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California Supreme Court to decide undocumented immigrant’s legal career
May 18, 2012 - UTSanDiego.com (AP)
The California Supreme Court has agreed to review and decide the case of an undocumented law school grad and whether he can practice law. This case marks the first time California's highest court will review a state bar decision regarding a license.
Who Is an American?
May 18, 2012 - NationalJournal.com
Through successive waves of immigration, the nation has struggled to define which new arrivals are “fit for our society.”
Violence Against Women Act in limbo
May 18, 2012 - CNN.com
updated 8:48 AM EDT, Fri May 18, 2012 Washington (CNN) -- After a high profile political battle this week over legislation to help victims of domestic abuse, its fate appears to be in limbo.
The Silent Casualties of Immigration Scams
May 18, 2012 - The Huffington Post - Blog
With 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country, the need for comprehensive immigration reform is not going away. In the meantime, however, there are untold casualties who are suffering in ways that few are discussing.
Charlotte: Growing City, Growing Issues
May 18, 2012 - NationalJournal.com
The executive director of the Latin American Coalition in Charlotte, N.C., is neither Latina nor from North Carolina. Jess George is from upstate New York.
Pope praises US efforts to welcome immigrants
May 18, 2012 - The News & Observer
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has praised the "great generosity" of American Catholics in welcoming new immigrants and backed the commitment of bishops in the United States to immigration reform.
Case of J.T. Ready Exposes Ties Between Anti-Immigrant, White Supremacy Groups
May 18, 2012 - New America Media
PHOENIX -- Jason Todd Ready was a neo-Nazi who didn’t try to hide the fact that he was ready and willing to use deadly force on the U.S.-Mexico border to stop the incursion of undocumented immigrants.
Persecuted immigrants become U.S. citizens in Dallas ceremony
May 18, 2012 - The Dallas Morning News (AP)
A citizenship ceremony in the federal courthouse in Dallas on Thursday paid special homage to the “most vulnerable” newcomers to the United States — those granted asylum from persecution back in their native lands.
Immigration issues at center of labor shortage for Washington State farmers
May 17, 2012 - Fox News
Asparagus growers in eastern Washington State are scrambling to find enough workers to cash in on their crop’s rising popularity without much success. “We have a labor shortage, pure and simple,” says Dan Fazio of the Washington Farm Labor Association.
Minority Babies’ New Majority an ‘Echo’ of Immigration Waves
May 17, 2012 - PBS NewsHour
White babies account for fewer than half of newborns in the United States -- just 49.6 percent of last year's births, according to new Census data released Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the tipping point and its implications with the Brookings Institution's William Frey and New York University'
