Thompson proposes immigration crackdown
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Republican Fred Thompson said Tuesday the government should yank federal dollars from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants.
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The Tory leader Michael Howard will outline his plans on Monday for an overhaul of the immigration system. Send us your views.
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Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told the California GOP convention Saturday the United States should encourage foreigners with skills to immigrate, while discouraging those who come here illegally and without skills.
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The ambitious immigration overhaul package that Congress is studying has drawn criticism from conservatives who say it offers amnesty to lawbreakers, and from immigration advocates who say it will not do enough to bring millions of people out of the shadows.
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HAZLETON, Pa. - Officials in this city plan to meet Friday to consider toning down one of the nation's toughest laws targeting the employers of illegal immigrants.  The revised law would still impose $1,000-a-day fines on anyone who employs someone unauthorized to work in the United States.
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Congress should take tough steps to stop the flow of illegal immigrants, House Republicans agreed Tuesday, while putting off the question of whether undocumented workers already in the country should be given a path toward legal status.
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Arizonaâs law to address illegal immigration could test statesâ ability to crack down on the countless businesses that have relied on illegal workers.
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Taking a swipe at a potential GOP presidential rival, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday criticized Fred Thompson for suggesting illegal Cuban immigrants pose a terrorist threat.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO this week separately assailed a new White House-backed crackdown on illegal immigration, warning of massive disruptions to the economy and headaches for U.S. citizens if the proposal goes ahead as planned in the coming days.
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The Senate plan to provide illegal immigrants with a shot at citizenship probably is a deal-breaker that will prevent passage of a compromise on immigration overhaul, the House&#039;s lead negotiator said Sunday.
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Blasting House Republicans' proposals to control immigration as a "monument to demagoguery," New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson urged the new Democratic Congress to pass a bill securing the border and enabling some illegal immigrants to gain citizenship.
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Home Secretary Charles Clarke defends plans to tighten immigration rules ahead of a major shake-up.
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Republican Fred Thompson,  making his first appearance since his late entry into the 2008  White House race, criticized the immigration pact in Congress  on Saturday and said the United States was battling threats  from &quot;forces of evil.&quot;
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Opposition Conservative leader Michael Howard pledged to limit immigration as part of his party's campaign for the general elections expected in May.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress to spend more to crack down on undocumented workers and arrest and deport illegal immigrants. But he wants to fund only a fraction of the new Border Patrol agents called for in a bill he signed last year.
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House Republicans are crafting new bills to crack down on illegal immigrants, nailing the coffin shut for now on broader legislation that would give many illegal immigrants legal status.
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Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that if elected president he would end illegal immigration in as few as three years by employing the same police tactics he used to reduce the crime rate as New York mayor.