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DHS releasing illegal immigrants before sequester
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - A week before mandatory budget cuts go into effect across the government, the Department of Homeland Security has started releasing illegal immigrants being held in immigration jails a...
Placerville man pleads guilty to interstate marijuana trafficking
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/15/2013 - 1:21pmA 26-year-old Placerville man pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner said.
Dylan Hudson was in charge of an interstate marijuana-trafficking conspiracy, according to court documents. More than 1,100 pounds of processed marijuana, more than $329,000 in cash, and eight firearms were seized during the course of the investigation.
Republicans scramble for the center on immigration
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 3:16pmLITTLETON, Colo. - It was little surprise when freshman Republican Rep. Mike Coffman in 2010 voted against a bill to grant citizenship to some young illegal immigrants. After all, the Marine Corps ...
Senators reach agreement on immigration reform
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 10:35amWASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 mill...
Senators reach agreement on immigration reform
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 9:41amWASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11...
Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 10:29amWASHINGTON - New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases.The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped ...
House to consider limited GOP immigration bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 6:00amWASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expa...
Heller, Berkley spar on health care, immigration
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 10:44amLAS VEGAS - Republican Sen. Dean Heller and Democratic challenger Rep. Shelley Berkley quarreled over health care, immigration and tax breaks for oil companies in the second debate of their acri...
Berkley In Attack Mode, Heller Takes More Restrained Approach In Second Senate Debate
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 10:46pm
CARSON CITY – Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley used a second Senate debate tonight to attack Sen. Dean Heller on issues ranging from Medicare to online poker legislation, while her Republican opponent took a more restrained approach in the hour-long discussion on public television.
Saunders: 'Obama's Promise' is a political football
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 12:19pmCandidate Barack Obama made this promise to Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos in May 2008: "What I can guarantee is that we will have in the first year an immigration bill that I strongly support and...
Saunders: 'Obama's Promise' is a political football
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 12:19pmCandidate Barack Obama made this promise to Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos in May 2008: "What I can guarantee is that we will have in the first year an immigration bill that I strongly support and...
Immigration bill divides California sheriffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 6:00amSANTA ANA - California sheriffs are divided over a bill aimed at protecting certain illegal immigrants from deportation, with some saying that if Gov. Jerry Brown signs the measure they'll be force...
Feds: NJ-based identity fraud aided S. Koreans
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 6:18pmNEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey-based identity fraud ring used immigration documents stolen from a federal government office in California to help hundreds of illegal immigrants get driver's licenses a...
Saunders: Arizona can't do it; Washington won't
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 6:00amPresident Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court's 5-3 decision Monday that struck down most of Arizona's 2010 immigration law. In a statement released by the White House, however, the president sai...
Governor: Supreme Court rejection of Arizona law shows need for reform
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 10:12amGov. Brian Sandoval said today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Arizona immigration law case points out the need for Congress and the president to come together and reform the country's immigr...
Nevada Governor says Ruling On Arizona Immigration Law Shows Need For Federal Reform
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 12:44pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Arizona immigration law case points out the need for Congress and the president to come together and reform the country’s immigration laws.
Obama to Hispanics on immigrants: I see my kids
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:00amLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - President Barack Obama, in a strikingly personal appeal, renewed his call for an overhaul of America's immigration laws before a supportive Latino audience Friday. He portr...
Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:28amWASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.New 2011 cen...
Sirota: Contradiction: Where religion and American politics meet
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 6:19pmHere's a newspaper headline that might induce a disbelieving double take: "Christians 'More Likely to Be Leftwing' And Have Liberal Views on Immigration and Equality." Sounds too hard to believe, r...
Full Text of President Obama's State of the Union address; GOP response
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 7:47pm
The following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Opinion: A compassionate and sensible step on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 1:59pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Aug. 22, 2011, Sacramento Bee. It's not amnesty, back-door or otherwise. It's just a little more sanity in our broken immigration system. The O...
SAUNDERS: Obama's lowest priority
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 9:32amPresident Barack Obama is in a pickle. Immigration enforcement actually is working - or at least it was working.Under the Obama administration, the government has removed almost 400,000 illegal imm...
