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Sep 8, 2010
New York Times
The midterm elections are being closely watched to determine whether Republicans will have a majority in Congress for the next two years. But it is the outcome of a lower-profile battle over state legislatures that could strengthen the Republican Party for a decade.
Sep 8, 2010
New York Times
FOR a man facing the possibility of up to 30 years in prison, almost $4 million in fines and the government seizure of his small French restaurant here, Michel Malecot has an unusually jovial and serene air.
Sep 7, 2010
NY Daily News
"That was an error, if I said that," the Republican told The Associated Press on Friday. "I misspoke."
Sep 6, 2010
KFOXTV.com
EL PASO, Texas -- Immigration enforcement officials have announced a new policy that will cancel the deportations of thousands of immigrants currently detained.
Sep 3, 2010
New York Times
PHOENIX — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County for not cooperating with an investigation into whether his department was systematically violating the rights of Hispanics.
Sep 3, 2010
Denver Post
It's not a hard-and-fast rule. So few seem to be. Still, if you're going to take on a hottest-button issue like immigration as satire, or, in the case of Robert Rodriguez's "Machete," as splatter comedy, be smart about it.
Sep 1, 2010
Miami Herald
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed lower court rulings to strike three ballot amendments proposed by the Legislature concerning redistricting, the new federal healthcare law and property taxes.
The rulings, all decided by 5-2 vote, mean voters will have their say on only six initiatives on Nov. 2. A separate decision by the high court rejected a challenge to Amendments 5 and 6, the so-called Fair Districts amendments, meaning they will stay on the ballot.
Sep 1, 2010
Huffington Post
Students should be focused on getting back to school right now, not worrying about whether their parents will be targeted because they look Latino. Policies that target immigrants and their families have left Latino youth feeling anxious and frustrated, yet motivated to defend traditional American values such as fairness, freedom, and respect for diversity.
Aug 30, 2010
ABC News
The Obama Administration's push to strengthen border security begins this week with the arrival of 30 Army National Guard soldiers at the Arizona - Mexico border.
Aug 30, 2010
Minnesota Public Radio
Northfield, Minn. — Early in the day at a small farm just outside town, Maria Sosa approaches several dozen rows of black bean plants that cover about two acres.
Aug 27, 2010
Washington
Faced with huge backlogs in immigration proceedings, Immigration and Customs Services adopted a new policy last week to cancel the deportation of thousands of detained illegal immigrants.
Aug 27, 2010
Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — About 12 percent of Utah's population is Hispanic. But Latinos cast a mere 2 percent of Utah's votes in the 2008 presidential election, according to census estimates.
Aug 26, 2010
MiamiHerald.com
Republican Party candidates who won Tuesday's primary elections have gone so far to the right on the immigration issue, that they may have shot themselves in the foot.
Aug 26, 2010
Common Dreams.org
WASHINGTON -Today, leading experts on Latino voter trends and the politics of immigration reform gathered on a conference call to analyze Tuesday's primary results in Arizona and Florida, and assess the influence of Latino voters and the immigration debate on elections in these states, as well as California, Colorado, Nevada, and other areas in the run-up to November.
Aug 26, 2010
Huffington Post
We at Immigrants' List -- a bipartisan political action committee dedicated to electing lawmakers who are pro-immigration -- decided to shine a light on those individuals who have presented the greatest obstacles to repairing our country's immigration system.
Aug 25, 2010
FOXNEWS.com
In a primary day upset, political newcomer Rick Scott narrowly defeated state Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican nomination in the Florida gubernatorial race.
Aug 25, 2010
The Washington Post
In Arizona, Sen. John McCain trounced former Rep. J.D. Hayworth in the state's Republican primary, a victory that virtually ensures the 2008 GOP presidential nominee will return to the Senate for a fifth term next year.
Aug 24, 2010
NPR
Arizona voters go to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates for November's general election. The vote could be key to Republican efforts to regain control of Congress, but some of the party's luminaries have struggled.
Aug 24, 2010
ABC 7
SUNCOAST - Voters across the state are heading to the polls today to decide their candidate for this fall's general election.
Florida is a closed primary state, which means only voters who are registered members of major political parties may vote for their party's candidate.
Aug 23, 2010
Washington Post
Like most Americans, I am a descendant of immigrants and a grateful beneficiary of the opportunities available to our nation's citizens. My grandparents emigrated from Mexico in the early 20th century seeking a better life, and they found it working in the fields and dairy farms of Texas. Diversity is one of the great strengths of the United States -- diversity fueled by the migration of ethnicities, cultures and ideas.