Houston Chronicle
Since arriving in the United States from war-torn Lebanon in 1989, Samar Spinelli pursued the American Dream.
She got a college degree.
She joined the military and rose to the rank of captain.
She married, had children and served the United States with two tours of duty in Iraq.
But her life was built on lies.
On Tuesday, the [...]

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AP
Legislation to give children of illegal immigrants a path toward legality failed a crucial test vote in the Senate Wednesday, likely putting a final stamp on major immigration measures for the year.
Supporters needed to get 60 votes to advance the DREAM Act, which would have allowed illegal immigrants who plan to attend college or join [...]

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The Senate has, once again, rejected the fatally flawed immigration bill that the liberal Democrats and President Bush’s last two supporters were trying to push trhough. Heck, they may try once more but time is so very short. Our employees, your Senators and Congresscritters, are about to take a couple of months off.
So, what now? [...]

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The numbers are flying fast and furious between the pro and con immigration folks. So are the names.
There are a few facts that appear beyond dispute. There are about 12 million people now in the United States who did not arrive from their home nations properly. Some snuck in. Some overstayed their visas.
The majority of [...]

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I’ve got a blog category on immigration. I’m generally a proponent of open immigration.
Any deal, any immigration deal, should eliminate the racism and preferences built in to our current policies. Why should Cubans get a break?
Michael DeLaney came to this country with a dream. To marry a rich broad. He did, and many, many [...]

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Tribals displaced by a dam being built. Bengalis flood in and take their place. Tribals revolt.
Kinda like Americans in Arizona?
BBC
Hundreds of indigenous tribes people in India’s north-eastern state of Tripura have been flocking to reclaim lands emerging from a dam’s reservoir after a sharp drop in the water level there. But they are being chased [...]

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Texans talk funny, but not in the way you think.

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The Feds have dropped criminal charges against Liberian warlord George Boley.
That’s disappointing, but hardly unexpected. He’s had U.S. patrons for years or he wouldn’t have been able to do what he did. Some coffe or suger company, or someone deep into conflict diamonds.

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Liberian Warlord George Boley has a soft and gentle side.

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New York’s apple crop is just hanging around, due to slim pickers.

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