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August 3, 2012
22:17 • 9 months ago

  • $465 to pay for temporary work permits, with limits source

» Are you under 30 years old, an undocumented immigrant who moved to the U.S. before the age of 16, have lived in the United States for more than five years, and a graduate or someone who has served time in the military? The U.S. would like to give you a chance to do it right. However, if you’ve been convicted of a felony or a serious misdemeanor, not so much. A big step, though — although one, with few exceptions, that undocumented immigrants will have to pay for.

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July 25, 2012
14:25 • 10 months ago

  • sunday Emergency crews from a town 90 miles southeast of San Antonio, Texas responded to a horrific traffic accident. Goliad Police report that 11 people died at the scene, and another four at the hospital, after a pickup truck carrying at least 23 people crashed into a tree.
  • tuesday Officials reported that a 15th person died in the hospital due to the accident. Police believe that all 23 were undocumented immigrants — possibly from Mexico, Honduras, and/or Guatemala — and that the wreck occurred as a result of tire failure. source

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July 13, 2012
09:02 • 10 months ago
One year ago, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed to the world that he was an undocumented immigrant — building his entire career, which included time at The Washington Post and The Huffington Post, on a lie. Vargas looks back at the past year in an interview with BuzzFeed, where he considers the weirdness of becoming an activist, his friends lost (many in the news industry), and his friends gained (Mark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sorkin). Great piece.

One year ago, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed to the world that he was an undocumented immigrant — building his entire career, which included time at The Washington Post and The Huffington Post, on a lie. Vargas looks back at the past year in an interview with BuzzFeed, where he considers the weirdness of becoming an activist, his friends lost (many in the news industry), and his friends gained (Mark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sorkin). Great piece.

July 6, 2012
19:13 • 10 months ago
This guy right here? He’s 96 years old and a U.S. citizen. Recently, he was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents because radiation from a recent medical procedure set off an alarm. He was forced to exit his vehicle in 100 degree heat as he was detained by agents. Oh yeah, one more detail: This guy, named Raúl Héctor Castro, is Arizona’s former governor, and this is the third time this has happened to him.

This guy right here? He’s 96 years old and a U.S. citizen. Recently, he was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents because radiation from a recent medical procedure set off an alarm. He was forced to exit his vehicle in 100 degree heat as he was detained by agents. Oh yeah, one more detail: This guy, named Raúl Héctor Castro, is Arizona’s former governor, and this is the third time this has happened to him.

June 27, 2012
21:29 • 11 months ago

Unhappy with the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Arizona’s controversial “papers please” law to stand, while throwing out other provisions of the bill, Rep. Luis Gutierrez challenged his fellow lawmakers to pick celebrity immigrants from a lineup that included Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Ted Koppel, and even Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Sonia Sotomayor. During his remarks, Gutierrez told colleagues that Arizona’s SB1070 wasn’t just an issue for those who may look like immigrants, but for “every American who cares about freedom.” source

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June 26, 2012
21:36 • 11 months ago

  • romney During a speech on Tuesday, Mitt Romney blasted “Obamacare”, and attacked President Obama for not focusing on immigration reform or the truly “big issue” — fixing the American economy.
  • biden Vice President Joe Biden pushed back against Romney’s comments during a speech this afternoon. Biden touted Romney’s record of job creation, “In Singapore. And China. And India.” source

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June 25, 2012
10:29 • 11 months ago
10:03 • 11 months ago
reuters:

REUTERS LIVE BLOG: Supreme Court Decisions

Is today the day when the health care decision gets announced? We’ll find out shortly.

reuters:

REUTERS LIVE BLOG: Supreme Court Decisions

Is today the day when the health care decision gets announced? We’ll find out shortly.

June 24, 2012
09:56 • 11 months ago
It is a simultaneously exciting and exhausting time. There’s a good chance that with healthcare all the chambers are engaged in some way … and at full capacity.
Kannon Shanmugam, a former law clerk for Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia • Discussing the June period when the court generally makes its most high-profile decisions. The court has two of those coming up — one on immigration and one on health care — which we imagine are stressing out both the justices and their clerks. Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist particularly disliked the June period, once telling a colleague he joined in a majority ruling basically because he wanted it to be over with. Dude liked his vacations.
June 22, 2012
11:06 • 11 months ago

  • promise Mitt Romney’s finally laid out concrete immigration reform: Promising green cards to immigrants receiving advanced degrees in math or science, and the parents of permanent citizens.
  • problem  It’s unclear whether Mitt could actually reform who receives green cards, even if he was president, without the Congress’s backing, as they set the year visa limits for foreigners each year. source

» He still has options, though: He could always do what Obama did and issue an executive order, despite Republicans slamming Obama for using his executive powers to enact immigration reform. A little surprising Romney wants to help the families of the oft-decried “anchor babies” of immigrant parents. Unsurprising? Mitt still wants to build a “high-tech fence” across the Mexican-American border.

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June 21, 2012
15:52 • 11 months ago
Some people have asked if I will let stand the president’s executive order. The answer is that I will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the president’s temporary measure.
Mitt Romney • During a speech at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference on Thursday morning. Romney has come under fire from some in his own party for not saying he would overturn President Obama’s recent immigration-reforming executive order. While he would not elaborate on any plan(s) he might have, Romney did offer a few thoughts on our current system. “Our immigration system should help promote strong families, not keep them apart,” he said, adding, “Our nation benefits when moms and dads and their kids are all living together under the same roof. “ source (viafollow)
June 17, 2012
10:45 • 11 months ago
June 15, 2012
14:26 • 11 months ago
What about American workers who are unemployed by immigrant farmers?
The Daily Caller reporter Neil MunroInterrupting President Obama while the president was making a speech about his new immigration policy, which allows for work visas for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. at a young age. Because clearly this was a Q&A, not a speech. In related news, The Daily Caller won an Edward R. Murrow award for writing earlier this week, according to Munro’s most recent tweet.
11:20 • 11 months ago
Our nation’s immigration laws … are not designed to be blindly enforced without consideration given to the individual circumstances of each case. Nor are they designed to remove productive young people to countries where they may not have lived or even speak the language. Discretion, which is used in so many other areas, is especially justified here.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano • In a statement explaining the Obama Administration’s new immigration policy, which will be imposed by executive order and focus on granting younger immigrants work permits while prosecuting “individuals who pose a national security or public safety risk.” source (viafollow)

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