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New York Times criticizes Arizona's new strict law that aims to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants. The woman responsible for this ban is Arizona State Governor Jan Brewer.

The move unleashed immediate protests and reignited the divisive battle over immigration reform nationally. Even before she signed the bill at an afternoon news conference here, strongly criticized it. Speaking at a naturalization ceremony for 24 active-duty service members in the Rose Garden, he called for a federal overhaul of immigration laws, which Congressional leaders signaled they were preparing to take up soon, to avoid "irresponsibility by others."

This article is about illegal immigrants crossing the border. The immigrants are coming into the United States for work. They send their earnings back to their families in Mexico. The money that they make has a huge impact on the Mexican economy. They estimate that 1 in 10 families in Mexico is dependent on the money sent back to them. It is their primary source of income. Since 1994 the amount of deaths of immigrants crossing the border has increased over 600%. They die of dehydration and hypothermia.

"After nearly a decade of debate everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken and needs comprehensive reform, but year after year slips by without a solution. In the vacuum created by polarization and inaction, deportation has become our government's 'de facto' policy."

A week long sweep called operation cross check removed nearly 3,000 illegals over 50 states. over half of those arrested, were arrested and convicted on felony charges. criminal offenders came from over 100 different nationalities.

One obvious solution would be to distribute enough temporary work visas for the farmers to be able to hire the workers they need legally. The positive aspects of the Bracero program should be revived, while eschewing its mistakes.

A border crossing in the U.S. will be subject to the authority exercised through the Department of Homeland Security, a U.S. governmental federal agency, through various administrative and enforcement divisions. Accordingly, a border crossing which occurs in the manner generally meant by this terminology, which is to say illegally, will accordingly come under the coverage of the U.S.

This article is about the Supreme Court's decision on Arizona's Immigration law. The only part allowed is the police being able to determine the immigration status of anyone they suspect being an illegal immigrant.

This is a website about one topic illegal immigration. It is clearly laid out in three sections: The Issue, The Facts, and The Solutions. I put this up here because even though America is the land of the free, that doesn't mean that we are free from having to obey the laws. So this is about Freedom from Laws.

Arizona passes an anti-immigration law which allows police to questions people that are suspected of being in this country illegally. 70% of the Los Angeles Latino population is in favor of sanctions against AZ, which include restricting future contracts with AZ companies.

Representative of Iowa introduced a bill to stop "automatic citizenship" through children of illegals. However, The Supreme Court will be hard to convince. They are firmly sticking to the 14 Amendment.

According to the U.S. Census, the government estimates we now have eleven million illegal aliens in the United States. Of these, 6,640,000 are from Mexico alone. The true number may be much higher because many did not report in the census.

Explore how certain issues rank in today's Congress. Between taxes and illegal immigration. The US has some important decisions to make.

In this article it explains how much money illegal immigrants and students it cost the Us taxpayers, annually.

This blog discusses the racial profiling suit brought against Joe Arpaio by the ACLU. The ACLU contended that the Sherrif interrogated people solely on their skin color or appearance while trying to combat illegal immigration in AZ

Senators are ready to announce a conclusion to the countless aliens living in this country illegally. The path includes "earned legalization"

This book written by James Smith discribes the affects of the estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in the Southwestern state of Arizona. Smith, an economist, describes the economic, demographic and fiscal problems facing Arizona.

A US Citizen was pulled over and was accused of being an illegal alien. The policeman who had pulled her over threatened that if she did not say she was an illegal, she would be detained and put in jail.

The whole purpose of this website is to inform people of each requirement that is needed for a young person to receive the benefits of the DREAM act. Some of these requirements include being in the United States for at least 5 years without leaving. This bill does not guarantee them citizenship right away but what it does is it lets them stay in the United States if they agree to either join the U.S military or attend college. Mostly all illegal immigrant students want to do both so it benefits them in many ways, since it is already in their minds.