Illegal immigration

08/14/2007 -- (DENVER) – In response to a question posed by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers today released a formal opinion on whether children who are legal citizens of the United States can receive in-state tuition from state colleges and universities in Colorado, even if their parents are in the country illegally.    » read more »

08-14-2007 -- While participating in a town hall meeting in Aiken, South Carolina today, Rudy Giuliani will unveil his commitment to end illegal immigration, secure our borders and identify every non-citizen in our nation. It is important to accomplish these goals in order to preserve and expand legal immigration. He will discuss his plan throughout the day, including at a town hall meeting in Columbia, South Carolina.    » read more »

08/10/2007 -- BOSTON – Senator John Kerry yesterday wrote a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding an investigation into the death of a Brazilian immigrant from Milford. Edmar Alves Araujo, 34, died Tuesday after being picked up after a routine traffic stop. Arajuo’s sister says he wasn’t given anti-seizure medicine to treat his epilepsy, despite her attempts to deliver the medication.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- WASHINGTON. DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement on the Administration’s immigration proposal and the new social security no-match regulations.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today issued a statement in response to the Bush Administration’s announcement of more than two dozen steps it plans to take to tighten the borders, enforce immigration laws currently on the books, and improve some of the visa programs already in place.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- Today, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Announced a Series of Reforms the Administration Will Pursue to Address Border Security and Immigration Challenges. The following reforms represent steps the Administration can take within the boundaries of existing law to secure our borders more effectively, improve interior and worksite enforcement, streamline existing guest worker programs, improve the current immigration system, and help new immigrants assimilate into American culture.
Border Security    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- "Today, members of my Cabinet announced a series of important new Administrative actions to address border security and immigration challenges. These reforms represent steps my Administration can take within the boundaries of existing law to better secure our borders, improve worksite enforcement, streamline existing temporary worker programs, and help new immigrants assimilate into American society.    » read more »

10 August 2007 -- Mexico is demanding the United States conduct an investigation following the shooting death of a man who allegedly tried to cross the border into the U.S. illegally.

U.S. authorities say a border patrol agent shot and killed a suspected smuggler of illegal immigrants on Wednesday at the fence that separates the southern U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, from Mexico. U.S. authorities say the man tried to hit the agent with a rock and was holding bolt cutters in his other hand.    » read more »

Governor To Visit Separately With Nevada Guard Troops At US-Mexico Border, Mexican Government Officials And Arizona Governor Napolitano

August 8, 2007 -- Carson City – Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons will make three trips in the month of August to receive briefings and discuss important border issues.    » read more »

06 August 2007 -- More than 200 day laborers and advocates from across the United States converged on Capitol Hill Thursday to call for a moratorium on immigration raids. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network or NDLON sponsored the protest and a four-day convention. The group says raids against day laborers and illegal immigrants have increased because lawmakers cannot agree on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. They say the system is broken and it is creating hardship for day laborers and their families.    » read more »

Washington, 27 July 2007 (By Sean Maroney) -- A U.S. federal judge has struck down Thursday several anti-immigrant ordinances passed by the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. This "Illegal Immigration Relief Act" imposed strict penalties on landlords and employers if they rented to or hired illegal immigrants. VOA's Sean Maroney reports from Washington.    » read more »