We Need a Tough Immigration Policy (Chillicothe, Ohio)

Without a doubt, we currently face an illegal immigration crisis in our country. Millions of people have broken our laws by crossing our borders illegally.

Illegal immigration has a huge, negative impact on the local economy, where cheap or under-the-table labor drives down wages and prevents Ohioans from finding employment. Many in my district who are already fighting to find or to keep jobs know all too well that additional competition only makes it harder to put food on the table and to support their families...

Latinos Scramble to Ensure a Ride After Licenses Canceled (Columbus, Ohio - December 21, 2009)

The signs are popping up at Latino markets throughout Columbus.

"Necesitas ride?" one asks in a mix of English and Spanish. "I'll take you wherever you want."

For a fee, the impromptu taxi services offer transportation to undocumented immigrants who were forced to park their cars because they could not prove legal U.S. residency...

Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault of Seven-Year-Old

Adelaido Mendez Juan, 25, an undocumented alien and deserter from the Mexican Army, was sentenced last week by Judge Jeffrey Thompson to 11 and a quarter years in prison for an August 2008 incident in which he broke into a home and sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl...

"You Lie" Is Quote of the Year

We have our own quote of the year!
The Washington Times reports that Rep. Joe Wilson's shout of "You lie!" when Barack Obama said the health care bill would not cover illegal aliens is the quote of the year...

Undocumented Immigrants Pose Threat on Roads

Drivers beware: There's a woman driving a stretch of Interstate 90 between Sparta and Tomah—without a license or any training about Wisconsin's traffic laws.

Her name is Victoria. She's a 23-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico who works on a Tomah dairy farm with other undocumented immigrants whom, she says, "all understand our boss through signals" because of language barriers...

Illegal Aliens Arrested While Working at New York Airport

Eight years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the pre-Olympic, Salt Lake City Airport raid which resulted in 69 illegal aliens being indicted for document fraud and identity theft, illegal aliens continue to work at American airports...

Benefits Law Nets Illegal Immigrant Suspects

Only weeks after a new state law went into effect, the Department of Economic Security has provided federal authorities with nearly 800 names of people who tried to obtain public benefits but are believed to be illegal immigrants

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Elderly Woman's Throat Slashed

Slidell police arrested an illegal Mexican immigrant Wednesday night on charges of attempted first-degree homicide and armed robbery after he allegedly slashed the throat of an 84-year-old woman during a robbery in her home...

Illegal Immigrant Driver in Hit-and-Run that Killed Todler Gets 17-Month Prison Term

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An illegal immigrant who drove away after hitting a toddler in a Salem parking lot has been sentenced to one year and five months in prison...

Deputies Detain Suspected Illegal Immigrants

The Ohio County Sheriff's Department on Thursday detained seven people suspected of being in the country illegally.

Sgt. Doug Ernest said he was traveling east on Interstate 70 Thursday afternoon when he stopped a vehicle with no registration at the weigh station just west of the Elm Grove exit.

"Inside, there were seven subjects, two female and five male," Ernest said. "All of them are here illegally."...

Target Requires Employees to Provide Legal Papers - 40 Quit

When a Target store in Walnut Creek, California requested employees to present their legal documentation in order to keep their jobs, they were surprised to receive resignations instead of proper paperwork...

Illegal Aliens Busted at Airport for Phony Docs

NEWBURGH—A dozen individuals, said to be illegal immigrants, were arrested early Thursday morning at Stewart Airport in Newburgh and charged with first degree falsifying business records and first degree offering a false instrument for filing....