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Immigration Busts Have Whiff of Politics

Raids on the rise, as White House tries to impress conservatives

Posted Jul 28, 2007 7:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Massive workplace raids, conducted by armed federal agents and targeting illegal immigrants, are on the rise, and the reason, critics charge, is that the White House wants to curry favor with conservatives. In the first five months of '07, Salon reports, 3,226 undocumented workers... Read full story »

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