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Obama Targets Employers in Immigration Crackdown

Worker raids give way to audits of companies

Jul 2, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is cracking down on illegal immigration using a new approach: pursuing employers rather than the immigrants themselves, the Wall Street Journal reports. Immigration officials announced yesterday they’d begun auditing 652 companies; hiring breaches could mean fines or civil and criminal charges. The new method runs counter... More »

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immigration reform • employer • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

On Immigration Reform, Obama Skips Specifics


Jun 19, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lackluster support for immigration reform has forced President Obama to be purposefully vague about a timeline for legislation, Michael Muskal writes in the Los Angeles Times. “I’m committed to passing comprehensive immigration reform,” Obama told Latino leaders today. But his “vague language on timing for immigration... More »

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Congress • Mexico • immigration reform • legislation • Latinos • border security • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Lefties: Obama's 
 Becoming Dubya 

Left feeling spurned by new president's policies

May 17, 09 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sorry, ladies: Hell has no fury like a political base scorned, and tensions are simmering among liberals, who feel spurned by President Obama, Josh Gerstein writes for Politico. With his reversals on military tribunals and releasing photos of abused detainees, and reluctance to tackle gay rights and immigration reform, some... More »

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Barack Obama • environment • gay rights • torture • military tribunal • immigration reform • liberals • health care reform • US Supreme Court • conservatives • Obama administration

US Immigration Slows, Delaying Minorities' Rise

Won't form majority
until 2050s; security, economy take toll

May 14, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration laws and the recession have slowed the growth of America’s immigrant populations, delaying the date when minorities will become the majority by as much as 10 years, the AP reports. Estimates had pointed to 2042, but it now could be another decade as growth slowed from 4% in... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • minority • illegal immigration • Latinos • housing bubble • economy • Asian immigrants

Obama Seeks $27B to Clamp Down on Border

Budget focuses on halting flow of guns, illegal immigrants

May 6, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the budget he’ll hand to Congress tomorrow, President Obama is seeking $27 billion for border and transportation security as he focuses on immigration enforcement and battling the flow of US arms to Mexico. The 8% increase over this year’s budget allows for an expansion of border teams,... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • border control • transportation • illegal immigration • border security • arms trafficking • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - The number of children born to illegal immigrants is rising rapidly, a new study says, raising a host of economic and social concerns. The number of such children rose from 2.7 million in 2003 to 4 million last year, the Washington Post reports. More than a third of the... More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • immigration reform • children • immigration services

Labor Rivals Unite to Push Immigration Reform

Yes on legalization, no on guest-workers, say AFL-CIO, Change to Win

Apr 14, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s two labor umbrella groups may be archrivals, but on immigration reform, they’ve agreed to put up a common front, which could be a big boon to White House hopes, reports the New York Times. The AFL-CIO and Change to Win have agreed to push for the legalization... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • AFL CIO • labor unions • guest-worker program • Change to Win • US Chamber of Commerce

In a Switch, Emanuel Now Backs Immigration Reform

Once worried about red-state candidates, chief of staff now pushes Obama's reforms

Apr 10, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel seems to have had a change of heart about immigration reform. In the past, he's been a lukewarm advocate at best for fear it would hurt Democrats at the polls. But in his new job as chief of staff, he’s pushing immigrant-friendly laws and predicting legislation on... More »

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Charles Schumer • immigration reform • Rahm Emanuel • the Hispanic vote • Obama administration • Rep. Luis Gutierrez

Immigration Dragnets Catch US Citizens, Too

Legal residents have been detained, deported

Apr 9, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Workplace raids and jail sweeps have become popular ways to enforce US immigration law, but they often result in the detention of legal residents, the Los Angeles Times reports. It can take months, sometimes years, to clear up, because many citizens don’t have proof of their legal status, few... More »

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immigration reform • citizenship • raids • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • detention

 Obama Eyes 
 Perilous Terrain 
 of Immigration 
 Reform 

President pushing ahead with plans to legalize millions despite economic crisis

Apr 9, 09 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - With an economic crisis, two wars, and major battles on health care and energy looming, the Obama White House will also enter the politically treacherous terrain of immigration reform, the New York Times reports. White House officials said the president "plans to start the debate this year," aiming... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • illegal immigration • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Obama Brings Ethnic Media
Into Loop

Latino, black outlets
see better access
to White House

Mar 9, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - From phoning Hispanic radio hosts to appearing on Telemundo, President Obama has shown a willingness to connect with the Latino community many feel his predecessor lacked. And while Obama’s first print interview as president was with Black Enterprise magazine, the White House and ethnic media outlets are approaching this... More »

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African Americans • immigration reform • Telemundo • minorities • Obama administration • Hispanics • news organization • President Obama

Gillibrand Mired in Ruckus Over Immigration

Caught in Upstate-NYC crossfire, senator may revisit hardline

Jan 28, 09 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Name a policy that rural Upstate New York and New York City agree on, and you've got, well, try finding one first. For everything else, there's a rock and a hard place for newly appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. First it was gun control, which the former upstate representative opposes. Now,... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • Senate • New York • Kirsten Gillibrand

Rivals' Meeting Today
Could Benefit Both Men

Obama and McCain to get together in Chicago to talk cooperation

Nov 17, 08 8:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Meeting today in Chicago to bury the hatchet, Barack Obama and John McCain could each be of considerable use to the other, the Wall Street Journal notes. Working together, McCain could get his maverick groove back, and Obama could get help on these key areas:
  • Auto efficiency: McCain has
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • cap and trade • immigration reform • fuel efficiency • President Obama

Hispanic Voters Turn Against McCain

Obama appears likely to capture important bloc in a landslide

Oct 10, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a record of immigration reform, John McCain once appeared a near-lock for the Hispanic vote—but the bloc is instead turning to Barack Obama, Politico reports. McCain is hovering around 26%, nowhere near Bush's historic 40% in the last election. Not only is McCain not getting credit for his... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • immigration reform • Hispanic • Election 2008 • the Hispanic vote

McCain Accuses Obama of Killing Immigration Bill

Dems, advocates call ad misleading, say
Mac opposed it himself

Sep 18, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is accusing Barack Obama of trying to kill an immigration overhaul that both candidates supported, reports the Los Angeles Times. McCain is running a Spanish-language ad attacking Obama for undermining the immigration bill. He has also criticized the Democrat for supporting amendments “that would have killed the... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • John McCain • immigration reform • advertisements

OPINION

 Lefty Kinda Still Likes This Guy 

Bush has 'lowered my standards'

Jul 17, 08 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - “What can I say?” writes left-leaning Jonathan Chait in revealing his continued affection for John McCain. “Bush has lowered my standards.” Remember, McCain was once “the country’s foremost progressive champion”—battling the religious right and tax cuts while pushing immigration and anti-global warming advances.... More »

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climate change • religious right • Barack Obama • John McCain • immigration reform • tax cuts • George W. Bush

 UK Immigration Rules
 Would Exclude
 This Man 

Without college degree, Gates wouldn't qualify for visa aimed to bring skilled labor

Jul 16, 08 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Strict new immigration rules aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Britain would keep tech icons Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell from getting top-tier visas, Bloomberg notes, because they don't have college degrees. "It's a dumbing-down,'' one opponent says. "If you're a 20-something American with... More »

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immigration • Steve Jobs • Bill Gates • immigration reform • Gordon Brown • college • Michael Dell • Britain • skilled labor • college graduates

More Mexican Immigrants Becoming
US Citizens

Number naturalized soared 50% in 2007

Jul 11, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - In 2007, while the US hotly debated immigration reform, the number of Mexican-born immigrants who became American citizens skyrocketed, the LA Times reports. Experts attribute the jump—122,000 people took the oath, 84,000 more than in 2006—largely to an aggressive pro-citizenship campaign and a desire to beat... More »

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immigration reform • naturalization • immigrant • Mexican-Americans

OPINION

McCain 'Wobbling' Leftward Again on Immigration

He's talking up reform, backing away from promises that won him the nomination

Jul 10, 08 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - By John McCain’s own admission, his embrace of immigration reform nearly sunk his candidacy in the early primaries, writes Byron York in the Hill. But after saving his hide with a swing to the right and a pledge to "secure the border first" (a “legitimate flip-flop,”... More »

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John McCain • immigration reform • Latino voters • flip flop • border security

Cash-Strapped Businesses Battle Immigration Crackdown

Some states now responding to employers' need for low-cost labor

Jul 6, 08 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - As state and federal authorities crack down on illegal immigration, businesses are fighting back, the New York Times reports. Employers, stung by aggressive new measures that would revoke the licenses of those found to have hired illegals, say their very existence is threatened. A few states are responding to the... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • Michael Chertoff • illegal immigration • businesses • employers

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