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Educating Future U.S. Immigrants Cost Mexico $81 billion
November 8, 2010 | by HS News Staff
Between the years of 1994 and 2008, Mexico spent $81 billion educating the part of its population that immigrated to the United States, said a BBVA Bancomer report released Monday. continue reading »
Driver’s Licenses in Washington Have New Requirements
November 5, 2010 | by HS News Staff
In an attempt to reduce the number of fraudulently received driver’s licenses, the state of Washington will tightening requirements. On Monday, the state’s Department of Licensing will require valid proof of Washington residency continue reading »
Immigration Raids and Heartache at the Center of a MO Supreme Court Case
November 5, 2010 | by The Joplin Globe
The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the case of a Guatemalan woman who says she never consented to the adoption of her son by a Missouri couple, while incarcerated for violating immigration law. continue reading »
Domincan Man Gets 14 Months For Falsely Applying for US Passport
November 5, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A man from the Dominican Republic who lived in New Britain, Conn., was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in prison for making a false application for a U.S. passport. This sentence was announced by David B. Fein continue reading »
Mexican Drug Traffickers Busted in Georgia
November 5, 2010 | by El Paso Times
Federal and local authorities say they have arrested 45 people and seized drugs, cash and guns as part of an investigation into a major Mexican drug cartel operating in metro Atlanta. continue reading »
Disappearing Act For the Border’s Invisible Fence
November 4, 2010 | by Chicago Tribune
A so-called invisible fence along the U.S.-Mexico border that was intended to keep a high-tech eye on the area is about to be unfunded by the U.S. government. continue reading »
13 States Ask Supreme Court to Uphold 2007 Arizona Law
November 4, 2010 | by The Washington Post
A number of states have come together to urge the Supreme Court to uphold a 2007 Arizona law it will hear next month, that penalizes employers for hiring undocumented workers. continue reading »
Accused Murderer Deported, Sent Back to Mexico By ICE
November 4, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A man who was wanted in Mexico for allegedly killing a man in 2004 was deported on Wednesday by agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). continue reading »
UPDATE: Hundreds of Immigration Cases Being Dismissed
November 4, 2010 | by Houston Chronicle
UPDATE: As a result of the high number of dismissals, Republican members on the Senate Judiciary Committee have taken issue written to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano demanding they be given a full report on the dismissals by November 15th. continue reading »
Tough Stances On Immigration Didn’t Help Everyone’s Campaign
November 3, 2010 | by Washington Independent
While riding the “anti-immigration wave” worked out for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, it didn’t do the same for campaigns across the board. In Nevada, Harry Reid beat out Sharron Angle (R). In Colorado, Tom Tancredo lost to John Hickenlooper, and Jerry Brown took California over Meg Whitman. continue reading »
Immigrant Smugglers and Immigrants Sentenced After Failed Venture
November 3, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Kelsey James McQueen, 24, of the Bahamas; Juan Carlos Paredes-Rodriguez, 44, of the Dominican Republic; Oneil Black, 32, Andrew Fitzgerald Saint Aubyn Brissett, 45, Sheldon Lewis, 35, and Carolyn Denise Waddles, 36, all of Jamaica, were sentenced to prison in connection with a failed migrant smuggling venture in West Palm Beach in April. continue reading »
15 Sailors Naturalized in the Philippines
November 1, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted two naturalization ceremonies for 15 sailors onboard two U.S. Navy ships deployed from Japan. The first ceremony, for five sailors, was conducted at sunset on the deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver on Oct. 13, 2010. The second ceremony, for 10 sailors, was held the next evening in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. continue reading »
Vying for Obama’s Old Seat- Kirk and Giannoulias Differ on Immigration Reform
November 1, 2010 | by Chicago Tribune
While both US Senate Candidates agree that there should be tougher border security, they do not agree on what to do with immigrants who are already in the country illegally. continue reading »
Immigration Reform in Other States Since Arizona’s SB 1070
November 1, 2010 | by ImmigrationWorks USA
A report released by ImmigrationWorks USA is predicting that 25 states may try to pass anti-illegal-immigration laws similar to Arizona’s controversial legislation next year. continue reading »
Dominican Man Charged with Identity Theft
October 29, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A Dominican native who was deported in December 2009 after having been convicted of drug trafficking pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Providence to charges of identity theft and falsely representing his citizenship continue reading »
