Immigration tale crosses line into soap opera

By Stephen Farber

The surprising success of "Crash" seems to have encouraged other filmmakers who yearn to make socially conscious ensemble movies. Whereas "Crash" wove together stories that focused on racial tensions in Los Angeles, "Crossing Over" brings the same kaleidoscopic technique to the hot-button issue of immigration.


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New face of offender in federal courts is Hispanic

By SUZANNE GAMBOA

Hispanics outnumber other racial groups among criminal offenders in the federal courts due in part to the crackdown on illegal immigration, according to a study released Wednesday.


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New Take on Immigration

One political activist in Sacramento believes America is ready for a fresh take on immigration. But are Americans ready to send money to create jobs in Mexico to help resolve the illegal immigration problem here in the U.S.?


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Immigrant Advocates Call for End to Raids

At Rally Outside ICE, Activists Also Urge Legislation Allowing Path to Citizenship

By N.C. Aizenman

Several hundred immigrant supporters and religious leaders from across the country marched to the Southwest Washington headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency yesterday, strumming guitars, beating drums and waving colorful homemade banners exhorting President Obama to halt immigration raids and promote legislation offering illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

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Over 1,200 pro-immigrant groups write Obama

By Staff

More than 1,200 advocacy groups - includng the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) - have delivered a letter to the Obama Administration outlining priorities for immigration reform from the pro- immigrant, pro-immigration perspective. The letter stressed the urgency with which the new Administration should approach immigration reform legislatively and administratively, noting that efforts to address the many ills facing our immigration system have become the victim of gridlock in Washington for too long.

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Feds Arrest 1,970 Alleged Illegal Immigrant Gang Members

Federal immigration agents arrested 1,970 alleged illegal immigrant gang members in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and four other counties in 2008, federal officials announced Friday.

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100,000 EMPLOYERS USE E-VERIFY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that more than 100,000 employers have signed up to participate in E-Verify, a free, easy to use online system that equips participating employers with the tools to quickly and effectively verify the employment eligibility of newly-hired employees.


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