Oct 5, 2006: Border Security, Job Market Leave Farms Short of Workers (Washington Post )
Bins of Granny Smith apples towered over two conveyor belts at P-R Farms' packing plant. But only one belt moved. P-R Farms, like farms up and down California and across the nation, does not have enough workers to process its fruit
Oct 5, 2006: Crackdown on immigrants empties a town and hardens views (The Christian Science Monitor )
As Department of Homeland Security agents in black SUVs tooled up and down the dirt avenues of Stillmore, Ga., hundreds of undocumented people scattered into the woods like "flushed quail," one witness said
Oct 5, 2006: US border fence signed into law (news.bbc.co.uk)
US President George W Bush has signed a controversial bill into law that will pay for a 700-mile fence (1,125km) fence along the border with Mexico
Oct 5, 2006: Judge throws out citizenship voting rule (ASSOCIATED PRESS )
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a first-of-its-kind voting rule that required naturalized citizens in Ohio to provide proof of their citizenship if challenged by a poll worker
Oct 3, 2006: Congress backs security bills, hoping for election boost (CNN.com)
Congress worked into early Saturday wrapping up work on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of the House and Senate on making national security the theme of the November 7 election
Sep 29, 2006: When doing nothing is better (Miami Herald)
There is a lot to be said for a do-nothing Congress. When politicians don't take any action, at least they don't waste money or damage national security or civil liberties. That is just what they appear determined to do before they adjourn.
Sep 28, 2006: Legislators hear immigration complaints (MEDIANEWS SACRAMENTO BUREAU)
Under pressure from constituents angry with the state and federal governments' inability and unwillingness to curtail illegal immigration, a panel of Republican legislators Wednesday convened the first in a series of town hall meetings to focus attention on the divisive issue.
Sep 28, 2006: Since strict immigration law was passed, this town has been quiet (Associated Press)
Riverside has about 8,000 residents. Before the ordinance, officials figured that perhaps 3,500 of them were illegal immigrants, mostly from Brazil
Sep 26, 2006: The Immigration Story That's Not Written (www.humanevents.com)
Immigrants helped build this great country.
We welcome 1 million legal immigrants every year. And America's generosity toward legal immigrants will continue regardless of the outcome of the current debate on immigration policy.
Sep 26, 2006: Spanish speakers wanted at the polls (Miami Herald)
The supervisor of elections is looking for more Spanish-speaking poll workers.
Sep 25, 2006: Groups to file suit on behalf of migrants' kids (Miami Herald)
Immigrant advocates vow to fight for U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants who face deportation, and plan to file a class-action lawsuit.
Sep 25, 2006: Immigration a no-win issue in District 23 (Express-News )
The United States' handling of illegal immigration burns hotter as an issue in places as far from the Rio Grande as, say, Colorado and Pennsylvania than in the campaign unfolding here and along a long stretch of the Texas-Mexico border
Sep 25, 2006: Frist wants vote on immigration bill (USA Today)
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Sunday said he wants a Senate vote soon on an immigration bill focusing primarily on border security, but acknowledged that quick passage is doubtful.
Sep 22, 2006: Immigration bills, aimed at sealing border, pass House (Los Angeles Times)
The House yesterday approved three new bills targeting illegal immigration, including one that would make it a crime to tunnel underneath U.S. borders and another that would make it easier to deport gang members who are not citizens.
Sep 21, 2006: Riverside threatened with suit (Courier-Post Staff)
Drop the ordinance or face a lawsuit.
That is the message a coalition of Latino and civil rights groups delivered to the township committee here Wednesday in the latest exchange of views on the township's illegal immigration ordinance.Sep 21, 2006: House passes plan for photo IDs (Star-Telegram Washington Bureau)
Legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections cleared the House on Wednesday as congressional Republicans pressed ahead with a legislative assault on illegal immigration in advance of the November elections.
Sep 21, 2006: Condado de NY aprobó ley antiinmigrante (Prensa Asociada (AP))
El condado Suffolk, en Long Island, Nueva York, pasó el martes a engrosar la lista de ciudades que en el último año han aprobado leyes para impedir que los patronos contraten indocumentados o que los propietarios de residencias alquilen sus propiedades a extranjeros sin estatus legal de permanencia en Estados Unidos.
Sep 20, 2006: Congress debates immigration bills (Associated Press )
Congress took up legislation to require voters to show proof of citizenship and to build a 700 mile fence along the Mexican border as Republicans sharpened their attacks on illegal immigration seven weeks before the midterm elections
Sep 19, 2006: Hazelton: The people vs. the ACLU (washtimes.com)
Louis Barletta, mayor of Hazleton, Pa., has thrown down the gauntlet to those who think America belongs to anyone who can walk across the border. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a Puerto Rican group have taken up the challenge. And the mayor has upped the ante by hiring as defense counsel the former head of immigration in the Justice Department.
Sep 19, 2006: The Death Of Immigration Reform (TomPaine.com )
It’s one of the oldest tricks in the political playbook: When you’re in trouble, conjure up a boogey man to distract from your failures and play on voters’ fears. This year’s targets: undocumented immigrants.
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