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The Orlando Sentinel reported today that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, who is also running for Governor, introduced an Arizona-style immigration related legislation yesterday that would require Florida law enforcement to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being an undocumented immigrant while enforcing other laws.
If the legislation becomes law, it would require immigrants to carry documents proving their valid [...]

The New York Times reported yesterday that while the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) has been deporting record numbers of criminal aliens, the agency has been less focused on deporting undocumented immigrant students that were brought to the U.S. by their parents when they were children.
In cases where immigrant students were identified and apprehended by immigration officials, the students were released from USICE custody and their deportation [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday that earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Arizona immigration law that will become effective on July 29th.  The law will authorize law enforcement while enforcing another law such as a traffic violation, to question the immigration status of the individual stopped if law enforcement reasonably suspects he or she is  [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that during President Obama’s speech yesterday on the topic of immigration reform, he blamed opposition from Republican lawmakers as the reason why our country’s immigration laws haven’t been reformed.
The issue of immigration reform has been given more attention because of the Arizona immigration law that will become effective later this month.  The Obama administration is expected [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday that President Obama is seeking the help from various activists and labor leaders in his efforts to promote the overhaul of our country’s immigration laws.
The President’s plan is to demonstrate that although he believes the immigration laws need to be reformed, the reality is, is that his efforts to resolve the immigration problem have been [...]