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The issue of immigration is a hotly debated issue at the federal, state and local level. Some feel immigrants from other countries take jobs and resources away from natural born citizens, while others believe our country our country was founded and populated by people seeking a better life away from persecution. At the heart of the debate is the issue of "illegal" immigrants, who enter the United States unknown to officials and remain in the country undocumented.
The issue of immigration is a hotly debated issue at the federal, state and local level. Some feel immigrants from other countries take jobs and resources away from natural born citizens, while others believe our country our country was founded and populated by people seeking a better life away from persecution. At the heart of the debate is the issue of "illegal" immigrants, who enter the United States unknown to officials and remain in the country undocumented.
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New Twists In Case Of Airport Security Supervisor Accused Of Stealing Murdered Man's Identity
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvNew information in the case of an illegal immigrant who managed to stay in the U.S. and become a high security supervisor at Newark Liberty Airport by using a murdered man's identity unfolds like a mystery novel, according to investigators. Bimbo Oyewole...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Justice System, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Criminal Laws, Laws
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Socialist Hollande Ousts Sarkozy As French Leader
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Socialist Francois Hollande swept to victory in France's presidential election on Sunday in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against German-led austerity. Hollande beat conservative incumbentNicolas...Tags: Market and Exchange, NATO, Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Credit and Debt
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Cop Acted In Self-Defense In Shooting Of Immigrant: Grand Jury
pix11.com | @colekirstinThe family came out grim faced, but proud, from the Rockland County Courthouse. The Gilles family had just met with the District Attorney to hear the news they had been expecting from the DA--that the white Spring Valley police officer who shot their...Tags: Shootings, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama Strategist Sees Republican 'Reign Of Terror' In Congress
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress are under a "reign of terror" imposed by the party's conservative wing that also has pushed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the right, President Barack Obama's senior...Tags: Republican Party, Government, Washington, DC, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress
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Racist Past Haunts Florida Town Where Trayvon Died
ReutersSANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The year before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by becoming the first African American to play major league baseball, he fled the racist threats of townspeople in Sanford, Florida, where Trayvon Martin was shot 66...Tags: Murder, Ku Klux Klan, Executive Branch, Baseball, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Woman Married Accused Sunset Park Rapist -- And He Was Cleared
pix11.com | @wpixThe new wife of a recently-cleared rape suspect told PIX 11 she married him before the case was dismissed, "because I love him, I know him...and I knew he couldn't do something like this." Now her husband, 25-year-old William Giraldo of Brooklyn, is...Tags: Health, Justice System, Television, Sunset Park, Raymond W. Kelly
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Mobsters Smuggled Immigrants Into U.S. To Work As Strippers: Cops
pix11.comTwenty people have been arrested and charged in what prosecutors say was a mob scheme that smuggled immigrants from Russia and Eastern Europe to work at area strip clubs. The suspects, all described as members of both the Bonanno and Gambino crime...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Queens (New York City), Justice System, Maspeth, Defendants
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PIX11 Domestic Violence Resource Center
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.
Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic...Tags: Sex Crimes, U.S. Department of Justice, Religious Conflicts, Conservation, Human Interest
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Pregnant Dallas Runaway Mistakenly Deported To Colombia
pix11.com | @wpixA missing Texas girl's family was shocked to be informed that their daughter, who is now possibly pregnant, had been deported to Colombia, according to reports. The girl, identified only by her first name, Jakadrien, disappeared in 2010 when she was only...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Migration, Colombia, Politics, Entertainment
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"I Might Have Tacos": Mayor's Outreach Plan After 4 Cops Arrested For Racially Profiling Latinos
@MarioPIX11 | @AndrewJRamos | @jeremy_tannerCalls for embattled East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo to resign continued Thursday, days after he made racially-insensitive remarks to PIX 11 News cameras where he proposed having "tacos" as a form of outreach to the Latino community. The explosive comments...Tags: Police Arrests, FBI, Minority Groups, East Haven, Local Government
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Nearly Deported Student Illustrates Greater Immigration Problem
Staff reporterA triumphant cheer erupted from the crowd of supporters for the Habib family as they narrowly escaped deportation -- for today. While the supporters celebrated the temporary reprieve, they were also gathered at ICE headquarters at 26 Federal Plaza to call...Tags: Deportation, Extradition, Arts and Culture, International Law, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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An Argument For The Dream Act: The Story Of Nadia Habib
PIX11.comShe seems like the last person you'd want to get rid of, but a Bronx Science High School graduate who's now a sophomore at Stony Brook University faced deportation Thursday. It's a case that's got everyone from U.S. senators to city council members to...Tags: Deportation, Justice System, Migration, Lawyers, Extradition
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