4 days ago- Legislation moving through Congress would increase federal reimbursements for the millions of dollars state and local governments spend jailing illegal immigrants each year as more communities pursue aggressive enforcement.
14 days ago- Immigration activists and civil rights leaders are gearing up for rallies and marches in cities across the nation, hoping to revive the stagnant immigration debate in time for the presidential election.
38 days ago- Mexican workers in the U.S. send an estimated $23 billion back home every year, typically in small amounts. Officially, these transfers are called "remittances" – just for some current perspective, it's more than Mexico's total annual tourism revenue, and until recently it was larger than their annual oil revenue!
45 days ago- The federal Department of Homeland Security announced an ambitious plan Friday costing more than $2 billion annually to link the FBI criminal fingerprint database with records tracking illegal immigrants.
75 days ago- San Francisco’s “sanctuary” policy for illegal immigrants, which has drawn sharp criticism from conservatives, will be promoted in an advertisement campaign complete with multilanguage brochures and radio and TV public service announcements.
75 days ago- San Francisco’s “sanctuary” policy for illegal immigrants, which has drawn sharp criticism from conservatives, will be promoted in an advertisement campaign complete with multilanguage brochures and radio and TV public service announcements.
101 days ago- Seeking to counter some of the anti-immigrant legislation, lawmakers introduced bills Friday to study the economic impact of immigrants in Maryland.
227 days ago- Juveniles arrested for criminal activity and business owners in Prince William County could have to prove legal residency as part of a new crackdown on illegal immigration.
243 days ago- Several Hispanic immigrant organizations called on Congress Wednesday to pass a moratorium on the enforcement of key immigration laws, saying the system is broken and families are being ripped apart by deportations. Latino Families United and other groups, speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill, called for a ban on raids, deportations and no-match letters until new immigration reforms are approved. They asserted that the country’s many legal immigrants would make immigration reform a top priority when choosing who to support in 2008 elections.
262 days ago- An anti-illegal immigrant group is circulating a petition aimed at pressuring Virginia agencies, including the state police, to enter a controversial program with federal authorities to speed the deportation of illegal immigrants. Under the program, called 287(g), the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, trains local law enforcement to initiate deportation proceedings for criminal illegal aliens.
265 days ago- Fairfax County Chairman Gerald Connolly is locked in a debate with neighboring Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart on the merits of Stewart's controversial immigration plan which directs police to check the status of crime suspects when there is a probable cause to believe they are illegal immigrants.
266 days ago- High-profile arrests of people from other countries, some of unclear immigration status, are fueling anti-illegal immigration group concerns that the Washington region is a haven for illegal immigrants. Pro-immigrant activists, meanwhile, say the claims are transparent attempts to link immigrants to crime.