Small-Town America Resists Latino Newcomers
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GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Stephanie Usrey strode up to her local Wal-Mart store the other morning with the steely look of a boxer about to step into the ring.
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NEW YORK -- Once relegated to the lower rungs of the US economic ladder, Hispanics are emerging into a new era of affluence, and bankers and investors are taking notice.
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A pending crackdown by the Bush administration against U.S. companies that employ illegal immigrants faced growing opposition yesterday, as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several large industry groups joined an AFL-CIO lawsuit to halt the program and the U.S. Small Business Administration said it...
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For a culturallyhomogenous region, South America has found it remarkably difficult to forge a united political and economic identity.
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They say more translators are needed due to a language barrier keeping the South's rapidly growing Hispanic communities from getting medical care.
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The District is in an economic boom. But some neighborhoods have struggled with double-digit unemployment for decades despite programs that have tried to help residents get jobs.
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Many illegal immigrants in the United States are manual laborers on low wages. But there's another group that attracts much less attention: entrepreneurs who have set up businesses, created jobs and grown affluent.
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Some Prince William businesses fear that the county's recent move to cut public services to illegal immigrants could hurt their operations should the Hispanic community, one of the fastest-growing in the region, decide it is no longer welcome.
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HAMILTON, Ohio  - Miguel Garcia owns a Mexican grocery and would like to open a bakery too, but the illegal immigrant is waiting to see if the U.S. Congress will pass immigration reform before he invests in a new business.
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Neighbors of Elvira Carvajal sought refuge in her house so immigration agents wouldn't arrest them. Friends of Herman Martinez asked him to bring them milk for their children because they were afraid to step onto the streets.
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Hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters assembled in this small Philadelphia suburb Sunday in response to the community's new attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.
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The weakening economy coupled with recent curbs on illegal immigration are steering immigrants away.
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While Congress keeps debating immigration reform, cities are passing their own laws to try to deter undocumented workers from coming to town
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In one small town, Barack Obama connects with a  segment of the black electorate that he has yet to prove himself with
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Illegal immigrants seeking to make a home in this northeastern Pennsylvania city could face barriers to finding a home and job after the city council passed one of the nation&#039;s strictest ordinances to fight illegal immigration.
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Dismay over Washington gridlock on immigration has inspired cities and states to pass their own measures, most of which make life harder for undocumented workers and demand that employers, law enforcement officers and even landlords act as the front line.
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NOBLEJAS, Spain Â A small-town Spanish mayor concerned about a high dropout rate in local schools has devised a way to keep kids studying Â pay them.