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Judge lets Arizona policy on immigrant driver licenses stand

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:06:18 MDT

Judge lets Arizona policy on immigrant driver licenses stand

By JACQUES BILLEAUD The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 07:06PM MDT

Phoenix • A judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer’s order that denies driver’s licenses for young immigrants in Arizona who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. The decision by U.S. District Judge David Campbell rejects the argument by immigrant rights advocates who said Brewer’s policy was unconstitutional because it’s trumped by federal law. Arizona’s refusal to view those in President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Ar...

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Hatch out of touch

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Hatch out of touch

Updated May 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Re “Hatch says immigration fix — soon — is crucial” (Tribune, May 2): At a time when we have people losing their homes or are unemployed (high school and recent college graduates, plus middle-age and elderly Americans still need work) — Sen. Orrin Hatch should not propose bringing in more immigrants to compete for jobs with U.S. citizens. It doesn’t matter whether the immigrants he wants to bring in are high-skilled. Proposing to bring in immigrants to compete with unemployed U.S. citizens is e...

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Boomers need immigrants

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Boomers need immigrants

By XXXXXX The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

The Senate Judiciary Committee took up comprehensive immigration reform late last week. And, as expected, opponents are already rushing to derail it, arguing that any bill that legalizes the vast majority of undocumented immigrants in the United States will cost billions of dollars and place an unfair burden on taxpayers. Such arguments are merely scare tactics. There’s no doubt that granting citizenship to millions of immigrants 13 years from now, as the Senate bill would, will carry a cost, b...

Hatch bill seeks immigrants’ DNA

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:37:13 MDT

Hatch bill seeks immigrants’ DNA

By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 8, 2013 07:37AM MDT

Washington • Immigrants in the United States illegally who would seek permanent residency under an immigration reform bill before Congress would have to submit a DNA sample to be kept on file if Sen. Orrin Hatch has his way. Hatch has submitted 24 amendments to the immigration package that he says will improve the bill, including one that would require the DNA test — to be checked against criminal databases — for anyone over the age of 18 who wants to gain provisional resident status. “Inclusion...