http://immigration.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Immigration en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:14:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045846 unknown@Netscape.com Bush supports setting aside all the fees and penalties in the bill solely for tougher security on the border and workplace enforcement, White House press secretary Tony Snow said Thursday. The president on Monday morning will make the announcement of his backing for an amendment that two Republican senators have proposed to accomplish this end. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:14:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045846illegalImmigrationSenateamnestyborderSecuritybushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2044978 unknown@Netscape.com One myth currently popular on the political right is that the immigration debate pits populist conservatives in the Ronald Reagan mold against Big Business "elites" who've hijacked the Republican Party. It's closer to the truth to say that what's really being hijacked here is the Gipper's reputation. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:25:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044978ReaganrepublicansImmigrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2043826 unknown@Netscape.com "SENATOR Edward Kennedy has been the godfather of America's immigration policy since the mid 1960s. No other figure in American politics bears as much responsibility as he for the current pathetic state of U.S. immigration affairs." Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:34:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043826ImmigrationKennedycongressbushamnestyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2043187 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush is threatening to revive the failed comprehensive immigration bill in "improved" form. He is wasting his and our time. No amount of improving can make the comprehensive approach the best path for America to solve its immigration woes. Instead of a big bang approach to immigration reform, we need to adopt a different sort of Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:15:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043187ImmigrationreformbushcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2042517 unknown@Netscape.com Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions stood up at Tuesday's lunch for Senate Republicans and baldly told President George W. Bush what was wrong with his immigration proposal: it would give amnesty to 12 million illegal immigrations, it would reduce illegal immigration by only 13%, and it doesn't go far enough to enforce border security. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:31:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042517ImmigrationborderSecurityillegalaliensbushKennedyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2041340 unknown@Netscape.com That doesn't mean the President hasn't been working the phones, calling a trio of lawmakers Ã;Æ;Ã;¢Ã;¢ââ;¬Å¡Ã;¬" Sen. John Kyl, an Arizona Republican, Sen. Ted Kennedy, the Democrat from Massachusetts, and Colo Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:35:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2041340illegalImmigrationSenateamnestyborderSecuritybushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2039591 unknown@Netscape.com The White House and Republican allies were optimistic that the immigration overhaul bill will come back to life and pass the Senate, as they hinted they will pitch the bill as necessary to securing the border and enforcing the law, appealing to conservatives wary that illegal immigrants will continue to stream into the country. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:44:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039591ImmigrationKennedycongressbushamnestyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2038766 unknown@Netscape.com The Bush administration increasingly emphasized partisan political ties over expertise in recent years in selecting the judges who decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, despite laws that preclude such considerations, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:14:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2038766bushadministrationjudgesImmigrationPoliticspartisanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2038864 unknown@Netscape.com There's little doubt the fight in congress over the immigration bill was a ruse meant to placate the public. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:41:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2038864congressImmigrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2037592 unknown@Netscape.com By now everyone has heard of the proposed new Immigration Bill, the result of months of secret back-room negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. Rather than attack the bill, or calling names, I am going to do something different. I am going to look at a number of PAST immigration bills, and compare the situation today. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:01:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037592ImmigrationKennedycongressbushamnestyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2037868 unknown@Netscape.com Amnesty has emerged as the pariah term of the immigration debate, disavowed even by those who believe in its goals. But what are the alternatives to letting illegals stay? Deporting millions? Devising other punishments? Doing nothing at all? Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:36:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037868ImmigrationillegalcongressbushamnestyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036920 unknown@Netscape.com Mrs. Clinton spoke to Hispanic leaders in the Bronx, where she accused Republicans of undermining the immigration bill in the Senate. "The bill was mostly killed by people who don't want any immigration reform and don't want a path toward legalization," she said. "There's a anti-immigrant feeling ... Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:28:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036920illegalImmigrationvotersdemocratrepublicanamnestyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036017 unknown@Netscape.com Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who triggered the bill's failure after both sides couldn't agree on an acceptable number of amendments, said he'd revive the the legislation "as soon as enough Republicans are ready to join us in moving forward." Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:37:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036017ImmigrationillegalreformoppositioncongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2037495 unknown@Netscape.com The only way to stop the flood of illegal immigrants from completely overwhelming the U.S., Canada, and Europe is for these nations to help their less fortunate brethren become prosperous. This means abandoning the Washington Consensus and giving up the claims of the Western financiers to near-total domination of worldwide resources. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:08:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037495ImmigrationmonetarypolicyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035750 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush wants Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to resurrect the controversial immigration-reform bill that was pulled last night after a motion to cut off debate failed, White House adviser Dan Bartlett said today. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he and Reid are confident the bill will be back. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:08:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035750ImmigrationbillresurrectbushReidGrahamNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035791 unknown@Netscape.com Three major technology trade groups on Friday urged the U.S. Senate to resurrect a wide-ranging immigration reform bill that would expand a controversial skilled-worker visa program. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:16:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035791ImmigrationillegalreformoppositioncongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035711 unknown@Netscape.com In regards to the war in Iraq, over 3,500 of our soldiers have now died and I would like to know where the outrage of our congress in totality to end this war is. I would like to see coming from our congress a veto proof bill that will finally end this war and its bloodletting. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:40:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035711wariraqImmigrationcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2034876 unknown@Netscape.com Senate Doing Nothing Becomes Grand Consolation: Is the Immigration Reform Bill Just Playing Dead? If we are not careful will it come back to bite us silently in the night? Will we bite back if it does? Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:35:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2034876ImmigrationreformSenatePoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036325 unknown@Netscape.com Senate Doing Nothing Becomes Grand Consolation: Is the Immigration Reform Bill Just Playing Dead? If we are not careful will it come back to bite us silently in the night? Will we bite back if it does? Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:35:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036325ImmigrationreformSenatePoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2034047 unknown@Netscape.com Immigration issues rocked the Republican field at Tuesday night's debate, with all but Senator John McCain finding serious flaws with various parts of the legislation. The mounting opposition, from many quarters including Democrats, put a lot of pressure on the compromise bill. It failed last night in the Senate... Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:24:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2034047ImmigrationPoliticscampaigncandidatescongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2030102 unknown@Netscape.com Supporters say the program, approved by the Board of Aldermen and believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will help safeguard the city's estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants. If they can open bank accounts, immigrants will be less likely to carry large amounts of cash, a practice that makes them easy targets for robbers Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:07:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2030102illegalImmigrationidCardsBanksaccountscashgovernmentservicesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2030911 unknown@Netscape.com Supporters say the program, approved by the Board of Aldermen and believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will help safeguard the city's estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants. If they can open bank accounts, immigrants will be less likely to carry large amounts of cash, a practice that makes them easy targets for robbers Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:07:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2030911illegalImmigrationidCardsBanksaccountscashgovernmentservicesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2030950 unknown@Netscape.com Supporters say the program, approved by the Board of Aldermen and believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will help safeguard the city's estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants. If they can open bank accounts, immigrants will be less likely to carry large amounts of cash, a practice that makes them easy targets for robbers Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:07:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2030950illegalImmigrationidCardsBanksaccountscashgovernmentservicesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2030986 unknown@Netscape.com Supporters say the program, approved by the Board of Aldermen and believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will help safeguard the city's estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants. If they can open bank accounts, immigrants will be less likely to carry large amounts of cash, a practice that makes them easy targets for robbers Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:07:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2030986illegalImmigrationidCardsBanksaccountscashgovernmentservicesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031018 unknown@Netscape.com Supporters say the program, approved by the Board of Aldermen and believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will help safeguard the city's estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants. If they can open bank accounts, immigrants will be less likely to carry large amounts of cash, a practice that makes them easy targets for robbers Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:07:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031018illegalImmigrationidCardsBanksaccountscashgovernmentservicesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031053 unknown@Netscape.com Supporters say the program, approved by the Board of Aldermen and believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will help safeguard the city's estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants. If they can open bank accounts, immigrants will be less likely to carry large amounts of cash, a practice that makes them easy targets for robbers Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:07:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031053illegalImmigrationidCardsBanksaccountscashgovernmentservicesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2027619 unknown@Netscape.com By Jay Cost - The immigration debate reminds me a bit of the debate on Social Security reform that Congress had a while ago. The deadlock from then and the deadlock I expect to see soon are not coincidental. Our system has what might be called a very strong status quo bias, one that makes it very hard to pass sweeping legislation. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:04:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2027619ImmigrationreformstatusquoVschangegridlockNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2026015 unknown@Netscape.com Democratic presidential hopefuls traded barbs over the war in Iraq Sunday night in New Hampshire, with former Sen. John Edwards blasting two rivals for not taking the lead on a recent war spending bill. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:24:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2026015contensersclashiraqImmigrationhealthCareNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025300 unknown@Netscape.com Former actor and senator rejects Bush immigration policy: "Folks, we're a bit down, politically, right now," he said. "But I think we're on the comeback trail, and it's going to start right here." Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:43:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025300FredthompsonImmigrationpolicyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025078 unknown@Netscape.com There are several ways to control illegal immigration, but the costs of some methods are far too high. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:06:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025078ImmigrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2024478 unknown@Netscape.com The immigration "compromise" bill before Congress presents conservatives with a stark choice: In order to save its ideology, should the conservative movement declare its independence from the Bush administration and the GOP? The arguments for doing so are compelling. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:50:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024478ConservativesrepublicansbushGOPImmigrationPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025079 unknown@Netscape.com The immigration "compromise" bill before Congress presents conservatives with a stark choice: In order to save its ideology, should the conservative movement declare its independence from the Bush administration and the GOP? The arguments for doing so are compelling. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:50:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025079ConservativesrepublicansbushGOPImmigrationPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2020489 unknown@Netscape.com The Republican National Committee, hit by a grass-roots donors' rebellion over President Bush's immigration policy, has fired all 65 of its telephone solicitors, Ralph Z. Hallow will report Friday in The Washington Times. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:34:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020489republicannationalcommitteegrassrootsdonorrevoltbushImmigrationpolicyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2019989 unknown@Netscape.com with its "guest worker" provision, the current immigration proposal now in Congress would create a 21st century version of the nation's failed bracero program in which tens of thousands of immigrants were exploited for use by greedy corporations in the mid-20th century. Thu, 31 May 2007 22:09:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2019989ImmigrationbordersguestWorkerprogramNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018466 unknown@Netscape.com After many years of paying personal taxes, paying employer's taxes, honorably serving my nation, voting on principal and writing many articles in defense of freedom, I've been told by my President that I am the problem with America. Thu, 31 May 2007 03:45:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018466libertytaxesfreedomImmigrationamnestyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018469 unknown@Netscape.com The much-vaunted Senate "Compromise" on immigration is a compromise alright: a compromise of our laws, a compromise of our sovereignty, and a compromise of the Second Amendment. That anyone in Washington believes this is a credible approach to solving our immigration crisis suggests just how out of touch our political elites really are. Thu, 31 May 2007 00:08:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018469Immigrationcompromisebordersronpaul2ndAmendmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2014844 unknown@Netscape.com By James P. Pinkerton - All of which means that "inexpensive" immigrants turn out to be expensive, after all. Robert Rector of the right-of-center Heritage Foundation estimates that the total net social cost of amnesty - oops, "earned citizenship" - for 12 million illegals will be $2.5 trillion over 30 years. Tue, 29 May 2007 15:59:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2014844illegalImmigrationcostToSocietySerfdomNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2013834 unknown@Netscape.com Last June, U.S. immigration officials were presented a plan that supporters said could help slash waiting times for green cards from nearly three years to three months and save 1 million applicants more than a third of the 45 hours they could expect to spend in government lines. It would also save about $350 million. The response? No thanks. Mon, 28 May 2007 08:21:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013834usImmigrationofficialsgreenCardscostsavingsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011674 unknown@Netscape.com The bill still has a long way to go before it draws enough support to pass both the house and senate in agreement. The sticking points seem to be in the perception of amnesty, enforcement and the 1-day background check provision! Sun, 27 May 2007 19:03:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011674ImmigrationreformbillcongresscorruptionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011706 unknown@Netscape.com The bill still has a long way to go before it draws enough support to pass both the house and senate in agreement. The sticking points seem to be in the perception of amnesty, enforcement and the 1-day background check provision! Sun, 27 May 2007 19:03:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011706billreformImmigrationcongresscorruptionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010562 unknown@Netscape.com US citizens who apply for a job will need prior approval from Department of Homeland Security under the terms immigration bill passed by the Senate this week. Even current employees will need to obtain eligibility approval from the DHS Within 60 days of the Immigration Reform Act of 2006 becoming law. Sat, 26 May 2007 22:24:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010562ImmigrationHomelandSecurityemploymentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008581 unknown@Netscape.com By far the most bipartisan issue of our time, the need for immigration reform or enforcement is the most economically and morally important duty of our time. Please participate so we may provide this data to our elected officials. It is a very complex issue, so feel free to make suggestions on additional polling data you would like to see col Fri, 25 May 2007 19:26:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008581ImmigrationreformComprehensivepolllaborNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008327 unknown@Netscape.com As opponents from the right and left challenge an immigration bill before Congress, there is broad support among Americans -- Democrats, Republicans and independents alike -- for the major provisions in the legislation, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Fri, 25 May 2007 16:29:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008327ImmigrationPoliticsrepublicansdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008254 unknown@Netscape.com Traffic threatened to squash his scooter like a dumpling. He survived an armed robbery. Most weeks, he toiled 70 hours so he could send money to his family in China. And for his effort, he said he was paid a salary of $550 per month ââ;¬" about $1.81 per hour. Live on your tips, his bosses told him. Fri, 25 May 2007 13:29:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008254illegalImmigrantsImmigrationreformprotestsbordercontrolSanctuaryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004050 unknown@Netscape.com Get set for round two of the Great American Immigration Debate as Congress attempts to reform an immigration system that almost everyone agrees is dysfunctional, regardless of one's ideology or position on the issue. Building off of last year's Senate proposal -- one that came very close to becoming the law of the land -- Congressional leaders n Tue, 22 May 2007 10:52:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004050FrankensteinImmigrationdealAngersleftrightandcenterNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2001041 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON - Senate leaders agreed Monday that they would wait until June to take final action on a bipartisan plan to give millions of unlawful immigrants legal statusThe measure, which also tightens border security and workplace enforcement measures, unites a group of influential liberals, centrists and conservatives and has White House backing, Tue, 22 May 2007 02:18:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2001041SenateputsoffactiononImmigrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1971061 unknown@Netscape.com Is there any solution in site to the problem of confrontation between races in the ghettoized cities? A problem which, at first seems isolated to LA but is coming to a neighborhood near you! Sun, 20 May 2007 18:07:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1971061ImmigrationgangsracismamericaconflictNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1973887 unknown@Netscape.com Here's the one benefit that outweighs all the negatives. Sun, 20 May 2007 14:56:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1973887ImmigrationbushcongressreformbordersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1957821 unknown@Netscape.com The Latino gang members were looking for a black person, any black person, to shoot, the police said, and they found one. Cheryl Green, perched near her scooter chatting with friends, was shot dead in a spray of bullets that left several other young people injured. She was 14, an eighth grader who loved junk food and watching Court TV with her m Sat, 19 May 2007 20:41:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1957821GenocideracismgangsImmigrationmurderNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1968881 unknown@Netscape.com Thankful for a breakthrough, President Bush on Saturday praised senators of both parties for delivering a potential deal to overhaul U.S. immigration policy. Sat, 19 May 2007 17:50:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1968881bushImmigrationNews