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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Probably Doomed

Apr 20 2011

President Barack Obama revisited a key campaign promise when he hosted a White House meeting of elected officials and experts on immigration. But if a major overhaul of the nation's immigration policy is his goal, Republicans in Congress say he shouldn't hold his breath.

Undocumented Paying Taxes Hoping To Ease Into Legality

Apr 18 2011

Isaias Aguilar filed his income tax returns for the first time this year and took a financial hit for it. He owed $579 to the Internal Revenue Service for some of the work he did last year, including as a part-time taekwondo instructor.

Immigration Overhaul Effort Seems Dead

Dec 27 2010

When Republican lawmakers take over the House and gain strength in the Senate after the new year, a decadelong drive to overhaul the immigration system and legalize some of the estimated 11 million undocumented migrants seems all but certain to come to a halt.

Bill To Help Some Illegal Immigrants Passed House, But May Be Doomed In Senate

Dec 09 2010

The House passed legislation Wednesday to give hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally a shot at legal status, a fleeting victory for an effort that appears doomed in the Senate.

Illegal Immigrant Students Await Votes on Legal Status

Dec 08 2010

With both houses of Congress set to vote this week on a bill that would give legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant students, one of those students will wait for news of the outcome at an immigration detention center in Arizona.

California Republicans are split on possible anti-illegal immigration measure

Dec 06 2010

Opponents of the measure, similar to Arizona's suspended law, fear alienating the fastest-growing voting bloc and further hampering the party's ability to win elections in the state.

Illegal immigration: What do we really want?

Nov 22 2010

With illegal immigration in the headlines, the Fresno County Council of Governments decided in June to discuss Arizona's controversial new law.

DREAMs put on hold for half a million California immigrants

Sep 23 2010

If the Senate had approved the defense authorization bill this week which included the long-debated DREAM Act, more than 500,000 young immigrants who are in California without legal authorization would have been eligible to apply for legal status, at least on a "conditional" basis.

L.A. County welfare to children of illegal immigrants grows

Sep 06 2010

Welfare payments to children of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County increased in July to $52 million, prompting renewed calls from one county supervisor to rein in public benefits to such families.

Steamed: Tea Party candidate sounds off about taxes, immigration and why he needs to go to Sacramento

Jun 14 2010

Tim Donnelly never imagined a life in politics. "I'm just a small-business man with some ideas," he said. The tea party-backed candidate for the 59th Assembly District Republican primary is in a political dogfight with seasoned politician and former Covina Mayor Chris Lancaster.

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