Aug 03 2010
(600) Immigration reform: a votewinner?...
The judge blocked key provisions of the controversial law that would have made it a crime for undocumented immigrants to work and would have mandated warrantless arrests of all suspected illegals. It would have also required police officers to investigate the immigration status of any individual they suspected of having entered the US illegally and to detain individuals arrested for even minor non-detainable offences if they were without papers.
Aug 02 2010
(601) States rethink illegal immigrant bills after Arizona ruling...
PHOENIX — Legislators who wanted to bring an Arizona-style immigration law to their own states are changing course after a federal judge temporarily halted the core of Arizona\'s law. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled last week that key portions of the law could not go into effect, prompting an immediate appeal from Republican Gov. Jan Brewer that could end up before the Supreme Court
Aug 02 2010
(602) Lady Gaga slams Arizona immigration law SB 1070 during Phoenix concert...
Singer Lady Gaga joined the chorus of critics blasting Arizona\'s controversial new immigration law during a sold-out concert in Phoenix this weekend, the Arizona Republic reported. \"We have to be active. We have to protest. . . . I will yell and I will scream louder,\" the 24-year-old pop sensation told the sold-out audience at the US Airways Center
Aug 02 2010
(603) Obama: Patchwork immigration policy unacceptable...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he agrees that more control must be exerted over illegal immigration, but he won\'t accept \"a patchwork of 50 different states\" acting on their own.
Jul 30 2010
(604) WSJ: Arizona Appeal Of Immigration Ruling To Be Heard In Nov...
A federal appeals court in San Francisco set a November hearing date for Arizona\'s challenge to a court order blocking implementation of key parts of its new law targeting illegal immigrants, rejecting the state\'s plea to expedite the case and hear arguments in September. In a brief order, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set the hearing for the week of Nov. 1. Midterm elections for Congress and state offices are set for Nov. 2.
Jul 30 2010
(605) 121 groups ask feds to denounce, discard \'Utah list\'...
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 100 civil-rights groups and leaders nationwide are demanding that federal immigration officials throw away the \"Utah list\" and vow publicly never to use anything like it for immigration enforcement. The groups — ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to Human Rights Watch — wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano complaining that the response to the list from Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been too tepid so far.
Jul 30 2010
(606) Large crowd protests Arizona immigration law at Utah Capitol...
SALT LAKE CITY — About 200 people rallied at the state Capitol on Thursday against Arizona-style immigration reform in Utah. The protest was scheduled to coincide with the day the controversial Arizona law took effect, although a judge blocked the law\'s most controversial parts. At the Utah protest, young, radical Latinos were joined by gay-rights organizations, revolutionary students and Mormon reformists who say underrepresented communities are under attack from legislators who don\'t like minorities.
Jul 30 2010
(607) Utah protesters rail against Arizona immigration law...
The echoes of chants demanding legalization and justice rang through the rotunda of the Utah Capitol on Thursday evening as about 200 people protested Arizona’s immigration law and castigated those who created a controversial list of 13,000 alleged undocumented immigrants living in the state. Speakers told the crowd the history of America is filled with stories of the majority persecuting a minority, and it is this generation’s duty to stand up and fight against such oppression.
Jul 30 2010
(608) AZ immigration bill opponents rally in Salt Lake...
SALT LAKE CITY - Arizona\'s new immigration bill, SB 1070, which went into effect Thursday, had most of its controversial material blocked by a federal judge. And Arizona sought to reinstate key parts of the measure causing many opponents of the bill to take to the streets in protest, including Utah\'s.
Jul 30 2010
(609) St. George braces for possible impact of AZ immigration law...
ST. GEORGE -- Arizona\'s immigration law may be in legal limbo, but many illegal immigrants just across the Utah border fear the law and its adoption here. An immigrant\'s perspective on the Ariz. law \"I try to not get a ticket or something with the cops,\" a man named Miguel told KSL Newsradio.
Jul 30 2010
(610) Illegal immigrants contribute to s. Utah gang problem, but how much?...
ST. GEORGE -- Illegal immigrant gang members have played a role in a recent crime spike in the St. George area. The uptick has been over the past eight months, and police are particularly concerned about two gang-related shootings in the past three weeks. The shootings injured two people. One shooting involved illegal immigrant gang members.
Jul 30 2010
(611) Mark Shurtleff \"suspects\" criminal charges in \"List\" investigation will be filed ...
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Attorney General Mark Shurtleff tells ABC 4 exclusively that he now suspects criminal charges will be filed in connection with \"The List\" investigation. Shurtleff\'s office has been investigating that list of 1,300 suspected illegal immigrants and there are several new developments.
Jul 30 2010
(612) Leaked Illegals List Contained Fake ID Information...
Most names, addresses and social security numbers on the infamous illegals list leaked to the public this month are fake, 2News has learned. Workforce services sent all the social security numbers on the list to the Social Security Administration in Baltimore to find out if the numbers were valid. Here are the results:
Jul 29 2010
(613) Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law...
PHOENIX — A federal judge stepped into the fight over Arizona\'s immigration law at the last minute Wednesday, blocking the heart of the measure and defusing a confrontation between police and thousands of activists that had been building for months. Utah Latino activists called it a win for civil rights — and called for Utah lawmakers to shelve plans for a similar law.
Jul 29 2010
(614) States consider immigration laws in absence of federal response...
SALT LAKE CITY— Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress. In fact, every state legislature that had a session this year considered at least one bill seeking some sort of immigration reform, according to a report Wednesday by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Jul 29 2010
(615) AP-Univision Poll: College dreams for Hispanics ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets. She says she feels incomplete. She now works in customer service for a major New York bank, and her experience reflects the findings of an Associated Press-Univision poll that examined the attitudes of Latino adults toward higher education. Despite strong belief in the value of a college diploma, Hispanics more often than not fall short of that goal.