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Coming to America

"Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery." - Jack Parr

America's melting pot is on fire. Twelve million illegal immigrants currently live in the US, and nearly 900,000 more arrive each year. Yet the immigration reform that topped President Bush's second-term agenda has stalled as a skittish Congress attacks the proposal from left and right; meanwhile, a different kind of debate is heating up over skilled immigrants, and whether American firms need more to stay competitive.

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July 2007
- Immigration Busts Have Whiff of Politics
  
  Salon | Jul 28, 07 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 were arrested in these expensive operations; in all of 2002, the total was 485. More »
- Judge Tosses Anti-immigrant Town Law
  
  BusinessWeek | Jul 27, 07 12:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A set of city ordinances intended to check illegal immigration was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge yesterday, the AP reports. The measures had imposed fines on businesses that hired illegal workers and required rental tenants to register with the city and buy permits. More »
- Ambassador Asks US to Issue Visas to Iraqi Workers
  
  Washington Post | Jul 22, 07 11:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fearing for the safety of locals employed by the American government in Iraq, the US ambassador wants the administration to issue them immigrant visas. Ryan Crocker's unusual request spotlights competing pressures, the Washington Post reports: the danger to Iraqis perceived as aiding the occupiers, the worsening refugee crisis, and Washington's concern that terrorists will slip into the country. More »
- UK Bomb Plot Doctors Tried to Come to US
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Jul 6, 07 2:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two of the suspects in last week's failed UK bomb plot attempted to come to the US, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The FBI says Mohammed Jamil Asha and another, unspecified member of the gang of eight doctors and medical students arrested last week began applications to US medical schools through a Philly-based organization. More »
- More Legal Immigrants Seek US Citizenship
  
  New York Times | Jul 5, 07 8:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A burgeoning number of legal immigrants are applying for US citizenship—115,000 in May, compared with 65,782 last December. The Times reports immigrants are worried about tougher citizenship tests, rising processing fees, and insecurity in the wake of the furor over the federal immigration bill. More »
- US Soldiers Become Citizens
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 5, 07 5:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Some 325 servicemen were sworn in as US citizens in Independence Day ceremonies yesterday in Iraq—half of them at a former Saddam Hussein palace, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gen. David Petraeus thanked the new citizens serving in Iraq for enduring sacrifice “to preserve the freedom of a land that was not yet fully yours.” More »
June 2007
- Senate Kills Immigration Bill
  
  Washington Post | Jun 28, 07 1:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a serious setback for the Bush administration's second-term agenda, the Senate effectively killed the immigration-reform bill today, voting 53-46 to keep the legislation from going forward. The president had actively promoted the bipartisan measure, going so far as to lobby senators by phone this morning, but with his influence at a low ebb, the effort fell short. More »
- Three Freshmen Dems Balking at Immigration Bill
  
  New York Times | Jun 28, 07 8:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Three Senate Democrats--all newly elected in close races--are lining up against the controversial immigration bill championed by President Bush and Democratic leaders. They and eight other Democratic naysayers could be crucial in determining the fate of the bill, reports the New York Times . A vote in the Senate could come as soon as tomorrow. More »
- FBI Name Checks Stall Immigration
  
  Houston Chronicle | Jun 27, 07 4:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bureaucratic bottlenecks are causing such long delays for prospective citizens, reports the Houston Chronicle , that hundreds of frustrated immigrants are now suing the federal government to try to speed up their background checks. Immigration Service figures show that about 16% of cases—over 51,000 people—have been pending between one and two years. More »
- Senate Revives Immigration Bill
  
  New York Times | Jun 26, 07 1:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Senate breathed new life into the stalled immigration bill today, voting to resume debate on the signature legislation of President Bush's second term. With a slew of amendments waiting in the wings, passage is hardly a sure thing, the Times reports, but the bipartisan coalition that crafted the measure took heart. More »
- States Crack Down on Illegals
  
  Washington Post | Jun 25, 07 4:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - States frustrated by Washington's inaction on illegal immigration are taking matters into their own hands with a record number of proposals that prevent immigrants from getting jobs, finding housing and benefiting from social services, the Washington Post reports. At least 1,100 state immigration bills have been proposed, more than double last year's record total. More »
- Immigration Bill Fans, Foes Take to Airwaves
  
  Associated Press | Jun 24, 07 1:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - This week's debate over the immigration bill, which is headed for a nail-bitingly close Senate vote, started on the Sunday talk shows. The improbable coalition behind the legislation—which President Bush supports—faces a tough job, Jeff Sessions made clear. The Alabama Republican vowed to "use every effort to slow this process down and continue to hold up the bill." More »
- High-Tech Towers Could Seal Border
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 23, 07 10:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A series of towers equipped with high-tech cameras now being tested along the Arizona-Mexico border could be the first step towards a "virtual border" for the US, the Los Angeles Times reports. The system, being tested in the busiest corridor for illegal immagrants entering the country, could obviate the need for physical barriers. More »
- Immigration Bill Brings Out 'Best,' 'Worst' of America
  
  New Republic | Jun 15, 07 2:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Calling the immigration bill currently fighting its way through the Senate "the best that liberals are likely to get," the New Republic 's editors tepidly endorsed the legislation that would bring 12M laborers closer to US citizenship even as they condemned the implications of the bill's proposed guest-worker program. More »
- Senate Leaders Reach Deal to Revive Immigration Bill
  
  Associated Press | Jun 15, 07 8:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Derailed last week, the controversial immigration bill will get a second chance, Senate leaders from both parties announced last night. The statement followed days of closed-door negotiations, the AP reports, and a personal pledge from President Bush to immediately provide $4.4 billion for border security—a key concern of conservative Republican Senators. More »
- Bush Lobbies for Immigration Bill
  
  CNN | Jun 12, 07 3:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush took the unusual step of climbing Capitol Hill today to pressure members of his own party on the stalled immigration bill. After a lunch meeting with GOP senators, CNN reports, the president warned that passing the signature legislation of his second term will take "a lot of effort"—as will persuading 15 senators to change their votes. More »
- Report: White House Stacking Immigration Courts
  
  Washington Post | Jun 11, 07 5:20 AM CDT