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Officials, Advocates Question Immigration Raid

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The secretary of Homeland Security has ordered of a review of an immigration raid in Bellingham in which a third of the employees of an engine manufacturing shop were arrested.

Janet Napolitano said she wants to know why Tuesday's raid took place and said immigration enforcement should be focused on employers who hire illegal immigrants.http://www.kirotv.com/news/18797142/detail.html

KIRO-TV

Rahm's immigration turnabout

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Emanuel is removing roadblocks that stand in the way of some of the legislative agenda benefiting immigrants, ethnic minorities and their advocates. ... Emanuel, a shrewd political mind who also epitomizes the rough and tumble politics of his hometown of Chicago, seems to be firing up the bulldozer on immigration-related issues he once resisted.http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18905.html

By Gebe Martinez -- Politico.com

Rancher cleared in rights case

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A federal jury in Tucson ruled Tuesday that an Arizona rancher did not violate the civil rights of 16 Mexican nationals he stopped after they sneaked illegally into the United States, but awarded $78,000 in actual and punitive damages on claims of assault and the infliction of emotional distress.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/18/rancher-cleared-in-rights-case/

By Jerry Seper -- Washington Times

Immigration reform advocates push forward in tough economy

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Backers of sweeping immigration policy changes, bolstered by the growing importance of the Hispanic voting bloc, are urging lawmakers to tackle the touchy subject this year despite rising unemployment levels among legal residents. http://thehill.com/business--lobby/immigration-reform-advocates-push-forward-in-tough-economy-2009-02-17.html

By Jim Snyder -- The Hill

Colorado lawmakers kill bill on immigration job check

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A Colorado state Senate committee has killed a bill that would have required all non-governmental employers to verify the immigration status of job applicants.http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20090209/NEWS/902099937/1058&title=Colorado%20lawmakers%20kill%20bill%20on%20immigration%20job%20check

The Associated Press - Aspen Times

SMITH: Keep E-Verify system

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The need to protect jobs for Americans is clear. Pushing for passage of the stimulus package, President Obama said, "The workers who are returning home to tell their husbands and wives and children that they no longer have a job... they need help now."

Ironically, the same day, news outlets reported that the Obama administration quietly delayed implementation of a rule designed precisely for that purpose: the requirement that federal contractors use E-Verify.

5 North Carolina counties push jail deportations

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Now, Orange, Harnett, Duplin, New Hanover and Buncombe counties are jumping in, testing a new program that will eventually be nationwide. The program, called Secure Communities, provides jails with equipment that uses inmates' fingerprints to check immigration status and criminal records, then automatically alerts immigration officials to inmates who are in the country illegally.

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