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Monday, 21 August 2006 |
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By DAVE PORTER, Associated Press Writer
Hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters assembled in this small Philadelphia suburb Sunday in response to the community's new attempt to crack down on illegal immigration. About 200 protesters argued against a township ordinance adopted last month that bans the hiring and housing of people who cannot verify they are legal residents. A larger group massed across the street to support the new law. People on both sides of the street waved American flags, but traded hostile remarks. |
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Friday, 11 August 2006 |
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. A proposal that would crackdown on illegal immigration has been tabled despite a call by a group of conservative Christians for backers to attend the Huntsville City Council meeting and "intimidate" members into supporting it. Councilman Glenn Watson pulled the ordinance before debate began tonight. He said he wanted to give a task force time to study illegal immigration and its affect on the city. The proposal would establish penalties for companies that hire illegal immigrants and property owners renting to them. About 100 people were at the meeting. That came after an e-mail was sent urging backers to attend. The message circulating among members of the Conservative Christians of Alabama sought support for Watson's ordinance. The e-mail said - quote -- "Your presence is needed to cheer our speakers and intimidate the Huntsville City Council." |
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Monday, 07 August 2006 |
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CONGRESSIONAL INACTION COULD LIMIT STATE FUNDING
By Frank Davies
MediaNews Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Months of marches, hearings and passionate argument, along with fierce debate over two conflicting bills on immigration, have led to this: deadlock in Congress and no immigration reform this year. That's the consensus on Capitol Hill and among policy experts. It's even shared by President Bush, who has pushed for a comprehensive bill. During a recent meeting, Bush told Mexican President Vicente Fox that no immigration overhaul was likely in 2006, Fox said. This inaction means that California, with almost one-quarter of the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, will see limited improvements in border security, uneven enforcement at workplaces and great uncertainty for undocumented workers, said several policy and security experts. |
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Tuesday, 11 July 2006 |
The top US general, the son of Italian parents, gave emotional testimony about the importance of immigrants in the US armed forces.
"They are reliable, they are courageous, they bring diversity especially in the current environment, where cultural awareness and language skills are so important," said General Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He spoke at a Senate hearing held in in Miami as bills to tighten immigration laws remained stymied by differences between the House and the Senate.
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Tuesday, 27 June 2006 |
The five men knew their two-day walk across the Arizona desert could end with the Border Patrol swiftly returning them to Mexico.
But they never thought they would spend three months in a county jail under a novel interpretation of an Arizona immigrant smuggling law that calls for charging customers of human traffickers as conspirators to the crime.
In exclusive jailhouse interviews conducted in Spanish, the men said their plan to earn a better living by working construction and landscaping jobs in the United States had backfired, and that their incarceration has caused their families to suffer financially. |
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