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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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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aguilar on the aftermath of changes in U.S. immigration policy, Batheja on how the Republican candidates for Senate are handling that sensitive issue, KUT’s Philpott on new driver’s license laws and immigration, M. Smith on racial tensions and an ousted police chief in Jasper, Galbraith on the state’s efforts to limit electric service blackouts, Hamilton on the hot Campbell-Wentworth Senate runoff in Central Texas, Murphy maps the May primary voting, Root on the restoration of the arson-damaged Texas Governor’s Mansion and Dehn’s latest Weekend Insider on obese Texans: The best of our best content from June 18 to 22, 2012.
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Immigration Emerges as Flashpoint in Senate Race
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst opposes the DREAM Act, and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz doesn’t support amnesty. Yet after the back-and-forth between the rival U.S. Senate campaigns, some voters could be left wondering.
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“Come Forward” Policies May Be Put to Test With Federal Immigration Shift
Immigration advocates say how the government treats illegal immigrants who come forward after last week’s federal policy shift will provide a test for other reforms — including those championed by some Texas Republicans.
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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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Updated: DHS to Grant Relief for Some Young Illegal Immigrants
The Obama administration announced Friday that, effective immediately, it will begin issuing work permits and grant relief from deportation to certain illegal immigrants brought to the country before they were 16 years old.
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State GOP Stands By New Immigration Position
State Republicans are defending their support for a guest-worker program, which they say is the most reasonable proposal that either party has put forward in decades.
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For Texas GOP, a New Position on Immigration Reform
There’s something new in the Texas Republican Party platform: a call for a national guest-worker program.
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Decision in Arizona Immigration Case May Fuel New Challenges
Stakeholders are awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s controversial immigration-enforcement law. But opponents of the law were recently given, at least temporarily, a new path to try to stop the legislation.
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Updated: Dewhurst’s “Amnesty” Attack on Cruz Stirs Controversy
A new radio ad from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst brought race and illegal immigration to the forefront of the U.S. Senate race Friday, the last day of early voting before Tuesday’s primary.