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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
Controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio will have his day in court, says the Department of Justice, if he doesn't change his allegedly racist ways.

Is Arizona's Sheriff Joe a racist?

The Justice Department is accusing tough-guy Sheriff Joe Arpaio of taking his hardline crusade against Latino immigrants too far

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Immigration Reform : Instant Guide
Detained immigrants at an Arizona center: Americans, arrested for other reasons, have reportedly been jailed as suspected illegal immigrants.

Immigration paranoia: Why are Americans being arrested?

Activists say U.S. citizens are being detained under a federal program aimed at deporting illegal immigrants

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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
U.S.-born children and their undocumented parents demonstrate in D.C.: Gingrich's immigration reform plan would see citizen juries deciding the legal status of eligible applicants.

Should 'citizen juries' decide illegal immigrant status?

Newt Gingrich wants to put ordinary citizens on juries to decide the fate of illegal immigrants. Is he on to something?

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Immigration Reform : Analysis
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested just 304,755 people trying to illegally cross into the southwestern U.S. in an 11-month period that ended in August, down from a high of 1.6 million in 2000.

The 'dramatic' decline in illegal immigration: 3 theories

Despite the hype in political circles, statistics suggest that the flow of immigrants without papers has slowed to a trickle. Why?

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Immigration Reform : Fact Sheet
Many Alabama school kids are claiming that they've been bullied and taunted for being Mexican since a new state law began putting increased pressure on illegal immigrants.

Is Alabama's tough immigration law turning kids into bullies?

Anecdotal evidence suggests a wave of racially-tinged schoolyard taunts is rippling across Alabama — though skeptics remain unconvinced

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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
Thousands of protesters rallied against Alabama's strict immigration law earlier this year, but it still went into effect over the weekend, encouraging some Hispanic families to flee the state.

Alabama's 'vanishing' Hispanics: Proof that harsh immigration laws work?

Immigrant families rush to leave the Yellowhammer State — which is now enforcing an immigration law that might be the nation's toughest

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Immigration Reform : By the numbers
A special agent for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement makes a drug bust: ICE has reportedly nabbed 2,901 illegal immigrants with criminal records in one week.

The 'massive' crackdown on criminal illegal immigrants: By the numbers

The feds make good on Obama's promise that immigration authorities will focus on finding and deporting serious criminals

Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
Men on the Mexican side of the border walk near a massive fence erected in Arizona: The Grand Canyon State's legislature is soliciting private donations to make the border fence even larger.

Arizona's privately-funded border fence

The Grand Canyon State's legislature is raising funds online to help finance a fence to keep out illegal immigrants. Good idea?

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Immigration Reform : Best Column
A migrant farmer sorts tomatoes from a previous Georgian harvest: The state's tough new immigration law had a dire effect on this year's fruit and vegetable crop.

Can American farms survive without illegal immigrants?

It's not just that Americans don't want to pick vegetables, says The Atlantic's Megan McArdle. We no longer know how

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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
As Mexico's economy begins to flourish, that arduous trek across the border has apparently become less enticing.

Is Mexico's 'secret economic boom' killing illegal immigration?

New research suggests incomes and quality of life are improving south of the border — discouraging Mexicans from illegally sneaking into the U.S.

Immigration Reform : The List
Jose Antonio Vargas' public admission of his illegal immigration status moved many people, but also drew a flurry of criticism.

Jose Antonio Vargas' immigration confession: 4 lessons

The Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter revealed his many immigration lies in The New York Times Magazine. What can we learn from this illegal immigrant's story?

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Immigration Reform : Best Column
In a moving personal piece in The New York Times Magazine, lauded reporter Jose Antonio Vargas came out as an illegal immigrant who's had to live a lie.

The Pulitzer-winning journalist who's also an illegal immigrant

After 14 years of hiding the truth about his immigration status, Jose Antonio Vargas comes clean, and declares, "I'm done running"

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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Saturday that illegal immigrants may be behind the devastating wildfires ravaging his state.

John McCain's 'outrageous' Arizona fires explanation

The GOP senator claims illegal immigrants may have started Arizona's massive blaze, but his lack of evidence is drawing howls of protest and mockery

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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
A young demonstrator marches during an immigration reform protest on May 1: Alabama is close to passing an immigration law that's tougher than Arizona's.

Alabama's 'outrageous' immigration bill

The tough new bill includes strict provisions that go even farther than the controversial Arizona law that sparked national debate last year

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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
President Obama looks at contraband collected by the border patrol in El Paso, Texas: The president challenged the GOP to compromise on immigration reform in a speech Tuesday.

Can Obama goad the GOP into immigration reform?

President Obama traveled to the U.S.-Mexican border to push for a comprehensive immigration rethink... and got in a few digs at Republicans

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Immigration Reform : Opinion Brief
First-generation American children rally on behalf of their undocumented parents in D.C. last July: Obama will talk up immigration reform once again on Tuesday.

Is Obama's immigration push just a ploy for the Latino vote?

The president is launching a fresh attempt at an immigration reform bill, but its chances of actually passing seem slim

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