http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ImmigrationFind stories, videos, and photos about Immigration from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sat, 26 May 2012 19:13:24 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Immigration14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Immigration from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama's governor on Friday signed legislation that he said will "simplify and clarify" the state's controversial anti-illegal immigration law, considered one of the country's toughest.Sat, 19 May 2012 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama lawmakers passed a new bill Wednesday aimed at improving the state's controversial immigration law, but critics said the new measure might make things worse.Thu, 17 May 2012 01:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/us/alabama-immigration-law-education/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/us/alabama-immigration-law-education/index.htmlA top U.S. Justice Department official warned Alabama's education department that the state's controversial immigration law has had "lasting" and possibly illegal consequences for Hispanic school children, according to a letter released Thursday.Fri, 04 May 2012 05:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/opinion/noorani-arizona-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/opinion/noorani-arizona-immigration/index.htmlA month after defending the health care law, the Obama administration again confronted the buzz saw of skeptical Supreme Court justices on Wednesday -- this time on immigration. But come November, Republicans may very well be on the losing end of the argument.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-immigration-states/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-immigration-states/index.htmlLawmakers across the nation closely followed Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments over the fate of Arizona's tough immigration lawThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-arizona-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-arizona-law/index.htmlParts of Arizona's sweeping immigration law received a surprising amount of support from a short-handed Supreme Court Wednesday.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-profiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-profiles/index.htmlNo better symbol of the deep political and social divide over illegal immigration exists than here on the Mexico-U.S. border, along Glenn Spencer's rural desert property. And no better symbol exists of the contradictions and conundrums from an unresolved government enforcement policy.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/mexico-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/mexico-immigration/index.htmlMexican migration to the United States may have stalled, as a new study shows, but the political and social debates over immigrants living in the United States aren't going anywhere, experts say.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/opinion/jacoby-immigration-supreme-court/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/opinion/jacoby-immigration-supreme-court/index.htmlAs recently as six years ago, it was conventional wisdom among lawyers, legislators and policy advocates that the states had no role in setting immigration policy. Since then, there has been a federalist revolution of historic proportions.Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/opinion/navarrette-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/opinion/navarrette-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlWith the Supreme Court poised this week to hear arguments in the legal challenge to Arizona's immigration law, it's a good time to explain what this law and the ruckus surrounding it are really about.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlThe Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Arizona can enforce its controversial immigration law over the strong objections of the Obama administration. Oral arguments will be held Wednesday.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlLess than a month after handily passing Mississippi's House of Representatives, a controversial immigration law died this week in the state's Senate.Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/us/amnesty-international-border-report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/us/amnesty-international-border-report/index.htmlLatinos, immigrants and Native Americans experience "a pattern of human right violations" in the American Southwest under U.S. immigration policies, Amnesty International said in a new report.Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/22/us/california-gay-deportation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/22/us/california-gay-deportation/index.htmlA federal immigration court judge in San Francisco put a deportation proceeding on hold Friday for a gay California man who is an undocumented immigrant and married to a U.S. citizen, the couple's attorney said.Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/election/2012/brown-irish-immigrant-visas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/election/2012/brown-irish-immigrant-visas/index.htmlThe luck of the Irish may not be enough to push ahead special legislation introduced by Sen. Scott Brown, R-Massachusetts, to grant 10,500 special work visas for Irish immigrants.Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlAnother controversial immigration bill is on the horizon in the South, a regional battleground that has seen a number of states pass reforms on illegal immigration.Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlA federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday blocked two more portions of Alabama's tough law against illegal immigration.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/02/opinion/garcia-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/02/opinion/garcia-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlOne day, California wakes up and every single Latino has inexplicably disappeared. No business owner, doctor, nurse, soldier, teacher, entertainer, athlete or politician can be found. No bus driver, farm worker, cook, gardener or nanny. All gone. California -- the ninth largest economy in the world -- grinds to a halt because Latinos have vanished. Chaos and tragedy follow. This scenario is what Sergio Arau's satiric film, "A Day Without a Mexican," explores.Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/justice/georgia-alabama-immigration-laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/justice/georgia-alabama-immigration-laws/index.htmlThe 11th Circuit Court of Appeals announced Thursday that it will not render an opinion on the challenges to tough laws against illegal immigration in Georgia and Alabama. The appeals court will let the Supreme Court first make a decision in a case regarding a similar law in Arizona.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/27/opinion/noorani-conservative-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/27/opinion/noorani-conservative-immigration/index.htmlIf you think all conservatives support a deportation-only approach to immigration, think again. Last week, hundreds of conservative evangelicals gathered in Alabama to engage in a reasonable, respectful discourse on immigration.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/23/opinion/navarrette-gop-debate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/23/opinion/navarrette-gop-debate/index.htmlIn a popular fable, a scorpion asks a frog to carry him across a river. The frog resists at first, afraid that the scorpion will sting him. The scorpion points out that -- as a practical matter -- if he stings the frog, they both die. The frog gives in. Halfway across, the scorpion does in fact sting the frog and they both drown. Why would the scorpion do that, the frog asks. The scorpion responds that he can't help it, that this is his nature.Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/justice/california-human-smuggling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/justice/california-human-smuggling/index.htmlA human smuggling ring used non-Spanish speaking African-Americans to drive suspected illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border to the Los Angeles area, according to immigration authorities.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/02/us/kansas-immigrant-jobs-bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/02/us/kansas-immigrant-jobs-bill/index.htmlThe Kansas legislature on Thursday introduced a bill that would partner some undocumented immigrants with jobs in industries facing worker shortages.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/opinion/navarrette-immigration-gop/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/opinion/navarrette-immigration-gop/index.htmlResponding angrily to a campaign ad from Newt Gingrich accusing him of being anti-immigrant, Mitt Romney insisted during last week's Republican debate at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville that he has no problem with immigrants.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/politics/five-things-florida-debate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/politics/five-things-florida-debate/index.htmlAfter a stunning loss in South Carolina and an uneven performance in a debate on Monday, Mitt Romney appeared to get his swagger back and turned in a strong performance in Thursday's CNN/Republican Party of Florida debate. Here are five things we learned Thursday night.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/us/immigration-hotline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/us/immigration-hotline/index.htmlIn the latest volley between the federal government and states pushing anti-illegal-immigration laws, the Obama administration announced Thursday it was establishing a new hotline for immigration detainees who feel they "may be U.S. citizens or victims of a crime."Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/opinion/navarrette-perry-arpaio/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/opinion/navarrette-perry-arpaio/index.htmlI bet it sounded like a good idea at the time. Now, not so much.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/15/us/state-immigration-laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/15/us/state-immigration-laws/index.htmlGeorgia, Alabama and South Carolina asked judges Thursday to halt proceedings in cases challenging the states' immigration laws.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/alabama-immigration-report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/alabama-immigration-report/index.htmlAlabama's controversial immigration law is "grounded in discrimination," fosters a culture of fear and denies basic rights to undocumented residents and their families, a human rights organization said in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/justice/arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/justice/arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Arizona can enforce its controversial immigration law, over the strong objections of the Obama administration.Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange has sent to state legislative leaders a series of suggested changes to the state's controversial anti-illegal immigration law.Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/02/politics/pew-immigration-gingrich/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/02/politics/pew-immigration-gingrich/index.htmlRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich recently declared his support for a "path to legality" for undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for longer terms, have paid taxes and have strong family and community ties.Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/us/albama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/us/albama-immigration-law/index.htmlTop Justice Department officials met with Alabama business groups and community leaders in Birmingham Monday to express concern about what the officials consider the negative implications of the state's new immigration law.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/29/opinion/bennett-gingrich-conservatives/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/29/opinion/bennett-gingrich-conservatives/index.htmlNewt Gingrich's immigration plan could be a breakthrough moment for conservatives. It could be a new kind of signal from conservatives that we are not bound in an absolutist straitjacket when it comes to immigration reform.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/us/utah-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/us/utah-immigration-law/index.htmlUtah has become the fourth state sued by the Justice Department for passing an immigration law that federal officials claim is unconstitutional because it pre-empts federal enforcement of immigration.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/17/us/white-house-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/17/us/white-house-immigration/index.htmlThe Obama administration said Thursday it immediately will begin reviewing all new immigration cases to make sure they comply with administration priorities -- which focus on pursuing cases involving criminals who endanger public safety or national security, while dropping cases against immigrants with no criminal histories.Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/opinion/navarrette-arizona-pearce-defeat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/opinion/navarrette-arizona-pearce-defeat/index.htmlAfter all the bad laws and bad publicity, Arizona got some good news this week when Senate President Russell Pearce was toppled in a special election.Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/15/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/15/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama's immigration law is unconstitutional and aims to threaten "the most basic human needs," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing.Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlThe state senator who wrote Arizona's controversial immigration law conceded defeat Tuesday night in a recall election widely seen as a referendum on tough measures against illegal immigrants.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlThe state senator who wrote Arizona's controversial immigration law faced off against a charter school superintendent on Tuesday in a recall election widely seen as a referendum on tough measures against illegal immigrants.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlThe state senator who wrote Arizona's controversial immigration law faces a recall election Tuesday in what is considered a referendum on public support for tough measures against illegal immigrants.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/immigration-records-subpoenaed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/immigration-records-subpoenaed/index.htmlA House subcommittee subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security on Friday for the names of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who were arrested by local authorities during the past three years but whom federal immigration officials declined to take into custody.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/alabama-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/alabama-immigration/index.htmlThe Justice Department sent a letter to the Alabama's attorney general Friday asserting that federal civil rights lawyers have the authority to investigate Alabama schools for discrimination based on immigration status -- and will continue to do so.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/31/politics/south-carolina-immigration-suit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/31/politics/south-carolina-immigration-suit/index.htmlJustice Department officials pressed their campaign against an immigration law in South Carolina on Monday, saying the measure passed there this summer unconstitutionally pre-empts federal authority.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/26/politics/napolitano-alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/26/politics/napolitano-alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlThe Department of Homeland Security is not helping Alabama as it tries to implement its controversial new immigration law, Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/opinion/singer-immigration-nationwide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/opinion/singer-immigration-nationwide/index.htmlAlabama now has the toughest immigration law in the nation. The law went into effect on September 29, prompting hundreds of families to pull their children from school and workers to disappear from Alabama farms. A federal appeals court has blocked some provisions, including the one requiring state officials to check the legal status of students in public schools. No doubt, the issue is far from being settled.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/justice/us-arizona-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/justice/us-arizona-immigration/index.htmlA judge on Friday ruled against Arizona, dismissing its claims "in their entirety" against the federal government over its enforcement of immigration laws.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/napolitano-deportation-reviews/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/napolitano-deportation-reviews/index.htmlThe Obama administration soon will begin its systematic review of the approximately 300,000 pending deportation cases, separating "high priority" cases involving criminals it wants to deport from "low priority" cases it will drop, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress Wednesday.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/deportation-record/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/deportation-record/index.htmlA record number of people were deported from the United States last year, federal officials announced Tuesday.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/truth-squad-hiring-illegals/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/truth-squad-hiring-illegals/index.htmlIn one of several heated exchanges during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, Texas Gov. Rick Perry revisited a claim that was made against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during the 2008 presidential race: that Romney had hired illegal immigrants to work at his home.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/18/us/immigrant-deportations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/18/us/immigrant-deportations/index.htmlNearly 400,000 people were deported from the United States in the past fiscal year, the largest number in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the government announced Tuesday.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/opinion/jacoby-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/opinion/jacoby-immigration/index.htmlChange is never pretty. And the change that results when 50 states step in to take on a job Washington has tried and failed to do can be especially messy. This is what's happening -- with a vengeance -- on immigration. In the past five years, there has been a virtual revolution in immigration lawmaking. And the result is not just chaos -- it's a lot of bad policy.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlA federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of parts of a controversial immigration enforcement law in Alabama.Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/politics/napolitano-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/politics/napolitano-immigration/index.htmlThe U.S. government expects to deport a record number of people this year, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlA federal judge has again temporarily blocked enforcement of key parts of a tough immigration law in Alabama.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/politics/perry-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/politics/perry-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlOf all the punches thrown at Gov. Rick Perry during last week's Republican presidential debate in Florida, few landed harder than questions about Perry's support for a Texas bill allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition.Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-immigration-tuition/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-immigration-tuition/index.htmlAt Thursday night's presidential debate in Orlando, Florida, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney hit Texas Gov. Rick Perry hard on the issue of immigration, characterizing his policies as encouraging illegal immigration. He specifically criticized Perry's support for a Texas law that allows children of illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities, likening it to a $100,00 educational discount. Perry defended the state policy as important for integrating future generations into the economic mainstream and said it's "heartless" to deny the children of illegal immigrants a chance at in-state tuition rates.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-perry-arizona/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-perry-arizona/index.htmlAt Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas engaged in vigorous debate with his GOP rivals over immigration and defended his record and views on border security. During the exchange, he specifically mentioned his support for Arizona's controversial immigration law, which drew national attention.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/arizona.recall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/arizona.recall/index.htmlArizona's Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for an upcoming recall vote aimed at unseating the primary sponsor of the state's controversial anti-immigration law.Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/perry.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/perry.immigration/index.htmlTexas Gov. Rick Perry found himself standing apart from his GOP rivals on a pair of immigration issues during a CNN/Tea Party Debate in Tampa, Florida, Monday night.Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/philadelphia.cambodia.deportation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/philadelphia.cambodia.deportation/index.htmlLast September, Ana Maria Cruz waited in her minivan outside an immigration office, clutching her fiance's keys, wallet and cell phone.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlA federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a tough immigration law in Alabama on Monday.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/26/deportation.policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/26/deportation.policy/index.htmlJudy Flanagan's phone rang Tuesday with a call the Arizona immigration attorney wasn't expecting.Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/navarrette.obama.work.permits/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/navarrette.obama.work.permits/index.htmlHow cruel can the Obama administration be to illegal immigrants, as well as to their families and supporters?Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlAttorneys squared off in federal court Wednesday over Alabama's controversial new immigration law, which could become the toughest in the nation.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/19/deportation.policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/19/deportation.policy/index.htmlIt's late August. Would you rather hit the beach or discuss immigration reform?Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/18/deportation.reviews/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/18/deportation.reviews/index.htmlIn a move that could shake up the U.S. immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security is going to begin reviewing all 300,000 pending deportation cases in federal immigration courts to determine which individuals meet specific criteria for removal and to focus on "our highest priorities."Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/18/navarrette.rick.perry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/18/navarrette.rick.perry/index.htmlWill the real Rick Perry please stand up?Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/10/arizona.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/10/arizona.immigration.law/index.htmlArizona's governor has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and allow the state to enforce its controversial immigration law known as SB 1070.Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/10/arizona.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/10/arizona.immigration/index.htmlArizona's governor formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene and allow the state to enforce its controversial immigration law known as Senate Bill 1070.Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/10/states.immigration.laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/10/states.immigration.laws/index.htmlIf it seems that debates over immigration bills have spread from border states to across the country, that's because they have.Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/05/alabama.immigration.mexico/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/05/alabama.immigration.mexico/index.htmlA new Alabama immigration law could lead to racial profiling and adversely affect the rights of Mexican nationals living in or visiting the state, Mexican officials said Friday.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/02/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/02/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlThe Justice Department has filed suit challenging Alabama's new immigration law, which is set to take effect September 1.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/25/california.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/25/california.immigration.law/index.htmlCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that will allow undocumented immigrant students to receive privately funded scholarships administered at public universities and community colleges, officials said Tuesday.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/08/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/08/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlSeveral prominent civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit Friday challenging Alabama's new anti-illegal immigration law, the latest such legal effort aimed at similar bills passed in various states.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/02/georgia.immigration.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/02/georgia.immigration.protest/index.htmlThousands of people rallied in downtown Atlanta Saturday against a new law that aims to crack down on illegal immigration in Georgia.Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/30/navarrette.dream.revived/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/30/navarrette.dream.revived/index.htmlAbout once a month, I'll hear from an illegal immigrant who wants to go to Harvard.Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/29/arizona.hackers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/29/arizona.hackers/index.htmlA second hacking attack has yielded personal information belonging to nearly a dozen of its employees, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/28/immigration.laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/28/immigration.laws/index.htmlWith a federal judge striking down the most controversial parts of a tough immigration law in Georgia this week, a pattern has emerged of how such laws are being interpreted at the federal level, though their final fate remains uncertain.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/27/georgia.immigration.lawsuit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/27/georgia.immigration.lawsuit/index.htmlA federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday temporarily blocking key provisions of a new Georgia law that aims to crack down on illegal immigration, while allowing other parts of the law to move forward.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/24/arizona.hackers.documents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/24/arizona.hackers.documents/index.htmlThe hacker group LulzSec has alarmed police in Arizona this week after releasing sensitive information about officers.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/21/ice.illegal.immigrant.crackdown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/21/ice.illegal.immigrant.crackdown/index.htmlFederal officials announced Tuesday the arrests of more than 2,400 illegal immigrants in a seven-day crackdown targeting those who are convicted criminals.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/19/arizona.mccain.wildfire.claim/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/19/arizona.mccain.wildfire.claim/index.htmlU.S. Sen. John McCain is blaming illegal immigrants for starting some of the wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres in Arizona.Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/09/alabama.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/09/alabama.immigration/index.htmlAlabama's governor has signed what he billed as tough illegal immigration legislation, requiring police to check the status of anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally when stopped for another reason.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/06/us.scotus.immigrant.tuition/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/06/us.scotus.immigrant.tuition/index.htmlThe Supreme Court has upheld a California law giving illegal immigrants living there reduced in-state tuition rates at public universities, the same rates legal state residents enjoy.Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/02/georgia.immigration.lawsuit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/02/georgia.immigration.lawsuit/index.htmlSeveral immigrant and civil rights organizations filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against a new Georgia law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration.Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/31/arizona.immigration.petition/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/31/arizona.immigration.petition/index.htmlAn effort is underway in Arizona to recall state Senate President Russell Pearce, the primary sponsor behind a controversial anti-illegal immigration law that a federal court struck down in April.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/26/scotus.arizona.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/26/scotus.arizona.law/index.htmlThe Supreme Court has backed an Arizona law that punishes businesses hiring illegal immigrants, a law that opponents, including the Obama administration, say steps on traditional federal oversight over immigration matters.Fri, 27 May 2011 00:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/05/25/arizona.officers.arrested/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/05/25/arizona.officers.arrested/index.htmlAuthorities in Arizona have arrested three employees of a sheriff's office known for its tough stand on illegal immigration, accusing them of aiding human traffickers and drug smugglers.Thu, 26 May 2011 10:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/19/lind.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/19/lind.immigration/index.htmlNews that Mexican authorities found 513 would-be illegal immigrants packed tightly into trucks, with the United States as their destination, should shock Americans into action. They were from Mexico, Japan, China, India and Nepal, and authorities said each had paid $7,000 to gangsters to be smuggled in.Thu, 19 May 2011 17:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/13/georgia.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/13/georgia.immigration.law/index.htmlDespite protests outside his office and boycott threats, Georgia's governor signed into law Friday one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration measures enacted by an individual state.Fri, 13 May 2011 20:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/11/camarota.immigration.amnesty/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/11/camarota.immigration.amnesty/index.htmlIn his speech Tuesday, President Obama was right to call for reform of our broken immigration system. But the president's plan to create a "pathway to citizenship" (translation: amnesty) for 10 million to 12 million illegal immigrants and increase legal immigration is not only out of touch with economic reality, it repeats the mistakes of the past.Fri, 13 May 2011 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/11/jacoby.immigration.obama/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/11/jacoby.immigration.obama/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama gives a good speech, and to see him use the bully pulpit to talk about immigration is encouraging to anyone, no matter how jaded, who thinks the nation needs to fix its badly broken immigration systemThu, 12 May 2011 10:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/11/immigration.arrests.decline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/11/immigration.arrests.decline/index.htmlBy at least one measure, illegal immigration is not the problem that it used to be for the United States -- the number of arrests of people trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally has decreased sharply in the last five years, according to federal statistics.Thu, 12 May 2011 09:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/11/utah.immigration.bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/11/utah.immigration.bill/index.htmlLess than 24 hours after going into effect, a Utah federal judge blocked a strict state immigration enforcement law Tuesday afternoon.Wed, 11 May 2011 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/10/griswold.obama.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/10/griswold.obama.immigration/index.htmlPresident Obama struck many of the right notes on immigration reform in his speech Tuesday, delivered along the U.S.-Mexican border in El Paso, Texas.Wed, 11 May 2011 04:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/10/immigration.reform.advocates/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/10/immigration.reform.advocates/index.htmlActivists on both sides of the immigration debate agree on one thing: The current system doesn't work, and states have stepped in with their own laws because the federal government hasn't done enough.Tue, 10 May 2011 22:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/10/obama.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/10/obama.immigration/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama renewed his push for comprehensive immigration reform Tuesday, citing America's legacy as a nation of immigrants and saying that finding a solution for millions of undocumented workers is critical to the country's common future.Tue, 10 May 2011 21:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/09/arizona.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/09/arizona.immigration/index.htmlArizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she is "confident" the U.S. Supreme Court will lift the injunction on the state's controversial immigration law, known as SB 1070.Mon, 09 May 2011 22:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/05/california.student.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/05/california.student.immigration/index.htmlMuch has changed for Fresno State student body President Pedro Ramirez since he made news in November for admitting to being an undocumented immigrant.Fri, 06 May 2011 23:54:00 EDT