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Anti-Immigrant Violence Surges in Greece

Police accused of looking the other way as Golden Dawn attacks

(Newser) - Violence against legal and illegal immigrants has surged to "alarming proportions" as Greece suffers through one of the world's worst economic contractions since the Great Depression, the New York Times finds. The far-right Golden Dawn party made huge gains in the country's recent elections, and its supporters,...

Obama&#39;s Immigration Move Is Wrong; Just Ask ... Obama
Obama's Immigration Move
Is Wrong; Just Ask ... Obama
charles krauthammer
Jun 22, 2012 11:54 AM CDT

Obama's Immigration Move Is Wrong; Just Ask ... Obama

But an election year changes everything, writes Charles Krauthammer

(Newser) - President Obama calls his loosening of deportation rules on young illegal immigrants the "right thing to do," but Charles Krauthammer has another description: "naked lawlessness." To support his case in the Washington Post , Krauthammer quotes none other than President Obama. When the Dream Act failed to...

Immigration Reprieve 'Right Thing to Do, Period'

President Obama explains his decision to let young illegals stay

(Newser) - Allowing immigrants who were brought to the US as children to stay is the right thing to do for our economy, the right thing to do for national security, and "above all, it is the right thing to do, period," President Obama argues in an op-ed in Time...

To Kill Immigration, Just Keep Making America Suck

We're not exactly the 'land of opportunity' these days: Alex Pareene

(Newser) - President Obama's plan to offer immunity to many young illegal immigrants "presents a quandary for the conservative movement," writes Alex Pareene on Salon : While most conservatives are opposed to immigration (yes, some of them are even opposed to the legal kind), they also recognize that they need...

Immigration Move May 'Make or Break' Obama's Run

Payoff could be huge, but so could the backlash

(Newser) - One thing seems certain about President Obama's move to ease deportation rules on younger illegal immigrants: The political ramifications are big. Some assessments today:
  • The Hill : It could "make or break his relection bid," writes Jordy Yager. Given its potential to galvanize Latino voters, "the political
...

Border Patrol Changes Its Strategy

It's focusing on 'risk-based' enforcement

(Newser) - The Border Patrol debuted a new strategy today—its first in eight years—that aims to make the patrol more "intelligence-driven." The agency's previous strategy was to flood high-traffic areas with agents, and even after all that time, "the jury, for me at least, is out...

Court Seems Fine With Arizona Immigration Law

Or at least, with parts of it

(Newser) - Today the Supreme Court heard the final arguments in the case over Arizona's controversial immigration law, and it's not looking good for the Obama administration. Justices seemed decidedly skeptical about the Justice Department's central argument that the law impinged on the federal government's power to control...

Arizona Immigration Law Headed to Supreme Court

Politically-charged case could echo in November

(Newser) - Just weeks ago, it was the ObamaCare tussle . Now the Supreme Court is moving on to another politically-charged, high-profile case: a battle over Arizona's controversial immigration law. The case centers on whether Arizona overstepped the boundaries of state power with aggressive police checks on suspected illegal immigrants. But "...

Kid Charged in Grisly Crash That Killed 9 Immigrants

15-year-old said he drove the van because his family had been threatened

(Newser) - A 15-year-old South Texas boy has been charged with nine counts of murder after a van he was driving crashed, killing nine of the suspected illegal immigrants packed inside. The boy appeared at a probable cause hearing today, where he was also charged with 17 counts of smuggling a person,...

Feds Arrest 3K Immigrants in Massive Roundup

Obama administration calls it biggest illegals sweep ever

(Newser) - Federal officers rounded up more than 3,100 immigrants today in what the Obama administration called the biggest-ever sweep of illegals across the US, the AP reports. The six-day operation, involving more than 1,900 officers and agents, focused on apprehending immigrants who were fugitives or had serious rap sheets....

Obama, Brewer in Angry Faceoff

President chides Arizona governor Jan Brewer over book as he lands in state

(Newser) - It was a showdown on the tarmac. A greeting yesterday between President Obama and Gov. Jan Brewer quickly soured with a frowning Brewer angrily jabbing the air with her finger in the president's face. Brewer first handed Obama a letter on the tarmac, asking him for a meeting, then...

For Illegals, No More Mr. Nice Border Patrol

'Consequence delivery system' won't just turn border crossers around

(Newser) - Up until recently, if you were caught crossing the border illegally into Douglas, Ariz., Border Patrol would give you a sandwich and some orange juice—and drive you right back to Mexico. Not anymore. The US Border Patrol is changing its policy, instituting a new "Consequence Delivery System" that...

Hospitals Stuck With 'Permanent Patients'

Illegal immigrants, those without insurance, cost millions to care for

(Newser) - Look long enough in most hospitals, and you’ll probably find some decidedly unwelcome guests. Hospitals, particularly those in urban centers like New York, are faced with a growing burden from so-called “permanent patients,” who hospitals are stuck caring for even though they are well enough to be...

Immigration Crackdown Costs $6K per Bust

Obama's National Guard deployment working, but costly

(Newser) - The 1,200 National Guardsmen that Barack Obama dispatched to help patrol the US-Mexico border in the summer of 2010 have caught plenty of illegal immigrants—but it hasn’t been cheap. The guardsmen have helped catch 25,514 illegal immigrants and have cost the government $160 million, which works...

Gingrich Clarifies Immigration Policy: No Amnesty

He says most illegal immigrants should reapply for citizenship

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich said he was “prepared to take the heat” when he offered his opinion that the US should be “humane” in enforcing immigration law, and now he finds himself fighting back against criticism from his fellow presidential contenders, MSNBC reports. “I am not for amnesty for...

Oops: Ala. Lawmakers Don't Like ... Ala. Immigration Bill

Some would like to scrap parts of it altogether

(Newser) - Alabama’s new immigration law was billed as the harshest in the nation, but apparently lawmakers—including some who voted for the bill—didn’t realize exactly what that meant. Long lines have formed at some courthouses as residents are required to show proof of citizenship for everything from getting...

New Illegal Immigration Problem Looms for Romney

His 2006 health-care law provides medical care to undocumented immigrants

(Newser) - In last week's angry debate, Rick Perry resurrected allegations that Mitt Romney hired a lawn service that used undocumented immigrants—and that may not be the final illegal immigrant discussion Romney gets pulled into. The Los Angeles Times reports that his 2006 health care law's Health Safety Net...

Perry Hits Skepticism on Immigration Record

Perry's in-state tuition for some illegals widely seen as wrong

(Newser) - Rick Perry is claiming his 11 years as Texas governor makes him an expert on illegal immigration, but GOP voters are increasingly skeptical, believing his in-state tuition plan for some illegals is broader and more "sinister" than it actually is, reports Politico . At three stops in Iowa yesterday, Perry...

US Asks Court to Block Alabama Immigration Law

Justice Department wants tough new measures stopped

(Newser) - The US government asked an appeals court today to halt the Alabama immigration law considered by many the toughest in the nation, saying it could have dire diplomatic consequences abroad, invites discrimination, and merely forces illegal immigrants into neighboring states. The motion, filed in the 11th US Circuit Court of...

Hire Local? Farmers Who Seek US Workers Hit Hard

Even with high unemployment, Americans walk off too-hard job

(Newser) - John Harold is trying to do the right thing when it comes to harvesting his 1,000-acre Colorado farm, by hiring only legal foreign workers and, this summer, offering more positions to unemployed locals. But “it didn’t take me six hours to realize I’d made a heck...

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