NEWSTALK 860 » illegal immigration

Obama Will Stop Deporting Young Illegals

Jim Bell — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:40:10 +0000

The Obama administration has announced plans to stop deporting hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children as long as they have stayed out of trouble with the law.

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Tea Party Fed Up With Perry Over Inaction on Illegal Immigration

Jim Bell — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:17:27 +0000

Texas Tea Party leaders are unhappy with Gov. Rick Perry’s immigration-related positions and want him to call another special legislative session to give state lawmakers a third opportunity to ban sanctuary cities.

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Texas Senate Passes Bill Making "Sanctuary Cities" Illegal

Jim Bell — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:28:00 +0000

The Texas State Senate has confronted one of the GOP's priority issues by passing a bill designed to make it easier for law officers to corral illegal immigrants.

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Homeland Security Expands Online Verification of Immigrants' Status

Jim Bell — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:59:47 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security has a new Internet program that allows immigrants to verify their immigration status Online before they apply for a job, and allows employers to check applicants' immigration status before hiring them.

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Texas May Take Illegal Immigrants to Congressional Offices

Jim Bell — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:59:35 +0000

In a move sure to pour fuel on the fiery debate over what states should do with illegal immigrants, one Texas lawmaker says she has an idea. She says the illegals should be dropped off at the nearest U.S. Senator or Congressman's office.

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