Archive for April, 2007
Immigration enforcement leads to spike in O.C. detentions
The number of immigrants detained in Orange County has more than tripled in recent months, overwhelming the Mexican Consulate. The surge comes as Orange County jails and police in Costa Mesa have begun checking the immigration status of inmates. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show 187 immigrants were detained in Orange County for possible […]
Posted: April 1st, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Feinstein quits committee under war-profiteer cloud
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has abruptly walked away from her responsibilities with the Senate Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee after a report linked her votes to the financial well-being of her husband’s companies, which received billions of dollars worth of military construction contracts she approved. As reported in Metroactive, an online report from the Silicon Valley, […]
Posted: April 1st, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Deal lifts deadlock on two immigration bills
NASHVILLE – Republican and Democratic legislators have reached a so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” – there are ladies involved, too – to resolve a partisan dispute blocking passage of two bills that affect illegal immigrants. Under the arrangement, as outlined by some of those involved, two things will happen: A Republican-sponsored bill killed in a Democrat-dominated House […]
Posted: April 1st, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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