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Feds Strip Arizona Sheriff's Immigration Authority
A year after praising a successful Arizona sheriff's immigration enforcement program the Department of Homeland Security has killed it amid complaints from politically-connected Latino advocates who accuse officers of racial discrimination.
Known as 287(g), the federal program trains local police officers nationwide to enforce immigration laws. The partnership has been effective in drastically reducing violent crime in local communities and aiding in the deportation of thousands of criminal illegal aliens who would otherwise fall through the cracks.
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At his press conference , the president was asked about the possibility of closing the Mexican border due to the swine Mexican H1N1 flu: Q: Thank you, Mr.
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Amid protesters, Tancredo blasts illegal immigration
PAWTUCKET While protesters outside chanted "Tom Tancredo, out of our state, we don't want your racist hate," Tancredo was inside pointing toward the muffled voices and telling an appreciative audience, "they hate the idea of America." The battle lines were drawn on a tidy Fairlawn side street Wednesday as the former Colorado congressman and 2008 ...
ID-theft probe led to demotion, state worker says
Kenneth Featherling recently resigned from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. Managers of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation stifled an investigation into possible identity theft by illegal immigrants and demoted an investigator who had been pursuing the issue, the investigator alleges in a discrimination case.
Swine flu could be more than a health crisis
Let's start with the bad news. * An extended swine flu will probably prolong the global recession.
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Government going after hiring of illegals
The Obama administration is instructing immigration agents to go after employers who knowingly hire and exploit illegal workers.
Swine Flu: Immigration, Death, Disease & Consequences For Americans
"Infectious diseases are now spreading geographically much faster than at any time in history.
Houston Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges
Maximino Mondragon, 57, was sentenced today for his role in a scheme to smuggle Central American women and girls into the United States and to hold them in a condition of forced labor in the Houston area.
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Ten suspected illegal aliens found in truck
Galen Scott gscott@weatherforddemocrat.com Two suspects were detained under suspicion of human trafficking Sunday after a citizen reported witnessing "hands, arms and fingers" emerging from a tractor-trailer traveling east on Interstate 20.
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(AZ) Sheriffs: Are you in school legally?
PHOENIX - Some border county sheriffs want Arizona schools to start asking students whether they're in this country legally.
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Swine Flu Sickens Economy & Immigration Reform Hopes
People wearing protective face masks ride in a city bus as it passes in front of the National Institute of Respiratory Illnesses in Mexico City.
Mexico faces criticism over swine flu response
Two weeks after the first known swine flu death, Mexico still hasn't given medicine to the families of the dead.
U.S. to Warn Against Travel to Mexico
The U.S. government will warn travellers not to make "non-essential" trips to Mexico, where nearly 150 people have now died as a result of the swine flu outbreak.
Anchor children a weighty part of immigration debate
Anchor children a weighty part of immigration debate The Issue: Four million children of illegal immigrants are American citizens, making deportation problematic.
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ICE rolling out Secure Communities
The controversial federal immigration program that turned some Mecklenburg County deputies into de-facto immigration agents may soon be replaced with a similar program using better technology.
Illegal aliens with fake documents caught at border
In a four-day period, 14 illegal immigrants tried to enter the county by presenting fraudulent documents at the U.S. Port of Entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
South Bend Company Fined For Hiring Illegals
A northern Indiana company and its president have been placed on federal probation and fined after pleading guilty to knowingly hiring illegal workers.
Georgia Employment Agency Operator Convicted of Immigration Crimes
A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against LIANG YANG, 37, of Duluth, Georgia on charges of conspiring to transport, harbor and induce illegal aliens to remain in the United States.
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Illegal Aliens Cost Floirda Hospitals $100 Million
There are between 12 and 20 million illegal aliens in the United States. No one has a hard number on how many illegal's are in the country but the Florida Hospital Association says the cost to hospital is staggering and everyone is paying for it.
Secure borders necessary for safe and prosperous Texas communities
Over 1,200 miles of international border snakes along the Rio Grande through Texas, giving our state the distinction of holding more international boundary than all other states on the Mexican border combined.
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