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Utah Anti-Immigrant Group IDs 1,300 Supposed Illegals
By Mara Gay - AOL News(July 14) -- Officials in Utah fear that a group of anti-immigration activists may have taken matters into their own hands. An anonymous group of "concerned citizens" sent a letter this week to newspapers in Utah containing more than 1,300 names of people it says are in the country illegally. It also enclosed a similar letter it had sent to federal and state officials in April. "We are enclosing a list of individuals who we strongly believe are in this country illegally and should be immediately deported," the April 4 letter reads. Though the group says it is not violent, the letter ...
Holder: US Will Watch Arizona for Racial Profiling
By not in system - AOL News(July 11) -- Although Arizona's new immigration law raised concerns that it might result in racial profiling, Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday that the Justice Department lawsuit seeking to overturn it focused tightly on the federal government's prerogative to set immigration policy because that provided the strongest legal basis for the case. ...
Feds Sue to Block Arizona Immigration Law
By not in system - AOL News(July 6) -- The Justice Department made official Tuesday afternoon what its tribunes have hinted at for the past two months: the federal government will challenge the constitutionality of Arizona's controversial new immigration law and seek an immediate injunction from a federal judge to block the measure's enforcement pending judicial review. ...
Upgrades to Illegal Immigrant Facilities Probed
By Tori Richards - AOL NewsLOS ANGELES (June 29) -- A California congressman is investigating a government proposal to upgrade immigration detention centers to include unmonitored phone lines, dance and cooking lessons, continental breakfasts, freedom from lockdown and other amenities. Nine facilities that house illegal immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are slated to undergo changes that would make the detainees' stay more comfortable. ICE officials still need to finalize the project, which includes facilities in California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia and New Jersey. "The federal government ...
Arizona Immigration Law: Poll Finds Broad Support
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNearly six in 10 Americans support Arizona's new law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted May 6-9. Eighty-two percent of Republicans support the law as do 64 percent of independents. By contrast, 45 percent of Democrats approve of it. Asked about specific elements of the law, 73 percent support requiring people to produce documents verifying their legal status, 67 percent say police should be able to detain anyone unable to verify their legal status and 62 percent say police should be allowed to question anyone they think may be in ...
Detecting Arizona Illegal Immigrants: Words of Wisdom Defines 'Arizonar'
By Daily Breakdown - Politics DailyToday, Professor Noble Shizintzski explores the meaning of the phrase "Arizonar." Click play below to watch, and click here for more Words of Wisdom. ...
Majority of Arizonans Favor New Immigration Law
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFifty-two percent of Arizonans support the state's new immigration law with 39 percent opposed to it and 9 percent undecided, according to a Rocky Mountain Poll conducted April 15-25. That's roughly the same outcome that a New York Times/CBS News poll,conducted April 28 - May 2, found nationally: 51 percent said the law, aimed at reducing the number of illegal immigrants in the state, was "about right," while 36 percent percent said it went too far, 9 percent said it did not go far enough, and 4 percent were undecided. A Gallup poll conducted April 27-28 also had 51 percent of those who had ...
Majority of Americans Back Arizona Immigration Law, but With Doubts
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA bare majority of Americans say they support the tough new law adopted in Arizona to crack down on illegal immigrants in the state, but those polled were conflicted when it came to their views on the issue, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted April 28-May 2. Fifty-one percent of those surveyed supported the Arizona law, which requires state and local police to ask about a person's immigration status if there is "reasonable suspicion" that he or she is in the country illegally, while 36 percent said it had gone too far, and 9 percent said it had not gone far enough, with 4 ...
USA to Mexico: The Grass Is Always Greener
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Arizona's New Immigration Law Supported by Most Americans, Poll Finds
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAmericans who have heard about Arizona's tough new law to crack down on illegal immigrants favor the measure by 51 percent to 39 percent, according to a Gallup poll conducted April 27-28. More than three-quarters of Americans say they have heard about Arizona's action. The law makes it a state crime not to carry proof of legal immigration status and requires Arizona's state and local police to ask about a person's immigration status if there is "reasonable suspicion" that he or she is in the country illegally. ...
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