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Utah governor signs Arizona-like immigration law
Mar 16, 2011 11:33 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's governor on Tuesday signed a package of immigration laws including one that would allow a police crackdown on illegal immigrants similar to Arizona's attempt last year.
Utah governor signs Arizona-like immigration law
Mar 16, 2011 11:33 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's governor on Tuesday signed a package of immigration laws including one that would allow a police crackdown on illegal immigrants similar to Arizona's attempt last year.
Utah governor signs immigration law like Arizona
Mar 16, 2011 00:52 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's governor on Tuesday signed a package of immigration laws including one that would allow a police crackdown on illegal immigrants similar to Arizona's attempt last year.
U.S. ends "virtual fence" project on Mexican border
Jan 14, 2011 17:31 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration on Friday canceled the troubled "virtual fence" project meant to better guard stretches of the vast U.S. border with Mexico and will replace it with other security measures.
U.S. ends "virtual fence" project on Mexican border
Jan 14, 2011 17:31 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration on Friday canceled the troubled "virtual fence" project meant to better guard stretches of the vast U.S. border with Mexico and will replace it with other security measures.
Students look to 2012 after immigration bill fails
Dec 19, 2010 15:54 EST
Students eye measures to keep 'movement' alive after Republicans block youth immigration bill. Emboldened by months of phone calls to lawmakers, hunger strikes and sit-ins, a group of college students and graduates in Los Angeles say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and the 2012 election after Senate Republicans blocked a key piece of legislation.
Coziness between jails, ICE worries immigrants
Nov 11, 2010 16:38 EST
Cozy relationship between Customs officials, jails worries immigrants and their advocates. Luis Guerra swore he had nothing to do with any murder, that whoever picked him out of a lineup was wrong. Still, he was held at the Rikers Island jail for more than a year before the charges were dropped.
'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
Sep 03, 2010 17:53 EDT
Most illegal immigrants who give birth in US have lived here at least 5 years. When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.
Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
Sep 02, 2010 19:49 EDT
US Justice Department sues Ariz. sheriff in civil rights probe; Arpaio calls lawsuit 'a ruse'. The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."
Obama urges Republicans join him on immigration
May 27, 2010 20:55 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Republicans on Thursday to help him develop a comprehensive U.S. immigration overhaul even as they pushed for tougher border security measures.
Fence isn't a cure-all for America's porous border
May 27, 2010 18:39 EDT
Fence can help protect urban areas from illegal border crossings, but isn't a cure-all. The fence rises from the rock and hardscrabble of the desert floor, a formidable 15-foot-high curtain of corrugated metal that stretches into the mirage of heat and distance. Newer sections feature 20-foot high steel columns, deeply planted, narrowly spaced, so no human slips between.
Ask AP: Crime by immigrants, El Nino's effects
May 14, 2010 06:09 EDT
AP answers your questions on the news, from crime committed by immigrants to El Nino's effects. Some supporters of Arizona's strict new immigration law say illegal immigrants are responsible for a lot of the state's crime. Is this true?
Ask AP: Crime by immigrants, El Nino's effects
May 14, 2010 06:05 EDT
Some supporters of Arizona's strict new immigration law say illegal immigrants are responsible for a lot of the state's crime. Is this true?
Farmers: Immigration reform needed for ag workers
May 10, 2010 03:03 EDT
Farmers say even recession didn't bring Americans back to farm work, immigration reform needed. Even during the recession, foreign workers harvested vegetables, milked cows and picked apples on many U.S. farms, doing work that farmers say Americans don't want to do.
Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security
Mar 10, 2010 00:06 EST
California test-taking ring for foreign students reveals gap in visa security measures. A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking their proficiency exams and classes has exposed vulnerability in the nation's security tracking system for foreigners who attend U.S. schools, experts said Tuesday.
Haitians in country illegally can stay
Jan 16, 2010 01:10 EST
Obama administration allowing Haitians already in US illegally to remain for time being. The Obama administration said Friday it will allow Haitians who were already in the U.S. illegally to remain for the time being because of their country's catastrophic earthquake.
Haitians in US hope crisis leads to legal status
Jan 15, 2010 16:06 EST
Haitians in US illegally hope earthquake will finally get them temporary legal status. Haitians in the U.S. illegally have for years pleaded for the same treatment the federal government gave Central Americans in 1998 after Hurricane Mitch devastated their region: temporary legal status that would allow them to stay, work and send money home to their loved ones in need.
Feds revising asylum detention policies
Dec 16, 2009 21:15 EST
Immigration detention for asylum seekers with fear of persecution to end in 2010. The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop detaining asylum seekers who have a credible fear of persecution in their home countries.
Busy agenda clouds hopes for immigration reform
Nov 19, 2009 16:21 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
Immigration teams arrest more criminal offenders
Nov 03, 2009 20:05 EST
Fugitive teams arrest twice as many immigrants with criminal records. Immigration agents assigned to track down people who have ignored deportation orders have increasingly arrested immigrants with criminal records during the past year, new data show.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Motto | Pro-Immigrant, Low-Immigration |
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| Formation | 1985 |
| Type | Public policy think tank |
| Headquarters | 1522 K St., NW Suite 820 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Executive Director | Mark Krikorian |
| Website | www.CIS.org |
