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submitted by rodeox 22 months ago, from ap.google.com
Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned. Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama... More
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submitted by rodeox 24 months ago, from iht.com
As a senator, John McCain holds a reputation for diverging from many of his Republican colleagues on core party issues. Now, as the party's presidential candidate, his record and policy views are putting him at odds with the overarching party platform adopted this week. More
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submitted by chiasma 26 months ago, from latimes.com
Their similar stances on immigration, nuclear weapons, global warming and stem-cell research are evidence of a centrist shift in the political landscape. More
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submitted by bafficio 26 months ago, from newsweek.com
The leaders of the religious right don't have great affection for John McCain. They think he's too moderate on immigration, embryonic-stem-cell research and campaign-finance reform, and they think he doesn't do enough to promote his pro-life positions. That's where they agree. But as the election... More
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by Julie Hirschfeld Davis from hosted.ap.org, 27 months ago
The tricky politics of immigration, an issue once seen as a driving force of the 2008 election, have relegated it to a back but hot burner in the presidential campaign debate and paralyzed Congress on the topic. Both John McCain and Barack Obama support giving legal status to millions of illegal... More
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from feeds.washingtonpost.com, 27 months ago
The top U.S. immigration enforcement official told a congressional subcommittee yesterday that the Bush administration will disclose more information about foreigners who die in the sprawling network of federal detention centers around the country. More
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from feeds.washingtonpost.com, 27 months ago
Federal law enforcement agencies have increased criminal prosecutions of immigration violators to record levels, in part by filing minor charges against virtually every person caught illegally crossing some stretches of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to new U.S. data. More
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submitted by agabriel 27 months ago, from crooksandliars.com
When John McCain’s presidential campaign faltered badly last summer, there were a variety of problems, but near the top of the list was McCain’s work on a comprehensive immigration reform measure, which most Republican activists hated with a vengeance. McCain ultimately decided to abandon... More
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submitted by ghostdog 29 months ago, from ptlia.com
We know more about the candidates pastors, passports and taxes than the details of where they really stand on important issues like saving Social Security, immigration and tax reform. Do campaign promises not based in reality really have a chance at being implemented? Compare the issues. More
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from feeds.washingtonpost.com, 29 months ago
The Bush administration will waive more than 30 environmental and land-management laws in order to finish building 470 miles of border fence in the Southwest by the end of the year, officials said yesterday. More
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from feeds.washingtonpost.com, 29 months ago
The U.S. immigration service said yesterday that it will temporarily stop denying green cards to refugees and other legal immigrants tied to groups that sought to topple foreign dictatorships, placing their cases on hold while it determines more "logical, common-sense" rules for judging them. More
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submitted by sunil 31 months ago, from cnn.com
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton kicked off Thursday's debate by highlighting the differences between their health care plans. The two candidates are facing off for the last time before the Super Tuesday contests next week. More
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submitted by ghostdog 28 months ago, from proudtoliveinamerica.com
There is an old saying, "You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar." It seems that the forces behind recent immigration marches, boycotts, etc. are not familiar with or don't believe this old expression. Politicians and immigration movement organizers need to set their personal goals aside and focus on what is truly best for the people they represent. The public can not allow politics to become "politricks". More
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submitted by ghostdog 29 months ago, from ptlia.com
Recently the immigration test was updated to include a more diverse group of contributors to American history and more recent historical events such as 9/11. Once the presidental candidates are selected immigartion will be a big issues again. More
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submitted by sunil 31 months ago, from washingtonpost.com
The imagery of the mailings is designed to pack a wallop: a Mexican flag fluttering above the Stars and Stripes, the Statue of Liberty presiding over a "Welcome Illegal Aliens" doormat, a Social Security card emblazoned with the name "Juan Doe." More
