States take on 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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Frustrated with Congress's inability to pass an immigration overhaul bill, state legislatures are considering or enacting a record number of strongly worded proposals targeting illegal immigrants.
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It is a Texas showdown, a war of words over illegal immigration at the border.
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Spain, the main gateway for illegal immigrants into the European Union, is proposing an amnesty for illicit workers at a time when other European capitals are calling for a crackdown to stem the flood.
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The new immigration bill aims to revamp the guest worker program. A look at North Carolina shows what needs fixing
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Bridges to Mexico in this traffic-choked city began testing a new immigration security program Monday that requires some U.S. visitors to be fingerprinted and photographed as they cross the border.
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A revolt against a national driver's license, begun in Maine last month, is quickly spreading to other states.
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New feelings of insecurity in immigrant communities are helping fuel a rise in the number of legal immigrants seeking to become U.S. citizens.
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This week, three U.S. border crossings -- one from Canada, at Port Huron, and two from Mexico, at Laredo, Tex., and Douglas, Ariz. -- launched a program run by the Department of Homeland Security to collect fingerprints and photos at U.S. borders.
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Law enforcement officials in the Phoenix area are using new tactics to cut off illegal immigration: They are going after used-car salesmen who sell vehicles to smugglers, and arresting operators of safe houses where immigrants stay after crossing the border.
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House Republicans have whipped through a series of bills to crack down on illegal immigration with hopes they might provide an election boost in November.
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Audra Schmierer&#039;s Social Security number really gets around. It has been used by at least 81 people in 17 states, most of them probably illegal immigrants trying to get work.
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Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.
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NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico  - Illegal immigrants from Latin America are heading deeper into the United States to find work and avoid deportation as crackdowns in border states like Texas and Arizona make life more difficult for them.
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Federal officials said yesterday that Tuesday's raids on meatpacking plants in six states uncovered a "disturbing front" in the battle against illegal immigration -- identity theft as a tool to obtain employment.
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Tighter U.S. border enforcement is worsening a nationwide farm labor shortage, forcing states to compete for workers who may be illegal, industry officials said on Thursday.
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The issue of illegal immigration is gathering political force in Long Island, and as the complaints grow, politicians are responding with new laws.