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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: undocumented workers

undocumented workers stories: 4 news summaries

 Chertoff's Cleaner 
 Hired Illegals 

Fined owner says he's a 'scapegoat,' blasts Homeland Security system

Dec 11, 08 9:41 AM CST
(Newser) - A cleaning service whose illegal workers got past Secret Service checks to scrub Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s home is facing fines for hiring undocumented laborers, the Washington Post reports. The owner calls the enforcement uneven, saying his small business may go under while customers and large companies enjoy... More »

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illegal immigrant • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • undocumented workers • Madeleine Albright • housekeeper

 US Illegal Immigration Plunges 

For the first time in years, legal immigrants outnumber incoming illegals

Oct 3, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The number of illegal immigrants entering the US has plummeted in the last several years, a new study has found. Close to 800,000 illegal immigrants entered the US each year from 2000-2004, but 500,000 have entered each year since, reports the Washington Post. For the first time in... More »

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Department of Homeland Security • illegal immigration • US Census • undocumented workers • Pew Hispanic Center • Center for Immigration Studies • Mexicans Without Borders

 Texas Illegals Promised 
 'Hurricane Amnesty' 

Officials don't want immigration enforcement to impede evacuations

Sep 12, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government has declared a “hurricane amnesty” in an attempt to get Texas’ illegal immigrants out of Hurricane Ike’s way, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Immigration officials will not attempt to arrest illegals in shelters or along common evacuation routes. The Red Cross has begun outreach programs... More »

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illegal immigrant • Texas • storm • amnesty • FEMA • hurricane • undocumented workers • disaster • Hurricane Ike

Mitt Cans Landscapers in Dustup Over Illegals

Despite warning, Romney continued to use company employing illegal aliens

Dec 5, 07 3:11 AM CST
(Newser) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney has repeatedly lashed out at rival Rudy Giuliani for making New York a sanctuary for illegal aliens. But another sanctuary appears to be Romney's own Massachusetts estate, where illegal immigrants have been working as landscapers for at least a year, reports the Boston Globe. Romney... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • Belmont • undocumented workers • Ricardo Saenz

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