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W.H. woos GOP on immigration By Carol E. Lee and Kasie Hunt The Politico (Washington, DC), May 4, 2010 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36786.html The White House is set to step up pressure on some key Republicans in hopes of winning support for comprehensive … Continue reading →

State audit finds schools illegally enrolled students Horne: Ajo used $1.2M on Mexicans By Alexis Huicochea The Arizona Daily Star, May 5, 2010 http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/article_24500b6f-b9fc-5cd5-ba8b-3ca607851ae7.html State School Superintendent Tom Horne is seeking $1.2 million from the Ajo School District after an … Continue reading →

Bomb Suspect's Citizenship Raises Questions About Naturalization Process Fox News, May 4, 2010 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/04/times-square-suspects-citizenship-raises-questions-naturalization-process/ The suspect in the Times Square car bombing attempt is the latest in a series of U.S. citizens and green card holders to be implicated in … Continue reading →

IBD/TIPP Poll: 60% Favor New Arizona Immigration Law By Sean Higgins Investors Business Daily, May 4, 2010 http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=532337 Editorial pages may rage against the Arizona immigration law, but a solid majority of Americans support it, an IBD/TIPP poll found. Sixty … Continue reading →

Obama takes immigration reform off agenda By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press, April 30, 2010 []http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042903896.html Washington, DC (AP) — Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama's major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress … Continue reading →

Border States Deal With More Illegal Immigrant Crime Than Most, Data Suggest The Fox News, April 30, 2010 []http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/29/border-states-dealing-illegal-immigrant-crime-data-suggests/ Arizona lawmakers say their new immigration enforcement law will help them fight an illegal immigrant crime wave that is sweeping the … Continue reading →

Baseball players union unhappy with Arizona immigration law By Jordan Fabian The Hill 04/30/10 02:26 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday said it is opposed to the controversial new immigration law in Arizona, saying it could … Continue reading →

Calif. Congressman Duncan Hunter supports deporting US-born children of illegal immigrants The Associated Press, April 29, 2010 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-immigration-hunter,0,832921.story San Diego (AP) — Rep. Duncan Hunter said he would support deporting U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants, adding that 'it takes more … Continue reading →

Fact Sheet on the New Arizona Immigration Law, SB1070 Center for Immigration Studies April 29, 2010 WASHINGTON The new law recently signed by the governor of Arizona, SB 1070, makes it a state crime to violate some federal immigration statutes. … Continue reading →

Obama team delves into options on Arizona By Richard A. Serrano and Peter Nicholas The Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2010 []http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-obama-immigration30-20100429,0,5916541.story Washington, DC — A team of top government lawyers has quietly begun studying legal strategies for the Obama … Continue reading →

More Americans favor Ariz. law By Andy Barr The Politico (Washington, DC), April 29, 2010 []http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36567.html Just more than half of the people who have heard of the law are in favor of a tough new immigration law in Arizona, … Continue reading →

Chinese Gov't School Grant Divides SoCal Community The Associated Press, April 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/24/us/AP-US-Chinese-Class room-Clash.html Hacienda Heights, CA (AP) — Bobby Fraker is taking a stand against what she perceives to be a sinister threat from across the Pacific, right … Continue reading →

Ariz. governor signs tough immigration law By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times, April 23, 2010 []http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/23/ariz-governor-signs-tough-immigration-law/ Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed a law making it a state crime to be an illegal immigrant, just hours after President Obama … Continue reading →

Obama calls for overhaul on immigration policy Arizona cracked down on immigration, and President Barack Obama labeled the measure `misguided.' He called for a national overhaul of immigration policy, but Congress appeared unlikely to act soon. By Margaret Talev and … Continue reading →

Obama calls for immigration overhaul, says Ariz. bill 'misguided' By Spencer S. Hsu and Anne E. Kornblut The Washington Post, April 23, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/23/AR2010042301441.html?wprss=rss_politics%2Fcongress President Obama urged Congress on Friday to overhaul the nation's immigration laws, saying that inaction would … Continue reading →

Pro's Ranch Markets fires 300 illegal workers after ICE audit By Max Jarman The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), April 23, 2010 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2010/04/23/20100423biz-ranch0423.html About 300 employees at Pro's Ranch Markets' six Valley supermarkets were let go Tuesday and Wednesday after an initial … Continue reading →

Lugar seeks pause in deporting students By Tania E. Lopez The Indianapolis Star, April 23, 2010 http://www.indystar.com/article/20100423/NEWS05/4230375/Lugar-seeks-pause-in-deporting-students Local community advocates for immigrants' rights are abuzz over an Indiana senator's letter to the Homeland Security Department calling for halting deportations of … Continue reading →

Arizona Immigration Law Worries Mexican Government The Latin American News Dispatch, April 23, 2010 http://latindispatch.com/2010/04/23/arizona-immigration-law-worries-mexican-government/ The Mexican Foreign Ministry protested on Wednesday against a proposed Arizona law that would allow police to stop suspected undocumented immigrants and compel them to … Continue reading →

Study: Percentage of Latinos in federal workforce remains flat By Ed O'Keefe The Washington Post, April 23, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/22/AR2010042205708.html The percentage of Latinos in the federal workforce remained flat in 2009 compared with the previous year, and the total number … Continue reading →