Both sides celebrate and criticize the decision rejecting parts of Arizona’s law, but it leaves Romney in a tighter spot than Obama.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected much of Arizona’s tough new immigration law but allowed one key provision to stand, saying federal law did not pre-empt the state’s instruction to its police to check the immigration status of people they detain.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of Arizona’s strict law targeting illegal immigrants, but said Arizona’s police can stop, question and briefly detain immigrants if they have reason to believe they are in the country illegally.
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona’s crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects’ status could go forward.
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In a state crying out for strong leadership, undocumented youth have much to offer, according to Aspiring Americans: Undocumented Youth Leaders in California. California is home to 1.1 million undocumented children and young adults, who – according to this research brief – have a greater inclination towards civic leadership than their peers.
Aspiring Americans offers new
In collaboration with the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII) provided the analysis to produce the report Looking Forward: Immigrant Contributions to the Golden State 2012.
Looking Forward is an update to a previous report with the same purpose: to document immigrant economic contributions to the state, their
Surpassing the influx of Latinos, Asian Americans lead the general public in education and income, according to the Pew Research Center.
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IZÚCAR DE MATAMOROS, Mexico — Jeffrey Isidoro sat near the door of his fifth-grade classroom here in central Mexico, staring outside through designer glasses that, like his Nike sneakers and Nike backpack, signaled a life lived almost entirely in the United States. His parents are at home in Mexico. Jeffrey is lost.
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Adult schools give immigrants opportunities for advancement. But if L.A. Unified budget crunchers shut them down, a lot of angry locals would cheer.
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Young illegal immigrants, saying President Obama has done little to diminish the threat of deportations they face despite repeated promises, have started a campaign to press him to use executive powers to allow them to remain legally in the country.
Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/us/students-press-for-action-on-immigration.html?ref=education