Every week FAIR's Government Relations team sends an electronic Legislative Update to subscribers that explains legislative debates and decisions, covers national immigration-related stories of interest, and aims to educate readers on the principles of immigration reform. To sign up for the weekly updates, visit here.
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FAIR Legislative Update February 6, 2012
*Senate Democrats Vote to Increase U Visas
*Obama Administration to Help Visa Holders Find Jobs
*House, Senate Judiciary Republicans Seek Action on Cook County
*Cost Study Attempts To Undermine AL Immigration Enforcement Law
*Arguments in Arizona SB 1070 to Take Place in April
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FAIR Legislative Update January 30, 2012
*New Mexico Committee Rejects Restrictions on Driver's Licenses Despite Evidence of Massive Fraud
*Leading Senate Democrats Push Expansion of Backdoor Amnesty Program
*Congress Passes Bill to Combat Aviation Smuggling
*City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Obama Amnesty
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FAIR Legislative Update January 23, 2012
*DHS Retaliates Against Alabama; Suspends Roll-Out of Secure Communities
*President Obama to Relax Screening Requirements for Visa Applicants
*Obama Administration to Abandon over 1,600 Deportation Cases
*Gallup: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Dissatisfied with Current Immigration Levels
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FAIR Legislative Update January 17, 2012
*ICE Busts Largest ID Fraud Case in Agency's History
*ICE Denounces Cook County Detainer Ordinance
*Rep. Black Defends State Immigration Enforcement
*Former La Raza VP Promoted to Lead Obama's Domestic Policy Team
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FAIR Legislative Update January 9, 2012
*USCIS Leaders Improperly Pressured Officers to Approve Visa Applications
*DHS Administratively Skirts Statutory Bars to Admission
*Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Georgia Ag Industry Minimal, Report Finds
*California DREAM Act to Stand
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FAIR Legislative Update January 3, 2012
*ICE Quietly Changes Detention Policies before New Year
*Federal Judge Enjoins South Carolina's Act 69
*Pew Study Reveals Hispanics Place Immigration Low on Priority List
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FAIR Legislative Update December 19, 2011
*DOJ Formally Accuses Maricopa County of Discrimination against Latinos; DHS Rescinds 287(g) Agreement
*Obama to Withdraw National Guard Troops at Border
*Even in Recession, U.S. Waiting Line Remains High
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FAIR Legislative Update December 12, 2011
*Supreme Court to Take up Arizona SB 1070
*Alabama AG Recommends Repealing Parts of HB 56
*Feds to Review Student Visa Program in Wake of Human Trafficking Bust
*Immigration Subcommittee Examines Weaknesses in Visa Waiver Program
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FAIR Legislative Update December 5, 2011
*New Ordinance Orders NYC Jails to Release Illegal Aliens
*House Subcommittee Examines Administration's Efforts to Undermine Secure Communities
*House Eliminates Per Country Caps on Employment Visas; Senate Holds
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FAIR Legislative Update November 28, 2011
*Obama Administration Sues to Block Utah Enforcement Law
*Congressional Democrats File Suit against Alabama Law
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FAIR Legislative Update November 21, 2011
*Obama Implements Phase One of Backdoor Amnesty
*ICE Refuses to Detain Illegal Alien Protesters in Alabama
*Representatives Seek to Close Tax Loophole for Illegal Aliens
*New York Steps Closer to Giving Financial Aid to Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update November 14, 2011
*USCIS Memo Helps Implement Backdoor Amnesty
*Senators Defend State Immigration Laws
*Senate Passes Bill Relaxing Requirements for Members of Military
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FAIR Legislative Update November 7, 2011
*DOJ Demands Data from Alabama Schools
*Obama Administration Sues South Carolina
*House Immigration Subcommittee Votes to Subpoena DHS
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FAIR Legislative Update October 31, 2011
*Homeland Security Orders a Reduction in Border Inspections
*House Judiciary Committee Grills Napolitano About Immigration Enforcement
*Senators Schumer and Lee Introduce Bill to Lure Foreign Nationals
*California County Now Accepting Mexican ID Cards
*Chaffetz Bill Eliminating Country Caps Passes Through Judiciary Committee
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FAIR Legislative Update October 24, 2011
*Napolitano Defends Back-Door Amnesty before Senate
*Deportations and Deception Hit New Highs in 2011
*Santa Clara County Votes to Ignore Immigration Detainers
*Mayor Orders D.C. Police to Disregard Immigration Laws
*ICE Authorities Blame Locals for Missing Witness
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FAIR Legislative Update October 17, 2011
*Federal Appeals Ct. Lets Most of Alabama Law Stand
*ACLU Sues South Carolina in Attempt to Strike Down Immigration Enforcement Law
*ICE Director Faces Questions about Administration's Backdoor Amnesty
*Over 40 Illegal Alien Felons Set Free in Chicago area; New York City to Follow Suit
*Terrorists Sought Mexican Drug Cartel to Carry Out Operations in the U.S.
*Chaffetz Bill Seeks to Eliminate Per-Country Caps
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FAIR Legislative Update October 11, 2011
*Administration Officials Deny Granting Back-Door Amnesty
*California Governor Signs DREAM Act and anti-E-Verify Bill into Law
*House Immigration Subcommittee Debates whether Foreign Students Should Stay in the U.S.
*Feinstein Promises to Introduce New AgJOBS Bill
*Border Patrol Gets Closer to Gaining Access to the Border
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FAIR Legislative Update October 3, 2011
*Alabama Prevails with the Nation's Toughest Immigration Law
*Rhode Island Latest to Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens
*Obama Addresses Hispanic Roundtable; Calls Deportation Stats "Deceptive"
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FAIR Legislative Update September 26, 2011
*House Judiciary Committee Passes Mandatory E-Verify
*House Homeland Security Committee Moves Border Bills
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FAIR Legislative Update September 19, 2011
*House Judiciary Committee Moves on E-Verify
*Rep. Lungren Proposes Alternative Agricultural Guest Worker Program
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FAIR Legislative Update September 12, 2011
*Chairman Smith Introduces New Guest Worker Program
*Homeland Security Committee Renews Call for 9/11 Immigration Programs
*Obama's Uncle Released from Jail
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FAIR Legislative Update September 6, 2011
*President Obama's Uncle Detained as Illegal Alien
*IRS Paid Illegal Aliens $4.2 Billion in Refundable Tax Credits in 2010
*California DREAM Act on Path to Gov. Brown's Desk
*Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins Alabama Law
*New Mexico Governor Continues Fight against Illegal Immigration
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FAIR Legislative Update August 8, 2011
*Department of Justice Sues Alabama
*DHS Tells Governors it Doesn't Need Their Permission for Secure Communities
*House Passes Two Immigration Bills before Reces
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FAIR Legislative Update August 1, 2011
*House Immigration Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HALT Act
*Economics of Flawed U.S. Visa Systems Face Scrutiny Before Senate
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FAIR Legislative Update July 25, 2011
*House Judiciary Committee Takes First Step in Decreasing Immigration Numbers
*Tuition Assistance Bill Awaits California Governor's Signature
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FAIR Legislative Update July 18, 2011
*House Judiciary Chair Introduces Bill to End Administrative Amnesty
*Funding to States for Criminal Aliens Missing in 2012 Appropriations Draft
*Maryland Residents Prove They Have a Different DREAM
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FAIR Legislative Update July 11, 2011
*Administration Quietly Signs Cross-Border Trucking Agreement with Mexico
*Another City Prepares to Issue ID Cards to Illegal Aliens
*Congressmen Smith and Aderholt Encourage Napolitano to Enforce the Law
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FAIR Legislative Update July 5, 2011
*DREAM Act Gets Senate Hearing
*Obama Tip-Toes Around E-Verify; Continues to Push for Amnesty
*ICE Emails Reveal Apparent Cover-Up
*Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Georgia's Immigration Enforcement Law
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FAIR Legislative Update June 27, 2011
*Obama Administration Bypasses Congress; Grants Amnesty to DREAM Act Students
*Senate Democrats Continue to Push for Amnesty
*New Immigration Data Proves Napolitano Wrong: 2010 Was No Record Year
*House Judiciary Committee Resurrects Immigrant Nursing Program
*REAL ID Supporters Speak Out
*South Carolina Passes Tough Immigration Enforcement Bill
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FAIR Legislative Update June 20, 2011
*House Subcommittee Debates Mandatory E-Verify
*Senator Grassley Fights for Mandatory E-Verify
*Southern Baptist Convention Passes Resolution Supporting Amnesty
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FAIR Legislative Update June 13, 2011
*North Carolina House Passes Mandatory E-Verify
*Foreign Governments Ask Court to Strike Down Utah Enforcement Bill
*Under Pressure, Utah State Senator Seeks to Amend Guest-Worker Amnesty Law
*Big Business Takes a Look at Troubled Border
*Supreme Court Gives Town of Hazleton Hope
*Supreme Court Decision Lets California In-State Tuition Law Stand
*California Assembly Pursues its own DREAM
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FAIR Legislative Update June 6, 2011
*Alabama Passes Toughest Immigration Law in the U.S.
*New York, California Revolt against Secure Communities
*House Homeland Security Subcommittee Passes Key Border Security Bills
*House Adds Immigration Amendments to FY 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
*Maryland Residents Fight Back Against Tuition Breaks for Illegal Aliens
*Incoming DNC Chair: Republicans Believe Illegal Immigration Should be a Crime
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FAIR Legislative Update May 31, 2011
*Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's E-Verify Law
*House Immigration Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Bill to Keep Criminal Aliens Behind Bars
*Senator Rubio Holds His Ground against Amnesty
*New Method of Transporting Criminal Funds across Borders
*Napolitano Extends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
*Rohrabacher Seeks to End Health Care Subsidies for Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update May 23, 2011
*Utah Program Promotes Identity Theft While Aiding Pregnant Illegal Aliens
*Obama Expands Work Program for Foreign Students
*Mexican Authorities Stop Trucks Filled with Illegal Aliens
*Drugs Flood Both Borders as Senators Worry about Delays
*'Secure' Border Needs to Maintain National Guard Troops
*Texas Senate Committee Guts Anti-Sanctuary City Measure
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FAIR Legislative Update May 16, 2011
*President Obama Declares the Border is Secure
*Drug Cartel Violence Overwhelming the "Secure" Southwestern Border
*House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Improving Visa Security
*Federal Judge Suspends Utah's Immigration Enforcement Bill
*Pro-Amnesty Lawmakers Reintroduce Failed DREAM Act
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FAIR Legislative Update May 9, 2011
*Obama to Give Immigration Speech Tuesday
*Illinois Attempts to Void Federal Immigration Agreement
*Colorado County Pays ACLU $295,000 over Illegal Alien Identity Theft Case
*Border Smuggling So Severe, Feds Decline to Prosecute
*Florida E-Verify Bill Dies
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FAIR Legislative Update May 2, 2011
*After Last-Minute Negotiations, Indiana Passes Immigration Enforcement Bill
*Obama Hosts Celebrity Amnesty Meeting; Continues to Push DREAM Act
*Utah Takes Center-Stage at Annual DC Immigration Conference
*State Department Expands Warning about Travel to Mexico
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FAIR Legislative Update April 25, 2011
*Obama Hosts Amnesty Summit at White House
*Obama Administration Granted Deferred Action to Over 12,000 Illegal Aliens in 2010
*GAO: Criminal Aliens Continue to Burden Taxpayers
*Majority of Americans Believe in True Immigration Reform
*Indiana House Waters Down Immigration Bill
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FAIR Legislative Update April 18, 2011
*Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to Arizona S.B. 1070
*House Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Challenge E-Verify
*Critics Deride H-2A Guest Worker Program
*Georgia Legislature Passes Arizona-Style Legislation
*Maryland Enacts Law Granting In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update April 11, 2011
*Utah AG Says U.S. Justice Department Won't Sue Utah
*Sheriff Paul Babeu Gives First-Hand Account of Border Violence
*House Immigration Subcommittee Considers Eliminating Visa Lottery
*Vitter Introduces Second Bill to Limit Birthright Citizenship
*FAIR's Hold Their Feet to the Fire Reaches Millions of Americans
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FAIR Legislative Update April 4, 2011
*9/11 Commissioner Warns of Terrorists Missed by the Immigration System
*Homeland Security Subcommittee Reveals Depth of Mexican Drug Gang Threat
*Immigration Subcommittee Divided Over Direction of H-1B Visas
*USCIS Temporarily Delays Decisions Involving Same-Sex Couples
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FAIR Legislative Update March 28, 2011
*Lee and Chaffetz Stand Strong against Utah Guest Worker Amnesty Bill
*Congressman Flake Flip-Flops on Amnesty
*Homeland Security Launches E-Verify Self-Check
*Congressman Hunter Introduces Key Immigration Bills
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FAIR Legislative Update March 21, 2011
*Maryland Senate Gives Tuition Breaks to Illegal Aliens
*Business Lobby Kills Arizona Immigration Bills
*Florida Legislature Kicks Off Immigration Debate
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FAIR Legislative Update March 14, 2011
*Immigrant Job Numbers Grow as American Employment Declines
*Napolitano: DHS Granted Deferred Action to Nearly 900 Illegal Aliens in 2010
*Utah Legislature Passes Series of Immigration Bills; Includes Amnesty
*Washington and New Mexico to Continue Issuing Driver's Licenses to Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update March 7, 2011
*Obama Seeks Extradition of ICE Agent's Murderer
*Napolitano Sells Homeland Security Budget to Capitol Hill
*House Subcommittee on Immigration: Illegal Immigration Disproportionately Harms Minorities
*Mexican Truckers to Return to U.S. Highways
*Oklahoma Moves Closer to Passing Arizona-Style Immigration Law
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FAIR Legislative Update February 28, 2011
*Saudi National on Student Visa Arrested in Terror Plot
*Kansas Makes Move to Repeal In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
*Indiana Senate Passes Arizona-Style Immigration Bill
*New Mexico Continues to License Illegal Aliens
*Congressman Carter Introduces Mandatory E-Verify Legislation
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FAIR Legislative Update February 22, 2011
*U.S. Immigration Agent Gunned Down in Mexico
*Representatives Offer Immigration Amendments to House Spending Bill
*House Subcommittee: Less than Half of Southern Border Under Operational Control
*Utah Lawmakers Receive Death Threats over Immigration Legislation
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FAIR Legislative Update February 14, 2011
*Government Officials Testify on the Accuracy of E-Verify
*Senators Graham and Schumer Reunite to Push Amnesty
*Illegal Alien Kills 3 in Virginia 10 Years after Deportation Order
*ICE Audits Popular Burrito Chain, Hundreds Fired
*Fraudulent Document Mill Busted in Virginia
*South Carolina Lawmaker: Mexicans Work Harder than Blacks and Whites
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FAIR Legislative Update February 7, 2011
*Migration Policy Institute Hopes to Undermine 287(g) Programs with Latest Report
*Rep. Poe Reintroduces "National Guard Border Enforcement Act"
*ICE Exposes Sham University in California
*Pew Hispanic Center: Eight Percent of U.S. Newborns are to Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update January 31, 2011
*House Immigration Subcommittee Focuses on Worksite Enforcement
*Lawmakers Introduce Birthright Citizenship Bills
*Mexican Teen's Family Sues U.S. Border Agent
*Obama Promotes Defunct Immigration Legislation in State of the Union Address
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FAIR Legislative Update January 24, 2011
*New Study Shows Foreign Workers Gain Jobs While U.S. Workers Lose Them
*Maine Governor Rescinds State Sanctuary Policy
*Mississippi Senate Takes Stand against Illegal Immigration
*GAO: Federal Agencies Improve E-Verify
*GAO: H-1B Program Falling Short
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FAIR Legislative Update January 18, 2011
*FAIR Releases Immigration Reform Agenda for the 112th Congress
*Texas Governor Calls Sanctuary Cities "Emergency" Priority
*Kentucky Senate Makes First Move in Immigration Crackdown
*Chicago City Council Urges Feds to Halt Deportations
*FAIR Releases Chesapeake Bay Study
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FAIR Legislative Update January 10, 2011
*House Judiciary Committee Previews Immigration Agenda for 112th Congress
*States Take First Step in Eliminating Birthright Citizenship
*Obama Seeks to Lift Ban on Controversial Cross-Border Trucking Program
*Florida Governor Issues Executive Order Requiring E-Verify
*Rhode Island Governor Halts Immigration Enforcement
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FAIR Legislative Update December 20, 2010
*Senate Rejects DREAM Act
*ICE Busts Mexican Drug Cartel in D.C.
*Border Patrol Agent Killed While Protecting Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update December 13, 2010
*Senate Last Stop for DREAM Act
*Supreme Court Reviews Arizona's E-Verify Law
*House Strips Funding for Secure Driver's License Program
*Washington Post: Homeland Security Padded FY 2010 Deportation Numbers
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FAIR Legislative Update December 6, 2010
*DREAM Act Battle Comes to a Head
*Congressman Gutierrez Vows to Take Amnesty Fight to Streets
*Congress Grants Haitian Orphans Green Cards
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FAIR Legislative Update November 29, 2010
*Reid to Call Cloture Vote on DREAM Act
*UVA Study Shows Immigration Enforcement Ordinance in Virginia a Success
*Hate Crimes Against Hispanics Drop Three Years in a Row
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FAIR Legislative Update November 22, 2010
*Reid, Pelosi Prepare for Lame-Duck Votes on DREAM Act
*California Supreme Court Upholds In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
*Rhode Island Governor-Elect to Rescind Immigration Enforcement Order
*Durham, NC to accept Mexican Document as ID
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FAIR Legislative Update November 15, 2010
*DREAM Act Looms Over Lame-Duck
*Texas Lawmakers File Immigration Enforcement Bills
*Guatemalan President Seeks Temporary Protected Status for Citizens
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FAIR Legislative Update November 8, 2010
*Immigration and the 2010 Midterm Elections
*Lame Duck Session to Address DREAM Act, Other Measures
*Federal Agents Discover Mexican Drug Tunnel as Border Violence Escalates
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FAIR Legislative Update November 1, 2010
*Reid Promises Action on DREAM Act Before Year's End
*Reid Aide Admits to Marriage Fraud
*Immigrant Workers Gain Jobs; Native-Born Workers Lose Jobs
*GAO: Border Patrol has Limited Access to Federal Land at Southern Border
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FAIR Legislative Update October 25, 2010
*Federal Courts in Texas Dismissing Hundreds of Deportation Cases
*Illegal Aliens Campaign in Washington Senate Race
*Governor Paterson to Pardon Criminal Aliens in order to Stop Deportations
*Record 134 Tons of Marijuana Seized in Tijuana
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FAIR Legislative Update October 18, 2010
*Candidates Debate Immigration
*Coastal Cities Seek to Approve Non-Citizen Voting Measures this November
*Mexican Drug Cartels Take Center Stage in Marijuana Debate
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FAIR Legislative Update October 12, 2010
*ICE Presents Misleading Deportation Data
*Media Giants Advocate Amnesty
*Federal Agents Concerned Asylum Seekers Pose Risk
*Rep. Poe, Sen. Hatch Introduce Border Security Bills
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FAIR Legislative Update October 4, 2010
*Senator Menendez Introduces Amnesty Bill Day Before Congressional Recess
*Georgia Debates Barring Illegal Aliens from Attending State Universities
*Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes California DREAM Act
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FAIR Legislative Update September 27, 2010
*Obama's Aunt: The System Took Advantage of Me
*U.S. Grants Asylum to Mexican Journalist
*Reid: We're Going to Vote on the DREAM Act
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FAIR Legislative Update September 20, 2010
*Senate Braces for DREAM Act Vote
*Bombshell DHS Memo Reveals Plan to Grant Administrative Amnesty to Entire Illegal Alien Population
*Obama Promises Hispanic Caucus He Will Fight for DREAM Act
*Senator Menendez to Unveil Amnesty Bill
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FAIR Legislative Update September 13, 2010
*Federal Court Upholds Injunction of Hazleton Immigration Ordinance
*Clinton: Mexican Drug Cartels Now an "Insurgency"
*Immigration Officers No Longer Detaining Illegal Aliens During Traffic Stops
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FAIR Legislative Update September 7, 2010
*FBI Uncovers Largest Human-Trafficking Case in U.S. History
*Pew Report: Illegal Immigration Slows in 2009
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FAIR Legislative Update August 30, 2010
*Homeland Security Begins Dismissing Certain Deportation Cases
*Immigration Plays Pivotal Role in Arizona Senate Primary
*FAIR Releases 2010 Voting Report
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FAIR Legislative Update - August 16, 2010
*President Signs Border Security Funding Bill
*Florida Lawmakers Introduce Tough Illegal Immigration Bill
*Reid Openly Questions How Hispanics Can be in GOP
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FAIR Legislative Update August 9, 2010
*Virginia Officials Address Immigration Enforcement in Wake of Fatal Crash
*House, Senate Pass Competing Border Security Bills Before Recess
*ICE Union Takes Unanimous Vote of No Confidence in Leadership
*Republican Leaders Voice Support for Re-Examining Birthright Citizenship
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FAIR Legislative Update August 2, 2010
*Court Blocks Key Parts of Arizona Law
*House Passes Border Security Funding Bill
*Fremont Prepares to Defend Immigration Ordinance
*Colorado May be Next to Adopt Secure Communities Program
*Leaked Agency Memo Reveals Intent to Grant Amnesty by Regulation
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FAIR Legislative Update July 26, 2010
*Senate Blocks DeMint's Effort to Stop Arizona Lawsuit
*Illegal Aliens Demand DREAM Act During D.C. Protest
*ACLU, MALDEF Sue Fremont, Nebraska over Immigration Ordinance
*National Guard Troops Head to Border August 1
*With FAIR's Assistance, Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in U.S.A. v. Arizona
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FAIR Legislative Update July 19, 2010
*Vitter and DeMint Attempt to Block Obama's Lawsuit against Arizona
*States File Amicus Brief to Support Arizona SB 1070
*Obama Administration Refuses to Sue Sanctuary Cities
*Senator Reid: "Not Here in Nevada"
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FAIR Legislative Update July 6, 2010
*Obama Attempts to Resurrect Amnesty with Speech
*Obama Taps Sanctuary City Police Chief to Head 287(g) Program
*Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Arizona's E-Verify Law; Nominee Elena Kagan's Involvement is Questioned
*Tennessee Governor Signs Immigration Bill
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FAIR Legislative Update June 28, 2010
*Obama May Use Executive Power to Grant Amnesty
*Mexico Asks U.S. Court to Strike Arizona Law
*Mexican Drug Cartel Threatens Arizona Police Department
*Obama Submits Formal Request for Border Security Funding
*Secretary Napolitano Says Obama Administration Takes its Responsibility to Secure the Borders "Seriously"
*Nebraska Voters Get Tough on Illegal Immigration
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FAIR Legislative Update June 21, 2010
*Clinton: Justice Department Will Sue Arizona over Immigration Law
*Arizona Lawmaker to Tackle Birthright Citizenship
*Sheriff: Mexican Drug Cartels Control Parts of Arizona
*Georgia Resort Hires Legal Workers After Firing Illegal Aliens
*Inspector General: El Paso Intelligence Center Riddled with Weaknesses
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FAIR Legislative Update June 14, 2010
*Mexican Government Outraged by Outcome of Illegal Alien Attack on Border Patrol Agents
*Detention Facilities to Offer Bingo, Dance Classes to Illegal Aliens
*LA Sheriff Calls in ICE in Wake of Oil Spill
*Pennsylvania House Approves Two E-Verify Bills
*Georgia to Screen Colleges for Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update June 7, 2010
*Arizona Governor Meets with Obama
*Obama Administration Challenges Arizona E-Verify Law
*Hispanic Caucus Calls for Suspension of Arizona Immigration Enforcement Agreements
*Mexican Pirates Attack Texas Fisherman along the Southwest Border
*Mexican Government to Open California Office to Issue IDs to Illegal Aliens
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FAIR Legislative Update June 1, 2010
*Senate Rejects Efforts to Secure the Border
*Obama Agrees to Deploy 1,200 National Guard Troops to Border
*"Progressive" Police Chiefs Say Arizona Law Will Increase Crime
*DHS Warns Somali Terrorist May Cross U.S.-Mexico Border
*Mexican Senators to Visit Arizona
*Massachusetts Lawmaker Involved in Accident With Illegal Alien
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FAIR Legislative Update May 24, 2010
*Mexican President Bashes U.S. Immigration Policy During State Visit
*Sessions Challenges Leahy Refugee Bill on Terrorism Grounds
*Obama's Aunt Granted Asylum
*Illegal Aliens Face Deportation Following Protest in McCain's Office
*ICE Director Declares Agency May Not Cooperate with Arizona
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FAIR Legislative Update May 17, 2010
*Senate Democrats Block DeMint's Effort to Finish the Fence
*Senate Democrats Blame Republicans for Lack of Progress on Amnesty Bill
*Polls Find Broad National Support for New Arizona Law
*DHS Issues Revamped Green Cards
*AFL-CIO Demands Napolitano Rescind Arizona 287(g) Agreements
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FAIR Legislative Update May 10, 2010
*Opponents Prepare Lawsuits Against New Arizona Law
*Senator DeMint Leads Effort to Finish the Fence
*PA Legislators Introduce Arizona-Style Enforcement Bill
*Rep. Tiahrt Introduces Tough Border Security Bill
*New York to Grant Pardons to Help Criminal Aliens Evade Deportation
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FAIR Legislative Update May 3, 2010
*Amnesty Forces Scramble to Challenge Arizona's New Immigration Law
*May Day Amnesty Rallies Turn Violent
*Napolitano: Spillover Violence in Arizona is Mere "Perception"
*Democrats Unveil Outline for Amnesty
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FAIR Legislative Update April 26, 2010
*Amnesty Forces Outraged by Tough Arizona Law
*Amnesty Forces Cry Foul; Leadership Moves Full Steam Ahead on Amnesty
*Senators McCain and Kyl Propose Ten-Point Border Security Plan
*Senator Sessions Spars with Obama's Top Civil Rights Attorney
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FAIR Legislative Update April 19, 2010
*Arizona Bill Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration
*Reid Flip-Flop Draws Fire; Amnesty Lobby Threatens Action
*In Wake of Rancher's Murder, House Republicans Introduce Border Security Bill
*Researchers Link Latino Immigration and Black Urban Violence; Still Reject Limits on Immigration
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FAIR Legislative Update April 12, 2010
*DHS Warns that Mexican "Assassin Teams" May Target U.S. Law Enforcement
*Reid Tells Crowd Senate Will Pass Immigration Reform this Year
*Ten Illegal Aliens Plead Guilty to Involvement in $13 Million Tax Fraud Operation
*New Dept. of Labor Campaign Helps Workers "Regardless of Immigration Status"
*Inspector General: Administration Plan to Undermine 287(g) Only Partially Complete
*More Mexicans Seek Political Asylum in U.S. as Drug War Violence Escalates
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FAIR Legislative Update April 5, 2010
*Illegal Alien Suspected of Gunning Down Arizona Rancher; Lawmakers Demand Deployment of National Guard and Border Patrol Agents to Mexican Border
*Amnesty Forces Furious Over ICE Quota Memos
*DHS Official: Amnesty Would Cause "the Mother of All Backlogs"
*New Obama Appointee Opposes Employer Sanctions for Hiring Illegal Aliens
*Supreme Court: Attorneys Must Advise Immigrants of Possible Deportation from Plea Agreements
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FAIR Legislative Update March 29, 2010
*Senate Blocks Senator Sessions' Final Attempt to Fix Immigration Loopholes in Health Care Bill
*Jury Convicts Former DHS Official for Inducing Illegal Alien to Remain in U.S.
*True Immigration Reformers Brief Capitol Hill Staff on Immigration Policy
*Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Two Immigration Bills
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FAIR Legislative Update March 22, 2010
*Illegal Aliens Descend on Our Nation's Capital to Demand Amnesty
*House Passes Senate Health Care Reform Bill; Reconciliation Process to Continue
*DHS Terminates Funding For Virtual Fence
*DOJ to Step Up Discrimination Investigations of Employers Using E-Verify
*President Enacts Jobs Bill
*New Caucus to Focus on Illegal Workers, Unemployed Americans
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FAIR Legislative Update March 15, 2010
*Amnesty Forces Prepare for D.C. Rally
*Obama Struggles with Tangled Web of Amnesty and Health Care
*Leader of Massive Student Visa Fraud Ring Arrested
*DHS Designates Greece as Member of Visa Waiver Program
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FAIR Legislative Update March 8, 2010
*House Passes Amended Jobs Bill; Senate to Act this Week
*House Poised to Act on Senate Health Care Bill
*United Kingdom May Deny Visas to Those Without Proof of Health Insurance
*New Polls Show Broad-Based Support for Immigration Enforcement
*Virginia Man Arrested for Helping Smuggle Somalis with Terrorist Ties into the U.S.
*True Immigration Reformer Rep. Nathan Deal to Retire from U.S. House
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FAIR Legislative Update March 1, 2010
*House to Act on Jobs Bill This Week
*Illegal Aliens Committing Identity Fraud, Theft to Sneak Past E-Verify
*Obama's Top Civil Rights Prosecutor Misrepresents Hate Crimes Statistics
*Obama Health Care Plan Silent on Immigration Issues
*Rep. Tiahrt Introduces Bill to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Accessing SCHIP Benefits
*State Bills Would Require School Districts to Collect Data on Foreign-Born Students
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FAIR Legislative Update February 22, 2010
*Reid Jobs Bill Goes to Floor Monday; Aids Employers Who Hire Illegal Aliens
*State Trooper Prevails Against ACLU and Illegal Aliens in Bogus Lawsuit
*As Border Crime Escalates, U.S. and Mexico Agree to Join Forces
*Obama Administration Issues New Agricultural Guest Worker Rule Placing Priority on American Workers
*Arizona, Virginia Address Illegal Immigration as Feds Continue to Look the Other Way
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FAIR Legislative Update February 16, 2010
*Reid Jobs Bill Gives Tax Breaks for Hiring Illegal Workers
*Enforcement Plays Key Role in Declining Illegal Alien Population
*Virtual Fence Plagued by Technical Failures and Delays; Now Faces Budget Cuts
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FAIR Legislative Update February 9, 2010
*Obama Proposes Cuts to Important Immigration Enforcement Programs
*Senators Push for Immigration Measures in Jobs Bill
*Fourteen Texas Busing Companies Implicated in Illegal Alien Smuggling Scheme
*Obama's Aunt Remains in the U.S. Illegally
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FAIR Legislative Update February 1, 2010
*State of the Union Disappoints Amnesty Forces
*U.S. Suspends then Resumes Transport of Haitians as Florida Hospitals Become Overwhelmed
*Christmas Day Bombing Highlights Turf War Over Visa Authority
*Representatives Introduce Bill to Block Illegal Aliens from Accessing In-State Tuition
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FAIR Legislative Update January 25, 2010
*Scott Brown's Victory in Massachusetts Demonstrates the American People Support Immigration Enforcement
*Rep. Chaffetz Files Bipartisan Resolution in Support of True Immigration Reform
*Homeland Security Grants Humanitarian Parole to Haitian Orphans
*Homeland Security to Fast-Track TPS Applications for Illegal Aliens; Fraud Likely
*Arizona and Indiana Move Forward With Immigration Enforcement Bills
*Aliens in U.S. Military Receive Fast-Track to U.S. Citizenship
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