ICE agents arrested 58 fugitive aliens and 41 immigration violators during a week-long operation in Dallas, Denton and Lewisville Texas, the Associated Press reports. 22 of the 99 had previous criminal convictions. The arrestees included people from Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Mexico, Nepal and Nicaragua.
Washington State officials have announced that they will screen potential farm hands for immigration violations before matching them to jobs. During the screening process, they will not use the federal verification system, making the matter more of a gesture than actual action.
Low unemployment numbers help the political party in power get reelected. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reports the unemployment rate, is part of the Department of Labor. The Secretary of Labor is appointed directly by the President, is a member of the President’s cabinet, and is likely to be loyal to the President. For these reasons, it is not surprising that the figure commonly supplied by the government and reported by the media actually underreports the true situation.
A new Texas rule will force immigrants to prove that they are living in the United States legally before they can obtain a driver's license. The new rule, which went into effect on October 1, also requires vertical licenses instead of horizontal ones issued to U.S. citizens.
Rep. Lamar Smith wrote a scathing op-ed in the Washington Times about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's anti-American worker activities, particularly their opposition to the E-Verify system.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement launched a raid Tuesday morning at the Columbia Farms poultry processing plant in Greenville, S.C. More than 300 workers were arrested on immigration charges.
The Hall Co. Sheriff's Office signed up for the 287(g) program six months ago and the county has seen a massive outflow of illegal aliens.
A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies shows that America's refusal to secure our borders has fueled a marked increase in the level of gang violence.
