MORE ON: immigration

Daily Report: Public Safety

Border enforcement funding ignored during immigration debate

May 11, 2010, 12:09 AM
Much of the discourse in recent days about illegal immigration – from Washington to Arizona – gives the impression that the federal government has been missing in action when it comes to border enforcement. "Decades of federal inaction and misguided policy have created a... + read more
Daily Report: General Assignment

More illegal immigrants coming to California by sea

May 7, 2010, 12:09 AM
If controls on the U.S.-Mexico border are heightened further, as those who support the tough immigration law in Arizona are demanding, the obvious question is: Where else will illegal immigrants attempt to enter the United States? One logical method is by sea. While the numbers are still... + read more
A section of border fence in Mexicali, Mexico.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Arizona immigration law has roots in California border turmoil

April 29, 2010, 12:09 AM
Turbulent events in California nearly two decades ago have helped create the conditions for the current backlash against illegal immigrants in Arizona. Senate Bill 1070, the controversial law just approved in Arizona, has its roots in the anti-illegal immigrant movement that swept through... + read more
Daily Report: General Assignment

Non-English languages 'part of the national fabric'

April 28, 2010, 12:06 AM
Amid the current immigration debate, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report on Tuesday analyzing the different languages spoken in the country. The Bureau's findings provide "illustrative evidence of the continuing and growing role of non-English languages as part of the national fabric... + read more
Daily Report: K–12

Feds probe LAUSD's treatment of English language learners

March 10, 2010, 12:08 AM
The question has loomed large for years: Is the Los Angeles Unified School District neglecting its non-English-speaking students? A study last year by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute at USC seemed to think it was possible. After tracking an entire group of students who started out as sixth... + read more
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Daily Report: Public Safety

Federal program to deport criminal immigrants expands in California

February 17, 2010, 10:04 AM
Police in two more California counties have joined an expanding federal program to identify and deport criminals who are in the country illegally or have committed crimes that makes them subject to deportation, immigration officials announced yesterday. With the addition of San Joaquin and... + read more
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