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Court Ruling: Alabama Public Schools Not Allowed to Check Immigration Status of Students

By Samantha Leal | 08/21/2012 - 09:32 | 0 Comments

A section of Alabama's immigration law that ordered public schools to check citizenship status of all new students was ruled unconstitutional by a federal court on Monday, according to Fox News Latino. But while the court ruled that...

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Governor Jan Brewer's Executive Order Met with Backlash

By Samantha Leal | 08/17/2012 - 09:59 | 0 Comments

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer issued an executive order this week which denies benefits to young undocumented immigrants, including ID cards. This order, which goes against President Obama's deferred action program, has sparked outrage and even protests, reports the ...

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Bars IDs & Public Benefits for DREAMers

By Samantha Leal | 08/16/2012 - 09:46 | 0 Comments

As young immigrants begin the application process for President Obama's new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, others will have even more hurdles to jump, thanks to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer...

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Obama Immigration Changes & Deferred Action Applications Released

By Samantha Leal | 08/15/2012 - 09:41 | 0 Comments

Homeland Security recently announced what documents applicants would need to prove eligibility in the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program allows undocumented individuals (who were brought to the U.S. as children) to avoid deportation and obtain work permits if they meet the requirements of the program...

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Nearly 1.8 Million Undocumented Immigrants Could Avoid Deportation, According to Group Estimate

By Samantha Leal | 08/08/2012 - 10:35 | 0 Comments

The Migration Policy Institute now states that 350,000 more undocumented immigrants could qualify for deferred deportation when President Barack Obama's new policy takes effect August 15. This estimate raises the number of possible undocumented immigrants able to avoid deportation to just under 1.8 million, according to the ...

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New Immigration Scams Target Undocumented Youths

By Samantha Leal | 08/06/2012 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Undocumented youths are being targeted by scams, claiming to put them on a priority list for application approval of deportation reprieve, reports the Huffington Post. The reprieve, announced by President Obama in June, will...

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Immigrants Generate Big Profits for Prison Companies

By Samantha Leal | 08/03/2012 - 09:35 | 0 Comments

The U.S. is locking up more undocumented immigrants than ever, and prison companies are reaping the benefits, says a new Associated Press review. The review shows that the businesses have spent tens of...

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John McCain Advised Romney to Drop 'Self-Deport' Rhetoric

By Samantha Leal | 07/31/2012 - 09:47 | 0 Comments

When Mitt Romney declared during a Republican primary debate in Tampa in January that he would want undocumented immigrants to "self-deport" back to their home countries, you could say that it caused a stir -- especially among Latino voters. It turns out, the general public wasn't alone: John McCain was also disturbed by the comment.

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