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US resumes deportations to quake-ravaged Haiti
MIAMI — The United States resumed the deportation of Haitians on Thursday for the first time since the devastating earthquake that struck the poor Caribbean nation last year. Barbara Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said 27 Haitian nationals with criminal records in the United States had been…
Activists decry plans for ‘second class’ of US citizen
Human rights activists and some constitutional scholars are denouncing a proposal by a group of state lawmakers to create a “second class” of US citizenship that would apply to children of illegal immigrants. State Legislators for Legal Immigration — a group that represents lawmakers from 40 states — announced this…
Immigration law has cost Arizona millions: study
WASHINGTON — In the four months since Arizona passed a harsh immigration law the southwestern state has lost an estimated $141 million in visitor spending, a study said Thursday. Meetings and conferences canceled in protest at what critics considered draconian, anti-immigrant measures would also cost the state nearly 2,800 jobs…
Hispanic ‘Don’t vote’ advocate admits he voted
The creator of a controversial ad urging Latinos not to vote has conceded he broke from his own advice. Robert de Posada, president of the Republican-affiliated Latinos For Reform, admitted to the news station TBD that he voted in Virginia by absentee ballot. “Don’t vote,” Posada’s ad said, flashing ominous…
California deploys National Guard to Mexico border
California is deploying a first group of 224 National Guard troops to its southern border with Mexico to assist Border Patrol agents attempting to stem the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants. “Today, our National Guard has been called to help secure the border and protect the safety of the…
Florida bill ‘goes one step further’ than Arizona immigration law
20 days in jail for immigrants who don’t carry documentation on them Florida’s Republican attorney general on Wednesday proposed toughening the state’s immigration laws, with powers to punish illegal immigration that could go beyond a controversial Arizona law. Bill McCollum, who is running for governor, introduced the legislation amid an…
Brewer: Fight over AZ law ‘far from over’
PHOENIX, Arizona  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Wednesday she would swiftly appeal a judge’s ruling blocking key parts of a new state immigration law, vowing to take it all the way to the Supreme Court. “This fight is far from over. In fact, it is just the beginning, and…
Guard troops to head to border states Aug. 1
Obama sending 1,200 Guard troops to help secure border against smugglers, illegal immigration National Guard troops will head to the U.S.-Mexico border Aug. 1 for a yearlong deployment to keep a lookout for illegal border crossers and smugglers and help in criminal investigations, federal officials said Monday. The troops will…
Vigilante illegal alien list ‘most likely’ sprang from Utah state agency
Utah Governor Gary Herbert has ordered an investigation regarding a list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants that was sent to state and federal agencies by an unknown group. The New York Daily News reports, “The list has Utah’s Hispanic community filled with fear.” Social Security numbers for 31 people are…
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