Arizona Lawmakers Push New Round of Immigration Restrictions

February 28, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
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February 23, 2011
By MARC LACEY, NYT

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are proposing a sweeping package of immigration restrictions that might make the controversial measures the state approved last year, which the Obama administration went to court to block, look mild.

Illegal immigrants would be barred from driving in the state, enrolling in school or receiving most public benefits. Their children would receive special birth certificates that would make clear that the state does not consider them Arizona citizens. Read more

As Arizona Went, So Goes Virginia

August 15, 2010 by Lois · Leave a Comment
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August 14, 2010
In Virginia — and in other states like Florida, where officials and candidates have been aping Arizona — creating a local dragnet for illegal immigrants is a popular slogan. It is not a solution.

Virginia has long had localized tensions over immigration: Read more