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December 2008

12/31/08 Complaints loom over contract, Panel: Stop Arpaio from immigration enforcement A state civil-rights panel is recommending that, because of racial-profiling complaints, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors end a contract with the federal government that allows the county Sheriff's Office to enforce immigrations laws.

12/31/08 Ninth border tunnel in 3 months found A clandestine tunnel along the Arizona-Mexican border has been found near downtown Nogales.

12/30/08 Illegal baby boom hits Big Easy After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, illegal aliens flocked to New Orleans from other U.S. cities to find work – but three years after the storm, the most violent city in America is festering with crime while schools are overcrowded and immigrant births are ballooning.

12/30/08 Obama and Illegal Immigration – Will Napolitano Really Be Tough on Enforcement? Ever since Barack Obama announced he would nominate Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to head the Department 0f Homeland Security, pundits have depicted her as “tough” on illegal immigration.

12/29/08 California illegal immigrant case being watched closely THE future of Oklahoma’s law allowing undocumented students to attend college at in-state tuition rates may rest in unlikely hands: the California Supreme Court .Advocates and opponents of California’s law expect to know within the next several weeks if that state’s high court will take up the issue of whether granting in-state tuition to students who aren’t legal residents violates federal law. ... 

12/29/08 Mexico sentences migrant smuggler to 60 years Mexican prosecutors say they won a 60-year prison term for a human smuggler who helped about 200 people sneak into the U.S., including Hezbollah supporters

12/28/08 Will the Border Wall Stand? As the Bush Administration enters its final weeks, pressure is building to halt construction of the Department of Homeland Security’s unfinished US-Mexico border wall

12/28/08  TV show latest offbeat tactic for Ariz. sheriff   The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, which oversees the state's most populous county, has a starring role in ``Smile ... You're Under Arrest!,'' a new reality show debuting Saturday on Fox Reality Channel.

12/27/08 AZ, Panel- Stop Arpaio from immigration enforcement A state civil-rights panel is recommending that because of racial-profiling complaints, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors end a contract with the federal government that allows the county Sheriff's Office to enforce immigrations laws.

12/24/08 Border Patrol agent shoots, kills robbery suspect  An agent with the U.S. Border Patrol shot at two robbery suspects who tried to run him over in their car early Tuesday morning, killing one.

12/24/08 Former Border Patrol agents seek last-minute help from Bush Two Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a Mexican drug smuggler in Texas in 2005 are among the thousands of people seeking last-minute leniency from President George W. Bush before he leaves office Jan. 20. The case of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean has drawn attention as lawmakers and others have asked Bush to commute their prison sentences. "I have no crystal ...  

12/23/08 Border Patrol's northern expansion causes friction The note from U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan to the U.S. Border Patrol was short and to the point: Stop sending petty marijuana cases to his office. 

12/23/08 Economy stirring illegal immigration tempest- News reports around the country tell of illegal aliens struggling to find work in a slumping economy and some workers thinking about returning home; but at least one analyst is warning that "hostility" between unemployed citizens and out-of-work immigrants is more likely to strike first.

12/23/08 Drug crackdown has little effect on money laundering In many cases, the network that turns ill-gotten gains into legal tender, crucial to operations and lavish lifestyles, continues to spin unhindered.

12/22/08 Bad economy causes a turnaround at nation's broken borders Until recently, most of the people who came to Emilio Amaya's office in San Bernardino were working illegally. Now the flow of immigrants has slowed, and those who used to toil on building sites and in restaurant kitchens are taking long breaks to visit their relatives.

12/21/08 Houston firm to pay $21 million in immigration case A record-setting, nearly $21 million settlement that allowed a Houston-based pallet company to avoid criminal prosecution for hiring illegal workers should send a clear message to employers tempted to break immigration laws, federal officials said.

12/20/08 Immigrants' activist sees mass exodus to Mexico Tens of thousands of immigrants are making a Christmas pilgrimage to their homeland of Mexico and many will not come back, according to Valley immigrant rights activist Elias Bermudez.

12/19/08 Illegal (12 times deportee) fatally beats woman who gives him home An illegal alien – who has been deported more than a dozen times – is being charged with first-degree murder after allegedly beating a woman to death when she took him in, gave him work and treated him like family.

12/19/08 U.S. Mexico Border Fence now 500 Miles Long, Only 170 More To Go Officials at the Department of Homeland security are reporting that Customs and Border Protection has added about 93 miles of fencing to the controversial anti-immigrant fence along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2008, bringing the total length at the end of the year to about 520.

12/18/08 California Focus: Has border patrol made state a 'Constitution-free' zone Never mind that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 gives the patrol authority to set up checkpoints and stop traffic anywhere within 100 miles of any U.S. border, including California's coastline

12/18/08 McCain unsure of immigration priority from Obama Arizona Sen. John McCain, back in his home state, said Tuesday he's not sure where immigration reform falls among President-elect Barack Obama's priorities. 

12/18/08 Former FBI agent: Northern Mexico is a war zone   As the beheadings of Daniel Pearl and Nicholas Berg during the early stages of war in the Middle East shocked Americans, beheadings in northern Mexico have become commonplace, Cloonan said 

12/17/08 Anti-Immigration Ads Don't Add Up in 2008 A new report released today by America's Voice analyzes the use of immigration in political ads during the 2008 election cycle.  Of the 234 television ads that ran on the issue of immigration,

12/17/08 Bush Administration Makes Yet Another Ill-Conceived Midnight-Hour Policy Change The Bush administration has announced regulatory changes to the H2-A agricultural guestworker program that remove protections for workers and make it easier for employers to bring in foreign workers

12/17/08 Mexican Citizen accused of running fake ID business Hector Miguel Amateco-Abundez, 27, was arrested last Thursday after detectives with the Arizona Department  of Public Safety's Fraudulent Identification Tas Force served a search warrant on the apartment.

12/16/08 Obama aide tied to failed immigration program   One of President-elect Barack Obama's top immigration advisers oversaw a Clinton-era program that awarded U.S. citizenship to thousands of convicted criminals and failed to conduct adequate FBI background checks on foreigners during a push to reduce a backlog of naturalization applications.

12/16/08 More Citizenship, Immigration and Border Security Pages And I will make it a top priority in my first year as President not only because we have an obligation to secure our borders and get control of what comes in and out of our country.

12/15/08 AZ,  stolen Truck with illegal immigrants crashes; 2 dead A stolen truck carrying suspected illegal immigrants crashed Sunday morning in Eloy, killing two and injuring 11 others. 

12/14/08 CO ,Some Mexicans leaving U.S., planning never to return Roberto Espinoza is going back, too. After 18 years as a mechanic for a General Motors dealership in Denver

12/14/08  Rampant fraud puts stop to U.S. refugee program State Department officials have suspended a program that allows refugees in the U.S. to bring family members into the country after an investigation revealed widespread fraud in the system

12/13/08 Mexico Enforcing Immigration Laws against the U.S A New York Times story reports that Mexico has deported 350 Americans back to the United States during the first nine months of 2008

12/13/08 Texas taxpayers spent $678 million on healthcare for illegal immigrants Healthcare for illegal immigrants cost the Texas government and local hospital districts $678 million in a year, according to a new study that state lawmakers hope will show the federal government how much Texas is spending in uncompensated care for illegal immigrants. The study, by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, estimates that $597 million of the total was ...

12/12/08 OR, ACLU, activists sue county over illegal workers measure  The American Civil Liberties Union joined with state and local worker activists Thursday to jointly file a lawsuit in Columbia County Circuit Court aimed at scuttling a measure passed in November that would make it a crime for employers inside the county to hire illegal aliens. 

12/12/08 AZ No 3rd trial for agent in migrant's shooting death  A U.S. Border Patrol agent won't be tried for a third time in the shooting death of an illegal immigrant in the southern Arizona desert last year, a top Cochise County prosecutor said Thursday.    

12/12/08 CO,  Illegal Immigration Costs Colorado Nearly $1.1 Billion Annually Finds Newly Released Study  A report prepared by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that illegal immigration costs Colorado about $1.1 billion a year, or about $612 for every native-born household in the state. The report, The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Coloradans, looks at just three essential state provided services and programs: K-12 education, public health care, and incarceration from ... 

12/12/08 Illegal immigrants' care cost Texas and hospitals that in a year, study estimates The survey by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission said that most of the money — $597 million — was spent by local hospital districts for the immigrants' care during the state's fiscal year that ended on Aug. 31, 2007

12/12/08 CA 'Jamiel's Law' petition doesn't get enough signatures to qualify for L.A.'s ballot  Measure would allow police to arrest immigrants just for being in the country illegally. L.A. High School football player Jamiel Shaw II was killed in March, allegedly by an illegal immigrant. Proponents of a Los Angeles voter initiative to allow city police to arrest illegal-immigrant gang members just for being in the country illegally failed to gather enough voter signatures to qualify for

12/11/08 Cleaning company fined for using illegal workers at Chertoff's home Every few weeks for nearly four years, the Secret Service screened the IDs of employees for a Maryland cleaning company before they entered the house of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, the nation’s top immigration official. The company’s owner says the workers sailed through the checks — although some turned out to be illegal immigrants. 

12/11/08 Federal Lawmakers want reform on jailed illegal immigrants Federal lawmakers are calling for reform after a newspaper's investigation found thousands of inmates in the nation's third-largest county walked out of jail despite admitting they were in the U.S. illegally.

12/10/08 Obama plans to reach out to Muslim world In exclusive interview, he says he plans to be sworn in like every other president, using his full name: Barack Hussein Obama In an exclusive interview, Barack Obama says his presidency is a chance for the U.S. to renovate its relations with the Muslim world, starting on inauguration day and continuing with a speech he hopes to deliver in an Islamic capital. 

12/10/08 Immigration reform taking a back seat to economy President-elect Barack Obama pledged to make comprehensive immigration reform a priority in his first term in the White House, but the nation's worsening economic woes may force delays on the campaign promise, experts said.

12/09/08 Mexico: So far, no exodus from US to Mexico Mexico says the U.S. crackdown and economic crisis so far aren't convincing large numbers of migrants to return home 

12/09/08 Napolitano has built moderate immigration record  Janet Napolitano didn't begin her tenure as Arizona's governor focused on immigration, but she gradually built a record of trying to confront the state's vast border woes.

12/09/08 Drone lands in ND in preparation for border patrol   After two failed tries, an unmanned aircraft expected to be the first to patrol the northern U.S. border completed a flight from Arizona to North Dakota.

12/09/08 Border war Flow of guns to Mexico endangers Texas safety Guns don't kill people. Gangsters kill people. But Mexican narcotraffickers buy Texas guns, and thousands of people die as a result 

12/08/08 Obama inheriting fight over immigration tactic President-elect Barack Obama will inherit a legal dispute over the Bush administration's attempt to pressure employers to fire suspected illegal immigrants, now that a federal judge in San Francisco has denied a government request to decide the issue by mid

12/07/08 Border Patrol swells to more than 18,000 The Border Patrol is poised to meet President George W. Bush's goal of doubling its workforce during his presidency to more than 18,000 agents, but the hiring will only be the first step as the booming agency tries to train and place the new recruits.

12/07/08 Experts expect Napolitano to focus on immigration at DHS The president-elect’s choice to head the Homeland Security Department is expected to make big changes to immigration policies, experts say.

12/06/08 Homeland official charged with harboring an illegal alien A top Homeland Security official in Boston was accused Friday of repeatedly hiring illegal immigrants to clean her home, even warning one not to leave the country "'cause once you leave, you will never be back."

12/06/08 Judge rejects Bush attempt to speed up rule targeting illegal workers A federal judge in San Francisco rejected the Bush administration's request today to speed up consideration of rules that would pressure employers to fire suspected illegal immigrants whose Social Security numbers didn't match records in the government's...

12/05/08 Illegal aliens in job force to be left alone U.S. employers have reported more than a million job cuts so far this year, just a few thousand short of the 2005 total, according to new reports. But a spokeswoman for the White House says citizens shouldn't look for a crackdown on illegal aliens who may still be working.

12/05/08 Mexico sends Illegal alien Cubans home under new accord  A Mexican immigration official says authorities are preparing to send the Cubans back to the communist island after they were caught in Mexico

12/04/08 US releases first part of drug aid for Mexico The U.S. government finally released the first part of a $400 million aid package Wednesday to support Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels.

12/04/08 Immigration Pathway Still Looks Uphill Even with Democrats controlling Congress, immigration reform faces tough going.

12/04/08 Mexico's plea to Obama: Curb drug use Calderón now says he can't win if the US doesn't do more to curb its drug addiction.

12/03/08 Mexico replaces Border city police chief  The police chief in the Mexican border city of Tijuana has been removed from his post following a weekend in which 37 people were killed.

12/03/08 Drug smugglers intercepted at border, fire at agents A gunman working with drug smugglers fired at but missed federal agents Monday after they intercepted two trucks loaded with marijuana on the west side of Douglas

12/03/08 Gunfire, flames erupt along border fence  Gunfire and flames erupted along the border near Douglas. Border Patrol agents saw two trucks using ramps to get over the border fence last night. 

12/02/08 Homeland security pick Napolitano expected to reassert federal authority on immigration  As governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano pushed the federal government to take more responsibility for illegal immigration. When it didn't do so, she signed a state law that filled the vacuum, establishing the nation's toughest penalties for companies that hire illegal workers

12/02/08 Mexico’s Calderon Urges U.S. to Do More to Fight Illicit Drugs Mexican President Felipe Calderon said his country’s efforts to fight drug traffickers won’t be effective if the U.S. doesn’t do more to reduce demand for illicit substances under President-elect Barack Obama.

12/02/07 ICE Air gives illegals posh flights on taxpayer's dime Illegal aliens are receiving free private flights home, complete with sandwiches, cheese, crackers, fruit, bottled water, civilian clothing, checked baggage and a private nurse on each plane – at the tune of $281.4 million U.S. taxpayer dollars this year.

12/01/08 Steep rise in deportations of illegal migrants Just after dawn, Gerardo Lopez Arellano shuffles along in a line of 51 other shackled men on an isolated tarmac where a white, unmarked federal jet is waiting to take them to the U.S.-Mexico border.

12/01/08 Mexico drug suspects extradited at record pace  The government of President Felipe Calderon is extraditing drug suspects and other fugitives to the United States at a record pace, reflecting a quiet but seismic shift in Mexican policy that many analysts say could help dismantle trafficking gangs

11/30/08 Fear discouraging Arizonans from visiting Mexico A spate of drug-related killings the past few months in Nogales, Mexico, is keeping some residents in its U.S. sister city from crossing the border as they have long been accustomed to doing. 

11/30/08 The Age of InnocentsViolence is rising in Mexico's drug war Mexico is no stranger to violence. But when men dressed in black tossed grenades into crowds celebrating Mexican Independence Day in Morelia in September, it marked a new stage in a national nightmare. 

11/29/08 A fair solution to illegal 'immigration' As I think back over the last 18 months leading up to the election, replaying many of the statements and promises and debates, a glaring omission becomes obvious.

11/28/08 Border agent injured arresting illegal alien A Yuma sector Border Patrol agent is recovering from injuries suffered Sunday morning while struggling with an admitted gang member he was trying to arrest, the patrol said

11/28/08 Mexico says Army will leave drug fight  Mexico says its army will eventually leave the fight against drug trafficking. But officials did not set a firm date for the start of the withdrawal. 

11/27/08 Federal Initiative May Aid Illegal Aliens A bipartisan agreement may have resuscitated legislation that would extend federal student aid to some illegal aliens, according to media reports.

11/26/08 Homeward Bound- Recent Immigration Enforcement And The Decline In The Illegal Alien Population Monthly data collected by the Census Bureau through May 2008 shows a significant decline in the number of less-educated, young Hispanic immigrants in the country. The evidence indicates that the illegal immigrant population may have declined by over one million in the last year.

11/26/08 The Selma of Immigrants' Rights  Like hundreds of other street corners, the intersection at 36th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix was where immigrant workers arrived before dawn. But last October, the parking lot of Pruitt's furniture became more than a pick-up spot. First, the store's owner hired off-duty sheriff's deputies to act as security guards, claiming that the laborers were causing a disturbance.

11/26/08 AZ Illegals caught in fake Budweiser delivery van Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized a smuggling vehicle made to look like a Budweiser delivery van near Three Points,  

11/26/08 Arizona's sheriff Arpaio cracks down on illegal immigrants suspected of DUI  The Maricopa Couny Sheriff's Office and other Valley law enforcement agencies will be patrolling the roads over the Thanksgiving holiday, looking for impaired drivers

11/25/08 Securing America’s Borders - CBP 2008 Fiscal Year in Review During fiscal year 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection made significant progress toward securing our nation’s border at and between the ports of entry 

11/25/08 Apprehensions Decrease in New Mexico Corridors Where Fencing  BuiltApprehensions in 2008 decreased by approximately 67 percent along the New Mexico border, thanks in large part to fencing construction and the acquisition of other resources in southern Luna County. 

11/25/08 What did the mainstream media miss in 2008? At this time, news organizations prepare their year-end retrospective replays of what they consider to have been the top news stories of the previous 12 months

11/24/08 AZ, Suspect in Mesa club shooting here illegally A suspect arrested in the death of a man and the shooting of several people at a downtown Mesa nightclub admitted to police that he fired at the group and that he has lived in the country illegally for 13 years

11/24/08 CO, Mexican Consul- Immigrants Leaving Midwest Many Mexicans increasingly feel unwelcome in Colorado because of a perceived anti-immigrant sentiment, and some are looking back home for opportunities as the economy here sours, Denver’s Mexican consul general says

11/23/08 Napolitano Should Bring Arizona Mandatory E-Verify To National Level True, Napolitano constantly fought against Arizona citizens and the state legislature who wanted tougher and tougher enforcement against illegal immigration. And she is a wholehearted supporter of rewarding 12-20 million illegal aliens with amnesty.

11/22/08 Arizona governor critical of federal border policy   If she becomes President-elect Barack Obama's homeland security chief, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano will find herself in a position to change some of the federal immigration policies that she has railed against.  

11/21/08 Reno McDonald's executives sentenced in illegal immigrant scheme One current and one former top executive for the firm that owns 11 McDonald's restaurants in and around Reno have been sentenced to three years of probation in a case involving the systematic employment of illegal immigrant

11/21/08 Failure to match Social Security numbers could cost workers their jobs Employers could be forced to verify Social Security numbers The federal government wants a judge to let it force businesses to make sure its workers have legitimate Social Security numbers, or fire them.

10/21/08 Texas governor wants deportation for criminals here illegally After a series of Chronicle reports, Rick Perry says he was outraged to learn that many illegal immigrant inmates were released.

11/20/08 Mexico captures 19 suspected drug gang planes near U.S border  Mexican soldiers have seized 19 light planes from a hangar near the U.S. border believed to be used by drug smuggling gangs, the army and Mexican media said on Thursday. 

11/20/08 10,000 illegal immigrants may get federal amnestyThe federal government plans to legalize certain unauthorized immigrants who applied for a 1986 amnesty program but were unfairly excluded or never received a response to their request.

11/20/08 Arizona governor tapped to head Department of Homeland Security Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said Wednesday.

11/20/08 Mexico detains Interpol liaison in drugs probe after information Leak to drug cartels  Interpol is sending a special investigative team to Mexico to determine whether sensitive information from its database on criminals and terrorists was leaked to drug cartels, the agency said Wednesday.

11/19/08 TX Report:Thousands of Illegal immigrants freed from Texas jail  Federal immigration officials let thousands of inmates in the nation's third-most populous county walk out of jail despite the suspects admitting they were in the U.S. illegally, a newspaper investigation found

11/19/08 MA, Raided leather factory to pay workers who sued including illegals The former owners of a New Bedford leather goods factory raided last year by immigration agents will pay $850,000 to workers _ including illegal immigrants 

11/18/08 AZ businesses' interest in illegal immigration dwindles  Arizona businesses seem to be losing interest in illegal immigration issues.

11/18/08 Obama faces pressure on immigration reform Before a huge crowd in San Diego last summer, Barack Obama vowed to make fixing illegal immigration a top priority as president, and Latinos nationwide responded with massive support for him on Election Day. Now, they are pressing him to keep his promise.

11/18/08 Mr. President  Pardon Me? Don’t Bet On It. Among rejected applicants for commutation were Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos, two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer have become a lightning rod in the illegal immigration debate

11/17/08 AZ,  High School menstudent, 16, killed by suspected Illegal alien drunk driver The driver of the truck, Manuel Contreras-Galdean, 32, attempted to complete a left turn from eastbound E. Guadalupe to northbound S. Sossaman when it turned into the path of the Nissan

11/17/08 TX Dozens of suspects in U.S. illegally abuse bail freedom   A Houston Chronicle investigation found dozens of cases in Harris County involving suspected illegal immigrants who posted bail and absconded on criminal charges. Second part of a three-part series .

11/17/08 Both lose in aborted illegal immigrant-citizen home sale   Like all illegal immigrants, Lorenzo Jimenez knew the knock on the door from immigration agents could come at any timeStill, he had enough faith in the American dream to buy a house in this Atlanta suburb, even though signing the papers meant raising the risk: He put his 2-year-old, American-born daughter's name and Social Security number on the title.

11/16/08 As U.S. economy sours, immigrants head for home Francisco "Frank" Santos, a Brazilian immigrant living in Trenton, prospered as a busy laborer pouring concrete foundations back when home builders ruled.

11/15/08 Dallas Independent School District faulted for using fake Social Security numbers  Years after being advised by a state agency to stop, the Dallas Independent School District continued to provide foreign citizens with fake Social Security numbers to get them on the payroll quickly 

11/15/08 500,000 Illegal Immigrants Defying Deportation Orders Zeituni Onyango came to the United States seeking asylum from her native Kenya but was turned down and ordered to leave the country in 2004.Four years later, she is still here. And her nephew is about to become president of the United States.  

11/15/08 Chertoff: Border security progressing   Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says there's been "measurable and significant progress" in moving toward border security during the past few years.

11/14/08 Mexico's War: The Iraq Next Door we have a long, unguarded border with Mexico, where the drug war claimed more victims last year than the U.S. has suffered in fatalities since the war in Iraq began in 2003.

11/14/08 Suspect in 14-year-old S.F. boy's slaying had avoided deportation A teenager accused of stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death in a gang-motivated attack had been given sanctuary from deportation under San Francisco's previous practice of shielding young illegal immigrant felons from federal authorities, records show. Rony

11/14/08 Arizona's I-19 checkpoint will be 'temporary' a bit longer  A $1.4 million upgrade of the U.S. Border Patrol's Interstate 19 checkpoint north of Tubac should be completed by late March or early April 2009.

11/14/08 Reporter shot to death in Mexican border city  A crime reporter in the violent Mexican border city of Juarez was killed Thursday, adding to dozens of journalist deaths in a country where newspapers are so fearful, many refuse to cover drug violence.

11/13/08 Former border agent resentenced in shooting A former Border Patrol agent convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler was resentenced Wednesday to his original 12-year prison term.

11/13/08 California Focus- What happens if Mexican labor supply dries up- Illegal immigrant Mexican workers are leaving this country in droves, crossing the border north to south and going back home. Some are already coming back because things are even tougher in Mexico, but so far, not most.

11/13/08  Border Drug bust nets $462,000 in marijuana  Border Patrol agents seized more than 578 pounds of marijuana from a flatbed truck at a checkpoint near Amado, Ariz on Tuesday.

11/12/08 SC, Group wants workplace raids halted A statewide Christian group has called for a moratorium on federal immigration raids in South Carolina, at least until the U.S. government overhauls its immigration laws

11/12/08 AZ, Court: Quit saying 'illegal aliens' Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor stirred up a hornet's nest by endorsing a demand from the Hispanic Bar Association to censor words and phrases such as "illegal aliens" and "illegal immigrants" and substitute "foreign nationals" in court documents.

11/11/08 Zogby Post-Election Poll Reveals No Mandate for Illegal Alien Amnesty A nationwide survey of actual voters reveals that Americans strongly support immigration enforcement, and that less than one-third of Obama voters favor granting amnesty to illegal aliens.

11/11/08 ICE counsel, wife face more counts in bribery case A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney and his wife have been indicted on more than 70 new counts in Los Angeles stemming from a scheme to adjust the immigration status of immigrants

11/10/08 Immigrant rescued by agents in Arizona desert An illegal immigrant attempting to cross into the United States broke her leg and was rescued by Border Patrol agents using all-terrain vehicles.

11/10/08 Words for motorists- English now required in state driver exams A new standard for Missouri driver’s licenses is about to take effect: Speak English or forget about getting a driver’s license. After the overwhelming passage of Amendment 1

11/09/08 With local police support, Ariz. deportations soar, leads nation as figure jumps 64% in 1 year The federal government deported nearly 73,000 illegal immigrants from Arizona in the past fiscal year, a record number that  officials said resulted largely from state and local authorities being allowed to enforce immigration laws.

11/09/08 Court- Quit saying 'illegal aliens!!! Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor stirred up a hornet's nest by endorsing a demand from the Hispanic Bar Association to censor words and phrases such as "illegal aliens" and "illegal immigrants" and substitute "foreign nationals" in court documents. 

11/09/08 AZ Possible cross border tunnel found A Mexican national has been arrested in San Luis, Ariz., in connection to a possible cross-border tunnel that was discovered on Thursday morning. 

11/09/08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection delays building sections of fence .S. Customs and Border Protection is putting off construction of 14 miles of border fence in what Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said Friday is an indication parts of the fence in Texas may not stand under the next administration.

11/08/08  California’s Budget Problems Exacerbated by Illegal Immigration Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) says that a 2004 study indicated that Californias illegal alien population imposed a net cost of $9 billion per year on the states taxpayers just for education

11/08/08 TX Lamar Smith Issues Statement on Immigration Following the results of Tuesday's election, Texas Representative Lamar Smith and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee released a statement regarding immigration.

11/08/08 Proposition 202 in Arizona Soundly Defeated (59% to 41%) -- Big Victory for Enforcement NumbersUSA had said that defeating Proposition 202 was the most important vote of these elections. The ballot measure was pushed by Arizona businesses that wanted to make it easier to hire illegal aliens

11/07/08  Joe Arpaio America's Toughest sheriff' wins re-election Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio - who embraces the "Toughest Sheriff in America" title - has rolled to victory in his fifth general election.

11/07/08 Arizona's election results mean immigration still a key issue The re-elections of Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas show that illegal immigration is still a top concern.

11/07/08 Wrong-way  Illegal alien DUI driver gets prison for fatal crash an illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash on May 4 that killed a Chandler man.  

11/07/08 Dallas immigration officials say illegal immigrant arrests up 21 percent in 2008 Arrests of illegal immigrants in North Texas increased 21 percent in the last fiscal year, according to federal immigration officials in Dallas.

11/07/08 Federal database can't provide data on who's in country illegally, immigration official says in court documents A federal database system that Farmers Branch wants to use in its plan to keep out illegal immigrants is not capable of providing information about who’s in the country illegally, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official said in court documents. The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program does not show whether a person is deportable, the

11/06/08 Immigration indictment issued in Nev. child abduction   Two illegal immigrants suspected of holding a 4-year-old boy hostage face state kidnapping charges following the child's rescue by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

11/06/08 ICE rescues boy taken hostage by 2 illegal aliens Jose Luis Lopez-Buelna, 48, was charged with being a deported alien found unlawfully in the United States, said Natalie Collins, spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Gregory Brower. No arraignment date was immediately set. 

11/03/08 Back in the U.S., and back in trouble Federal officials have sent Jose Trinidad Sanchez-Azpeitia packing to his native Mexico three times since 2003. Yet the illegal immigrant keeps coming back and getting into trouble

11/03/08 In Mexico Drug War, Sorting Good Guys From Bad Many of the mug shots of drug traffickers that appear in the Mexican press show surly looking roughnecks glaring menacingly at the camera. An anticorruption investigation unveiled last week in the Mexican capital, however, made it clear that not everybody enmeshed in the narcotics trade looks the part.

11/03/08 Rights agency calls on Mexico to protect migrants   The idea is to make it easier for undocumented migrants in Mexico to report crimes, abuses or extortion attempts against them, the commission said in a news release.

11/02/08 AZ Mexican call center opening to help illegal immigrants The call center will handle assistance or complaint calls from Mexican nationals - especially those here illegally.

11/02/08 Obama returns aunt's donation after illegal immigrant report Barack Obama's White House campaign said Saturday it was returning a small donation from his Boston-based Kenyan aunt after questions were raised over her US immigration status.

11/02/08 U.S. economic crisis sends immigrants, aliens home After struggling just to pay his $300 monthly rent and send money to his wife and two children back in Honduras, Dionisio Urbina has given up. The day laborer is saving for a one-way plane ticket home.

11/01/08 Border-killing retrial goes to jury Testimony pitted agent against trio with slain migrant

11/01/08 U.S. border police arrest Mexican troops U.S. border police arrested seven Mexican soldiers after they accidentally strayed over the international boundary into Arizona, authorities said.

11/01/08 Latinos, pinched by economy, side with Obama Polls show Sen. Barack Obama leading McCain 2-to-1 among Hispanics, after being trounced by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton among such voters in the Democratic primaries. More than two-thirds of Hispanics said they trust Obama to handle the economy, compared with 27 percent who named McCain.

10/31/08 US appeals court weighs local Pa. immigration law   A federal appeals judge has questions for a small Pennsylvania city that wants to bar illegal immigrants from working or renting apartments in town.

10/30/08 Immigration recedes as U.S. campaign issue  Though the thorny issue has receded from the presidential campaign, the two candidates continue to refine their approach to it - especially in regard to illegal immigration.

10/29/08 Republican And Democratic Immigration Platforms And Policies- Look Before The Upcoming Election The current financial crisis has dominated media headlines and the political debates between the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, though they have been fairly quiet on the immigration issue along the campaign trail.

10/29/08 First Mexican consul sets up shop in Idaho The newest Mexican consulate on United States soil consists of a couple of folding tables, an office copier, a fax machine and an eager diplomat named Ricardo Pineda. Less than a month into the job, Pineda is head of a consulate that was protested by an Idaho congressman long before the Mexican government appointed him to run it.

10/28/08 Obama courts illegal aliens Sen. Barack Obama is competing for the Latino votes by offering a wide range of government benefits – even to admitted illegal aliens.

10/28/08 Immigration still a 'political hot potato' in Arizona During three presidential debates, the word "immigration" was uttered only once, but in Arizona, some of the key political races are dominated by the issue

10/27/08  AZ Officer killed by suspected illegal immigrant drunk driver A 25-year-old police officer is dead at the hands of a suspected drunk driver in the country illegally.

10/26/08 Obama Plans Tax Hike to Pay for Illegal Aliens' Health Care, Social Security and College Education  OPINION, October 24 / Christian Newswire / -- As president, Barack Obama plans to raise taxes to provide a wealth of new benefits for the 12 million illegal aliens in the U.S.

10/25/08 Migrants returning south of border  After struggling just to pay his $300 monthly rent and send money to his wife and two children back in Honduras, Dionisio Urbina has given up.

10/25/08 Illegal Immigration Costs Georgia $1.6 Billion Annually, Finds New Report by FAIR  A new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) demonstrates why Georgia has taken a lead in adopting state-based policies to control the costs of illegal immigration. According to the new study, The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Georgians, the state currently spends about $1.6 billion a year to provide three basic services to illegal aliens and their dependents -- K-12

10/24/08 Fremont, NE,  Report- Hispanics put strain on courts  Prior to the start of each court session on an interpreter day, Clapper takes all Spanish-speaking defendants into a separate courtroom where she reads their rights and they are translated. A translator also must translate each complaint to the defendant.

10/23/08 The Right Message for John McCain and Barack Obama on Illegal Immigration- 'Go Home!' They are everywhere on Long Island—cashing checks in Hempstead, sharing multifamily houses in Brentwood, trimming hedges in Southampton

10/23/08 CA Palo Alto to ICE: Don't trample immigrants' rights Responding to reports of local immigration raids, Palo Alto on Monday passed a resolution asking federal agents to respect its residents" constitutional rights.

10/22/08 Mexico Braces for Economic Blow; Immigration Adds to Complexity of the Issue The Mexican government has taken emergency financial measures to withstand the winds of crisis from the United States, which this country is heavily dependent on as shown by their daily bilateral trade volume of one billion dollars on average.

10/21/08 Abuse tales hard to dispel Critics call short-term custody 'a black hole' for immigrants; US denies claims

10/21/08 South Texas sheriff quits amid drug cartel charges Sheriff Reymundo Guerra, arrested last week by FBI agents at his Rio Grande City office, submitted his resignation over the weekend, said his attorney Philip Hilder.

10/21/08 Border Patrol's Citizens' Academy tours border, checks out immigration processing  Citizen-students involved in the Yuma sector's Border Patrol's Citizen Academy toured the International Border with Mexico and got a first-hand look at how processing is done, during the seventh week of the course.

10/21/08 Court Eyes Illegal Aliens And ID Theft  The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether people picked up on immigration violations also can face charges of identity theft if they use Social Security and other identification numbers that belong to others.

 10/20/08 Officials- Apprehensions dip as U.S. economy struggles   It's a scene that's repeated at the border every day: a group of people on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande waiting for the right moment to rush the boundary that separates the centers of Juárez and El Paso.

10/18/08 Tancredo tells governor Denver violates immigration law Congressman Tom Tancredo called on Gov. Bill Ritter today to cut state funding to the city of Denver, saying Denver has created a "sanctuary city" by failing to enforce the state's immigration laws.

10/17/08 NJ Three arrested in DMV bribery scheme In that case, state police had said Bridgeport DMV workers charged $2,000 for licenses and $1,000 for identity cards and employed middlemen around the state, who approached illegal aliens in restaurants and other businesses.

10/16/08 Violent Nogales, Sonora, gets travel alert from US State Dept. cites drug shootings, cautions about road to Hermosillo

10/16/08 Dial 1 for English, dial 2 for Spanish Anyone calling a federal office gets “dial 1 for English, dial 2 for Spanish.” When Clinton was president he signed the silly stupid Executive Order 13166 called Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).

10/15/08 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Hold Citizen Academy Being a border patrol agent is tough work. That's why they're showing resident what they do. The event is a way to help the border patrol clear up any misconceptions about the organization.

10/15/08 Expose the truth about Obama The media are piling on against John McCain, and some pundits are predicting it's all over, that Barack Obama has somehow won the election.

10/14/08 Where McCain, Obama stand on the issues McCain: Sponsored 2006 bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S Obama: Voted for 2006 bill offering legal status to illegal immigrants subject to conditions

10/14/08 Identity theft: Has someone taken over your good name?  Gary Heit was married almost 10 years before he found out he had a wife. It was a fluke, really, that led him to discover the double-life he didn't know he was leading.

10/13/08 Once-hot issue of immigration barely mentioned on campaign trail Just a year ago, immigration was a volatile political issue that consumed Congress and ignited passions among Americans on both sides of the debate. These days the presidential candidates barely mention the topic on the campaign trail. The nation's...

10/12/08 Hispanic immigrants seen as slow to assimilate into American society By PATRICK McGEE Abraham Gonzalez came from Mexico at age 17 to pick crops in Idaho. He became a U.S. citizen 12 years ago — but only to avoid paying renewal fees on his green card. He has never registered to vote. Members of his family who are eligible to become citizens or to vote have not done so. The Fort Worth family illustrates many Hispanic immigrants’ experience in the U.S.: intensely ...

10/10/08 New driver's license rule upsets some immigrants A little-noticed administrative change preventing illegal immigrants from obtaining a Texas driver's license has upset immigrant groups, lawmakers and Hispanic activists, who predict it will boost the number of unlicensed and uninsured drivers on Texas roads.

10/10/08  Getting tough on 2 million illegal alien drivers After the Texas Department of Public Safety estimated 2 million of its 16 million licensed drivers are illegal aliens, the state is denying illegals access to IDs and driver's licenses.

10/09/08 Illegal Ways to Avoid the Border Wait They’re still building roads out on Otay Mesa, about three miles north of the international border. The hot tar takes longer to set in the incredible heat. The smell hangs thick over the brown hillsides by the Corrections Corporation of America prison.

10/08/08 More Citizenship, Immigration and Border Security Pages Immigration reform has many facets: It must pro tect national security, uphold the rule of law, strengthen citizenship, and benefit the American economy.

10/08/08 For 2010 Census, counting gets tougher  Language barriers. Cultural diversity. Suspicion about the government. They're all part of the daunting challenge the Census Bureau faces in just 18 months to accurately tally the number of Americans.

10/07/08  Barack Obama and John McCain on Immigration, the Issue Neither Wants to Discuss Immigration is the issue neither candidate will address. 

10/07/08 Tennessee in top 10 for immigration proposals Tennessee is one of the top 10 states in introducing immigration-related bills in 2007, an online database of the 50 state legislatures shows.

10/05/08 White horse With all the attention focused on the financial markets recently, the stories that exemplify the greatness of America and its people have gone by the wayside. One such story is far too important to be lost in the frenzy.

10/04/08 Federal grand jury investigating S.F.'s sanctuary-city policies A federal grand jury is investigating whether San Francisco's policy of offering sanctuary to undocumented immigrants violates U.S. laws against harboring people who are in the country illegally, city officials say. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said his...

10/03/08 Study says number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. is down The growth in the number of illegal immigrants in the country is slackening, according to a study released Thursday 

10/03/08 Anti-Immigration Hardliner Goes Ballistic Over Obama's Answers on the Issue Already Obama's decision to answer The Sanctuary's questionnaire has paid dividends for the campaign.  It's been covered by About.com, Reuters, and New America Media, CNN, as well as by the Latino and pro-migrant netroots in a way that paints McCain very negatively.

10/03/08 Less money going to Mexico as U.S. economy slows Remittances sent home by Mexicans working in the U.S. take a dive, and families south of the border are feeling the effects.

10/02/08 Las Vegas Metro Working With Immigration Officials To Deport Illegal Immigrants In Jail A spokesman for immigration and customs enforcement says the agreement will only apply to people arrested on other charges. Sheriff Doug Gillespie says the partnership will not affect a long standing policy that keeps local police from asking people on the street about immigration status

10/02/08 Hundreds Are Arrested in Antigang Crackdown A nationwide crackdown has brought the arrest of 1,759 people gang members and their associates, other criminals and immigration violators from more than 20 countries.

10/01/08 Presidential candidates tip-toe around issue of illegal immigration This, as illegal immigration looms as a key issue for the candidates. So where do they stand on immigration

09/30/08 Illegal Immigration and The Mortgage Mess It's no coincidence that most of the areas hardest hit by the foreclosure wave — Loudoun County, Va., California's Inland Empire, Stockton and San Joaquin Valley, and Las Vegas and Phoenix, for starters — also happen to be some of the nation's largest illegal alien sanctuaries. Half of the mortgages to Hispanics are subprime

09/30/08 CA, ICE agents arrest more than 1,100 in three-week, statewide sting Federal agents have spent three weeks sweeping the state for illegal immigrants in what they lauded as the largest fugitive operation ever in California.

09/28/08 Illegal Immigrants Barred From Alabama’s Community Colleges Taxpayers shouldn’t be saddled with subsidizing the college educations of illegal immigrants.  That’s according to the majority of state board of education members.

09/28/08 Extension of Temporary Protected Status  for Salvadorans Demonstrates That Program Should Be Revised the Bush administration announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadoran nationals living in the United States until September 10, 2010.

09/27/08 ILLEGAL ALIENS & THE MORTGAGE MESS AS panicked politicians prepare to fork over $1 trillion in taxpayer funding to rescue Wall Street, they've fingered regulation, deregulation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Community Reinvestment Act, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, both Bushes...

09/26/08 SIU arrests man suspected of ties with infamous Mexican  drug cartel A suspected member of one of the largest and most violent Mexican drug cartels was arrested in Conroe Tuesday by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit.

09/25/08 Mexico quietly helps emigrants to U.S. learn Spanish For more than a decade, as the immigration debate has swelled on both sides of the border, the Mexican government has been quietly providing money, materials and even teachers to American schools, colleges and nonprofit organizations.

09/25/08 Oregon Hispanic population bucks national trend The number of immigrants entering the United States is down nationally, but that isn’t reflected in the Salem area, the heart of Oregon’s Hispanic community.

09/25/08 Undocumented workers will be linchpin in Ike cleanup Hurricane Ike's destruction is sparking one of the largest rebuilding efforts the state has seen in decades, but at the same time is highlighting a thorny facet of the region's labor force: A lot of the recovery work will be done by illegal immigrants.

09/24/08 Iowa's Latino population predicted to skyrocket  As more and more Latinos move into Iowa, officials predict that by 2030 the state will be home to more than 330,000 Latino residents. "It will be the largest generational growth in Iowa since 1880," said Armando Villareal, head of the Iowa Division for Latino Affairs.Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday show that Latinos remain a minority in the state, but their numbers are ...

09/24/08 CO Lawmakers Consider Immigration Enforcement Audit  Colorado lawmakers are considering an audit of immigration enforcement following a fatal crash involving a suspected illegal immigrant.

09/23/08 McCain tries to out-amnesty Obama his campaign is running Spanish-language TV commercials in several Southwestern states attacking his opponent for not promoting last year's illegal amnesty legislation aggressively enough

09/23/08 Immigration boom slows as U.S. economy falters The wave of immigrants entering the United States slowed dramatically last year as the economy faltered and the government stepped up enforcement of immigration laws.

09/22/08 Immigration not new, but is a growing trend Many Hispanics often say they do not understand why Americans find their trek to the United States any different from the migration of Germans, Irish, Japanese and other ethnicities to America in the early 1900s.“

09/22/08 NM Richardson stumps for Obama in Colorado New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told Barack Obama's supporters in three Colorado cities this weekend how the Democrats' presidential candidate would address immigration and the economy

09/20/08 New Crime-Fighting Program Targets Illegal Immigrant Felons Jacksonville officers have begun joining forces with deputies from around the state to train for a new crime-fighting program aimed at combating crimes committed by illegal immigrants.

09/19/08 Latinos in the U.S. sour about their situation, survey finds They are upset about aggressive immigration enforcement policies of the Bush administration, the Pew Hispanic Center poll shows. Most support Obama for president. Latinos in the U.S. are increasingly pessimistic about their situation and disapprove of aggressive immigration enforcement policies of the Bush administration --

09/18/08 Violent crimes surge after illegals go to Texas While illegal aliens flee strict immigration enforcement policies in several states and settle in Texas, the state's budget is suffering and violent crime, soaring.

09/17/08 Crossing the border- 10 things to know Getting into Mexico is fairly simple for 99 percent of air travelers and cruise passengers; entry fees are included in the price of your ticket, required documents are distributed on board and staff is available to hold your hand while you fill them out. For...

09/17/08 S.F. shielded adult offenders from feds Thirty percent of the felony offenders San Francisco juvenile justice officials have reported to federal immigration authorities since the city stopped shielding youths from deportation have turned out to be adults, authorities say. The city's Juvenile...

09/17/08  Border Patrol Agents Intercept 245 Pounds Of Marijuana Border Patrol agents say they arrested four illegal aliens suspected of smuggling more than 245 pounds of marijuana Saturday at 10 p.m. in Tecate.

09/16/08 Nogales is the prize in drug cartels' war Rival gangs fight for corridor, with residents in crossfire 

09/16/08 TX Second lawsuit challenges Farmers Branch attempt to deny rentals for illegal immigrants A second set of opponents has filed a federal lawsuit over Farmers Branch's latest attempt to deny rental houses or apartments to illegal immigrants. Like a suit filed earlier this month, it challenges a new ordinance that requires renters to apply for occupancy licenses

09/16/08 In Spanish, McCain Criticizes Obama on Immigration An ad on Spanish language TV says Democrats caused immigration reform to fail, but members of both parties took the blame in 2007.

09/15/08 On the lookout for immigration raids Activist networks have sprung up to prepare illegal immigrants for possible federal activity in their communities. Reeling from work-site raids that have jailed thousands of illegal workers, immigration organizations are quietly assembling informal networks to gather advance information about federal enforcement operations and to help locals and laborers prepare.

09/14/08 Why I can't back McCain-Palin or Obama-Biden: Both fail miserably on immigration John McCain, Sarah Palin or Barack Obama, Joe Biden. Two tickets, one vote from you. All of these months after nearly every major Republican and Democratic player seemed to be running for the ultimate office, we are down to these four.

09/13/08 Out of bounds: McCain-Palin misdirect blame for immigration flop Throw the flag against: The McCain-Palin campaign. Call: Illegal shift. What happened: The campaign Friday launched a 30-second Spanish-language television ad charging that Democrat Barack Obama and his Senate colleagues torpedoed meaningful changes in immigration laws. "The press reports that their efforts were 'poison pills' that made immigration reform fail," the ad charges. "The

09/12/08 Report: Few states pass tough immigration legislation A handful of conservative states with a recent influx of immigrants have drawn national attention for passing "punitive" immigration laws, but the reality is most state legislatures are quietly welcoming newcomers, according to a new report released Thursday.

09/11/08 Colleges Can Admit Illegal Immigrants, Attorney General Says Public colleges and universities in Arkansas can admit illegal immigrants and are not required to verify the citizenship of prospective students, state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said in an opinion

09/11/08 Border fence needs more money and may be delayed, top official says The head of the agency that oversees the Border Patrol said Wednesday that he cannot promise to meet President Bush’s goal of completing a Southwest border fence when he leaves office in January. The plan calls for finishing 670 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border by year’s end; so far, 344 miles are complete. But Ralph Basham, commissioner of Customs

09/10/08 ICE enlists companies to stem illegal hirings In exchange for free education and training, companies agree to meet certain federal requirements and promise to self-report any violations of hiring law.

09/09/08 ICE- Baskin Robbins Crash Suspect Is Illegal Alien The man accused in a deadly hit and run accident in Aurora is now being held under $250,000 bond. Francis Hernandez, 23, appeared in court Monday morning. A judge advised him of his rights. Federal immigration agents now say Hernandez may have been in this country illegally.

09/09/08 Study finds deported illegals more likely to commit crimes A study by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corp. found that illegal immigrants in local jails who have been deported and then return to the United States are far more likely than other immigrants to commit crimes, it was reported today.

09/08/08 DMV worker charged with selling IDs to illegal aliens A Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles clerk was arrested today in Las Vegas after a federal grand jury indicted her on charges that she solicited and accepted cash in exchange for issuing identification documents to illegal aliens, according to the U.S. attorney's office

09/06/08 Co-Founder Of Minuteman Project Discusses Immigration A co-founder of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project on Friday accused some American businesses of fostering a "21st century slave trade" by hiring undocumented workers to toil long hours for low wages and few benefits.

09/05/08 San Francisco delays ID card program San Francisco is delaying a program that would provide identification cards to all residents regardless of legal status, after the mayor ordered a thorough review of it and all other city policies affecting illegal immigrants.

09/05/08 AZ, Boosting border security is goal of new UA center Imagine an invisible laser beam homed in on the carotid artery in your neck, reading your blood pressure, pulse and respiration rate as you wait in line to cross the U.S.-Mexican border.

09/04/08 CA, LAX employee arrested in alleged smuggling plot  Federal officials say the man is seen on tape guiding Mexicana passengers out of the airport, avoiding immigration and customs inspectors. They believe he is part of a larger smuggling operation. A longtime elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States by leading them out of the terminal before they were

09/03/08 Raid's Outcome May Signal a Retreat In Immigration Strategy, Critics Say The federal government's handling of a massive immigration raid at a Mississippi manufacturing plant last week has led critics to suggest that the Bush administration is backpedaling from its aggressive use of criminal charges and fast-tracked trials against illegal immigrants caught at workplaces.

09/03/08 Unions Should Protect Their Members, Not Illegal Aliens In the wake of Labor Day, perhaps it’s important to consider the relationship between illegal immigration and labor

09/02/08 SC,Are Hispanics leaving because of crackdown- A crackdown on illegal immigration in Beaufort County appears to be driving away Hispanics, either by deportation or the fear of being sent back home, according to law enforcement officers and members of the Hispanic community.

09/01/08 To End Illegal Immigration, Eliminate the Incentives You claim that neither current enforcement activities nor “mass deportation” can adequately address illegal immigration. But you don’t mention another alternative, attrition through enforcement, that is working to put an end to illegal immigration.

08/31/08 Delaware, Feds raid 7 fast-food restaurants  Immigration authorities have targeted seven Burger King restaurants in New Castle County for routinely hiring undocumented workers, according to a federal search warrant unsealed this week.

08/31/08 AZ police group says feds must move on illegal immigration The head of the Arizona Police Association says illegal immigration is a federal issue and the government is providing no direction on how to deal with it.

08/29/08 CA, Government should not facilitate illegal immigration Two recent newsworthy stories underscore a disturbing pattern of local governments aiding and abetting the flow of illegal immigrants into our communities

08/28/08 Sparks fly as GOP battles over 'amnesty,' 'anchor babies' Republicans seeking to put more teeth in the party's immigration platform ran into opposition from delegates who largely argued they didn't want to conflict with Sen. John McCain's positions.

08/28/07 Increase of deported Mexicans  U.S. deportations have jumped by more than 60 percent over the past five years. Mexicans accounted for nearly two-thirds of those deportees, helping to roll back one of the biggest migrations of recent history

08/28/08 Illegals shock, suffocate, slit throats in U.S A showdown over drug money between suspected Mexican illegal aliens in Alabama ended with four men in prison and four shipped back to Mexico in body bags.

08/26/08 Texas again leads nation in uninsured residents, Census data show Texas again leads the nation with the highest percentage of uninsured residents, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Tuesday. One out of every four residents, or 24.8 percent, was uninsured between 2006 and 2007, up slightly from 23.9 percent between 2004 and 2005.

08/25/08 FBI forecast mortgage mess, failed to avert it Long before the mortgage crisis began rocking Main Street and Wall Street, a top FBI official made a chilling if little-noticed prediction: The mortgage business, fueled by low interest rates and soaring home values, was starting to attract shady operators, and billions in losses were possible

08/25/08 Feds- Hundreds of Illegal Workers Found at Miss. Plant Federal immigration agents said they uncovered 350 suspected undocumented workers in a raid on a Mississippi electrical equipment plant Monday, hours after sealing all entrances amid reports their sweep had idled normal operations.

08/24/08 Feds' pursuit of illegal immigrants to escalate Federal immigration officials vowed yesterday to intensify efforts to track down illegal immigrants after scrapping a trial “self-deportation” program that attracted only eight volunteers.

08/23/08 Feds promise to intensify hunt for illegal immigrants  Federal immigration officials vowed Friday to intensify efforts to track down illegal immigrants after scrapping a trial "self-deportation" program that attracted only eight volunteers

08/22/08 Immigration agency ends self-deportation program  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it will scrap a program for illegal immigrants to turn themselves in for deportation after getting only eight volunteers during a nearly three-week trial. Jim Hayes, acting director of detention and removal operations, told The Associated Press that the offer will end Friday because turnout was low.

08/21/08 One rancher's solution to the 'Mexican invasion' In this second part of a two part series on illegal immigration and its impact on states bordering Mexico, Orangeville resident Graham McLeod looks at the effect the problem poses for ranchers.

08/20/08 'Virtual fence' work is halted Work on "virtual fences" planned for Arizona's stretch of the U.S.-Mexican border has been brought to a halt

08/20/08 Colo. Taxpayers Housing Illegal Immigrants Colorado taxpayers shelling out tens of millions of dollars to imprison illegal immigrants. And now State Attorney General John Suthers wants some payback from the feds.

08/19/08 U.S. systems verify eligibility of workers The Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration offer options for employers to verify information provided by newly hired employees.

08/18/08 Butting heads at the border Last week a 10-year U.S. Border Patrol veteran shot and wounded a man in the left buttocks who assaulted agents at a violent stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border.

08/17/08 Border Patrol Event Attracts Immigrant Protest A U.S. Customs and Border Protection recruitment event in downtown Rochester Saturday was the target of an immigrant rights demonstration

08/16/08 N.C. Community Colleges Closed to Illegal Immigrants North Carolina's community colleges will remain closed to illegal immigrants, at least until officials can review how other states handle the issue

08/16/08 Los Angeles, Signatures for Jamiel's Law sought Volunteers will collect signatures at 19 Los Angeles locations Saturday for an initiative that would allow Los Angeles police officers to arrest gang members who are in the country illegally

08/15/08 Latino numbers booming in S.C South Carolina continues to have the country’s fastest-growing Latino population, despite a slowing economy and a tougher crackdown on illegal immigrants. According to Census data from 2006-07 released this week, South Carolina ranked first among states in per capita growth; North Carolina was third, with Tennessee between them. The new arrivals come not only from Mexico and Central and South ...

08/15/08 42 Illegal Immigrants workers Arrested at Dulles airport In the second raid in Loudoun in less than six months, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 42 illegal immigrants at Dulles International Airport yesterday morning. ICE agents arrested the men just inside the airport grounds.

08/14/08 When illegals kill "Where you from?" An illegal alien from Mexico, Pedro Espinoza, allegedly asked that of Jamiel Shaw Jr., 17 – before Espinoza shot and killed him.

08/14/08 Sheriff takes illegal immigration sweeps to the west Last week, he promised he's do things differently and he did. Sheriff Joe Arpaio vowed to stop illegal immigrants but this time he went west to the Surprise and El Mirage area. His first ever human smuggling and illegal immigration operation in the west Valley began around four o'clock Wednesday.

08/13/08 NC Illegal immigrants found making military parachutes  Calling it a possible threat to national security, federal immigration agents raided a parachute manufacturing company in Asheville on Tuesday

08/13/08 Los Angeles,  Program to Find Illegal Immigrants in Jails Approved A program intended to root out illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County jails will start specifically targeting gang members, following a vote Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. On a motion by Supervisor Michael Antonovich, the board voted to direct Sheriff Lee Baca to modify his department's agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure that known gang members receive ...

08/12/08 America not good enough for Obama's children Asked in Elkhart, Ind., by a 7-year-old little girl, why he wanted to be president, Barack Obama answered: "Because I don't believe that America is what it could be [or] what it once was – and I don't want that for my little girls."

08/11/08 What Part Of The Word 'Illegal' Is Confusing To People In Hartford- Hartford soon may join New Haven in becoming a “sanctuary city,” a city where illegal aliens are sheltered against enforcement of immigration

08/10/08 AZ, Arpaio plans another illegal immigration, crime sweep 100 posse members and sheriff's deputies will hit the street within the next seven days for another major illegal immigration and crime sweep.

08/09/08 Consulate cautions Mexican nationals at O'Hare The Mexican Consulate in Chicago issued a warning Friday evening to Mexican nationals to carry proper identification and be cautious when arriving or going to meet relatives or friends at the world's second busiest airport.

08/08/09 AZ 9 killed, 10 hurt as illegal aliens packed SUV rolls on Rte. 79 south of Florence A sport utility vehicle carrying 19 illegal immigrants rolled over early Thursday north of Tucson, killing nine people and injuring the 10 other occupants.

08/08/08 Mexican  troops pulled guns on a US agent   Four men dressed in Mexican military clothing briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint early Sunday morning on the Arizona side of the Mexican border.

08/08/08 Rep. Gutierrez’s(D-IL) Comparison of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Gestapo is Slap in the Face to Rule of Law,  Adopting the rhetoric of the radical left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) explicitly compared the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to those of Nazi Germanys most infamous secret police force, the Gestapo.

08/08/08 OK, Census figures show Hispanic population growth The figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau show the Hispanic population increased in all but 2 of the state's counties with 10,000 or more population from 2006 to 2007

08/07/08 Fed sweep targets aliens with records Federal law enforcement has commenced a sweep of illegal aliens in the Boston area, which an immigration official says is targeted at people with criminal records. "I...

08/07/08 2 Illegal Aliens admit bare-handed killing Two illegal aliens from Mexico have pleaded guilty to separate roles in the killing of a man inside an abandoned house in Montville in 2006

08/06/08 No illegal immigrants sign up for self-deportation Charlotte is among five U.S. cities selected to participate in Operation Scheduled Departure, a pilot program to encourage some illegal immigrants to turn themselves in for deportation.

08/05/08 Family battles illegal immigrant ID theft all the way to Washington It started with a speeding ticket. Then it was a worker's comp claim the real Lora Costner never filed. Then it was a letter saying the Costners owed nearly $8,000 in back taxes.

08/05/08 Mexican Police, Migrant Smugglers Trade Gunfire on Mexico Southern Border  Two people are dead after a shootout between Mexican police and smugglers driving a truck packed with

08/04/08 Illegal immigrant arrested 5 times before feds topo0ld If Mayor Gavin Newsom is serious about tightening up San Francisco's sanctuary laws, he might want to take a look at the case of Marco Martinez - a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has been arrested by police five times in the past year and...

08/04/08 Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news Spanish-speaking news outlets all across the country have grown to become major players in their markets and all trends indicate that growth is only going to continue

08/03/08 Fake border patrol agent still on the run A fake border patrol agent is scamming some South Austin people out of thousands of dollars. According to Austin Police 35-year old Roberto Diosdado an illegal immigrant posed as a a border patrol agent, promising visas for $10,000.

08/02/08 Illegal immigration declines, report says  percent decline since a historic peak last August, an immigration research group in Washington said in a report released Wednesday.The report, by Steven A. Camarota and Karen Jensenius of the Center for Immigration Studies, found "strong indications" that stepped-up enforcement by immigration authorities had played a major role in the decline 

08/01/08 Tide of illegal immigrants now being reversed Some 1.3 million illegal immigrants have left the United States since Congress failed to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the summer of 2007. If the trend continues, according to a new study, the nation's illegal population will drop by half in the next five years.

08/01/08 AZ, Officer assaulted by illegal immigrant A Department of Public Safety officer was assaulted by an illegal immigrant following a traffic stop Thursday, the agency said Friday.

07/31/08 U.S. to launch program allowing illegal immigrants not wanted in crimes to turn themselves in Santa Ana and San Diego are among five cities where people who have been ordered deported can surrender from Aug. 5 to Aug. 22 to avoid being arrested and detained. Federal authorities are launching a pilot program next month to allow noncriminal illegal immigrants with final deportation orders to surrender rather than face possible arrest and detention.

07/31/08 Study: Illegal aliens number decline The number of illegal immigrants in the USA has fallen sharply as state and federal officials intensify a crackdown on undocumented migrants and jobs grow scarce in the faltering economy, according to a report Wednesday by a group that advocates reduced immigration

07/30/08 AZ, Sherrif Arpaio hits back at Phoenix Mayor Gordon after racial claims On Tuesday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio released a completed investigation of a racial profiling claim made by Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.

07/30/08 Major Drop house Bust in Phoenix Another drop house found in the valley Tuesday morning and this one is a big one. Police say dozens of suspected illegal aliens were found inside a home near 59th avenue and Thomas. Alexis Vance has the latest.

07/29/08 Prison terms for border agents Ramos and Compean  upheld  The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld most of the convictions against former agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, including those that resulted in their lengthy sentences

07/28/06 Fake immigration letter scares illegal immigrants A fake letter sent to at least one illegal immigrant demands that she turn herself in to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) workers

07/27/08 Sanctuary church movement could come to Tucson There's a new movement becoming increasingly visible around the country: Churches sheltering illegal immigrants facing deportation

07/26/08 CA, Anti-illegal-immigration group's sign back up on I-5 The San Diego Minutemen had sued to force Caltrans to return their Adopt-a-Highway sign to a location near the San Clemente Border Patrol checkpoint.

07/26/08 AZ, Illegal immigration trashing Southern Arizona desert- It's the impact of illegal immigration rarely talked about. One look at pictures from the southern Arizona desert shows human smugglers and immigrants turning the desert into a wasteland.

07/26/08 'Sanctuary city' no haven for San Francisco family's grief A third-generation resident says city officials are responsible for the slayings of his brother-in-law and nephews, allegedly by an undocumented Salvadoran immigrant.

07/25/08 I-10 rollover, series of collisions injure 18 A minivan packed with illegal immigrants rolled Thursday on Interstate 10, causing a series of collisions. The accidents injured at least 18 people, five of whom remain hospitalized in critical condition

07/25/08 Mexico wants U.S. to cover flood Mexico has lodged a formal complaint against the United States for flood damage it claims was caused by a concrete barrier erected by the Border Patrol in a storm-water tunnel beneath Nogales

07/23/08 San Francisco's Gavin Newsome flunks Isaac Newton After a triple homicide by an illegal alien in dapper Gavin’s sanctuary city, he said that the killings happened “…because the system is broken.” He then proceeded, quite audaciously, to blame “…every elected federal official” for the murders.

07/23/08 WV,Illegals Arrested Working Federal Job Site Marshall County authorities bust several illegal aliens working at a federally-funded job site.

07/22/08 Murder Suspect Was Protected By San Francisco Sanctuary Policy Ramos, an illegal alien , had been convicted of two other felonies as a juvenile but was never deported due to San Francisco's status as a sanctuary city

07/22/08 Authorities tried to lock up, deport shooter who killed Fort Myers police officer How? That question is on the minds of police, residents and government officials in the case of Abel Arango, the Cuban refugee who shot and killed a Fort Myers police officer last week.

07/22/08 KY, Residents file lawsuit to stop government entities from providing benefits to illegal immigrants Some Lexington residents filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday morning that could affect the way local governments in Kentucky provide services to illegal immigrants.

07/21/08 PA, Hazleton mayor named Pa.'s Mayor of the Year Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, who is best known for a local crackdown on illegal immigration, has been named Mayor of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Mayors Association.

07/20/08 Immigration pulls McCain two ways At a recent John McCain town hall meeting in Bucks County, Pa., a woman began her question to the Republican presidential candidate with a complaint: "Why, as an American, do I have to push a button to speak English?"

07/18/08 Border volunteer- Illegal immigration at crisis level  America faces an illegal immigration crisis, a Longview member of the Texas Border Volunteers said Thursday.

07/18/08 Cubans heading to U.S. -- via Mexico A crackdown on smugglers bringing migrants to Florida shores has caused a shift westward of the illegal traffic. In the face of a U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration in the waters between Cuba and Florida, Mexican authorities have reported a surge in detentions of Cubans as quick-moving smugglers shift their routes westward.

07/17/08 Immigration agents arrest 31 in courthouse sweep About 20 cleaning workers from Central and South America remained in custody Wednesday after a sweep of six Rhode Island courthouses that targeted illegal immigrants, including some who investigators said used fake names and Social...

07/17/08 Illegal aliens hired at 11 Reno McDonald's A McDonald's franchisee with 11 outlets in and around Reno, Nev., pleaded guilty Wednesday to hiring illegal aliens, U.S. prosecutors said.

07/16/08 Fed crackdown on Utah gangs nets 50 illegal alien arrests Federal and state law-enforcement officials gathered to announce a massive roundup of gang members who are in the country illegally. Over the past two months, officials say Operation Community Shield resulted in the arrests of about 50 Mexican nationals involved in gang activity in Utah

07/16/08 Operation Jump Start officially comes to a close A federal initiative that placed National Guardsmen along the New Mexico border to crack down on immigration and drug trafficking officially ended Tuesday.

07/16/08 AZ, DPS says it's helping in fight against illegal immigration The Arizona Department of Public Safety says it's doing its part in the fight against illegal immigration. Harold Sanders with DPS said, since 2003, the state agency has turned over more than 25,000 illegal immigrants to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

07/15/08 Obama- Immigration enforcement equals terror Sen. Barack Obama, speaking to the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza yesterday, pumped up the crowd by describing how Hispanic communities are "terrorized" by government immigration officers.

07/15/08 McCain rejects Obama attack on immigration Republican presidential hopeful John McCain defended himself on Monday against charges from Democrat Barack Obama that he adopted a more aggressive stance against illegal immigration for political purposes.a

07/14/08 Human-smuggling rings change tactics Mexican human-smuggling rings are sidestepping Arizona's campaign to choke off their pipeline of illegal cash as they collect billions of dollars for sneaking illegal immigrants into the state.

07/13/08 'Why don't they arrest her-' Immigration officials talk about illegal immigrants in sanctuary It's a quandary for authorities. Illegal immigrants inform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and then openly defy deportation orders by taking sanctuary in churches.

07/13/08 Neb. Republicans oppose state tuition for aliens Nebraska Republicans have voted for a resolution to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. The resolution approved Saturday at the state party’s convention calls on the Legislature to rescind the granting of the benefits for noncitizens.

07/12/08 Deportations up 40 percent in Pacific Northwest Deportations from Washington, Oregon and Alaska have spiked by nearly 40 percent, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday.

07/10/08 Border Patrol agents make significant arrests Border Patrol Agents from the Tucson Sector arrest a criminal with gang affiliations near Douglas, Arizona, while Agents from the Willcox Station arrest a convicted sex offender in there area of operations.

07/10/08 AR,Ballot measure to deny AR benefits to illegal aliens coming up short  Supporters of a ballot measure aimed at denying state benefits for illegal immigrants say they are at least 10,000 signatures short of putting the issue before voters this fall.

07/09/08 Obama, not McCain, stresses immigration at LULAC meet Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Tuesday promised Hispanic activists that he would make comprehensive immigration reform a priority in his first term and slammed his GOP rival, John McCain, for backing away from the hot-button issue.

07/08/08 Hispanics press McCain, Obama on immigration, federal employment A leading Hispanic organization is demanding assurances from the two major presidential candidates that they'll push for comprehensive immigration revisions and dramatically increase Hispanic representation in the federal government.

07/08/08 Arizona towns hurt as gangs see smuggling profit Walls get tagged with graffiti. Cars get shot up in drive-by shootings. Youngsters flash gang signs and battle with bricks, sticks, bats and pipes in the local park over turf.

07/07/08 Feds catch more who come back after being deported South Carolina politicians have long complained that some illegal immigrants have viewed the nation's borders as a revolving door, that deportation is only a temporary setback.

07/06/08 Feds want employers to voluntarily check Social Security numbers The last sweeping immigration measure passed by Congress — the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 — ordered employers to maintain a record, called an I-9 form, demonstrating that they examined specific documents to check their workers' identity and work authorization.

07/05/08 Black, Hispanic gangs kill each other over turf Latino gang members were hunting for black people in the Harbor Gateway community of Los Angeles. Age was not a factor. Neither was gender

07/05/08 McCain to advocate free trade in Latin America John McCain portrayed free trade Tuesday as a win-win proposition for the U.S. and its Latin American economic partners, but labor leaders said it’s been a big loser for Rust Belt voters

07/04/08 McCain woos Catholic, Latino voters on Mexican visit Republican presidential hopeful John McCain visited the Basilica of Guadalupe, home to Mexico's most revered icon, a stop likely aimed at Roman Catholics and Mexican-Americans voters in the United States.

07/03/08 San Francisco to Halt 'Sanctuary' Policy  -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that the city would begin handing over for deportation juvenile illegal immigrants with drug convictions, reversing a controversial policy of flying the youths back to their home countries at the city's expense.

0702/08 Texas Man Cleared of Shooting Burglars Joe Horn fatally shot two illegal aliens he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home. On Monday a Texas grand jury cleared Horn of any wrongdoing in the shootings.

07/02/08 Illegal immigration issue can be political poison Like Social Security reform, illegal immigration has become a third rail for American politicians. Touching it from any side can endanger their very careers.

07/01/08 CA,O.C. anti-illegal immigration activists reject McCain, Obama YOU VOTE: Dissatisfied with both candidates, illegal immigration foes seek third party and Congressional candidates to carry their torch. What do you think?

07/01/08 All illegal alien crack-dealers fly free! San Francisco is now providing free, taxpayer-funded plane tickets home for illegal aliens – with an open invitation to visit again.

06/30/08 White House rivals spar for Hispanic vote WASHINGTON: Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama called for immigration reform on Saturday as they courted America’s ever-growing Latino voting population.

06/29/08 Job 1 will be immigration, McCain and Obama tell Latino group John McCain and Barack Obama each pledged Saturday to make overhauling immigration laws a priority as they courted influential Hispanic leaders who could be pivotal in key swing states like Florida.

06/29/08 Dan Walters: Immigration, population and politics California had about 27 million residents when Californians for Population Stabilization was formed in 1986 to raise alarms about the impacts of continued population growth in what was already the nation's most populous state.

06/27/08 AZ, Day laborer bill defeated in the Senate Associated Press - June 26, 2008 7:14 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Senate has again rejected a bill prohibiting day laborers from seeking work on public streets and sidewalks and private

06/26/08 Most Utahns stand behind get-tough immigration bill A new poll suggests that three in four Utahns want the state Legislature to keep in place a new get-tough immigration measure and just over half want to make the law even tougher.

06/26/08 Los Angeles, Judge Rejects Bid to Let Police Check Immigration Status The policy has come under scrutiny in recent months after the killing of a high school football star, Jamiel Shaw , who the police say was murdered by an illegal immigrant who is a member of a gang. The victim’s parents are seeking to have the policy overturned, a city councilman has been seeking a similar change to the directive, known as Special Order 40.

06/26/08 Task Force Takes Down Los Angeles-Area Gang A multi-agency task force of about 350 law enforcement officers served warrants today against gang members indicted for murders, drug trafficking, carjackings, home invasion robberies and witness intimidation, police said

06/25/08 Tancredo takes McCain to task on immigration Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado drew attention early in the Republican primaries as a champion of securing our nation's borders against illegal crossing and fighting against amnesty for illegal immigrants.

06/24/08 SC. More illegal aliens in prisons South Carolina's prisons hold 369 illegal immigrants sentenced for murder, rape, robbery and other offenses, a population that has nearly doubled in the past five years, state prison officials say.

06/ 23/08 Illegal immigration, drug trafficking on rise along I-80 Motorists traveling Interstate 80 would likely be stunned if they knew how much criminal activity was riding along the highway with them

06/23/08 Controlling Border Important for Most Americans Adults in the United States have a clear idea of what the most important goal of their immigration policy should be, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 63 per cent of respondents believe gaining control of the border should be a priority, while 28 per cent would prefer to legalize the status of undocumented workers already living in the United States.

06/21/08 POLL: What do you think of proposal to ask immigration agents to ease up on local businesses? Three mayors want federal agents to focus more on criminals and employers who exploit workers.

06/20/08 Court hearing under way in Los Angeles athlete murder case A woman testified Wednesday that she saw a Hispanic man shoot her neighbor, a black teenager, in a slaying that has once more brought to the fore issues of race and immigration in a hugely diverse city.

06/20/08 Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa, Oakland Mayor Dellums and Seattle Mayor Nickels fight immigration raids at businesses Three West Coast mayors are asking the leaders of other cities to take a stand against workplace immigration raids that they say hurt local economies and may force companies to relocate

06/19/08 Arpaio claims 1,000th arrest under smuggling law  The number of suspected illegal immigrants arrested under the state’s felony human smuggling law surpassed 1,000 when Maricopa County deputies arrested 25 suspects earlier this week

06/19/08 Officials- Border Arrests Spike Dramatically  According to officials, Border Patrol agents made 73 percent more arrests of illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexican border in March than they did the same time last year.

06/18/08 More Illegal Crossings Are Criminal Cases, Group Says Criminal prosecutions of immigrants by federal authorities surged to a record high in March, as immigration cases accounted for the majority of all new federal criminal cases brought nationwide that month.

06/17/08 Comparing Bush and McCain Democrats say that electing John McCain would bring the equivalent of a third Bush term, while Republicans say these charges are just political spin. Here is where Mr. McCain and Mr. Bush stand on key issues

06/16/08 Reports say illegal U.S. entry not difficult Undercover investigators testing how tough it is to cross the borders into the U.S. had a better than nine-in-10 chance of pulling it off using oral assertions and counterfeit identification, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office report.

06/15/08 AZ, Sherrif Arpaio gets $25K for illegal immigration fight People donated more than $25,000 to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office last month following news that the governor had taken away some of the agency's funds to fight illegal immigration.

06/14/08 Sen Menendez accuses immigration agents of 'witch hunt' Sen. Bob Menendez accused immigration enforcement agents Wednesday of ignoring the rights of some citizens and legal immigrants because they speak Spanish or have dark skin

06/13/08 Judicial supremacy strikes in Oklahoma The elected representatives in Oklahoma passed a law to stem the tide of illegal immigrants and, faster than you can say "judicial supremacy," a federal judge blocked its enforcement. The court suspended key sections of the law even before it was due to take effect on July

06/13/08 WI, 8 illegal immigrant gang members captured in Sheboygan Eight illegal immigrants with gang ties have been arrested in Sheboygan County, the Wisconsin attorney general announced this morning

06/12/08 National Guard wrapping up its Border duty The last National Guard soldiers assigned to protect the U.S.-Mexican border will arrive in Arizona from Guam at the end of next week. They will leave by July 15 in the final act of a two-year mission that has been widely credited with making the border more secure

06/11/08 Immigration Issue Doesn't Divide McCain, Obama Morning Edition , June 10, 2008 · In recent years, public debate over illegal immigration has been passionate, divisive and loud, and it has provided plentiful fodder as a wedge issue for politicians, especially Republicans

06/11/08 Idaho, Mexican consulate set to open this year Mexican consulate is expected to open here within the next six months, despite an Idaho congressman's plea to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earlier this year to first guarantee the office wouldn't aid illegal immigrants.Supporters say the consulate will help serve a significant -- and growing -- Hispanic population in Idaho as it provides services to thousands of residents who .

 06/10/08 U.S.-Mexican officials meet to discuss joint efforts U.S. and Mexican officials met Monday to learn how to share information in their effort to disrupt the smuggling of weapons into Mexico from the United States.

06/10/08 US to erect more 'virtual' border fences US officials announced plans for more high-tech border fencing and rules making it harder for federal contractors to hire illegal workers, but said on Monday it would take another three years to declare victory in immigration control.

06/10/08 OK, Hispanic leaders praise HB 1804 blockage Hispanic community leaders expressed their moral support and gratitude for a temporary injunction against House Bill 1804 on Monday at the state Capitol. U.S. District Judge Robin J. Cauthron last week temporarily reversed a requirement for businesses to verify the legal status of workers. This provision of HB 1804, the state's sweeping immigration law, was to take effect July 1. The judge's ...

06/09/08 Identity theft growing in undocumented job market Undocumented workers increasingly are turning to identity theft to gain access to jobs as technology and training make it harder for forged documents to pass muster, experts say.Buying fraudulent documents costs anywhere from $100 to thousands of dollars.Generally speaking, you get what you pay for, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Tim Counts said."Sometimes the documents will only

06/08/08 U.S.-born children feel effects of immigration raids According to the report, about 5 million children in the U.S. have an illegal parent and two-thirds of those children are U.S. citizens

06/08/08 Landlord Sued Over Renting To Illegal Immigrants A group opposed to illegal immigration is using federal anti-corruption laws to sue a New Jersey property manager for allegedly renting apartments to undocumented immigrants.

06/06/2008 MO State lawmakers crack down on illegal immigration The Missouri Legislature passed an illegal immigration bill that addresses the issue on several fronts.

06/05/08 Latino Immigrants Hit by Jobs Shortage The loss of construction jobs by immigrants from Latin America contributed to a spike in unemployment among all Latino workers to 6.5 percent, compared with 4.7 percent unemployment for non-Latino workers.

06/05/08 Oklahoma Immigration Law Runs Into Judge's Skepticism A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of an Oklahoma law targeting illegal immigration, saying the measures are probably unconstitutional.

06/04/08 SC,Immigration legislation: Latinos asks S.C. to reconsider On the eve of Gov. Mark Sanford’s signing an immigration bill into law, a dozen Latino residents from Charleston staged a protest at the State House. Holding handmade posters, the group made one last effort Tuesday to fight back the bill that would regulate businesses’ hiring practices and bar illegal immigrants from attending state colleges. “We’re here one more time to say, ‘Reconsider it

06/04/08 Customs Officer Indicted on Bribery Charges A Customs and Border Protection officer for the Department of Homeland Security was indicted Tuesday on charges of taking bribes to smuggle illegal immigrants and marijuana over the border.

06/03/08 An illegal immigrant allegedly rapes a Jacksonville woman An illegal immigrant is in jail for allegedly raping a Jacksonville woman. 25-year old Juventino Pizano was arrested Saturday morning

06/01/08 Albany NY More bilingual education may be on the way The fact: Every year, more than 50 kindergartners enroll in Albany schools needing help learning English.

05/30/08 NC Senate race centers on illegal-immigration issue Illegal immigration is emerging as a top issue in this year's U.S. Senate race in North Carolina.

05/30/08 IL Illegal immigrant mystery health tab As the state's unpaid medical bills continue to climb, Illinois has enrolled thousands of undocumented immigrant children into Gov. Rod Blagojevich's All Kids insurance program, yet officials don't know how much taxpayers are spending on their care.

05/29/08 Border governors head to Mexico amid wave of violence Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday will join governors from both sides of the border in Mexico City to push for more action on crime-fighting and border security, a visit that comes as Mexico is facing unprecedented violence.

05/28/08 LA County Supervisors Pledged to Deal With Illegal Immigrant Gangsters The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors pledged Tuesday to deal with illegal immigrant gang members. The family of slain high school football player Jamiel Shaw Jr. appeared at Tueday's Board of Supervisors meeting to deliver a tearful plea for support of the so-called Jamiel's Law, which would deny "sanctuary city" protection to illegal aliens in the city of Los Angeles.

05/27/08 Border agent corruption cases on rise  The smuggler in the public-service announcement sat handcuffed in prison garb, full of bravado and shrugging off the danger of bringing illegal immigrants across the border.

05/27/08 Rule endangers Conservative talk radio English First warned fans of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dr. James Dobson and other syndicated talk shows that a proposed FCC regulation would drive their favorite programs off the air.

05/26/08 Group started to give sanctuary to illegal immigrants A group of faith-driven activists is trying to organize a network to help illegal immigrants who fear new local immigration-related laws and massive raids

05/25/08 Mexican town offers illegal immigration simulation adventure Every Saturday night, dozens of the several hundred remaining villagers take part in the Caminata. Many work as costumed performers impersonating Border Patrol agents, fellow migrants and masked coyotes, the Mexican guides who escort migrants for a fee. 

05/25/08 GA, Counties find loopholes to issue license plates to illegal immigrants Illegal immigrants can still get a license plate in Fulton County despite a state law that tightened access to tags.

05/24/08 More entrant criminals face deportation The U.S. this year will mark for deportation more than 200,000 illegal immigrant criminals, a 22 percent increase from 164,000 in 2007, a senior Bush administration official said.

05/23/08 No way, José! DUI illegals treated as 'special' Some illegal immigrants may have found a way to ensure they will never lose their driver's licenses for drunk driving in California – even if they can't read.

05/23/08 Senate bill backs border security A bill passed Thursday by the U.S. Senate would provide $90 million to supplement budgets of border-area law enforcement agencies. This is an emergency bill that would also provide $15 million to help stop the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico

05/22/08 Juan Quintero didn't expect to be spared after slaying Houston police officer  Almost two years ago, Juan Leonardo Quintero predicted in a jail house interview that he would be sent to the death chamber for shooting Houston police officer Rodney Johnson. "I was wrong," he said Wednesday from a Harris County jail a day after he was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole.

05/21/08 In Los Angeles Black Football Star's Murder Spurs Immigration Law  In March, 17-year-old Jamiel Shaw Jr. was gunned down outside his home in South Central Los Angeles. The man accused in the fatal shooting is an alleged illegal immigrant gang member. Now, Shaw's family is fighting to pass a measure which would allow police to ask crime suspects about their immigration status.

05/21/08  Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe Opposes Illegal Immigration Measure Gov. Mike Beebe says he opposes a ballot measure, aimed at illegal immigrants, which would require government agencies to verify that everbody seeking public benefits in the state is a legal U.S. resident.

05/21/08 ICE chief Myers calls on companies to help stop illegal immigration The government cannot stop illegal immigration on its own, Julie Myers, the head of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, said in Kansas City.

05/20/08 The US senate will debate a Bill offers work visas for illegals The Senate dives back into the immigration debate this week, with a possible vote looming on a measure that would give temporary visas to farm workers who are in the United States illegally.

05/19/08 Why McCain must lose Despite the group's penchant for mislabeling others as much as it mislabels itself, a dispatch did quote me accurately as saying: "All things being equal, I'd rather watch the Democrats destroy America for the next four years, holding out hope that a new kind of Republican leadership might arise to fight back in 2012

05/18/08 Border Patrol teams up with customs for first time in AZ Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection are teaming up with U.S. Border Patrol agents to jointly man both inland checkpoints and border crossings in Arizona that once were the exclusive domain of the respective agencies. 

05/18/08 AZ Governor fund diversion illegal- Sheriff  Arpaio said the governor, along with officials in Phoenix and Maricopa County, “conspired to take away ... money that the stat Legislature and the (county) Board of Supervisors approved specifically to enforce illegal immigration.’’ He said Napolitano’ decision to create the felony warrant tax force is “a cover-up , money my office needs.

05/17/08 Mexicans arrested at filthy 'drop house' charged with harboring illegal immigrants Three Mexican men held dozens of illegal immigrants in a squalid "drop house" in South Los Angeles, where one woman was raped and others say they were threatened with sexual assault, authorities said Friday.

05/17/08 Border Patrol agent J. Huizar Accused of Smuggling Illegal Immigrants Border Patrol agent Jesus Huizar along with two other people are sitting in jail charged with smuggling more than 100 illegals

05/16/08 Guest-worker legislation slipped into Iraq spending bill Two of California's most immigrant-dependent industries — agriculture and Silicon Valley — are pushing narrow measures through Congress in an effort to get foreign workers at opposite ends of the labor market, people who pick vegetables and the post graduate engineers and scientists of Silicon Valley.

05/13/08 Illegal Immigrants and Government Benefits in Washington The number of Hispanics living in Washington is growing. The largest concentration is in Pasco with 70%.

05/13/08 300 arrested in immigration raid at northeastern Iowa meat plant  Federal immigration agents raided a northeastern Iowa meat processing plant today, arresting more than 300 people and housing many of them at a converted fairgrounds

05/13/08 Republicans and Democrats on Immigration There is an estimated 10 to 20 million illegal aliens in this country. In California alone, there are about 3 million illegal immigrants and it is said to cost around 9 billion dollars year to take care of them

05/12/08 TX New mayor says top priority is ridding Carrollton of illegal immigrants Look for the fight against illegal immigration to intensify in Dallas' northwest suburbs. Carrollton's next mayor, Ron Branson, said Sunday that he'll begin working immediately to rid the city of illegal immigrants.

05/10/08 Boeing to put 2nd 'virtual fence' on border, citing success of 1st  A Boeing Co. official in charge of the government's heavily criticized "virtual fence" project said a second section is planned on the Arizona-Mexico border, and a third could be tested near Detroit by the end of the year.

05/10/08  Mexican national gets 10 years in prison in hostage-taking case A Mexican man involved in human smuggling was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for holding some of his clients hostage at a Tucson home.

05/09/08 Mexican Consulate office could open this year in Idaho Whenever the mobile Mexican Consulate comes to Twin Falls, the 200 appointment slots fill in one day with more people waiting for help. So a Mexican Consulate office opening in Boise was good news to Hugo Mendoza with the Community Council of Idaho in Twin Falls.

05/08/08 Immigration Agents Arrest 33 Workers in Raid at Site of New U.S. Courthouse Federal immigration agents raided the construction site of a new federal courthouse in Richmond on Monday, arresting 33 workers on charges of violating federal immigration laws and being in the United States illegally, officials said yesterday.

05/08/08 Opinion, Letter: The true cost of illegal immigrants  Listed below are the costs to the legal taxpayers of the U.S. for illegal aliens in all facets of their effect on our economy. Please publish this as my letter advising our legal citizens why they had to send so many dollars to Washington on April 15

05/07/08 CA,Study: 25% of LA's Welfare Goes to Illegal Aliens L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich says the county spends more than $1 billion a year on benefits to illegals.

05/06/08 Fake documents for immigrants swamp Houston Illegal immigrants fearful of being caught in stepped-up workplace raids are fueling a growing market for phony immigration and work documents.

05/06/08 McCain- Focus on illegal immigration hurt GOP's image Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said the focus on illegal immigration during the Republican primary season harmed his party's image among Hispanics.

05/05/08 Give us your tired, but at what cost- Immigration involves more than just crossing borders. It goes beyond finding a place to work in one's new country. It often requires health care, education, and feeding one's family. And that's where many opponents of illegal immigration say America is spending too much on families living in the U.S. illegally

05/04/08 Crackdown slows down migrants The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home

05/04/08 Tables turned in immigration flap Neighbors say Mexico is guilty of a double standard when it comes to treatment of illegal migrants While Mexican immigrants led the charge in Chicago and other cities Thursday to push the U.S. government to treat illegal immigrants more humanely, the same demands for immigrant rights are festering in Mexico. The Tribune's Oscar Avila reports

05/03/08 Border Patrol takes it easy on 'back-and-forth' immigrants  A group of women and children — all Indians from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca — have no interest in staying in the United States. All they want to do is panhandle outside El Paso businesses, using the children as lures. At the end of a productive day, they wait for the Border Patrol to come pick them up and drive them back to the border

05/02/08 Rally for Illegal immigrant rights Thousands of immigrants and supporters carrying flags and chanting, " Sí, se puede, " ("Yes, we can") marched

05/02/08  IL,Smaller crowd of marchers aims for bigger role in politics The crowd of marchers that stepped off before noon in Chicago today to draw attention to immigrant rights was significantly smaller than the hundreds of thousands who thronged the city two years ago, but organizers and marchers said their energy is more focused

05/02/08 Traffic Stops Yield Illegal Immigrants Phoenix During one 30-minute period, three traffic stops resulted in the detention of 38 suspected illegal immigrants, Yavapai County sheriff's deputies say.

05/02/08 Tight border, economy slow illegal immigration The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home. A U.S. crackdown is causing the longest and most significant drop in illegal migration from Mexico since the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials say the U.S. economic downturn, tighter

05/02/08 SC Lawmakers On Verge Of Passing "Illegal Immigration Reform Act" A lot of you have told your state lawmakers that doing something about illegal immigration is the most important issue this year

05/01/08 Revamped LA Police Tactics to be Tested at Immigrant Rally Tens of thousands of marchers are expected to make their way throug  h downtown Los Angeles and MacArthur Park Thursday in support of illegal immigrants' rights, one year after a similar march ended in a chaotic collision between demonstrators, police and some news reporters. But Los Angeles Police Department officials insisted they are well- prepared for this year's event and expected it to be peaceful.

05/01/08 Hispanics lead pace in diverse nation The United States grew steadily more diverse last year, with Hispanics holding on to their rank as the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority group—a trend with far-reaching implications for American politics and Immigration policies.

05/01/08 Census- More than 150k Hispanics live in Arkansas More than 150,000 Hispanics now live in Arkansas, nearly double the population that the state had seven years ago, new U.S. Census Bureau estimates show

April 2008

• 04/30/08 Immigration activists hope marches resonate with voters Immigration activists and civil rights leaders are gearing up for rallies and marches in cities across the nation, hoping to revive the stagnant immigration debate in time for the presidential election.

  04/29/08 Napolitano vetoes bill on illegal immigration Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed legislation Monday to require police departments and sheriff’s deputies to do more to crack down on illegal immigration despite its bipartisan support.

  04/29/08 Supreme Court says states can demand photo ID for voting  States can require voters to produce photo identification, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, upholding a Republican-inspired law that Democrats say will keep some poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots.

  04/28/07 Amateurs use video cameras to watch the border for illegals At least a couple of times a week, Ernie Kubr gets off the night shift and fires up his computer at his home in Nebraska so that he can watch for illegal immigrants trying to slip across the Arizona desert 1,400 miles away

  04/27/08 Border Patrol agents can fire paintballs at rock-throwers Some U.S. Border Patrol agents along the Mexican border are packing paintball rifles, but they're not being used for games

  04/26/08 Immigration march, rally lose momentum Two years ago, Salvador García didn't hesitate when organizers of a pro-immigration march in San Antonio called on business owners to support their effort by closing for the day to join the crowd

  04/25/08 Test run for census scaled back The Census Bureau has scaled back its dress rehearsal for the once-a-decade national head count, raising fears thousands of soldiers, immigrants and other hard-to-reach people will go uncounted when the population survey is conducted in 2010.

  04/24/08 Hispanics in Congress knock Democratic leaders The Congressional Hispanic Caucus denounced House Democratic leaders Wednesday as "spineless" and little better than Republicans for failing to take on comprehensive immigration reform

  04/24/08 US wants airlines to collect tourists' biometrics The United States government said this week it wants airlines and cruise liners to take biometric data from foreigners leaving the country under new plans aimed at fighting terrorism and illegal immigration.

  04/23/08 Virtual fence on Mexican border deemed insufficient The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted “virtual fence” on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said.

  04/22/08 U.S. to Insist That Travel Industry Get Fingerprints The U.S. government today will order commercial airlines and cruise lines to prepare to collect digital fingerprints of all foreigners before they depart the country under a security initiative that the industry has condemned as costly and burdensome.

• 04/21/08 'A Day Without Latinos' march set For the third year in a row, Voces de La Frontera is organizing "A Day Without Latinos" march on May 1, part of a national effort to push for comprehensive immigration reform

  04/21/08 The Catch-22 of Immigration Reform Law-abiding citizens and documented immigrants have nothing to fear from a national database. Illegal immigrants do. The database is a small price for ...

  04/20/08 Activist says Special Order 40 has shackled Los Angeles police For Sterling "Ernie" Norris, Special Order 40 is a barrier to effective policing in Los Angeles. Modifying the rules is not enough, he argues. Special Order 40 must be killed

  04/19/08 Dean calls on McCain to denounce Tancredo Sen. John McCain must denounce Rep. Tom Tancredo's exhortation to the pope to stay out of the illegal immigration debate in the U.S., says Howard Dean, the Democratic National Committee chairman.

  04/18/08 Bratton- LAPD's Policy on Illegal Immigrants Misunderstood Police Chief William Bratton said in remarks published Thursday that the LAPD's policy on dealing with illegal immigrants is widely misunderstood, even by some police officers, and that he would clarify it in the coming weeks. Bratton defended the basic intent of Special Order 40, which prohibits officers from initiating contact with individuals just to determine if they are illegal immigrants, ...

  04/18/08 Capital Area Groups Unite to Fight Illegal Immigration Ten groups from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., are teaming up to fight illegal immigration in the capital area

  04/17/08 Hundreds arrested in immigration raids at Pilgrim's Pride plants Federal agents arrested hundreds of people Wednesday in raids at Pilgrim's Pride chicken plants in West Virginia and four other states, the latest crackdown on illegal immigrant labor at the nation's poultry producers

  04/16/08 Los Angeles Times Examines Medical Coverage For Chronically Ill Undocumented Immigrants  

  The Los Angeles Times on Sunday examined a "little known option" for undocumented immigrants in California with certain medical needs: if they notify U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that they are not U.S. citizens, they could be eligible for health care benefits through the state's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal
   
  04/16/08   In Los Angeles can  illegal alien gang members be turned over to the feds or is this too much to ask for?  

  Gang members who are also illegal immigrants would be turned over to federal authorities for deportation under a motion introduced today by a Los Angeles city councilman.

  04/15/08 NAFTA mentality hurts everyone but corporations In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was enacted affecting Mexico, the United States and Canada. Then-President Bill Clinton claimed the deal would "dramatically reduce pressures on illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States."

  04/15/08 McCain Plea to Hispanics Dismays Anti-Immigration Republicans  Arizona Senator John McCain cites his standing with his state's Hispanics as proof that he is a different kind of Republican, distinct from the illegal- immigration foes who dominate the party.

  04/14/08 Flow of illegal immigrants from Central America slows in Mexico For thousands of illegal immigrants from Central America, the journey to the U.S. starts here, on the groaning back of a freight train they call The Beast. But these days many don't get too far. Central Americans without documents now face increased security within Mexico, including checks on the train for stowaways. It's also harder for them to head north once they cross ...

  04/13/08 Feds asked to investigate Sheriff Arpaio's suppression sweeps The Anti-Defamation League is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his recent crime suppression sweeps targeting illegal immigration

  04/13/08 Defending Immigration Enforcement Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says he feels the pain of employers pinched by intensified efforts to control illegal immigration, but adds that until Congress enacts broad immigration reforms they shouldn't expect any changes in enforcement

  04/12/08 Proposal May Change LAPD Policy On Immigrants A proposal put to the Los Angeles City Council would allow police to investigate the immigration status of gang members so those in the country illegally can be reported to federal authorities. Councilman Dennis Zine's proposal comes about a month after a high school football player was fatally shot, allegedly by an illegal immigrant gang member who had just been released from jail.

  04/12/08 Missouri cannot wait for Washington to act on illegal immigration It is imperative that we pass legislation that will make Missouri's stance on illegal immigration clear and institute policies that keep our state from becoming a safe haven for illegal immigrants. This is the purpose of SB 858, a bill that received first-round approval in the Senate this week.

  04/11/08 Latino issues go beyond immigration, report says Education tops agenda, with health care, housing also priorities In an election year full of debate about Immigration enforcement, area Latino leaders say other issues affecting their communities are getting short shrift, from high school dropout rates to job training.

  04/10/08 Student hurt after taking anti-illegal immigration sign to school  Three middle school students were suspended after school officials in Athens say they hurt a classmate who brought an anti-illegal immigration poster to class.

  04/10/08 Beverly Hills Man Charged with Huge Student Visa Scam   A Beverly Hills man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he used his English language schools as a front to get student visas for Russian prostitutes and other ineligible foreigners. Behzad "Ben" Zaman, 50, was arrested by federal customs agents at the Concord English Language Center on Wilshire Boulevard near downtown

  04/09/08 Victim's kin want LA police to hunt illegal immigrant gangs The parents of a murdered high school football star urged passage Tuesday of a law requiring Los Angeles police to hunt down gang members who are illegal immigrants

  04/09/08 It is not xenophobic to want illegal aliens out of the United States at is xenophobic about wanting to preserve our country, our flag, our national anthem, our national identity and our English language? Nothing!

   
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• 04/08/08 ICE faces illegals backlog  
• 04/08/08 Border Patrol adding rescue beacons for migrants in Yuma sector 
• 04/07/08 San Francisco campaign tells illegal immigrants they are safe there
• 04/07/08 Illegal immigration debate to figure in some R.I. church services  
• 04/06/08 Absolut-ly sorry- Arizona in map of Mexico  
• 04/05/08 Tancredo reluctantly offers hand to former foe McCain
• 04/04/08 Judge allows lawsuit against illegal immigration law to proceed 
• 04/04/08 Barletta- Feds need better immigration enforcement  
• 04/03/08 Illegal Immigrants Protest Amtrak And Greyhound  
• 04/02/08 Alien Sues, Saying NYPD Called in Feds
• 04/02/08 Anti-illegal immigration groups grow in Florida
• 04/01/08 Mexico Offers Free Transport, Services to Illegal Immigrants Expelled by U.S
• 04/01/08 Mexican 'mobile consulate' runs smoothly

March 2008

• 03/31/08 Feds still struggle with illegal immigration
• 03/30/08 MS-13 gang seen as growing threat  
• 03/29/08 Agents Arrest 41 Truck Drivers, Associates in Human Smuggling Busts  
• 03/28/08 304,000 Inmates Eligible for Deportation, Official Says  
• 03/28/08 Minuteman volunteers heading to border for annual spring watch  
• 03/26/08 Immigration Officials make bust at National Guard base
• 03/26/08 Medicare To Start Running Out Of Cash As Major Tax Hikes, Benefit Cuts Loom
• 03/25/08 9th Circuit: County Can't Use RICO to Sue Companies for Hiring Illegal Aliens
• 03/24/08 After deportation, illegal migrants are determined to return
• 03/24/08 AZ New immigration boss plans to focus on illegal hirings
• 03/23/08 KY,Prosecution of landlords worries activists, ACLU  
• 03/22/08 U.S. Tweaks Proposal On Illegal Workers
• 03/21/08 New immigration boss in Arizona plans to focus on illegal hirings  
• 03/21/08 GA, Driving without license felony under House bill  
• 03/20/08 AZ, Napolitano says federal government needs to offset border fence delay
• 03/20/08 Colorado considers recruiting farm workers from Mexico  
• 03/19/08 Border patrol arrests 7 sexual predators
• 03/19/08 8 reasons I won't vote for John McCain
• 03/18/08 AZ, 65 illegal immigrants found in 3 drophouses
• 03/18/08 CA, Agents- 12 Illegal Immigrants Found In Driverless Van  
• 03/17/08 AZ Illegal Immigrant Steals police off. Identity
• 03/17/08 KS. Is illegal immigration a cause of School crowding  
• 03/16/08 CA Feinstein, Boxer request new port of entry in San Diego  
• 03/15/08 Border tightens, illegal immigrants turn to waters off Cal coast
• 03/14/08 Illegal Immigrants Lead Border Patrol Agents On Pursuit
• 03/13/08 Special Assignment- Immigration Crackdown  
• 03/13/08 Tennessee Legislature Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration T
• 03/12/08 OR, Illegal Immigrants may evade new driver's license rules  
• 03/12/08 VA.8 accused in ID-for-immigrants ring in Virginia, Ohio, Puerto Rico 
• 03/11/08 SC Demonstrators push immigration reform  
• 03/11/08 GOP aims to force immigration debate
• 03/11/08 Colorado considers recruiting farm workers from Mexico  
• 03/10/08 As border tightens, smugglers raise their game  
• 03/09/08 More Illgal immigrants seek cross-border mortgages to buy real estate in Mexico.

• 03/07/08 Poor Border Counties Pay Steep Price for Illegal Immigration  

• 03/07/08 Border Fence Technology Works, Not A Panacea 

• 03/06/08 Montgomery residents watch for influx after Va. illegal immigrant crackdown  

• 03/06/08 Treasurer: illegal workers shorting Mo. millions  

• 03/05/08 Three sentenced in illegal immigrant tax scheme  
• 03/05/08 McCain clinches for GOP; Clinton takes Ohio, Texas  
• 03/04/08 UT House Agrees to Major Changes to Immigration Laws 
• 03/03/08 GA, House Passes Illegal Immigrant Car Bill  
• 03/03/08 Feds break up large-scale illegal immigrant smuggling operation  
• 03/02/08 Obama defends stance on border fence  
• 03/01/08 After deadly bus crash, immigration questions  

February 2008

• 02/29/08 America's fate in hands of illegal aliens

• 02/29/08 'Illegal runs red light,' kills popular principa

• 02/29/08 Los Angeles based immigrant smuggling ring busted

• 02/28/08 New Latino wave helps revitalize Detroit  

• 02/28/08 City to publicize its status as sanctuary for illegal immigrants  

• 02/28/08 Michigan Legislature Passes Real ID Compliant Driver's License Bills  

• 02/28/08 Poll- Immigration Extremely Important To Tennesseans

• 02/27/08 Mexican prez- Closing border a 'mistake'

• 02/27/08 ICE arrests 225 illegal immigrants in six-state operation

• 02/26/08 MN Immigration puts hold on illegal in fatal bus crash

• 02/26/08 NEW JERSEY- Illegal immigration investigations rise

• 02/26/08 Man charged with bringing illegal aliens to Maine to get drivers licenses  

• 02/25/08 Illegal Entrants advised- Keep silent, avoid deportation

• 02/25/08 CA Escondido criminal illegal immigrant sweep the first of its kind

• 02/23/08 MN. Illegal Immigration issue keeps rising to the top

• 02/23/08 Fines for hiring illegal immigrants get costlier  

• 02/22/08 Idaho,illegal immigrants paying instate tuition

• 02/21/08 CA, Illegal Laborers get lesson in the law  

• 02/20/08 Specter says convicted illegal aliens too often not deported

• 02/20/08 U.S. guardsman imprisoned for helping smuggle illega Mexican immigrant

• 02/19/08 CO, 22-year-old Human Smuggler Arrested for the 15th Time

• 02/19/08 TN, Anti-drunken driving campaign targets young Hispanic men

• 02/19/08 New Video game  "ICED - I can end deportation"  pits illegal aliens' against system  

• 02/18/08 Hiring of illegals may lead to jail for Arizona execs  

• 02/17/08 Illegal crashes into motorcycle, kills

• 02/16/08 Tancredo says Mexican president advocates illegal immigration

• 02/16/08 AZ Crime suspects to be asked about immigration status

• 02/15/08 Mexico President Calderon meets with LA Mayor Villaraigosa

• 02/15/08 CA, ACLU sues feds over Van Nuys immigration raid

• 02/14/08 Mexican President Calderon- U.S. should not close doors to migrants

• 02/14/08 English First- McCain Must Fire Amnesty Advocate Juan Hernandez  

• 02/14/08 Oklahoma's crackdown on illegal immigration draws Texas lawmakers' interest  

• 02/14/08 Tyson Foods illegal immigrant lawsuit thrown out

• 02/13/08 Mexican president meets with Chicago immigration activists

• 02/13/08 Penn Senate panel backs proof of residence for benefits

• 02/12/08 McCain's rise might provide boost for immigration change

• 02/12/08  Mexican president decries anti-immigrant tone

• 02/12/08 Whites to be minority in US by 2050: study

• 02/11/08 State of Maine's become a haven for illegal aliens

• 02/10/08 FAIR Applauds Senate for Barring Illegal Aliens from Receiving Tax Rebates Checks

• 02/09/08 Mexican President To Gauge 2008 Candidates

• 02/08/08 ICE raid Southern California printer supply company  

• 02/08/08 Anti-illegal immigration Hazleton mayor running for Congress  

• 02/08/08 Congress Sends $152 Billion U.S. Economic Stimulus Bill to Bush  

• 02/07/08 Federal judges split on local crackdowns on illegal immigration  

• 02/07/08 The Real Conservative Conundrum- A President McCain Working With a Democratic Congress

• 02/06/08 Votes go smoothly in most states

• 02/05/08 Obama wins Georgia for Democrats, McCain seeks GOP supremacy on Super Tuesday

• 02/05/08 A Super Tuesday showdown in 24 states

• 02/04/08 Illegal immigrants come to Texas as other states pass tough laws  

• 02/03/08 Obama, McCain Win Endorsement of Spanish-Language Newspaper

• 03/03/08 Mitt Romney Wins Maine Caucus

• 02/02/08 Deaware Paper on illegal immigration raises questions  

• 02/03/08 Utah Latinos leery of lawmakers' move to crack down on illegal immigration  

• 02/01/08Granting Rebates to Illegal Aliens is Unfair and Won’t Help U.S. Economy, Warns FAIR

• 02/01/08 Latino group claims 'hate speech' is emerging from debate over immigration

• 02/01/08 Clinton, Obama spar over immigration, healt

• 01/31/08 Presidential Candidates Need To Address Immigration  

• 01/31/08 More states to deny illegal migrants driver's licenses  

• 01/31/08 Romney accuses McCain of 'dirty tricks'  

• 01/30/08 McCain Beats Romney In Vital Florida Vote; Giuliani's Gamble Fails  

• 01/30/08 Illegal Aliens Van Rear End Homeland Security Vehicle .

• 01/29/08 Texas- Opponents of Border Fence Lose Round in Court  

• 01/29/08  Bush touches on immigration issues in his State of the union  

• 01/28/08 Border agents face increased violence, injury  

• 01/27/08 Illegal Aliens Identify Themselves by Marches and Proposed Boycott 

• 01/27/08 'Hispanic panic' as Arizona immigration crackdown bites

• 01/26/08 Group Links Gang Activity in Va. to Illegal Immigrants

• 01/26/08 Democratic candidates on Illegal Immigration  

• 01/25/08 Local Law1 Enforcers Looking for Fake Immigration Documents

• 01/24/08 Mexico arrests suspect in U.S. agent's death

• 01/24/08 Hunt for illegal immigrants requires patience

• 01/23/08 Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race

• 01/23/08 Chertoff expects more border violence  

• 01/22/08 Rising health care costs put focus on illegal immigrants  

• 01/22/08 Illegal Immigrants To Be Refused Michigan Driver's Licenses  

• 01/21/08 SC.Illegal Aliens Among Group Indicted For Counterfeiting  

• 01/20/08 McCain Takes S.C.; Clinton, Romney Take Nevada

• 01/20/08 Border agent hit, killed by suspect's car  

• 01/19/08 SC Immigration looms large in voters' minds 

• 01/19/08 Ex-Border Patrol agent gets 3 years in prison for aiding immigrant smugglers  

• 01/18/08 Pat Buchanan- To pay its bills, the U.S. is now selling itself to the world  

• 01/18/08 FBI- Wanted Marine May Be In Mexico  

• 01/17/08 More illegal aliens arrested on I-40

• 01/17/08 Have voters lost their minds  

• 01/16/08 Illegal immigrants increasingly go north  

• 01/16/08 NE Heineman: Illegal immigrants should not get state benefits

• 01/16/08 Romney wins Michigan GOP primary  

• 01/15/08 Giuliani's immigration tone varies  

• 01/15/08 U.S. to step up deportation of jailed immigrants  

• 01/15/08 Chandler Rapist suspect is illegal immigrant; case adds fire to border debate  

• 01/15/08 South Carolina Immigration top issue  

• 01/14/08 California dreamin' turns into a nightmare  

• 01/14/08 Richmond aflutter on illegal aliens  

• 01/13/08 Latin America-style kidnappings by smugglers move across the border  

• 01/13/08 GOP White House hopeful Fred Thompson 'drawing a line' in S.C

• 01/13/08 TN Illegals remain in business  
• 01/12/08 Citizens blast tax-funded 'sanctuary' for illegals      
• 01/11/08 Romney Puts Focus On Immigration
• 01/11/08 VA Groups unite to halt illegal immigration
• 01/10/08 Invasion of the Identity Snatchers- Immigration Benefit Fraud and the USCIS
• 01/10/08 Strict immigration law rattles Okla. businesses
• 01/09/08 Clinton, McCain Claim Victory In New Hampshire
• 01/09/08 AZ Sheriff drops plan to have border agents deputized
• 01/08/08 MS-13 hits Vietnam vets' memorial again 
• 01/08/08 Study- Illegals cost AZ workers $1.4B a yea
• 01/07/08 Illegal Immigrants dominate GOP issues in S.C
• 01/07/08 Republicans trade blows ahead of New Hampshire vote  
• 01/06/08 Paper blasted for naming 'illegal immigrant' as Texan of Yea
• 01/05/08 Poll- Most in 4 SW states say illegal immigration a major problem
• 01/05/08 As government cracks down on workplaces, ID theft cranks up
• 01/05/08 Mexico criticizes Arizona employer sanctions law  
• 01/04/08 Iowa victories for Barack and Huckabee
• 01/04/08 AZ Arpaio announces illegal immigration hotline  
• 01/03/08 Tight races in Iowa for presidential hopefuls
• 01/02/08 Bill would deny 'anchor baby' birth certificates
• 01/02/07 An anchor baby  Is First Baby Born In 2008
• 01/01/08 NY  Illegal immigrant charged with rape
• 01/01/07 'MS-13' vandals deface Vietnam memorial  

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