August 16, 2012
Thousands line up for right to work legally in US
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of young illegal immigrants lined up around the country for their first chance to work legally in America without fear of being deported.By Amy Taxin, Associated Press , August 16, 2012
Immigrants prove big business for prison companies
MIAMI (AP) — Locking up illegal immigrants has grown profoundly lucrative for the private prisons industry, a reliable pot of revenue that helped keep some of the biggest companies in business.By Garance Burke and Laura Wides-Munoz, Associated Press , August 02, 2012
Local police step up immigration enforcement
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — State and local police across the country didn't need the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Arizona's "show me your papers" immigration law to begin turning people over to the federal government for deportation.By By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press , June 27, 2012
Ariz. law drafter calls court ruling a 'victory'
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials claimed a partial victory Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the “show me your papers” provision of the state's immigration law, while rights groups vowed to prevent it from ever taking effect.By Associated Press , June 26, 2012
Romney: I'll tackle immigration in 'civil' manner
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Backing off the harsh rhetoric of the Republican primaries, Mitt Romney pledged Thursday to address illegal immigration “in a civil but resolute manner.” He outlined plans to overhaul the green card system for immigrants with families, and end immigration caps for their spouses and minor children.By Associated Press , June 21, 2012
Ghana citizen sentenced in ND to federal prison
A man from the African nation of Ghana who authorities say used a fraudulent passport to enter the United States and eventually make his way to North Dakota has been sentenced to federal prison.May 25, 2012
Civil rights lawsuit filed against Ariz. sheriff
PHOENIX (AP) — As defiant as ever, get-tough Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces a federal court showdown over charges that deputies on his trademark immigration patrols racially profiled Latinos in violation of civil rights law.By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press , May 10, 2012
May Day protests show weak immigration movement
ATLANTA (AP) — While a black preacher told about 100 immigration protesters that incarcerated blacks and detained immigrants faced similar challenges, Jesse Morgan stood to one side of the May Day demonstrators, holding a large sign that read "Radical Queers Resist."By Kate Brumback and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press , May 02, 2012
Surge in child immigrants stresses support network
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — An unprecedented surge of children caught trudging through South Texas scrublands or crossing at border ports of entry without their families has sent government and nonprofit agencies scrambling to expand their shelter, legal representation and reunification services. On any given day this year, the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement has been caring for more than 2,100 unaccompanied child immigrants.By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press , April 28, 2012
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