Fox News
Illegal immigrants bear 8% of children born in the U.S.
As discussion over whether to end birthright citizenship intensifies, a new study of Census Bureau data reveals that 8 percent of children born in the United States in 2008 were parented by illegal [aliens…. criminals]. — The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of polling organization Pew Research Center, finds that, of the 4.3 million babies born in 2008…
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Associated Press
Fingerprint sharing led to deportation of 47,000
A rapidly expanding illegal immigration enforcement program has led to the deportation of 47,000 people over 18 months when the Homeland Security Department was sifting through millions of fingerprints taken at local jail bookings. — About one-quarter of those did not have criminal records and slightly less — about a fifth — had committed or were charged with what are categorized as the most serious crimes…
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Washington Times Editorial
Immigration enforcement on ICE
America’s front-line defenders against illegal immigration want to do their jobs, but they say the Obama administration is practicing unilateral disarmament. — The National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council and its affiliated local councils, which represents rank-and-file ICE officers, unanimously approved a no-confidence motion on U.S. ICE Director John Morton… [See “Hope & Change” Watch]
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Center for Immigration Studies
Gaming the Border: A report from Cochise County, Arizona
Federal officials routinely assure the public that they are gaining control over the Arizona border. Despite these assurances, “Gaming the Border: a Report from Cochise County, Arizona,” shows why the border there remains porous, as illegal [aliens] avoid the Border Patrol and walk around checkpoints on highways north of the border…
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The Hill — Washington
Virginia action reflects growing state-federal tension on illegals
A federal judge’s ruling may have given President Obama a temporary victory in his administration’s suit against Arizona over its controversial immigration law, but a flurry of activity in other states suggests a much larger battle over immigration is in the works…
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