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Congress weighs more funding for jailing of illegal immigrants
- 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.
Immigration marches return with messages aimed at voters
- 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.
Silver Spring jobs firm pleads guilty to immigration fraud
- A Silver Spring employment company pleaded guilty to immigration fraud in a scheme to obtain green cards for illegal immigrants.
Use money transfers to stop illegal immigrants
- 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!
$2B plan would let feds track illegals in prison
- 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.
The City to publicize its status as sanctuary for illegal immigrants
- 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.
City to publicize its status as sanctuary for illegal immigrants
- 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.
Lawmakers seek to study economic impact of immigration
- Seeking to counter some of the anti-immigrant legislation, lawmakers introduced bills Friday to study the economic impact of immigrants in Maryland.
Report: County can ask business owners to prove legal residency
- 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.
Hispanic activist groups call for halt to enforcement of immigration laws
- 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.
- 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.
Group pressures Va. to enter program to speed deportation
- 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.
examiNation DC: What do you think about Fairfax County taking issue with Prince William County's controversial immigration plan?
- 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.
Arrests of foreigners sparks concerns of anti-illegal immigration groups
- 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.