By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune July 31–U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina brought his Republican presidential campaign to Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood Thursday, where he received accolades for backing a comprehensive immigration reform plan that includes an eventual pathway to citizenship. “It’s not about the Republican Party. It’s about us as a nation, right? If […]
First student to plead in Chinese test-taking scandal deported
July 30, 2015 By Leave a Comment
By Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 29–A Chinese student in Boston who admitted to cheating to try to get into American graduate school programs was sentenced today to probation and immediately turned over to immigration authorities to be deported to China. “I wasted a lot of time and money for my stupid decision,” Biyuan Li, […]
Patrol: Illegal alien caused crash that injured girl
July 29, 2015 By 1 Comment
By Greg Sowinski, The Lima News, Ohio July 29– LIMA — An immigrant, who officials said may have entered the country illegally and who they said ran a stop sign causing a crash Sunday that injured four people, remained in jail Tuesday. Charges were pending against Alexandro Garcia and he remained in jail in Allen […]
EDITORIAL: Jeb Bush’s moderate words on immigration
July 29, 2015 By 11 Comments
The Anniston Star, Ala. July 29–For the United States, immigration is a topical buffet: an embellished talking point, a security issue, a political argument and a demographic game-changer. One way or another, it hovers above countless areas of our lives. That’s especially the case for the Republican Party’s hopes of putting its candidate in the […]
Editorial: Sanctuary label too broad
July 28, 2015 By 3 Comments
Topeka Capital Journal Rep. Kevin Yoder and other members of Congress want to punish cities and counties across the country for not doing a job — enforcing federal immigration laws — that generally is the responsibility of the federal government and its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Granted, history shows ICE is exceptionally inept when […]
ICE: Man deported six times found again, this time in Jackson County
July 28, 2015 By 2 Comments
By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald July 27–GULFPORT — A man deported to Mexico six times has been found in the U.S. without permission again, this time after an arrest in Gautier, according to federal court documents. Ramon Benitez-Mendoza, 41, of Mexico, has been indicted on a charge of illegal re-entry by an aggravated felon. […]
