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The issue of immigration is a hotly debated issue at the federal, state and local level. Some feel immigrants from other countries take jobs and resources away from natural born citizens, while others believe our country our country was founded and populated by people seeking a better life away from persecution. At the heart of the debate is the issue of "illegal" immigrants, who enter the United States unknown to officials and remain in the country undocumented.
The issue of immigration is a hotly debated issue at the federal, state and local level. Some feel immigrants from other countries take jobs and resources away from natural born citizens, while others believe our country our country was founded and populated by people seeking a better life away from persecution. At the heart of the debate is the issue of "illegal" immigrants, who enter the United States unknown to officials and remain in the country undocumented.
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U.S. to collect DNA samples of arrested immigrants
Beginning today, the U.S. government will collect DNA samples from immigrants arrested and detained, despite concerns that the move violates their privacy rights. The new Justice Department policy also will expand DNA collection to people arrested on...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, FBI, Justice System, Biotechnology Industry, Government
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Iowa slaughterhouse seeks to sell embattled plant
Associated Press WriterThe list of bidders for the Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse remains a secret, but on Wednesday a few more details spilled out about potential buyers of the plant now seeking bankruptcy protection. Joseph Sarachek, the Chapter 11 Operating Trustee...Tags: Plant Openings, Illegal Immigrants, Food Industry, Prosecution, Bankruptcy
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'Path to citizenship' undermines our laws
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien's column on immigration reform was an abomination and an affront to every legal resident in America, citizens and immigrants alike ("We need action on immigration," Commentary, Jan. 5). First, Catholics make up only 24...Tags: Timonium, Illegal Immigrants, Demographics, Edwin F. O'Brien, Migration
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Archdiocese can do more to aid immigrants
I applaud the archbishop of Baltimore for his clear and cogent call to action on immigration ("We need action on immigration," Commentary, Jan. 5). As the granddaughter of an immigrant, I am shocked and dismayed at the lack of support and services...Tags: Demographics, Edwin F. O'Brien, Migration
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Self-petition by an abused child
Forum Publishing GroupQ. My father got permanent residence in the 1980s. He took me from my mother when I was just 6 years old, but he never petitioned for me. He abused me, and my mother took me back from him. My mother and I are both here undocumented. I am age 23 now. Is...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Illegal Immigrants, People, Interior Policy, New York
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Nigerian gangsters get a foothold in a violent Italian landscape
Soaring on cocaine, guns smoking, the Camorra hit squad sped down the Via Domitiana, the road built along the Bay of Naples during the Roman Empire. The gangsters had just killed an arcade owner. Now they were hunting an African drug dealer. Bulky in...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, European Union, Organized Crime, Miriam Makeba, Local Authority
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Progress on the border
In Saturday's editorial, "We think: U.S. needs to deal with illegal immigration crisis beyond borders," the Orlando Sentinel does not credit the Department of Homeland Security's current leadership on remarkable gains in border security. Arizona Gov....Tags: Government, Illegal Immigrants, National Security, Demographics, National Government
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Happy New Year -- Nine for '09
Spin CycleThe ball has dropped. The revelers are gone. The first babies are born. Dry trees move outside. Diets begin. The calendar is flipped. In other words, time to face forward. Here are nine big topics guaranteed to sober you......Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Illinois, George Bush, New York Mets, Mark Teixeira
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Morocco to mayor; Immigrant hailed as Dutch Obama now leads second largest Dutch city
Associated Press WriterTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The son of an Islamic preacher became the first Moroccan-born mayor of a Dutch city Monday, an appointment welcomed by his political friends and foes as a landmark in the successful integration of immigrants. Ahmed...Tags: Islam, National Government, South Holland, Vehicles, Interior Policy
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We need action on immigration
If the presidential election was a tutorial in American politics and the national and international policy challenges of the still-new millennium, it failed to provide instruction in one of the nation's most neuralgic problems: what to do about the...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, George Bush, John McCain, National Government, Polls
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U.S. smooths away an illegal border crossing wrinkle
Smuggler's Gulch lived up to its infamous name.
For a century, the narrow canyon leading into California from Mexico provided cover for cattle thieves and opium dealers, bandits and booze runners. More recently, it has hidden thousands of illegal...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Organized Crime, Fencing, Endangered Species, Rivers
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Immigrant becomes Netherland's first Moroccan-born mayor
Associated PressTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The son of an Islamic preacher became the first Moroccan-born mayor of a Dutch city Monday, an appointment welcomed by his political friends and foes as a landmark in the successful integration of immigrants. Ahmed...Tags: Islam, National Government, South Holland, Vehicles, Regional Authority
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