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Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Demographics
Texans join nationwide day of action urging lawmakers to act on immigration
Though the DACA program is still in effect, thousands demonstrated in El Paso and elsewhere across the country to demand Congress come up with a legislative fix to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers.”
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Economy
After an ICE raid, few Americans showed up to work at this Texas meatpacking plant
Despite a high demand for workers and attractive wages, few Americans sign up to do the grueling work at the JBS USA meatpacking plant in deep-red Cactus.
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Environment
Federal judge rules Trump administration can continue building border wall
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who President Donald Trump once asserted could not be fair to him because of Curiel’s Mexican heritage, has ruled in favor of the White House in a lawsuit over construction of a border wall.
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Politics
Court rules feds must tell DACA recipients why protections are being revoked
The decision came the same day the U.S. Supreme Court declined to fast-track a decision President Donald Trump wanted on the fate of the nation’s “Dreamers.”
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Immigration
Supreme Court declines Trump request to take up DACA controversy now
Lower courts had kept in place the program that protects undocumented immigrants brought here as children from deportation.
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Immigration
After testy call with Trump over border wall, Mexico’s president shelves plan to visit White House
Tentative plans for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to make his first visit to the White House to meet with President Trump were scuttled this week after a testy call between the two leaders.
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Texas Elections 2018
For first time in a while, CD-23 Democratic primary draws a crowd
Five Democrats are vying for a chance to take on U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, in Texas’ most competitive congressional district.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans are pro-immigrant — with caveats
Only 30 percent of Texas voters believe the United States admits the right number of legal immigrants, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, while 42 percent think the number is too high.
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Demographics
U.S. Senate rejects immigration proposals, continuing limbo for “Dreamers”
Federal legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants and bolster border security is again at a standstill after the U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance any of four proposals on the issue.