McCaul emerges from the GOP's trenches

As House Republicans queue up legislation to repeal the Obama administration's health care overhaul, a newly empowered Texas lawmaker plans to use his perch to add pressure on the White House's flank by launching investigations into an issue of great importance to Texans: border security.

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Posted by J.A.Zzenith

A border fence that never was

The invisible fence once envisioned along the U.S.-Mexico border was born in an era of political opportunity and optimism when then-President George W. Bush and congressional Democrats thought they could strike a deal on immigration reform.

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Posted by J.A.Zzenith

Son of migrants carrying water on immigration Congressman from South Texas is chosen as the face of reform bill

Born into South Texas poverty as the son of migrant workers, a man who rose from shoeshine boy to sheriff to U.S. congressman is the face of the immigration reform bill set to slog its way through the House of Representatives this year.

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Posted by J.A.Zzenith

California immigration bills die in committee

A legislative committee on Tuesday rejected twin bills by a Republican lawmaker who sought to crack down on illegal immigration in California, in part by requiring citizenship verification for anyone applying for a job or public benefits.

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posted by Flor Parra

Tea Party rallies for Arizona-style immigration law at the Capitol

An Arizona-like law to combat illegal immigration has a snowball's chance in the desert of passing the California Legislature, but freshman Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks (San Bernardino County) is giving it a shot.

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Students against the law in Florida 2040

Authorize the police to investigate suspects'immigration status


Orlando/EFE- Members of the NGO Youth & Young Adult Network (YAYA, for its acronym in English) from Orlando rallied on Friday April 1 outside the office of Florida Senator David Simmons, who asked him to vote against Bill 2040.

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Posted by: Mariana Verdin

Peck’s Remarks on Immigrants and Feral Hogs Offensive to Kansas, Offensive to America

Kansas State Representative Virgil Peck might think he was being funny yesterday, but to Hispanics everywhere his comments are no joke.


According to today’s Lawrence World Journal, Peck told his state’s House Appropriations Committee, “It might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled—with hunters shooting from helicopters.”

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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]