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Houston Chronicle

U.S. extends Central Americans' protected status

More than 300,000 Central Americans from countries affected by natural disasters will be allowed to stay in the US for another 18 months, the DHS announced Wednesday. -- The decision amounts to a temporary reprieve for some 78,000 Hondurans, 4,000 Nicaraguans and 230,000 Salvadorans....

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KVOA-TV -- Tucson

Bill restricting Mexican ID cards goes to governor

Phoenix -- A bill sent to Gov. Janet Napolitano on Wednesday would bar state and local governments from accepting ID cards provided by the Mexican government to its citizens. --- Supporters contend the card, known as a matricula consular, is dangerous because it is vulnerable to forgery...

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Los Angeles Times

Lawsuit seeks asylum for Guatemalans

After four of his classmates disappeared during Guatemala's civil war, Luis Gonzalez fled his homeland and sneaked across the border into the United States in 1985. -- He applied for asylum in 1997 but an immigration judge said Gonzalez failed to prove he personally had been persecuted. Now Gonzalez, a Maywood resident, is facing deportation.
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El Universal -- Mexico City

U.S. House panel gives the green light to some trucking

Up to 1,000 Mexican trucks and buses would be permitted to cross the border and use U.S. roadways for the next three years under a bill endorsed by a U.S. House of Representatives panel Wednesday. -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 66-0 to restrict the U.S. transportation secretary...

McClatchy Newspapers Editorial

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Plan for border fence comes up short, GOP lawmakers say

The DHS just can't seem to win. -- After the DHS infuriated Southwestern landowners by releasing plans for a border fence that would stretch 370 miles through four states, some Republican House members contend that the fence is way too short and violates the intent of a law pushed through Congress last year.
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Citizen's Voice -- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

CNN's Dobbs hosts Hazleton forum

Before "Lou Dobbs Tonight's Town Meeting: Broken Borders" at Penn State Hazleton started, the stage manager told the audience to be enthusiastic. -- There were numerous outbursts of applause and a few boos throughout Wednesday night's forum. -- The show's crowd, seated near the stage, totaled close to 200...
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American Patrol

Join Tancredo on the border Friday and meet Wolf!

It is not too late to join Tom Tancredo right on the Mexican border! Show America you care about your nation's sovereignty Make your reservation by calling (520) 803-7704 or click here. Click here for directions to Glenn's ranch. (And you can meet Wolf, one of Star's pups!)
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Jim Geraghty -- National Review

Latin Rudy: Not so hot in May

It was by no means a bad appearance for Rudy Giuliani late Tuesday morning at the Latino Coalition. But one got the feeling that his applause lines were a little out of sync with his audience's passions. -- Latino Coalition Chairman Hector Barreto - President Bush's appointed head of the Small Business Administration...

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Human Events

Illegal immigration is key concern to voters

Citizens United commissioned McLaughlin & Associates to conduct a national survey of likely voters, including an oversample of Latinos, to gauge public opinion on the issue of illegal immigration. Among the findings: 93% of voters say that illegal immigration is a problem facing the United States today...

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NBC17-TV -- Raleigh Video Report Included

Special immigration report garners heated responses

Johnson County, NC -- The NBC17 special report on [illegal aliens... criminals] who commit crimes has generated a lot of response from viewers. -- Tuesday night at 7 p.m. NBC17 brought you both sides of the debate. -- One community activist said immigrants are not being treated fairly.

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Feinstein urges feds to reimburse state for invaders' costs

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today urged the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to work together to immediately reimburse California $85.9 million in overdue payments for the cost of housing criminal illegal immigrants from 2005. -- The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program...
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KATU-TV -- Portland

Shooting suspect [a likely invader] makes faces in court

Lincoln City, Ore. -- A 17- year- old accused of shooting a classmate in the face at a popular outlet mall on the Oregon coast made his first court appearance on Tuesday and there are now clues as to what may have sparked the crime. -- Hector Canales- Robles made faces and danced in his chair while in court...

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Fox23-TV -- Tulsa

Senator Inhofe introduces immigration bill

Senator Jim Inhofe has once again introduced a bill aimed at the increasing number of illegal [aliens... criminals] in the United States. -- Inhofe's ENFORCE ­ Engaging the Nation to Fight for Our Right to Control Entry ­ Act would increase border security, emphasize greater enforcement of existing immigration laws and prevent amnesty...

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Fox News

Feds accuse militia of planning attack on Mexicans

Birmingham, Ala. -- Five members of a self-styled Alabama militia were denied bond Tuesday after a federal agent testified they planned a machine-gun attack on Mexicans. A sixth man accused of having weapons and explosives components in his home was approved for release.

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Marietta Daily Journal

Cobb sees success in immigration battle

Marietta, Ga. -- As 70 inmates with questionable immigration status sit behind bars at Cobb County Jail, a handful of sheriff's deputies will travel to Virginia this month for training on how to deport illegal [aliens... criminals]. -- Six deputies will undergo intensive five-week training by the U.S. ICE...

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San Antonio Express-News

Voter ID bill coming to a head

Austin -- A Senate committee has passed the controversial, partisan-charged voter identification bill, but Senate Democrats are vowing to do whatever it takes to block it. -- Their success will depend on whether Sen. Mario Gallegos Jr., D- Houston, who has missed most of the session recuperating from a liver transplant, can make it back...
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VDare.com

Celebrate (don't just "commemorate") Jamestown!

This month marks the 400th anniversary of the establishment of Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, and the foundation of the United States of America. -- There had been earlier attempts. Perhaps the most famous: the "Lost Colony" sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh on Roanoke Island.

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Jim Kouri, CPP -- American Chronicle

Invaders from 10 countries take to the streets, arrested

While hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens take to the streets of major US cities to protest their treatment by the US government, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 148 illegal aliens, criminals and immigration fugitives during a four-day enforcement operation in Dallas.