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Year: 2008

2008 General News

Going Home to Guatemala

Guest worker program proposed, but U.S. workers would get first crack at jobs

Hurricane Ike cleanup workers say they were victimized by wage theft, poor working conditions

Today's migrant worker: life in shadows of opulence

Agents Use High- And Low-Tech Tracking At Border

Barack Obama should take three strong steps toward true immigration reform

Democrats Should Face the Challenge

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 12/03/2008
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Fenced out: Tougher patrol of Mexican border cuts crossing attempts

OK sought for immigration raids

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 12/03/2008
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Activists call for investigation of Suffolk hate-crime statistics

Rescued immigrants claim kidnapping, rape, torture

Deported Immigrants Struggle To Re-Enter U.S.

More Immigration Losers

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 12/02/2008
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Nominee Would Lead ID Program She Opposed

Immigration Experts Predict Fewer Workplace Raids

Napolitano, Munoz appointments: Why immigration may go forward

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 12/01/2008
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A Cool Head on Immigration

Dems pressed on immigration laws

US, Midwest send a message: Illegals go home

Immigrants Drive Prison Profits

  • By: Americas Policy Program
  • 12/01/2008
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Hiding in Plain Sight

Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh

Illegal immigration crack-down in Missouri could have unintended consequences

  • By: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • 11/30/2008
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For Obama, immigration reform takes backseat to economy

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 11/30/2008
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Border crossings shift back to California routes

U.S. Deportee Brings Street Dance to Street Boys of Cambodia

Economic woes threaten legal aid nationwide

  • By: Seattle Post Intelligencer
  • 11/28/2008
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Judge denies former IRA detainee's request to stay

Coming out to America

Postville may not qualify for disaster aid

Man pleads guilty to immigration charge in Iowa

A Catastrophic Silence

Agriprocessors court date delayed

Napolitano Offers Obama Pragmatic Take on Immigration

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 11/25/2008
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Group strives to push for immigrants' rights

CASA Sues Frederick County Sheriff’s Office for Withholding Immigration Enforcement Information

Civil rights groups denounce 'immigrant bashing'

Options Abound for Executive Action on Immigration

  • By: Congressional Quarterly
  • 11/24/2008
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Revealing immigrant roots

Sex trafficking victims' lives in visa limbo

Arpaio's sweeps to get fresh scrutiny?

Va. Panel on Immigration Steps Back From Hard Line

Mexican consul: Immigrants leaving Colorado

A new look at Asian immigrants

Facing deportation, many illegal immigrants stay

Immigrant Widows Left In Limbo

Servitude often difficult to detect, escape

Giving up on the American dream

Stanford professor leads Obama immigration team

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 11/22/2008
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Welcome to My World, Janet... Now, Please Restore Some Dignity to It

Arizona governor critical of federal border policy

Immigration officials arrest 11

A Residency Dream, Now a Nightmare

Ill. bill OKs more religious access for detainees

12 plead guilty to immigration, identity fraud charges in poultry plant raid

Congress pushed to OK immigration reform

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 11/20/2008
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Arizona Governor Napolitano tapped as new Homeland Security chief

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 11/20/2008
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GOP stares down immigration divide

  • By: Arizona Capitol Times
  • 11/20/2008
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Immigration, Kenosha Authorities Arrest 11 Illegal Immigrants

Bishops: Poll shows Catholics support immigration reform

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 11/20/2008
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Governor of Arizona Is in Line for Cabinet

More immigrants may qualify for amnesty

Immigrant’s Death Overshadows a Debate

Raided factory, workers make deal on owed OT

Latinos may push Obama on immigration

New program speeds the decision for immigrants facing deportation

  • By: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  • 11/19/2008
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Shortage of court interpreters worsening in U.S.

Obama picks scholars to develop immigration plan

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 11/19/2008
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Immigration--A Source for Entrepreneurial Innovation

  • By: US News and World Report
  • 11/18/2008
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Americans, Europeans Share Immigration Worries

ICE official confirms raid in Vinton, Toledo

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 11/18/2008
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Guestworkers Are Not Slaves

Cornyn wants investigation into immigrant inmates

ACLU Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trafficking Of Indian Guestworkers

Sheriff: Fairfax County Deputies Denied Immigration Training

Cardinal calls for broad-based legalization plan

Texas Legislature to see several bills addressing illegal immigration

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 11/17/2008
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At immigrants' Mass, a call for forgiveness amid sorrow

Obama faces pressure on immigration reform

Rule of Law and the U.S. Immigrant Detention System (Video)

  • By: National Immigrant Justice Center
  • 11/17/2008
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Hispanic Turnout May Spur Immigration Overhaul

U.S. reviving '86 amnesty program

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 11/17/2008
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Benefits system overhaul expected to expedite results

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 11/17/2008
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'Mixed-Status' Families Look to Obama

Both lose in aborted immigrant-citizen home sale

Immigration advocates demand reform from Obama presidency

As U.S. economy sours, immigrants head for home

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 11/16/2008
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Refugee program stayed after feds confirm fraud

  • By: Shelbyville Times-Gazette
  • 11/16/2008
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DPS scraps plans for driver's license checkpoints

Rules of deportation

500K illegal immigrants defying deportation orders

Government to Limit Planned Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants

Report: Philadelphia area sees immigration growth

Former IRA militant to testify in deportation case

US immigrant groups to march a day after Obama takes over

Economic Crises Will Take Precedence Over Near-Term Immigration Overhaul

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 11/12/2008
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Christian group wants end to immigration raids

Advocates say rhetoric fuels anti-Hispanic crime

Immigrant Advocates Reach Out To Obama

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 11/12/2008
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Immigrants' Rights Organizations Sue Department of Homeland Security for Public Accountability About Deportation Program that Sidesteps Legal Process for Immigrants

Workers held in poultry plant raid go before immigration officials today

Group wants workplace raids halted

  • By: The Post and Courier
  • 11/12/2008
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ACLU: RI gov flouted judge with immigration order

In Mexico, a Theme Park for Border Crossers

County to take part in immigration fingerprint check

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 11/11/2008
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Deportations show the need for reform

Obama victory took root in Kennedy-inspired Immigration Act

Lawmakers don't agree on immigration proposals

Police: Slaying of NY immigrant was a hate crime

ICE counsel, wife face more counts in bribery case

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 11/10/2008
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Hearing delayed in case over RI immigration order

A Death in Patchogue

Former IRA Militant Fights Deportation in S. Texas

Detainees on Hunger Strike at Australian Immigration Center

Greenville considers crackdown on immigration

111 Arrested in Florida Immigration Raid

Nobel winner raises awareness of raid's 'victims

Feds move to seize $4.7M from painting business owner

Deportation numbers increasing

Neo-Nazi anti-immigration rally met with protest in Tyler

Deported in a Coma, Saved Back in U.S.

Federal probe focused on those from Muslim nations, newly released documents show

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 11/07/2008
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Voters go after businesses that hire illegal workers

High court urged to reject Bush administration on key asylum issue

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 11/07/2008
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Immigration to Go Paperless

Database doesn't say who's illegally in country

Immigration lockup hired 92 guards without vetting

Education of undocumented students is an investment

Immigration officials announce increase in deportations

Immigration holds placed on more SoCal inmates

Results mean immigration will remain key issue

Illegal immigrants feel heat from ICE in Houston area

Bush immigration chief resigns

Hispanic Activists Cite an Uptick in Threats of Violence

In Florida, an Initiative Intended to End Bias Is Killed

Jobs For Immigrant Day Workers Dry Up Amid Crisis

IBM tapped to help speed immigration services

Immigrants elated by Obama

Big Turnout of Latino Voters Boosted Obama

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 11/06/2008
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Immigration officials free citizen held 2 months

Large Iowa Meatpacker in Illegal Immigrant Raid Files for Bankruptcy

Postville streets empty as immigration officials return

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 11/05/2008
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Urban Districts Urged to Prepare for Immigration Raids

Denied US asylum, an Eritrean prison guard appeals to high court

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 11/05/2008
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Court Hears Asylum Case of Ex-Guard From Eritrea

Obama's election redraws America's electoral divide

Bin Laden Son Seeks Asylum in Spain

Immigrants' Lawyers Challenge Government Tactics

Harris jailers to resume role as immigration officers

Labor Unions Now Recruiting Immigrant Workers

Bay County Sheriff's Officials Arrest Illegals

Immigrant Jail Surge: NY-Area Detainees Up 3,000 & Rising

Advocate changes the view on U.S. border policies

  • By: Twin Cities Pioneer Express
  • 11/03/2008
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Area Immigrants With Wounds That Won't Heal

Ex-New Bedford plant head admits immigration charge

  • By: Providence Journal
  • 11/03/2008
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Plant owner reaches plea deal in immigration case

Green Jobs and Illegal Immigration

Manassas to Check Arrestees' Immigration Status

E-mails show governor's office responding to raid

Lawyer Asks Federal Appeals Court to Revive Pa. Anti-Immigration Law

  • By: The Legal Intelligencer
  • 10/31/2008
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Unable to vote, noncitizen immigrants volunteer

Court hears immigration-law appeal

  • By: Scranton Times Tribune
  • 10/31/2008
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Reno immigration court will remain open afterall

Immigration Arrests Ex-Head of Meatpacking Plant

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 10/31/2008
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Federal Charges for Ex-C.E.O. at Meatpacker

Inquiry Targeted 2,000 Foreign Muslims in 2004

Houston jail suspends immigration program

Man may be deported even though charges of entering U.S. illegally were dismissed

Lawsuit seeks records of federal worker raid

27 arrested in immigration raid

Lawyer's error may separate parents from a disabled child

Immigration Raid At Dairy

Meatpacker Is Fined Nearly $10 Million

An immigration plan that isn't about reform

Sheriff puts immigration program on hold

Deportation-wary migrants targets of crime

  • By: The Arizona Republic
  • 10/29/2008
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ACLU sues ICE over access to info after raid

ICE arrests 23 immigrant workers near Fargo

  • By: Minnesota Public Radio
  • 10/29/2008
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Illegal immigrant wants voters to consider his plight when they vote

Immigration officials held U.S. citizen for two weeks

Forum explores immigrants' contribution to LI economy

Former Police Chief Daryl Gates debates enforcement and illegal immigrants

DHS Launches Program To Find Illegal Immigrants In Jails

American Apparel takes stand on immigration

Harris jailers can access huge immigration database

Sanctuary supporters detail their efforts

  • By: Ventura County Star
  • 10/26/2008
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Officials on border questioning need for fence

Investigation shows 3 arrests from immigration law

Immigration laws being studied

Ariz. Sheriff Finds Foes Of Immigration Campaign

Immigrants' advocates slam plan to get DNA

Stinson: Minnesota will rely more on immigrant workers

  • By: Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
  • 10/24/2008
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Bay Area raids on MS-13 street gang yield 29 arrests

Immigration officials arrest 20 in three-day sweep of Southern Indiana

Technology aids in statewide immigration discussion starting at Purdue

  • By: Journal and Courier
  • 10/23/2008
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Critics of S.F. immigration policy win ruling

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/23/2008
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Immigration raids in Madelia, St. James

Immigration voter drive poised for big win

U.S. to renew push for crackdown on illegal workers

Police Release 10 Day Laborers Arrested at Gathering Place in Queens

Mortgage Prospects Dim for Illegal Immigrants

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 10/22/2008
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NC sheriff's slurs snarl locals' immigration work

Can ID theft laws be used vs. immigrants?

Palo Alto to ICE: Don't trample immigrants' rights

U.S. orders cancer vaccine Gardasil for female immigrants

Veteran activist shows support for immigrant rights protesters

Illegal immigrant pleads for chance to stay in US.

Supreme Court to hear case on immigrants' use of fake IDs

With illegal immigration arrests down, does Texas need the border fence?

Immigration gaps drive study

Court gives immigrant a break in youth sex case

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/21/2008
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Court will decide identity theft case

Guest workers win in court over low pay

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 10/20/2008
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For a Jane Doe, Seeking an Identity and Immigration Status

Mother of 6 tries to avoid deportation

Houses For Sale--To Immigrants

Muslims fighting citizenship delays may have ray of hope

California man free in immigration fraud case

Possible illegal immigration bust

Officials: Apprehensions dip as U.S. economy struggles

Scholar: Tough laws can cause immigrant woes

  • By: Washington Daily News
  • 10/20/2008
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Hitting a Wall on Immigration

U.S. border agent faces new trial in slaying

City woman gains support for husband's release

  • By: New Britain Herald
  • 10/19/2008
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A War on Janitors

Feds wrap up immigration crackdown at Beaufort County jail

Program Aims to Protect Immigrants

  • By: St. Petersburg Times
  • 10/18/2008
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Latino-rights advocate calls for halt to immigration raids during census

Detention Nation

Arizona Sheriff Conducts Immigration Raid at City Hall, Angering Officials

Concerned citizens keep tabs on immigration court

  • By: Seattle Post Intelligencer
  • 10/17/2008
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Arpaio raids Mesa City Hall; mayor outraged

  • By: The Arizona Republic
  • 10/17/2008
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SPLC Sues Tennessee Cheese Company After Latino Workers Seeking Pay are Arrested, Threatened with Deportation

  • By: Southern Poverty Law Center
  • 10/17/2008
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Emotions run high over sheriff's policy on undocumented inmates

MCSO Raids Mesa City Offices

Microsoft set to help the littlest immigrants

Now Boarding: Illegal Immigrants On One-Way Tickets Home

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 10/17/2008
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RI contractor charged with hiring illegal workers

Kansas defendant freed in tribal immigration case

Immigration ruling challenged in Denver court

Judge orders GPS monitoring in Agriprocessors case

A Somali Influx Unsettles Latino Meatpackers

Ex-braceros get 2 months to file claims for up to $3,500

Police to share immigration status with feds

A Beef With the Rabbis

  • By: Conde Naste Portfolio
  • 10/16/2008
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Howard detainees await legal fate

  • By: Hattiesburg American
  • 10/16/2008
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Microsoft, 25 law firms and Angelina Jolie team up to represent immigrant children

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 10/16/2008
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Hispanic Community Calls for End of ICE Raids

Settlement Will Allow Thousands of Mexican Laborers in U.S. to Collect Back Pay

Judge tosses challenge to S.F. ID card plan

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/15/2008
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Crackdown on illegal immigration boosts food prices

Safe landing as ma gives birth to boy at JFK

Border Patrol's expanded operation irking farmers

Mayor: Feds turned my town 'topsy turvy'

Seeking a home away from homophobia

Deported, now divided

Children of immigrants reshaping America

Cost for May raid in Postville tops $5 million

Angel Island's 740 acres hold a lot of history

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/14/2008
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A look at immigration issues among Hispanic voters

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 10/14/2008
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Immigrant advocates decry HPV vaccine

Carrollton drops plans for immigration task force

Advocates Seek Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in US

Business Interests Seek Employer Sanction Changes

Arizona Town Rethinks Immigrant Stance

New Immigration Court in Charlotte to Serve NC, SC

License Requirements Criticized: Initiative Could Hurt State

Pomona Man's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Over Detainee's Accidental Electrocution

Government Now Requiring HPV Vaccine for Young Women Applying for Change in Immigration Status

Frederick's Uneasy Crackdown

Groups Organize to Offer Help to Detained Poultry Workers

Senators push for immigration raid guidelines

New driver's license rule upsets some immigrants

Feds allow immigrant to remain in US

Monk detained despite asylum

Community torn apart by SC immigration raid

DPS cracks down on illegal immigrants

Immigration activists campaign to get out the vote

More than 300 arrested in immigration sweep

Assistance being provided for detained poultry workers

Ineffective Assistance Right for Immigrants

Feds: 300 suspected illegals held after SC raid

Illegal immigrants can testify

For burned illegal immigrants, a long road to recovery

Immigration Officials Raid Poultry Plant

Judge finds cause for ICE raid hearings

  • By: New Haven Register
  • 10/07/2008
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Conference Focuses on Immigrant Children

After life in U.S., migrant children struggle with return to Mexico

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 10/06/2008
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Immigration's net

'Virtual kidnappers' targeting immigrants