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For Illegals, No More Mr. Nice Border Patrol

'Consequence delivery system' won't just turn border crossers around

(Newser) - Up until recently, if you were caught crossing the border illegally into Douglas, Ariz., Border Patrol would give you a sandwich and some orange juice—and drive you right back to Mexico. Not anymore. The US Border Patrol is changing its policy, instituting a new "Consequence Delivery System" that...

Obama: Let Illegals Stay While Applying for Documents

Proposal wouldn't require Congress' OK

(Newser) - President Obama will today propose a change in immigration rules: Under the suggested regulation, undocumented immigrants wouldn't have to leave the country while they apply for green cards. Current regulations can split families during the lengthy application process: Illegals who leave are subject to a ban from returning lasting...

Hospitals Stuck With 'Permanent Patients'

Illegal immigrants, those without insurance, cost millions to care for

(Newser) - Look long enough in most hospitals, and you’ll probably find some decidedly unwelcome guests. Hospitals, particularly those in urban centers like New York, are faced with a growing burden from so-called “permanent patients,” who hospitals are stuck caring for even though they are well enough to be...

Hidden Victims of Border Fence: Black Bears

Scientists say barrier hurts their migration

(Newser) - They're seeing their homeland divided by a border fence—and with very little say in Washington, there's not much they can do about it. The fence along the border of Arizona may pose a threat to ... black bear migration, researchers say. Using pieces of barbed wire to catch...

Supreme Court to Take on Arizona Immigration Law

Justices set for controversial year

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has added another high-profile case to its slate: Justices will examine the Arizona immigration law that has sparked nationwide controversy, the AP reports. They'll rule on a US appeals court decision that barred portions of the law, including a measure requiring police investigating other matters to...

Immigration Crackdown Costs $6K per Bust

Obama's National Guard deployment working, but costly

(Newser) - The 1,200 National Guardsmen that Barack Obama dispatched to help patrol the US-Mexico border in the summer of 2010 have caught plenty of illegal immigrants—but it hasn’t been cheap. The guardsmen have helped catch 25,514 illegal immigrants and have cost the government $160 million, which works...

California May Consider Amnesty Program

Democratic lawmaker hopes to get measure on the ballot

(Newser) - The debate over offering amnesty to illegal immigrants might soon be a ballot issue in California. Democratic lawmaker Felipe Fuentes formally introduced a measure yesterday that would allow about 1 million undocumented immigrants in California to live and work there without worrying about getting deported, reports McClatchy Newspapers . Fuentes filed...

63% of Adult Illegals Have Lived in US for 10+ Years

Short-term illegals down due to bad economy, better enforcement

(Newser) - About 63% of the 10.2 million adult illegal immigrants in the United States have been living here for 10 years or more, and 46% have children, reports the LA Times . A study by the Pew Hispanic Center says that the number of long-term illegals has soared over the past...

Behold US' Most Ridiculous Anti-Immigration Policy

Florida's tuition rule is immoral, unconstitutional: Linda Greenhouse

(Newser) - Move over Arizona and Alabama, because Florida, the home of nearly a million Cuban refugees and their descendants, “has come up with perhaps the most bizarre and pointless anti-immigration policy of all,” writes Linda Greenhouse in the New York Times . The state’s Board of Education has quietly...

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Backs Rick Perry for 2012, Will Announce Endorsement Next Week: Source
 Sheriff Joe Backs Rick Perry 
Nov 28, 2011 10:50 AM CST

Sheriff Joe Backs Rick Perry

Will announce endorsement next week: source

(Newser) - Arizona’s fiery Sheriff Joe Arpaio has chosen his candidate for 2012, and it’s Rick Perry. The self-styled “America’s Toughest Sheriff” will endorse the Texas governor next week, a source confirms to ABC News and NBC News . Perry has reportedly spoken by phone with the illegal immigration...

US Border Fence Extending 300 Feet Into Pacific

$4.3M, 18-foot fence to extend into Imperial Beach waters

(Newser) - For some people, "from sea to shining sea" just isn't good enough, not when it comes to keeping illegals out of America the beautiful. The Great Wall of America is getting a $4.3 million upgrade at its westernmost point, at scenic Imperial Beach, where an 18-foot-high steel...

Gingrich Clarifies Immigration Policy: No Amnesty

He says most illegal immigrants should reapply for citizenship

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich said he was “prepared to take the heat” when he offered his opinion that the US should be “humane” in enforcing immigration law, and now he finds himself fighting back against criticism from his fellow presidential contenders, MSNBC reports. “I am not for amnesty for...

And the Winner Is ...
 The GOP Debate Winner Is ... 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Nov 23, 2011 7:55 AM CST

The GOP Debate Winner Is ...

But immigration comments could end up hurting Newt Gingrich

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich got more airtime than usual in last night's national security-focused Republican debate, and most pundits agree that his performance was good enough to win over plenty of undecided voters.
  • "Gingrich showed that he has been thinking about these issues for decades," writes Corbett B. Daly
...

Oops: Ala. Lawmakers Don't Like ... Ala. Immigration Bill

Some would like to scrap parts of it altogether

(Newser) - Alabama’s new immigration law was billed as the harshest in the nation, but apparently lawmakers—including some who voted for the bill—didn’t realize exactly what that meant. Long lines have formed at some courthouses as residents are required to show proof of citizenship for everything from getting...

Fewer Mexicans Heading to US
 Fewer Mexicans Heading to US 
Nov 15, 2011 1:39 PM CST

Fewer Mexicans Heading to US

Immigration boom ending as jobs disappear

(Newser) - Looks like we won’t be needing that electric fence , Herman Cain, because the immigrants aren’t coming. A variety of data indicate that fewer Mexicans are coming to the US and many already here are returning, the LA Times reports. Mexican census figures peg net migration at around zero,...

Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Vote
Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Vote
2011 Elections
Nov 9, 2011 10:56 AM CST

Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Vote

Election centered on the immigration law he championed

(Newser) - An underfunded upstart challenger appears to have knocked out Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, in a historic recall election seen mainly as a referendum on the harsh immigration law Pearce championed. While the results aren’t yet official, with all districts reporting, challenger Jerry Lewis was up 52.4% to...

Man Pretends To Be Illegal Immigrant to Skirt Jail

He was deported to Mexico instead

(Newser) - It’s not every day an American citizen gets charged with pretending to be an illegal immigrant, but that’s what happened to one Utah 27-year-old this week. The man was originally arrested for dealing drugs in February 2010, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. He told the judge he was...

New Illegal Immigration Problem Looms for Romney

His 2006 health-care law provides medical care to undocumented immigrants

(Newser) - In last week's angry debate, Rick Perry resurrected allegations that Mitt Romney hired a lawn service that used undocumented immigrants—and that may not be the final illegal immigrant discussion Romney gets pulled into. The Los Angeles Times reports that his 2006 health care law's Health Safety Net...

Brewer Calls Obama 'Condescending' in Book

She criticizes president and other foes of Arizona's immigration law

(Newser) - After Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer met with President Obama in the heat of last year's fight over the state's immigration law, she told reporters it was "cordial." She has a much different take in a book coming out next month, according to the Arizona Republic and...

We're Getting Better at Deporting Convicts

More than half of those sent packing in last year were criminal offenders

(Newser) - The US is not only deporting more illegal immigrants than ever, it’s doing a better job of booting actual convicts, according to figures released today by Homeland Security. The US deported 396,906 people in fiscal 2011, a new record, USA Today reports, and 55% of those deported were...

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