Jul 5, 2010 3 Comments ›› Erik Wong
The LA Times: Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week after landmark decisions protecting the right to have a gun and the right of corporations to spend freely on elections. But the year's most important moment may have come on the January evening when the justices gathered at the Capitol ...
Continue ReadingJul 5, 2010 10 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
The Hill: Anticipating a furor of voter criticism over the July Fourth recess, Democratic lawmakers from the border region shot back at the White House last week, challenging the president’s speech on immigration in which he said that the southern border is secure. Arizona Democratic Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick, Harry Mitchell and Gabrielle Giffords joined a growing Republican ...
Continue ReadingJul 3, 2010 1 Comment ›› Pat Dollard
Fox News: The mayor of Philadelphia is seeking to rally other city leaders behind blocking federal immigration authorities from accessing city arrest records over concerns about the city's agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The agreement to participate in ICE's Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System, or PARS, will expire at the end of August ...
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Fox News: A majority of American voters think the federal government should secure the country’s borders first, before Congress works on new immigration legislation. The Obama administration wants comprehensive immigration overhaul to come first, while Republican leaders are pushing for improved border security as the top priority. A Fox News poll released Friday asked American voters what ...
Continue ReadingJul 2, 2010 11 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Politico: Republicans greeted President Barack Obama’s call to arms on immigration reform Thursday with a demand of their own: that Obama visit the troubled U.S.-Mexico border and see for himself why it must be secured. It was a strong reaction to the president’s first policy speech on an issue that so far has defied a legislative solution. ...
Continue ReadingJul 1, 2010 5 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Fox News: Mexico gets to have a say in one of the lawsuits challenging Arizona's immigration enforcement law. A federal judge on Thursday granted Mexico's request to be allowed to file a legal brief supporting the challenge. That means the judge will consider the brief Mexico submitted previously. Mexico says it wants to defend its citizens' rights and ...
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The Arizona Republic: Interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said he will stop sharing state funds beginning today with Sheriff Joe Arpaio to enforce Arizona's employer-sanctions law. The funds should be used to go after employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, Romley said, rather than what Arpaio has largely used them for: worksite raids on the illegal ...
Continue ReadingJul 1, 2010 2 Comments ›› Erik Wong
The Washington Times: Seeking to inject urgency into the push for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, President Obama on Thursday called on Republicans to join the effort, telling them he can't pass a bill without them. After pushing through an economic stimulus bill and health care with barely any Republican support in the first 16 ...
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Washington, D.C. (AP) - - President Obama on Thursday pressed Congress to tackle a comprehensive immigration overhaul, saying a "national standard" is needed to prevent laws like the one Arizona recently passed from making up a "patchwork" system that burdens local governments. Amid cries for tougher enforcement on one side and leniency on the other, ...
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Non-photoshopped, real Mexican newspaper cover "To work, my nigger" Washington Times: by Dan Stein The Obama administration has announced that it intends to sue Arizona over its new law that will allow the state to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The stated goal of the lawsuit is to block implementation of the popular Arizona law ...
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Arizona Republic: WASHINGTON - Arizona's tough new immigration law is driving undocumented families out. A few of the immigrants are returning to Mexico, but many simply are pulling up stakes and relocating to other parts of the United States. From Arizona's perspective, that is a sign that Senate Bill 1070 is already starting to achieve its goal ...
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The Hill: President Barack Obama hosted two groups of lawmakers at the White House Tuesday on a pair of legislative issues that have divided the Democratic Party and competed for his attention. He met first with a bipartisan group of senators for talks on the way ahead on climate legislation, then sat down with members of the ...
Continue ReadingJun 29, 2010 20 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Fox News: A California congressman known for edgy sarcasm mocked an opponent of illegal immigration during a town hall meeting last week, asking, "Who are you going to kill today?" before the constituent, a self-identified Minuteman, posed his question. Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., no stranger to controversy, mocked the idea that the borders are not secure ...
Continue ReadingJun 28, 2010 14 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Update: Castro was in fact an illegal alien McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Texas police have arrested a man accused of fatally beating his 2-year-old stepdaughter when she wouldn't stop crying as he watched a World Cup game. McAllen police say 27-year-old Hector Castro is expected to be charged Monday with murder. Police Chief Victor Rodriguez says Castro told ...
Continue ReadingJun 28, 2010 2 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
The Hill: As the White House bolsters security along the U.S.-Mexico border while declaring that the region has never been safer, Democratic lawmakers are demanding further action, saying that they are feeling the heat from dissatisfied voters. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week laid out several new initiatives aimed at strengthening the federal government’s partnership with ...
Continue ReadingJun 27, 2010 6 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
LA Times: Reporting from Washington — A White House showdown with the state of Arizona over its tough new immigration law is likely to unfold next week, when the Obama administration is expected to file a lawsuit aimed at blocking the state's bid to curb illegal immigration on its own, according to people familiar with the ...
Continue ReadingJun 26, 2010 3 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Mrs. Giffords Fox News: An Arizona congresswoman refused to back down from her allegations that two federal agencies moved their conferences from the state to boycott its new law cracking down on illegal immigrants despite the agencies' denial. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords told Fox News on Saturday that she has information that the Department of Education and the ...
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