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Immigration News: Conservatives Back Reform

Changing social, economic and political realities underpin the participation of conservative and evangelical forces in immigration issues.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - A different twist was added to the turbulent immigration reform debate this week.

NIFI Comes to New Mexico

Examining a a contemporary movement to help immigrants become farmers in New Mexico.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Cecilia Tamez has worn many hats and lived lots of struggles. The resident of Radium Springs, New Mexico, once had a store in Las Cruces that sold custom-made dresses for traditional quinceaneras and weddings.

She’s run an independent trucking business, and battled cancer. But there is something that harkens Tamez back to the land.

New Mexico`s Governor Orders National Guard to Patrol Mexican Border

The move follows the shooting death of an Arizona rancher.

(SANTA FE) - Governor Bill Richardson, after meeting with top law enforcement officials this morning, ordered the National Guard to patrol the border with Mexico and ensure the safety of New Mexico citizens.

Governor Richardson is also urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense to increase the federal law enforcement presence at the border and make that presence permanent.

Mexican Army Arrests Suspect in Murders of U.S. Consulate Officials

According to both U.S. and Mexican authorities, the suspect from the Barrio Azteca gang, works for the Juarez drug cartel.

(CIUDAD Juarez, Mexico) - Police in Mexico say soldiers have made an arrest in the recent murders of three people connected to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez.

They arrested a ranking member in the Barrio Azteca gang. According to authorities, the Barrio Azteca gang works for the Juarez drug cartel.

Abandoned Bengal Tiger Discovered by Texas Border Patrol Agents

The cub was evaluated by a local veterinarian and turned over to Texas Park and Wildlife.

(LAREDO, Texas) - Border Patrol agents assigned to patrol near the Laredo Community College main campus discovered an abandoned tiger inside a small cage.

The discovery occurred this morning at about 1:30 a.m., as agents were conducting line watch operations. The agents saw an object that resembled a large bundle wrapped in a blue sheet.

MPP Urges Discussion on Marijuana Prohibition at Secy. Clinton`s Summit in Mexico Today

Secretary of State Expected To Ignore Only Rational Solution.

(MEXICO CITY) - Today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and several other high level U.S. officials are in Mexico City for a two-day conference that will focus on ways the United States and Mexico can “break the power” of drug-trafficking organizations.

The talks come just one week after the execution-style killing of three people, including two American citizens and their unborn baby, linked to a U.S. Consulate in Mexico.

Over 500,000 March and Rally for Immigration Reform in Nation`s Capitol

Today, over 500,000 people converged on Washington D.C. to call on President Obama and the Congress to pass immigration reform.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - After several interfaith services around the D.C. area, organizations and individuals gathered at the National Mall to demand immigration reform for new American families and economic justice for all American families.

Members of CAUSA, Oregon's Immigrant Rights Coalition and a contingent from Oregon met at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D.C. and helped lead a march with 20,000 Latinos from the community to the National Mall. Francisco Lopez, CAUSA's Executive Director assisted in organizing the effort.

Veterans: Banished and Betrayed

Harsh new measures have now snared immigrants who spilled their blood for our country.

(SAN DIEGO) - “Banished veterans." The phrase shouldn't make sense. Someone joins the military, fights in a war, returns home, and then is banished? Thankfully, this can't happen here...

But it is happening here. Thousands of men and women who have risked their lives in the country's wars have been deported or are living under the threat of deportation because they committed non-violent crimes that often wouldn't warrant serving jail time.

CAUSA Applauds Representatives for Introduction of a `Socially Responsible` Immigration Bill

Introduction of House Bill a First Step for Immigration Reform in 2010.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today, Representative Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP), a socially responsible bill that addresses key issues necessary for a real workable solution to the currently broken immigration reform system.

The bill's 87 original co-sponsors include members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Black Caucus, Asian Pacific American Caucus, and Progressive Caucus.

Oregon to Introduce Limited-Term Licenses in 2010

Driver license, ID card expiration date to be based on length of stay in U.S.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Starting in January 2010, Oregon will begin to issue limited-term driver licenses, instruction permits and identification cards to applicants who are lawfully in the United States under any type of temporary stay.

The expiration date for these limited-term cards will be based on the cardholder’s authorized length of stay in the U.S. If an applicant’s authorized length of stay is indefinite, Oregon will issue cards valid for one year at a time.