Immigration Agents Raid Arizona Van Shuttle Business

PHOENIX (AP) - Dozens of federal immigration agents are raiding a Phoenix business that advertises van shuttle services from northern Mexico to cities in Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

The agents converged on Sergio's Shuttle Thursday morning. Another shuttle service a block away was also apparently a target of the raid, with immigration agents and Phoenix police stationed outside...

Arizona Clears Strict Immigration Bill

Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday passed one of the toughest pieces of immigration-enforcement legislation in the country, which would make it a violation of state law to be in the U.S. without proper documentation.

It would also grant police the power to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being illegal.

The bill could still face a veto from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. A spokesman for Ms. Brewer said she has not publicly commented on the bill. Ms. Brewer, a Republican, has argued for stringent immigration laws...

Should Path For Citizenship Be Made Easier For Illegal Immigrants?





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Washington (CNN) - Two-thirds of Americans don't want to make it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens, even though a slight majority is sympathetic towards their plight, according to a new poll.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Sunday indicates that 66 percent of Americans say the U.S. should not make it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens, with 33 percent disagreeing.

Forty-two percent of Democrats questioned say the path to citizenship for illegal immigrants should be made easier. That number drops to 33 percent for independents and 16 percent for Republican respondents.

"Virtually all major subgroups oppose making it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens, at least in the abstract," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Specific legislation that puts limits on the ability to gain citizenship has sometimes met with favor in the past if it restricts the number who can apply and penalizes them for staying in the country illegally. But the overall principle remains unpopular."...

Obama Should Turn His Focus To Border Security - Now!

In light of the escalating violence we have seen on our southern border including, kidnapping, robbery and murder, it is imperative that our government take swift and permanent action to immediately secure our nation’s borders.

President Obama pledged during the campaign, and after taking office, that he would work on immigration reform during his first year. Well, a year has come and gone and he has nothing to show for any accomplishment on immigration and specifically border security. Over 1,000 illegal immigrants flood across our southern border with Mexico every day...

Illegal Immigrants Can File Complaints For Wages

Ordinarily, when the U.S. Department of Labor launches one of its awareness programs for worker rights, it barely gets notice.

But when Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis was in Chicago recently to promote the new campaign she stirred some unexpected controversy.

At the heart of the labor department's "We Can Help" campaign is educating workers on how to file complaints to recover wages owed from employers.

Using Spanish/English bilingual public service announcements, the department says it wants to emphasize that wage and hour laws apply to "all workers in the United States, regardless of immigration status," according to a labor department press release.

So there's the rub -- "regardless of immigration status." Solis emphasized that in Chicago:

"The nation's laws are for the protection of everyone who works in this country," Solis said...