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Posts tagged "Obama"

Obama Administration puts Band-Aid on immigration

Obama Administration puts Band-Aid on immigration
It’s been a big week for immigration news. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday released a letter stating the Obama Administration would review the files of 300,000 undocumented immigrants and reevaluate the pending deportations of “low priority” cases or people who have not committed violent crimes. This would include some DREAM Act students. Meanwhile... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 20, 2011 at 1:49 pm
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Will the National Guard help fight the drug war?

The  Obama Administration is considering sending 1,500 National Guard troops to the border to help fight the drug war, according to published reports. It would ask for National Guard volunteers to work at the border for no more than a year. But there are concerns that this is a step toward militarizing the border.  In... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
July 2, 2009 at 12:31 am
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Obama agrees immigrants deserve competent lawyers

The Obama Administration is slowly taking steps toward reversing the immigration policies of President Bush. On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder vacated an order that said immigrants facing deportation do not have an automatic right to an effective lawyer. That is great news. All people in this country regardless of their immigration status deserve a... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
June 3, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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