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POLITICO 44: GOP sens. write Napolitano

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Kendra Marr - Nov. 22 (News Report) - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 11 of his Senate colleagues blasted Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday for supporting the legalization of undocumented immigrants.

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In Manhattan, Immigrant Jail Draws Scrutiny

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Nina Bernstein - Nov. 02 (News Report) - To federal officials, the Varick Street Detention Facility is a model. To detainee advocates, it is a case study in denying legal representation.

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Was CNN Host Lou Dobbs Really Shot at? | PEEK

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Isabel Macdonald - Oct. 30 (News Report) - Another New Jersey police spokesperson, Julian Castellanos, noted that "it's a wide open area and there are hunters in the area." Castellanos explained that the bullet had hit the house in vicinity of the attic; it "hit the vinyl siding and fell to the ground" without penetrating the vinyl, he said.

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Senators Slog While Unemployed Suffer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Mary Kane - Oct. 26 (News Report) - A protracted and very partisan Senate skirmish has left hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans without unemployment benefits — an impasse that Democrats leaders are hoping to break this week. They have their work cut out.

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Latinos to CNN: Are You With Us or Against Us?

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Manuel Avendano - Oct. 22 (News) - Dozens of angry demonstrators gathered in Manhattan on Wednesday to demand that the cable news network CNN fire its prime-time anchor Lou Dobbs for his denigration of Hispanic immigrants.

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Law change needed to cover climate exiles

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Olesya Dmitracova - Oct. 15 (Special Report) - International law is unfit to deal with the millions of people expected to flee their home countries to escape droughts and floods intensified by climate change, a group of lawyers said on Thursday.

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U.S. Job Seekers Exceed Openings by Record Ratio

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Peter S. Goodman - Sep. 27 (News Report) - Despite signs that the economy has resumed growing, unemployed Americans now outnumber openings by six to one, the worst ratio since the government began tracking open positions in 2000.

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Navarrette: Advice for immigrants

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

San Jose Mercury News - By By Ruben Navarrette Jr. - Sep. 23 (News) - Some might consider this an impolite way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. But this year, I'm giving Latino immigrants a gift straight from the heart: a lecture.

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Doctors With Borders Licensed for U.S. Practice |

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Miller-McCune - By Frank Nelson - Sep. 11 (Special Report) - After spending seven years studying to become a doctor in her native Mexico, Nidia Payan found herself having to sell tamales to make ends meet when she first arrived in Los Angeles. Later, just to be considered for a part-time job as a medical assistant, she had to start as a volunteer.

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Invisible Immigrants, Old and Left With ‘Nobody to Talk To’

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Patricia Leigh Brown - Aug. 31 (News Report) - Older immigrants, cut off from society by language and culture differences, now make up America’s fastest-growing immigrant group.

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Iraqi Refugees Find US Life Not What They Expected

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Alexandra Zavis - Aug. 24 (News) - Her husband had disappeared in the war. Her request to settle in Jordan had been denied. Now an advisor from the International Organization for Migration was telling her no U.S. firm would recognize her law degree or her nearly two decades of experience.

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Youssef Megahed Speaks Out from Prison

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Aug. 14 (News Report) - Florida student Youssef Megahed was arrested by federal immigration agents in April just three days after a jury acquitted him on federal explosives charges. He now faces deportation on the same charges. But this time, he won’t be tried by a jury of his peers, but by an immigration judge.

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Harper blames Canada’s refugee system for Mexican visa uproar

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

National Post - By Andrew Mayeda - Aug. 10 (News Report) - Seeking to smooth relations with Mexico at a high-profile summit here, Prime Minister Stephen Harper blamed Canada's decision to impose visas on Mexican nationals on Canada's refugee system, and urged Parliament to enact changes to stem the flow of "bogus" claims.

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New Facebook iPhone App ’Pretty Much Done’

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By MG Siegler - Aug. 08 (News Report) - As one of the most popular applications on Apple’s popular iPhone platform, a lot of users are eagerly awaiting the next version of the app. And that wait is almost over.

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U.S. citizens wrongly detained, deported by ICE

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

San Francisco Chronicle - By Tyche Hendricks - Jul. 27 (News Report) - The son of a decorated Vietnam veteran, Hector Veloz is a U.S. citizen, but in 2007 immigration officials mistook him for an illegal immigrant and locked him in an Arizona prison for 13 months

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Geraldo Rivera speaks in Houston | Breaking News | Chron.com

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Houston Chronicle - By By SUSAN CARROLL Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle - Jul. 07 (Breaking News) - Geraldo Rivera, center, was a speaker at the Greater Houston Partnership luncheon Tuesday. He said the immigration debate’s tone has created a “slanderous condition” in the U.S.

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Media Call for Immigration Reform | OneWorld.net (U.S.)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

OneWorld - By Jeffrey Allen, OneWorld US - Jul. 02 (News Report) - One week after U.S. President Barack Obama re-opened the national conversation on immigration, much of the country's ethnic media have banded together to press Congress to make reform a reality this year.

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The 'Real' Uninsured

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

FactCheck - By Jess Henig - Jun. 24 (Special Report) - Some critics say fewer people lack access to health coverage than official statistics make it appear. We break down the numbers.

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Bill gives in-state tuition to foreign professionals, families in Washington on visa

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Seattle Times - By Lornet Turnbull - Jun. 22 (News Report) - A little-noticed measure passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor will extend in-state tuition rates at Washington colleges and universities to some foreign professionals working at companies like Microsoft and Amazon, as well as to their children and spouses.

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Ten Reasons Undocumented Should File Income Taxes

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Elena Shore - Jun. 22 (News Report) - Many undocumented immigrants see paying taxes as a catch-22 -- they need to file income tax returns if they are ever going to qualify for legalization, but they believe filing taxes may expose them to deportation.

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Unions Embrace Street Corner Solidarity

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Inter Press Service - By Peter Costantini - Jun. 08 (Special Report) - For Pablo Alvarado, the genesis occurred back in 1999 when janitors in Los Angeles were on strike. Some of the cleaning companies came to the corners and workers' centres where day labourers gathered and tried to hire workers to cross the janitors' picket lines, he recounted to IPS. "The workers said 'Thanks, but no thanks, we won't do that.' And instead 260 day labourers joined 2,000 janitors who marched across the landscape of Los Angeles," he said.

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Job Fight: Immigrants vs. Locals

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Miriam Jordan - May. 23 (Special Report) - Slaughterhouse jobs can be difficult and dangerous. Now, with U.S. unemployment at a 25-year high, they are also fiercely coveted. American workers -- who for years have largely avoided fruit-picking, office-cleaning and meat-processing shifts -- are increasingly vying for these jobs with immigrants, creating flashpoints in places like Shelbyville.

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Deportations carried out in the middle of immigration cases

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Anna Gorman - May. 22 (News Report) - Fernando Arteaga appeared last week in Immigration Court as part of a lengthy battle to stay in the United States. But just before the hearing began, immigration officers removed him from the courtroom, arrested him and took him into custody.

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Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home, Forever

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Hiroko Tabuchi - Apr. 23 (Special Report) - The repatriation offer is part of a new drive to encourage Japan’s sizable pool of Latin American factory workers to leave the recession-wracked country.

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Immigrant Housecleaners in Freefall

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Leslie Casimir - Apr. 16 (News Report) - Layoffs of housecleaners have skyrocketed in recent months. As professionals continue to lose their jobs and tighten their household budgets, maids are the first ones to be let go, said Altagracia Garcia, an organizer with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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