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Bloomberg: Feds Should Make Cities Take Immigrants

Rob Quinn — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:55:00 CDT

America's immigration system is turning away the very workers it needs for economic growth, Michael Bloomberg warned at a panel discussion yesterday. The New York City mayor, pointing to a report showing that other countries are snapping up skilled migrants, argued that states should be allowed to set immigration standards...

Minority Babies the New Majority

Rob Quinn — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:15:00 CDT

For the first time in US history, a majority of babies are members of minority ethnic groups, according to new census figures. Of the roughly 4 million born between July 2010 and July 2011, 50.4% belonged to minority groups. The data show that the huge demographic shift under way...

Mexican Immigration Boom Over: Report

Rob Quinn — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:50:49 CDT

For the first time since the Great Depression, more Mexicans are leaving the US than are arriving, according to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center . Immigration from Mexico began to slow down in 2005 and probably reversed by 2010, according to the report. The US economy, tougher border enforcement,...

Mexican Migration Down to 'Net Zero'

Mark Russell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 CDT

Rising standards of living in Mexico are causing emigration to drop, and increasing the number of Mexican immigrants returning home, reversing the massive exodus of the 1980s and '90s, reports the Christian Science Monitor . In fact, with one million Mexicans returning from the US between 2005 and 2010—three times...

Ravi Found Guilty in Gay Spycam Case

Kevin Spak — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT

A jury convicted ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi of hate crimes and other offenses today for using a webcam to record and distribute video that outed his roommate, Tyler Clementi, as gay. After three days of deliberations, the jury found Ravi guilty of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy for making...

Doctors Abandon Home Countries for US

Kevin Spak — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:29:16 CST

When he came to the US, Dr. Kunj Desai intended to return to his native Zambia as soon as he finished surgical training. Now, he doubts he ever will. It's a common story, the New York Times reports. Drastically more foreign doctors flock to the US every year than any...

Romney Pushes Back on 'Anti-Immigrant' Charge

John Johnson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:01:55 CST

Immigration took center stage today as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fought for votes among Latinos in Florida: Romney criticized Gingrich for calling him "anti-immigrant," calling it "very sad for a candidate to resort to that sort of epithet," reports ABC . At a Univision forum, he added: "I’m not anti-immigrant,...

For Illegals, No More Mr. Nice Border Patrol

Kevin Spak — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:27:03 CST

Up until recently, if you were caught crossing the border illegally into Douglas, Ariz., Border Patrol would give you a sandwich and some orange juice—and drive you right back to Mexico. Not anymore. The US Border Patrol is changing its policy, instituting a new "Consequence Delivery System" that will...

Obama: Let Illegals Stay While Applying for Documents

Matt Cantor — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:13:05 CST

President Obama will today propose a change in immigration rules: Under the suggested regulation, undocumented immigrants wouldn't have to leave the country while they apply for green cards. Current regulations can split families during the lengthy application process: Illegals who leave are subject to a ban from returning lasting up...