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 1/05/09 |
Revision sought for employer sanctions law |
| In the coming year, Rep. Russell Pearce plans to ask the Legislature to revise the law so that prosecutors can have civil subpoena authority.... |
| Read More East Valley Tribune |
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 1/05/09 |
Deportation of illegal aliens - a cost-cutting measure |
| An immigration reform activist supports an idea being explored by the state of Washington to deport illegal aliens who are serving time in state jails.... |
| Read More One News Now by Chad Groening |
| arizona news |
1/05/09 |
Mexican immigrant will swear in Arpaio for fifth term |
| Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has chosen a native of Mexico City, who became a U.S. citizen just last month, to perform the oath of office for the sheriff's fifth term.... |
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 1/05/09 |
It's the law: California patients can have an interpreter at their side |
| Millions of Californians with limited English proficiency now have the right to an interpreter from their commercial health and dental plans made possible by a first-in-the-nation law aimed at dismantling the language barriers that get in the way o... |
| Read More Sacramento Bee by Bobby Caina Calvan |
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1/05/09 |
U.S. smooths away an illegal border crossing wrinkle |
| Reporting from San Diego -- Smuggler's Gulch lived up to its infamous name. Now, it's a fading memory. The canyon has been all but wiped off the landscape, its steep walls carved into gentle slopes, its depths filled with 35,000 truckloads of dirt as... |
| Read More Los Angeles Times by Richard Marosi |
| arizona news |
1/05/09 |
Mexicans deported from Arizona gain overnight shelter on border |
| A resource center in Naco, Mexico, that helps illegal immigrants who are deported from Arizona has now opened a shelter where they can rest for the night. The Migrant Resource Center opened a year ago to offer food, drinks, clothing and advice to mig... |
| Read More Arizona Daily Star |
| commentary |
 1/05/09 |
President Bush: Pardon Compean and Ramos Before You Head Back to Texas |
| Google "Compean and Ramos" and you'll find thousands of pleas to pardon the two agents, who are serving more than 10 years each after being convicted two years ago in federal court in Texas of assault, civil rights violations and other charges.... |
| Read More Huntington News |
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1/05/09 |
Mexico's drug violence expected to escalate in '09 |
| Drug-related violence in Mexico, already at unprecedented levels, is expected to escalate further this year, with targets likely to include top Mexican politicians and law enforcement agents and possibly even U.S. officials, according to diplomats an... |
| Read More Dallas Morning News by Alfredo Corchado |
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1/05/09 |
Mexican warlock predicts US troops on border |
| Mexico's self-proclaimed "Grand Warlock" says the United States will pull troops out of Iraq in 2009 and send them to the border with Mexico in an attempt to expand its territory.... |
| Read More San Diego Union-Tribune |
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1/05/09 |
Foreign professionals in U.S. fret as layoffs mount |
| For foreign professionals in the United States, the rising unemployment rate is especially daunting. Laid-off foreign workers are scrambling for temporary visas and seeking advice from immigration attorneys about how long they can legally stay in the... |
| Read More Los Angeles Times |
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1/05/09 |
Blood runs in streets of Juarez |
| "The continued impunity of these crimes constitutes a frontal threat to the rule of law in our binational community," states a draft of a proposed resolution condemning the violence in Juarez, scheduled to go before the El Paso City Council on Tuesda... |
| Read More El Paso Times by Daniel Borunda |
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1/05/09 |
Tijuana's bloodiest year |
| Tijuana marked its bloodiest year in 2008, with 843 killings, more than twice 2007's total of 337.... |
| Read More San Diego Union-Tribune by Sandra Dibble |
| legislation |
1/05/09 |
Texas lawmakers revive push for new immigration laws |
| Some state lawmakers want to revive immigration discussions by proposing more than a dozen bills that among other things would punish employers for hiring unauthorized workers, challenge the U.S. citizenship of immigrants - U.S-born children and reve... |
| Read More Houston Chronicle by Anabelle Garay |
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1/02/09 |
Mexican agents accused of migrant abuse |
| Mexican immigration agents allegedly locked a group of illegal Central American migrants in a trailer after they refused to pay a bribe, the country's National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday.... |
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1/02/09 |
Last-minute changes to farm worker program raise groups' ire |
| Farm worker advocates and opponents of illegal immigration are blasting one of President George W. Bush's "midnight regulations" that will make it easier for agricultural employers to hire foreign workers.... |
| Read More Dallas Morning News by John Riley |
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1/02/09 |
Immigration issue takes a backseat in 2008 |
| A look back at what happened in 2008 with illegal immigration.... |
| Read More One News Now by Chad Groening |
| news |
1/02/09 |
With fewer jobs, there are also fewer illegal immigrants |
| The report also found that the unemployment rate for all Latinos was 7.9 percent in the third quarter of 2008, compared with 5.7 percent during last year's third quarter. The unemployment rate for the total U.S. workforce is 6.1 percent.... |
| Read More AZ BIZ by Brian Whitley |
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1/02/09 |
From the left, a call to end the current Dutch notion of tolerance |
| Government and politicians had too long failed to acknowledge the feelings of "loss and estrangement" felt by Dutch society facing parallel communities that disregard its language, laws and customs.... |
| Read More International Herald Tribune by John Vinocur |
| commentary |
1/02/09 |
California illegal immigrant case being watched closely |
| The future of Oklahoma's law allowing illegal immigrant students to attend college at in-state tuition rates may rest in unlikely hands: the California Supreme Court.... |
| Read More Oklahoman |
| commentary |
1/02/09 |
Obama and Illegal Immigration - Will Napolitano Really Be Tough on Enforcement? |
| Ever since Barack Obama announced he would nominate Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to head the Department 0f Homeland Security, pundits have depicted her as "tough" on illegal immigration.... |
| Read More Family Security Matters by Joel Himelfarb |
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By Andrew P. Thomas
MARICOPA coUNTY aTTORNEY |
Two Drop House Defendants in West Valley Convicted
January 05, 2009
Two men who had operated a drop house in the West Valley, in which more than 50 illegal immigrants were discovered, have been convicted. According to the probable cause statement filed by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, in October 2007 deputies received word a drop house was being operated at 9420 West Coolidge. Deputies arrived and heard screaming. They entered the home and found more than 50 people inside. Most of them were illegal immigrants being held against their will.
On October 29, 2007 Cresenciano Torres De La Rosa and Jorge Morales-Loza were indicted. During the trial four victims testified that they were held in confined conditions and extorted for money for periods ranging from one to three weeks. Deputies testified as to the abysmal living conditions and to the presence of a firearm, ledgers and several cell phones. On December 17, 2008 the defendants were each found guilty as charged, on four counts of kidnapping and one count of human smuggling, after a three week trial. more..
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