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HERMOSILLO, Mexico, July 2 (UPI) -- A shootout between rival gangs in Mexico near the U.S.-Mexican border left 21 people dead, police officials said. Mexico - Mexico United States border - US-Mexico Border - United States - Attorney ...

A massive gun battle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near the U.S. border Thursday left 21 people dead and at least six others wounded, prosecutors said. The fire fight occurred in a sparsely populated area about 12 miles (20 ...

President Obama calls for both parties to come together to fix a broken immigration system and implement comprehensive reform that demands accountability from government, from businesses, and from individuals. ...

WASHINGTONNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the country is 'giving shortshrift to immigration' and that economic problems will worsen until America sends out a more welcoming message. Bloomberg says the U.S. is 'pushing people that other countries ...

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The office of Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on President Obama's speech today regarding immigration reform: 'Instead of trying ...

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. (46th CD), issued the following statement: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama's speech on immigration reform: 'President Obama did not ...

In his first visit to American U. as president, Barack Obama laid out the framework for his idea of comprehensive immigration reform July 1 including a pathway to citizenship as well as increased accountability but did not announce any new policy ...

The clash occurred in a sparsely populated area about 12 miles from the Arizona border - a prime corridor for immigrant and drug smuggling. Sonora's Attorney General's Office said in a statement that nine people were captured by police at the scene of ...

The president singled out Republicans for blocking previous reform measures, and called on GOP senators to find consensus with Democrats on a practical approach that demands accountability from everyone. "Reform that brings accountability to our ...

President Obama blamed Republicans Thursday for the impasse on immigration reform, as he called the new Arizona law divisive and claimed the border was more secure today than at any time in the past 20 years. Republicans responded quickly after Obamas ...

President Barack Obama delivered yesterday the first major speech on immigration of his 18 months in office, demanding an end to political posturing and calling for a path out of the shadows for 11mn illegal immigrants. Obama said that he is ready to ...

WASHINGTON: Hoping to breathe new life into the stalled immigration effort, President Barack Obama on Thursday blamed the delay on.. ...

State GOP director says he's just blaming previous administration While President Barack Obama's speech Thursday on comprehensive immigration reform was well received, local immigration advocates said the president didn't go far enough in calling for ...

President Obamas first major speech on immigration had the eloquence and clarity we have come to expect when he engages a wrenching national debate. In declaring the welcome of strangers a core American value, in placing immigrants at the center of the ...

4:05 AM Arizona, Barack Obama, Illegal Aliens, Mason-Dixon Political Research, News, Politics Florida Republican gubernatorial contenders Bill McCollum and Rick Scott have been blasting each other over immigration, but joined together Thursday in ...

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In his first major speech on the issue since taking office, President Barack Obama said that the US immigration system 'offends our most basic American values' and blamed Republican opposition for thwarting critically needed change. It was the third time ...

WASHINGTON ? President Obama pressed Congress yesterday to adopt a sweeping plan to fix a ?fundamentally broken?? immigration system, taking on a volatile issue that has inflamed passions in a weak economy heading into the fall midterm campaign. In his ...

(By William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers) President Barack Obama on Thursday once again urged Congress to tackle comprehensive legislation to overhaul immigration law, citing the urgency of Arizona passing its own punitive statute in the absence of ...

MS. MITCHELL: We are joined now by the governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, who knows more about this issue than a lot of our other guests. So Governor, good to see you. From your perspective in the Southwest, you really see all of those competing ...