Rubio's “sweeping” immigration speech took swipes at both Republicans and Democrats for playing politics with an issue so crucial to hispanics, calling for a compassionate approach for dealing with the issue of illegal …

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The head of the Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco is challenging a federal program that checks the immigration status of people booked into local jails. Archbishop George Niederauer says the federal Secure …

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Citizenship was once a nationality status, the founding fathers of the United States struggled greatly over this issue to protect individual liberty and protect.

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Immigration, Citizenship, Conservatively Speaking | RedState

Arizona has SB 1070, Florida has roughly 1.5 million Hispanic voters and leading Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has activists asking why he would veto the DREAM Act. All three are related and will be in the …

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At the Cato Journal libertarian economist Bryan Caplan has a piece titled 'Why Should We Restrict Immigration ?' Being a libertarian who is somewhat conflicted on the immigration issue, I eagerly read Caplan's piece.

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Bryan Caplan on Immigration « Gucci Little Piggy

As the republican presidential race enters Florida, the hot issue of immigration is taking center stage. Today, a nation.

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Immigrants detained for low-level crimes in Florida and elsewhere …

Rubio tiptoes into immigration debate. By William Gibson January 27, 2012 05:55 PM. Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Friday called for an overhaul of immigration law, a foreign guestworker program and a way to prevent the children of …

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This near-universal disinformation has played a key role in the effort on the part of the political and fiscal elite to prevent immigration from emerging as a major national political issue. With the exceptions of Zogby and …

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Pollsters, Immigration, and the Republican Primary | Center for …

What is striking about the Republican candidates' rote denunciations of the "illegals" and the federal government is how completely fact-free the campaign rhetoric has become.

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John Tirman: Immigration Politics: More Than Jobs

Soviet central planners, whom Brin's family sought to escape, tried to predict demand for goods and services with catastrophic consequences. American immigration officials shouldn't harbor the same conceit. It's time to end this charade.

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Alex Nowrasteh: Could Our Immigration Laws Prevent the Next …

MIAMI — At his first public appearance since aggressively defending himself as "pro- immigration " at last night's final Florida debate, Mitt Romney took to the podium again today to argue that he and the Republican party are …

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President Obama got a tepid greeting and a stern talking-to when he landed in Phoenix, Arizona this week, with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer even wagging her finger at the nation's president over their differences of opinion on …

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Gov. Jan Brewer Confronts President Obama Like Immigration Laws …

WASHINGTON — On a single day this past fall, the United States government held 13185 people in immigration detention who had not been convicted of a crime, some of whom will not be charged with one, according to …

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No Conviction, No Freedom: Immigration Authorities Locked 13000 …

It is kind of funny but the candidates sound much more balanced on immigration in Florida, with a heavy immigrant and Latino population (especially in the southern part of the state), than they did in South Carolina. Indeed …

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What About Newt On Illegal Immigration ? (Q&A Friday #111). Written By : John Hawkins. Question: “How can you support Gingrich given that he will institute some kind of mass amnesty? Giving citizenship to illegal immigrants is the quickest …

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Romney and Gingrich clash over immigration . … Share share E-mail. Republican candidates in fiery campaign debate, feeding off attacks on each other over immigration , housing and their personal wealth. 0. |. Tweet …

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Fuel Fix » Romney and Gingrich clash over immigration

The two front runners, Gingrich and Romney, had a heated exchange about immigration prompted when Wolf Blitzer, CNN's resident AIPAC activist, asked Gingrich if Romney was the most anti- immigrant of the remaining …

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Notable moments from the GOP presidential debate Thursday night in Jacksonville, Fla., just days before the state's Jan. 31 primary: ___ IMMIGRATION FIGHT.

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So what ended up happening? Romney neutralized him on the big immigration exchange at the beginning, and then it fell to Santorum — for the second debate in a row — to pick Romney apart on his core policy vulnerability.

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Earlier this week, Newt Gingrich caught criticism from Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio over an Spanish-language radio ad, in which Mitt Romney was referred to as "anti- immigrant ." Said Rubio — who is neutral in the 2012 race …

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The American immigrant experience is the most aspirational story ever told. Immigrants left all that was familiar to them to come here and make a better life for their families. That they believe this is possible only in America is …

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The Volokh Conspiracy » Jeb Bush on Immigration

Which brings us to the immigration GOP article of the day from former Gov Jeb Bush. Jeb , though not endorsing Romney, seems friendly to him if reports are right. So Jeb in the Washington Post talks into the hurricane winds …

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Opinionated Catholic: Jebs Bush and GOP Immigration Issues Pickle

Lincoln, NE – Grand Island is one of the most culturally diverse cities in Nebraska. While the city opens its doors to more immigrants every day, the influx of different cultures and attitudes has sometimes led to conflict within the …

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Not in Our Town: Immigration breathes new life, tension into city …

The Democratic National Committee has handicapped Tuesday's presidential primary in Florida and come to the conclusion that Mitt Romney is the likely winner or the bigger threat. On a conference call with reporters …

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Dems bash Romney for immigration inconsistences, laud Gingrich …

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that government officials must crack down on migrant workers who break the nation's laws by failing to register or get work permits, and on companies that profit by hiring …

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Putin: crackdown needed on illegal immigration | Washington …

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that government officials must crack down on migrant workers who break the nation's laws by failing to register or get work permits, and on companies that profit by hiring …

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Putin: crackdown needed on illegal immigration | Washington …

Mitt Romney angrily rejected Newt Gingrich's accusation that he is "anti- immigrant ," calling it "very sad" to resort to epithets.

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Mitt Romney angrily rejected Newt Gingrich's accusation that he is "anti- immigrant ," calling it "very sad" to resort to epithets.

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Newt Gingrich talked immigration reform, Cuban policy, and defended his criticism of President Clinton vis-a-vis the Lewinsky scandal in an interview with Univision Wednesday. The former House speaker derided Mitt …

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Gingrich slams Romney immigration reform plan as 'Obama-level …

Newt Gingrich talked immigration reform, Cuban policy, and defended his criticism of President Clinton vis-a-vis the Lewinsky scandal in an interview with Univision Wednesday. The former House speaker derided Mitt …

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Gingrich slams Romney immigration reform plan as 'Obama-level …

Russell Pearce, the former Republican Arizona state senator credited with laying down the framework for the state's controversial immigration law, announced this week that he will be heading conservative anti-illegal …

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Russell Pearce, Ousted Arizona Immigration Law Architect, Gets Job …

Russell Pearce, the former Republican Arizona state senator credited with laying down the framework for the state's controversial immigration law, announced this week that he will be heading conservative anti-illegal …

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A Spanish-language radio ad run calling Mitt Romney "anti- immigrant " draws wide denunciations from Florida's Hispanic leaders as Mr. Romney releases a spot accusing Newt Gingrich of offending Hispanics.

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A Spanish-language radio ad run calling Mitt Romney "anti- immigrant " draws wide denunciations from Florida's Hispanic leaders as Mr. Romney releases a spot accusing Newt Gingrich of offending Hispanics.

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Newt Gingrich was in the Univisión hot seat Wednesday morning, sitting for a feisty-yet-friendly interview that centered on immigration but also ran the gamut of buzz issues for Miami's influential Hispanic electorate. Gingrich …

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Newt Gingrich attacks Mitt Romney on immigration, fights off …

Newt Gingrich was in the Univisión hot seat Wednesday morning, sitting for a feisty-yet-friendly interview that centered on immigration but also ran the gamut of buzz issues for Miami's influential Hispanic electorate. Gingrich …

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One key point for immigration control is that visa interviews are being dropped for much of the world. The White House press release focuses on the economics of tourism while the State Department's announcement is scant …

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ATLANTA — It's unclear whether farmers in Georgia and Alabama will face a shortage of workers due to tough new laws targeting illegal immigration , but some producers said they have begun changing their plans for planting …

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Alabama has passed the toughest immigration enforcement law in the country. Now children born in the U.S.A., American citizens, are living in fear. Some children are afraid to go to school.

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Marian Wright Edelman: Tough Immigration Laws: Tough on Children

In South Carolina, he railed against comprehensive immigration reform, declaring that he has "one simple rule: no amnesty." He touted the endorsement of Kris Kobach, a Republican anti- immigrant hardliner who helped write …

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Romney's Double Game On Immigration | Mother Jones

It's unclear whether farmers in Georgia and Alabama will face a shortage of workers due to tough new laws targeting illegal immigration , but some producers said they have begun changing their plans for planting and …

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And speaking of immigration , this is Exhibit A of why I tend to sympathize with Korean and Japanese immigration angst: The growing number of Chinese people coming to live in Seoul has led to the formation of “Chinatown” …

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Chinatown plan, immigration causes culture clashes: Ye Olde Chosun

Frankly speaking, I tend to sympathize with Japanese and Korean attitudes towards immigration policy, but still, this seems a bit over the top: AN EXTRAORDINARY story is making the rounds among the hacks and other …

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One very bad day at Japanese immigration

The current system fails more than just immigrants seeking opportunity and fair treatment. It fails all of us by refusing to embrace a future that welcomes diversity and equal access to the American dream.

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Abraham H. Foxman: The Road Ahead for Immigration Reform

Immigration reform is something that has already surfaced in the recent GOP debates and will certainly receive more attention in the coming months as we make our way further into another presidential election year. The Cato …

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New Research on Immigration Policy

The proposed Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, while aiming to diminish some of the backlog in the system which gives immigrants permanent American.

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Law Could Sow Discord Among U.S. Immigrants | immigration-news

“As elected leaders, I implore you to stop the efforts of anti- immigrant bills,” Kelley told about 15 mayors at an immigration reform session at the U.S. Conference of Mayors convention. “It will not solve the problem of illegal …

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Mayors urged to lead on immigration, but not to follow Arizona's path …

I've been thinking a lot about this immigration problem Rick Perry seems to have. It has come to the forefront again because the people of South Carolina are.

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The United States is a nation of immigrant entrepreneurs. From the farmer and merchant entrepreneurs who first settled in the original 13 colonies to the multitudes of immigrant small business owners and startup founders …

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The United States is a nation of immigrant entrepreneurs. From the farmer and merchant entrepreneurs who first settled in the original 13 colonies to the multitudes of immigrant small business owners and startup founders …

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Immigration for Innovation