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President Barack Obama delivers remarks on immigration reform at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 29, 2013. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama: ‘A Call To Action Can Now Be Heard All Across America’

Declaring “now is the time” to fix broken immigration laws, President Barack Obama on Tuesday heralded a rare show of bipartisanship between the White House and Senate lawmakers on principles for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a pathway to citizenship, cracking down on businesses that employ people illegally and tightening security at the borders.

2013/01/29

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Obama To Push Immigration Reform During Vegas Visit

Immigration reform will be on President Obama’s agenda when he visits Las Vegas.

2013/01/28

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Live And Local With Kevin Wall 01/18/13: The Clark County School District, English, And The Wall-To-Wall Free For All

Dwight Jones, Superintendent of the Clark County School District, talks about the state of the school district and what he wants to see to stop overcrowding in local schools.

2013/01/18

File photo of Joe Arpaio. (credit: Getty Images)

Arpaio’s Lawyers Seek More Latitude In DOJ Race Suit

Attorneys for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio are asking a judge for more latitude in gathering information and deposing witnesses in a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that alleges the police agency has racially profiled Latinos.

2013/01/17

File photo of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio/ (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)

Judge Asked To Reconsider Discrimination Ruling In Arpaio Case

Maricopa County is asking a judge to reconsider her decision not to dismiss the county from a lawsuit alleging that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office carried out a pattern of discrimination against Latinos in its immigration patrols.

2012/12/26

File photo of  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. (Photo by Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images)

Brewer Sued Over License Policy For Immigrants

Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under a new Obama administration policy.

2012/11/29

File photo of President Barack Obama. (Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/Getty Images)

President Obama’s Stance On Immigration Locks In Hispanic Support

Elizabeth Alvisar is exactly the sort of voter Mitt Romney needs.

2012/10/21

A protester opposed to Arizona's Immigration Law SB 1070 is taken into custody by police officers on April 25, 2012 in Phoenix, Ariz. (credit: Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images)

Ariz. Judge Rules Police Can Immediately Carry Out ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Law

A judge in Arizona ruled Tuesday that police can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state’s immigration law, marking the first time officers can carry out the so-called “show me your papers” provision.

2012/09/19

Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (Credit: SaucedoMercer.com)

Opinion: AZ Republican: We Don’t Want Middle Easterners Here

Republican efforts to promote hatred across racial and religious lines are heating up this electoral season. They have found a new warrior to promote the cause in Arizona, Gabriela Saucedo Mercer. Mercer has questioned whether Middle Easterners should be in the US “either legally or illegally”.

2012/08/29

Bolivian Diego Mariaca(R) and his brother Gustavo Mariaca(L) fill out paperwork under the 'Dream Act' (Photo credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: A Step Forward And A Step Back For The American Dream

Yesterday the Obama administration put in place provisions of the DREAM Act that brought many young people out of the shadows to participate in the American Dream. On the same day a judge in Pennsylvania let stand what may be the most egregious attempt at voter suppression in a generation.

2012/08/16

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