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GOVERNOR OF Arizona, Jan Brewer signed a new immigration bill into law last Friday which brought extreme controversy. According to the bill, the failure to carry immigration is a punishable offence. It also gives police the power to detain anyone ...

3 hours and 21 minutes ago by Matt Finkelstein Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) praised Arizona's harsh, new immigration law, calling it "an important step forward." During an interview on Fox News, McCain added that he would be "very sorry" if the ...

Arizona has re-awakened the great cause for civil rights, and politicians who stand in the way of immigration reforms that would help correct the immigration system are only looking out for themselves and not the greater good. Even before Arizona enacted ...

A few paragraphs to ponder: The Federal Register, the government publication that records such decisions, shows that 502 expatriates gave up their U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status in the last quarter of 2009. That is a tiny portion of ...

Fox News' Dana Perino and Byron York of The Washington Examiner channeled Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) criticism of Democrats for reportedly planning to pursue immigration reform legislation before a climate change bill. But last month, Graham ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is still a long way from debating any immigration reform despite calls from President Barack Obama for an overhaul, a top Democratic aide said on Monday. "We don't even have a bill yet," the aide said, adding that ...

The growing row centres on a new bill in Arizona allowing police to stop people on sight if they suspect they are in the U.S. illegally. It also makes it a crime to not carry immigration papers. ...

Peter O'Dowd, reporter at member station KJZZ in Tempe, Ariz. text size A A A Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer has signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration into law. The law makes it a crime for anyone to be in the state illegally, and requires ...

Source: Reuters * Unclear if immigration will precede climate bill * Lobbyist says Reid created Senate confusion By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is still a long way from ... ...

More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship. 'What we have seen is a substantial ...

A strict new anti-immigration law enacted by Arizona is ?an obstacle to the solution of common problems? in North America, according to the. President Felipe Calderon said that the draconian law signed by the US border state?s Governor Janice Brewer ...

PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Obama administration faced mounting pressure on Sunday to overhaul immigration policy, as prominent Hispanic politicians and street protesters decried a new Arizona law as a violation of civil rights. Immigration reform is a ...

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a divisive measure intended to curb illegal immigration, but the fight over the legislation is far from over. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Phoenix Sunday to protest the law (the Support Our Law ...

William Fisher interviews MARY GIOVAGNOLI of of the NEW YORK, Apr 24, 2010 (IPS) - The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has come under growing fire for its poor treatment of would-be immigrants held in detention - including a number ...

AFP/Washington US President Barack Obama yesterday criticised tough new immigration measures in the southwestern state of Arizona, saying they called into question cherished American notions of fairness. The legislation, which has heightened the already ...

PHOENIX - The Obama administration faced mounting pressure to overhaul immigration policy on Monday, after prominent Hispanic politicians and protesters decried a new Arizona law as a violation of civil rights. U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, called ...

First Two Projects to Include Rebuilding Schools in Haiti and Providing Support in Thailand Today, a new 501(c) 3 organization named Professors Beyond Borders was launched during a half-day session at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. ...

Conservative talker connects reform push and midterms, says "the reason they're doing this is votes in November, plain and simple." ...

Mexico citizens and officials reacted angrily to the new Arizona immigration law signed Friday, with Mexican President Felipe Caldern saying it hindered collaboration along the border region. People protest against Senate Bill 1070 outside the Arizona ...

(CNSNews.com) Legislation recently introduced by House Republicans would prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands.' The bills supporters ...