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• Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World ALAMO, Texas (AP) — For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and … 1

• Senate intern, a sex offender, faces deportation

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, … 1

• Gov’t arrests illegal immigrant Senate intern

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration …

• Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That’s part of a historic shift that already is … 4

• Gypsies take curious route through US to asylum

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World DERBY LINE, Vermont (AP) — A minivan with California license plates and a dozen passengers zipped across the border between Vermont and Quebec in October, heading north in a southbound …

• Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in …

• Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in …

• Brewer sued over license policy for immigrants

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits …

• Republicans propose plan for undocumented young

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their version of the Dream Act, stalled legislation that would provide a path to legal status for hundreds of thousands of …

• House to consider limited GOP immigration bill

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand …

• Obama: Immigration reform to start early next year

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says America must “seize the moment” to seek an overhaul of the immigration system and he expects that work to start soon after his …

• Obama: No evidence of security breach in scandal

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has seen no evidence that national security was threatened by the widening sex scandal that ensnared his former CIA director and … 1

• Senators propose comprehensive immigration changes

  November 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators on opposite sides of the aisle are proposing comprehensive changes to the immigration laws that would include a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 …

• Senators discuss comprehensive immigration changes

  November 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators on opposite sides of the aisle are proposing comprehensive changes to the immigration laws that would include a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 …

• Senators develop ‘comprehensive’ immigration plan

  November 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators have hammered out a bipartisan “comprehensive, detailed blueprint” to overhaul immigration policy, and their plan includes a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million …

• Boehner says Obama should take lead on immigration

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says it’s time to change the nation’s immigration policies and called on President Barack Obama to take the lead in coming up with …

• Given 2nd term, Obama now facing new urgent task

  November 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama faces a new urgent task now that he has a second term, working with a status-quo Congress to address an impending financial crisis that … 4

• Illegal immigrant in Fla. fights for law license

  October 2, 2012 in Nation/World TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man’s bid to become the first illegal immigrant to obtain a law license in the United States met skepticism Tuesday from most of the … 2

• Fla. justices question law license for immigrant

  October 2, 2012 in Nation/World TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Most of the Florida Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of granting a law license to an illegal immigrant. The seven justices heard oral arguments Tuesday in …

• Calif. gov. OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses

  September 30, 2012 in Nation/World SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil …

• Gay couples may get reprieve in deportation cases

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is planning to issue a policy memo stating that illegal immigrants with American same-sex partners are eligible to have their deportations …

• Immigrant requests strain consulates, schools

  September 25, 2012 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Schools in Yakima, Wash., are taking nearly a month to deliver transcripts to former students. The Mexican consulate in Denver introduced Saturday hours last month after …

• Hispanics the focus as Romney pushes ahead

  September 20, 2012 MIAMI (AP) — Hispanics are the focus as the race for the White House moves to Florida, a presidential battleground where a charged immigration debate is under way as President …

• Groups protest Ariz. immigration law’s enforcement

  September 19, 2012 PHOENIX (AP) — A day after the most contentious provision of Arizona’s immigration law took effect, rallies were held around Phoenix to protest the mandate that civil rights activists say …

• Arizona immigration law spurs education campaign

  September 19, 2012 PHOENIX (AP) — A day after the most contentious provision of Arizona’s immigration law took effect, rallies were planned around Phoenix to protest the law that civil rights activists contend …

• Texas town’s rental ban to get second hearing

  September 19, 2012 DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas suburb’s long, expensive fight to ban illegal immigrants from renting homes will have perhaps its most important hearing before a largely conservative group of judges …

• Judge: Police to enforce Ariz. immigration law now

  September 18, 2012 PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Arizona ruled Tuesday that police can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state’s immigration law, marking the first time officers can … 2

• Romney makes fresh appeal to Latino voters

  September 17, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is making a fresh appeal to Latino voters and trying to cut into President Barack Obama’s advantage with a key portion of the …

• Young illegal immigrants may get driver’s licenses

  September 15, 2012 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — When 17-year-old Alondra Esquivel needs to get from her rural central California home to classes at Fresno State University 20 miles away, she must rely on … 2

• Arpaio the last of Arizona’s immigration troika

  September 13, 2012 PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio is gearing up for what he expects will be the toughest of his five re-election campaigns. He is facing a determined effort from …

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