Immigration Law

A lawsuit was filed Monday that seeks to stop the implementation of the law that is scheduled to go into effect in January. The legislation requires law enforcement to call federal immigration officials if they believe someone is in the … Continue reading →

The Justice Department’s decision to sue South Carolina over an Arizona-style immigration law that would force local police to enforce immigration laws earned harsh words from Rep. Ted Poe today. Speaking on the House floor, Poe, R-Humble, blasted the …

In the weeks since Alabama’s hotly contested law requiring public schools to track immigration status went into effect, school attendance in the state has been erratic and withdrawals have spiked. But the authors of the measure, one of a bundle … Continue reading →

(CNN) — Justice Department officials pressed their campaign against an immigration law in South Carolina on Monday, saying the measure passed there this summer unconstitutionally pre-empts federal authority. South Carolina’s law also could lead …

WASHINGTON– A group of Mexican senators announced Tuesday they are preparing to meet with state legislators in Georgia and four other states next month, hoping to head off more stringent immigration laws like the one Georgia enacted this year.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Tuesday and defended her state and its strict immigration law from ongoing criticism that the legislation was motivated by prejudice. Brewer, whose memoir, Scorpions For Breakfast …

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The federal government is suing South Carolina to try stop the state’s newly passed tough immigration law from going into effect. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said Monday the government wants a judge to stop enforcement of the … Continue reading →

BAYOU LA BATRE — Alabama’s tough new law targeting illegal immigrants has provoked concern among Hispanics — even causing some to leave the state — but members of other immigrant groups appear to be less worried. Mai Nguyen, a Vietnamese … Continue reading →

It is frustrating that Alabama, Georgia and a number of other states have had to enact their own laws to deal with the high costs of illegal immigration. They are being forced to take up the slack, because the federal … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging a recently enacted South Carolina immigration law, following suits against similar statutes in Arizona and Alabama. “It is understandable that communities remain …