The federal government’s top border official fought back this week against heightened criticism of President Obama’s border security policy, while U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes said Rick Perry’s bid for the White House made him want to “throw up.”
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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31 Days, 31 Ways: Driver’s License Policy Becomes Law
DAY 12 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: applicants for driver’s licenses and IDs must furnish proof of legal status.
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On the Border, Selling the High Price of Security
It’s not a sales pitch heard too often in the Rio Grande Valley, but farmers and ranchers here have a new, tax-deductible option for improving their businesses — and the company offering it promises to take a bullet for its client.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aguilar on the denial of asylum petitions by border judges, Galbraith on the history of wind, Grissom talks to the head of the Jail Standards Commission, Hamilton on plans for the state’s new online university, Murphy and Ramsey on political warchests at midyear, Philpott on Texas’ trucker shortage, Ramsey talks data privacy and abortion with Susan Combs, Ramshaw on the Rick Perry’s experimental adult stem cell procedure, Root on the response to The Response, M. Smith on the country’s could-be next first lady and Tan on a few of the ways Texas will change on Sept. 1: The best of our best content from Aug. 1 to 5, 2011.
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Feds: Secure Communities Not Optional
The federal government on Friday announced it was rescinding memorandums of agreement with 39 states, including Texas, that participate in the Secure Communities program. The decision does not end the controversial policy, though.
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Too Tough, But Not for Long
An Austin judge ruled this week that the Texas Department of Public Safety overstepped its authority when it enacted tougher requirements for immigrants trying to obtain driver’s licenses, giving immigrants’ rights groups and some business leaders a glimmer of hope.
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Demographics
On the Records: 3 Ways to Visualize Houston Demography
To help visualize demographic changes from 2000 to 2010, the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York updated its interactive maps of Houston and other major U.S. cities today.
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Updated: Senate Confirms New Ambassador to Mexico
The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Deputy Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne’s nomination.
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Guest Column: Tea Party vs. GOP on Immigration
It’s not that Tea Party self-identifiers have different positions on immigration than regular old Republicans. They just feel more strongly about it.
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Study: Border Judges Deny Most Political Asylum Petitions
A new analysis of the decisions of U.S. immigration court judges finds that at least two of the five immigration judges in El Paso have a far higher denial rate than the national average. What accounts for the disparity is a matter of debate.