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A year after Obama grants young immigrants a respite from deportation, the debate continues
Last June, the Obama administration unveiled a special program that grants some young undocumented immigrants protection from deportation. A year later, that program remains in place and so does the controversey surrounding it. Under the program,...
Tags: U.S. Military, International Law, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Labor Legislation
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Senate opens debate on immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON — With an overwhelming vote, the Senate on Tuesday launched debate on an ambitious overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, as Republicans, most of whom have not yet embraced the effort, declined to stand in the way of bringing it to...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mexico, Interior Policy, Heritage Foundation, Lindsey O. Graham
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Dream Act immigration amendment imposes graduation requirement
WASHINGTON – Part-time college student Ray Jose arrived at Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s office this week with an overriding goal: To convince the West Virginia Democrat to back off his proposal to stiffen the educational requirements in the...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Joe Manchin III, Dick Durbin, Graduation, Migration
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House vote opens immigration divide
WASHINGTON — The partisan divide over immigration was exposed Thursday as House Republicans voted to stop funding the Obama administration program that has halted deportation of young immigrants who are in high school or college or have served in...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Interior Policy, Steve King, Mitt Romney, U.S. Congress
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Senate immigration bill teeters as it tilts rightward
WASHINGTON — The Senate immigration bill is poised to undergo a decidedly rightward shift in an attempt to attract more Republican votes, but that threatens to erode bipartisan consensus. Democratic and Republican authors of the bill have...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Joe Manchin III, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
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Education is missing key for some young immigrants
MADERA, Calif. — While kids his age were reading Shakespeare and dissecting frogs, Benito Vasquez was picking grapes and almonds in the Central Valley. He was 14 when he crossed the border from Mexico and has worked in the fields ever since. He...
Tags: Human Rights, Mexico, Heavy Engineering, Barack Obama, Migration
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Opponents of immigration reform face changed landscape
WASHINGTON — It's not as if Republican Rep. Steve King missed the message from party leaders about how supporting an immigration overhaul could help boost the GOP's standing among Latino voters. He just isn't buying it. "I'm incredulous with the...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System, Elections, Steve King, U.S. Congress
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Let 'em spell it out: Congress has gone acronym crazy
The Times on Thursday editorialized in favor of a bill in Congress that would call on states to review laws that criminalize conduct by people infected by HIV. While the bill itself may be worthy, its title is an example of an obnoxious trend. Our...
Tags: Verizon Communications, Barbara Lee, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Crime, Law and Justice, HIV
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GOP rejects Dream Act-like deportation deferrals
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House voted along party lines Thursday to prohibit funding for President Obama’s Dream Act-styled program, which temporarily halts the deportations of young immigrants if they have served in the military or...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Dick Durbin, International Law, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Marco Rubio
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Al Franken, Interior Policy, Ted Cruz
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: Financial Aid, University of California, Irvine, Interior Policy, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Court Preliminary, Regional Authority, International Law, Civil Rights
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