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5 Va. jurisdictions join federal program targeting violent illegal immigrants

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Tue, Apr 13^th 2010 @ 4:33 pm EDT

Law enforcement agencies in five Northern Virginia jurisdictions have joined a nationwide federal immigration records sharing program that's designed to take the most violent illegal immigrants off the street.

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Immigration reform critical to state's farms

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Tue, Apr 6^th 2010 @ 4:13 pm EDT

Now that health care reform is on the books, it's time for Congress to get on with immigration reform, especially as it relates to the needs of agriculture.

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SEIU Calls for End to 287g program

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Thu, Apr 8^th 2010 @ 4:08 pm EDT

Yesterday, SEIU Exec. Vice President Eliseo Medina and national and community leaders of the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign gathered for a teleconference call to discuss the fundamental flaws in the 287g immigration enforcement program.

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Gov. Rick Perry calls for tighter border security measures

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Tue, Feb 9^th 2010 @ 9:59 am EST

Gov. Rick Perry tried to shore up his border security credentials Monday as he campaigned for re-election by calling for a Predator drone at the Texas-Mexico border and highlighting a transnational gang initiative.

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Border violence threatens Americans

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Thu, Apr 1^st 2010 @ 2:12 pm EDT

The killings last month in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez of two U.S. citizens, including an employee at the city's U.S. Consulate, along with the slaying of an Arizona rancher, have fueled concerns among U.S. officials that Americans are becoming fair game for Mexican drug gangs seeking control of smuggling routes into the United States.

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Krentz family releases statement on ranchers death

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Fri, Apr 2^nd 2010 @ 10:22 am EDT

The Krentz family released the following statement regarding the recent shooting death of Robert Krentz on his Southern Arizona ranch.

On March 27th, our Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother and Uncle was murdered in cold blood by a suspected illegal alien on the Ranch.http://www.kvoa.com/news/hold-for-now-krentz-family-releases-statement/

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An argument to be made about immigrant babies and citizenship

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Mon, Apr 5^th 2010 @ 10:48 am EDT

A simple reform would drain some scalding steam from immigration arguments that may soon again be at a roiling boil. It would bring the interpretation of the 14th Amendment into conformity with what the authors of its text intended, and with common sense, thereby removing an incentive for illegal immigration.

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Nelson not optimistic about immigration reform

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Wed, Mar 24^th 2010 @ 10:25 am EDT

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said he's not optimistic about passing comprehensive immigration reform this year.

"I think it will be very difficult to get anything done that is overarching on immigration reform any time soon," Nelson said on Wednesday during a telephone conference with Nebraska reporters.http://www.theindependent.com/articles/2010/04/02/news/local/11624462.txt

By Robert Pore -- Independent

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Ohio Senate votes to toughen immigration law enforcement

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Wed, Mar 24^th 2010 @ 2:33 pm EDT

Taking aim at undocumented foreign workers, Senate Republicans on Wednesday, March 24, voted for a pair of bills that give local police and sheriffs a greater role in enforcing federal immigration laws.

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Arizona rancher's slaying spurs calls for more border aid

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Tue, Mar 30^th 2010 @ 2:24 pm EDT

The apparent slaying of a prominent Arizona rancher on his property near the Mexican border has inflamed tensions over illegal immigration and intensified calls for the federal government to ramp up protection along the increasingly perilous southern border.

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