National Guard abandon post when armed gunmen from Mexico approach (Orders?)

01-28-2007 • By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Writer

Advocates for tougher immigration enforcement plan to confront the commander of the Arizona National Guard about why troops backed off recently as gunmen approached their post near the Mexican border.

Sanctions for Hiring Illegals Worry Firms

1-27-2007 • Washington Post

Business lobbyists believe lawmakers will ultimately strip from Senate minimum wage legislation any sanctions against companies caught hiring illegal immigrants. Whether they can keep it out of immigration law is another matter.

The west persits in using race to decide who can cross borders

01-23-2007 • Guardian

One morning several years ago, an MP's secretary agreed to meet me off a train in rural Wales and take me to her boss for an interview. The train arrived on time and about 15 people got off, leaving just me standing there. A middle-aged woman

Pressure mounts for action on immigration laws

1-21-2007 • Reuters

An unlikely mix of Hispanics, farmers and high-tech businesses has stepped up pressure on Congress to overhaul U.S. immigration laws, boosting prospects for a bill that would allow more foreign workers into the country.

Anti-Solicitation Law Challenged

1-18-2007 • Washington Psot

A Reston man ticketed by police for hiring a day laborer in the parking lot of a Herndon 7-Eleven is taking the town to court, contending that its anti-solicitation ordinance is unconstitutional. Herndon's campaign to discourage illegal immigrant

Immigrants Mistreated by Government

1-17-2007 • Washington Post

U.S. authorities mistreated suspected illegal immigrants at five prisons and jails nationwide, violating federal standards meant to ensure safe and humane custody, according to a government report.

Another suspected illegal entrant shot & killed by Border Patrol agent

01-14-2007 • azstarnet.com

Officials still aren't saying if a suspected illegal entrant shot and killed Friday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent had a weapon (as if they wouldn't be screaming it at the top of their lungs if the entrant did have a weapon).

Pilot Program Will Certify That No Illegals Work Here

01-10-2007 • By Randy Hall - CNSNews.com

An immigration reform group planned to launch a new program in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tuesday to certify that businesses are voluntarily complying with laws against employing illegal aliens. If the effort is successful, it could spread nationwide, the gr

Border fence cost could reach $49 billion, study says

1-9-2007 • San Francisco Chronicle

The cost of building and maintaining a double set of steel fences along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border could be five to 25 times greater than congressional leaders forecast last year, or as much as $49 billion over the expected 25-year life span

Conservatives Decry Terror Laws' Impact on Refugees

1-7-2007 • Washington Post

Conservatives who supported President Bush's reelection have joined liberal groups in expressing outrage over his administration's broad use of anti-terrorism laws to reject asylum for thousands of people seeking refuge from persecution.

Guardsmen overrun at the Border

1-4-2007 • KTAR-TV

A U.S. Border Patrol entry Identification Team site was overrun Wednesday night along Arizona's border with Mexico. According to the Border Patrol, an unknown number of gunmen attacked the site in the state's West Desert Region around 11 p

Mexico troops sent to border city

01-03-2007 • BBC

Mexico is sending more than 3,000 soldiers and police to the northern border city of Tijuana to help fight drug trafficking and gang violence.

Immigrants wary of bank use new card

01-02-07 • New York Times

Since coming to this country 8 years ago, Jose Dimas has bristled at the $8 fee he often must pay to cash his paycheck. He stews over the $10 charge he faces whenever he wires $150 home to his parents in Mexico.

Sat Nav for Mexicans illegally entering US

01-02-2006 • By Justin Stares in Monterrey, Sunday Telegraph

Illegal immigrants planning to cross the desert and enter the US on foot are to be given hand-held satellite devices by the Mexican authorities to ensure they arrive safely.

Mexican President Calderon Visits U.S.-Mexico Border

12-21-2006 • NewsMax.com

Felipe Calderon made his first trip as president to the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday, saying he will focus on creating jobs to keep Mexicans at home and place less emphasis on a U.S. migration accord to stem illegal immigration.

ICE's Swift plant raids results in only 65 criminal violations

12-20-2006 • Narcosphere News

“There were over 1,200 detained [in the raids], and to only turn up 65 people on criminal charges, means it was a failure for them,” Joseph says. “All it accomplished was separating families and leaving kids without parents.”

Border Fence Firm Snared for Hiring Illegal Workers

12-17-2006 • npr.org

A fence-building company in Southern California agrees to pay nearly $5 million in fines for hiring illegal immigrants. Two executives from the company may also serve jail time. The Golden State Fence Company's work includes some of the border fe

Raids in 6 states met with anger, cheers

12-13-2006 • AP

Outside a meatpacking plant fence here, a frustrated Tony Garcia watch as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarmed inside. "We need help," he yelled to them. "We need answers." There were a few of those Tuesday as age

DHS Raids Grabbed Legal Workers

12-13-2006 • TMP Muckracker

Union officials are outraged over a massive immigration sweep, with 1,000 Homeland Security Department agents -- some in riot gear -- sent to meatpacking plants rounding up immigrant workers regardless of legal status, and disappeared them

Immigration Service driving price of meat up

12-12-2006 • AP

Federal agents targeting illegal immigrants raided meatpacking plants in six states, arresting hundreds of workers on the uncommon charge of identity theft and shutting down the world's second-largest meat processing company for much of the day.

Illegal immigrants $18 billion boost to Texas

12-8-2006 • AP

The Texan economy would have been almost $18 billion poorer in the last fiscal year without illegal immigrants who added to state coffers but were a drain on local government, says a report by the state comptroller.