Immigration News

Straits Times
Number of immigration offenders falls to record low in 2011: ICA
Straits Times
The number of immigration offenders arrested last year fell to a record low, with less of them managing to make it into Singapore. -- ST PHOTO: LIM WUI LIANG By Tham Yuen-C The arrest of immigration offenders fell to a record low last year due to ...
Illegal immigrant and overstayer numbers decline in 2011AsiaOne
Number of immigration offenders caught fall; rise in contraband smuggling casesTODAYonline

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Number of immigration offenders caught fall; rise in contraband smuggling cases
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE - The number of immigration offenders arrested continues its steady decline, as the number of overstayers and illegal immigrants caught last year fell. However, attempts at smuggling in contraband items at checkpoints reached a record high ...
Number of illegal immigrants in steady decline: ICAStraits Times

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Man's immigration status puts kidney transplant on hold
KTVU San Francisco
A social media campaign is growing for a 35-year-old Oakland man who claims UCSF is denying him kidney transplant surgery because he's an illegal immigrant. Jesus Navarro, slowly dying from kidney failure, said he fears he won't live to see his ...

Globe and Mail
Manitoba becoming a destination for immigrants, census figures reveal
Globe and Mail
Over the past ten years, Manitoba has more than tripled its share of national immigration and in the process become a model for immigration reform. With roughly 3 per cent of Canada's population, Manitoba now attracts nearly 6 per cent of its ...

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Deseret News
Romney, LDS Church disagree on immigration
Deseret News
The presidential candidate is strongly opposed to granting the country's 12 million illegal immigrants amnesty, instead suggesting the country encourage them to "self-deport" by ramping up enforcement and cutting back benefits.

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A line of would-be immigrants? There isn't one.
Washington Post
IN THE VENOMOUS debate over illegal immigration, there is a point of agreement between President Obama and some of his would-be Republican rivals, including former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. They'd like to see undocumented immigrants “get to ...

Editorial: Fact vs. fiction and illegal immigration
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The number of illegal immigrants in the United States has dropped notably during the Obama administration -- from a high of 11.9 million in 2007 to 11.2 million in 2010. That fact may be lost on many Americans in the din of presidential election ...

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SC Attorney General Asks Court to Unblock Immigration Law
The New American
On December 22, 2011, a judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of key provisions of the South Carolina immigration statute. Last month, South Carolina Attorney General ...

Romney-Backer John McCain Rejects Romney's Immigration Policy Of Self-Deportation
ThinkProgress
By Faiz Shakir on Feb 5, 2012 at 9:00 am During an NBC GOP presidential debate last month, Mitt Romney drew laughter from some in the crowd when he revealed that his plan for immigration reform amounts to “self-deportation, which is people decide that ...

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Deported immigrant arrested again
TheHerald
BY COLIN CAMPBELL, ccampbell@newsobserver.com SMITHFIELD - Immigration authorities again are trying to deport a suspected gang member who moved to Selma after twice crossing the Mexican border illegally, according to authorities.

Illegal immigration
St. George Daily Spectrum
The federal government has acknowledged that it has serious problems associated with illegal immigration. Some lawmakers point to the costs of educating and providing health care to undocumented immigrants. Others point out that while the majority of ...

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Advertiser Editorial: Temper immigration law
Montgomery Advertiser
Despite the protestations of some of the original proponents of Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, the Legislature should make one of its top priorities the tempering of that law to remove some of its more repugnant sections.

TN lawmaker puts illegal immigration bill on hold
The Tennessean
A state House bill that would allow law enforcement to check the immigration status of someone pulled over or detained was put on hold last week, at least for the moment. The Lawful Immigration Enforcement Act was moved behind the budget by a House ...
Illegal immigrationSt. George Daily Spectrum

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Policies tear apart immigrant families
Philadelphia Inquirer
For this reason, I am requesting your assistance with another severely traumatized group: the thousands of immigrant families who are being torn apart by our government through the deportation process. Children and youth - born here or brought by their ...

TheChronicleHerald.ca
Immigration system will bring in more tradespeople: Kenney
South Asia Mail
By Robert Hiltz OTTAWA — Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says changes are coming to Canada's immigration system to make it more flexible in an effort to combat labour shortages. Kenney told CTV's Question Period that the government ...
Senior officials praised bureaucrat for phony Sun News citizenship ceremonyToronto Star
Kenney 'regrets' citizenship ceremony impostorsTheChronicleHerald.ca
Televised citizenship event 'poorly handled,' Kenney saysCBC.ca
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IBNLive.com
Immigration waiver: blessing for families or unfair political move?
U-T San Diego
Rafael Ochoa, shown Friday with his family in Lemon Grove, is an undocumented immigrant who hopes a judge will allow him to stay in the US while he applies for a spousal visa instead of having to return to his native country while a decision is made.
Immigration: Understanding visa waiversPacific Daily News
Immigration Attorney of Aria Law Group Explains What You Should Know About ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
US changing visa rules to attract highly-skilledIBNLive.com
NDTV
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Immigration and Obamacare join as issue
The Advocate
Two of the hottest topics on the political circuit are illegal immigration and “Obamacare.” They can come together into a third steaming discussion: How the Democrats' Affordable Care Act of 2010 would hasten America's journey toward a more orderly ...

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The Birmingham News - al.com
Changes loom for Alabama's 'strong' immigration law
Opelika Auburn News
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, speaks to the Opelika-Auburn News about immigration, job creation, and other issues in the upcoming legislative session. (more) Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, is seen in the Alabama ...
Ala. Legislature faces immigration law changes, budget problems in 2nd session ...The Republic
Democratic lawmakers will be on defensive during sessionGadsden Times
Budgets, schools and jobs major issues for 2012 LegislatureDothan Eagle
Times Daily -Anniston Star
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AFP
DUVALL: Immigration, not economy, could tip 2012 election
Tonawanda News
In a handful of swing states that will decide the election, immigration will play a large — perhaps even determining — role in whether Barack Obama gets another four years. With events that have transpired during his term and continuing population ...
Summit targets immigrationTbo.com
GOP looks to improve image with HispanicsLas Vegas Review-Journal
Republicans 'struggling to woo Latinos'AFP
Fox News -Huffington Post (blog) -Aljazeera.com
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Nigerian Central Washington student stuck in immigration limbo
The Seattle Times
Now, Okere — a 21-year-old student at Central Washington University — is in immigration limbo. He's technically under an order of deportation, as he has been for seven years. Federal authorities could deport him at any time. They just haven't, ...

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