Like many young immigrants, I am elated over President Obama’s executive order. I share in their joy because I was once in their position.
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Perry, Democrats Spar Over Immigration Policy Shift
Gov. Rick Perry calls President Obama’s newsmaking decision on immigration policy “amnesty” and “an election-year tactic.” Democrats say Perry’s position on the issue conflicts with his defense of in-state tuition.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 129
In this week’s special edition of the TribCast, taped live before an audience at the historic Cactus Cafe, Reeve, Emily, Julian and Ben talk about Texas primaries, the Supreme Court taking up the Arizona immigration law and The Colbert Report.
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The Eyes of Texas Are on Supreme Court Hearing Regarding Arizona Law
UPDATED: Early reports suggest that Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the argument that the state of Arizona should not be allowed to question the immigration status of people detained by law enforcement.
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Claudia Kolker: The TT Interview
The contributing editor for the Houston Chronicle on her book, which chronicles several practices that first-generation immigrants bring to the U.S.
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Arturo Vargas: The TT Interview
The executive director of NALEO’s Educational Fund on what it will take to motivate Latinos to vote this year, why immigration isn’t the group’s only concern and why voter ID legislation is a bad idea.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson maps the growth of poverty in Texas, Aguilar on the suicide of an illegal immigrant, Galbraith on the prospect of more rolling blackouts, Grissom on a prosecutor’s memory lapse, Hamilton on the prospect of public universities undergoing a sunset review, Murphy’s latest awesome redistricting interactive, Ramsey on a stumbling start to the 2012 election season, Root on Rick Perry’s latest populist tirade, M. Smith on the boom in for-profit teacher certification programs and Tan on the fight against cervical cancer in … Africa: The best of our best content from November 28 to December 2, 2011.
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Updated: A Teenager’s Suicide Spurs DREAM Activists
In the wake of an illegal immigrant’s suicide last week, Texas groups urging passage of the DREAM Act are aiming to make sure what happened to Joaquin Luna doesn’t happen to other students.
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ICE Removes Record Number of Immigrants
Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this week it deported more immigrants during the 2011 fiscal year than it did in any year since the agency’s 2003 inception.
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Updated: A&M Student Group Rebukes Perry on In-State Tuition Issue
A student organization at Gov. Rick Perry’s alma mater, Texas A&M, has started a petition requesting that the governor immediately call a special legislative session to end in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.