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Military wife and deportation

Posted in Democracy, Global events, Illegal, Immigrants, Immigration, Iraq, Military, US on June 21st, 2007 No Comments »

Seems very unfair. Her husband is missing in Iraq after an ambush with insurgents, and she is in danger of being deported. Yaderlin Jimenez is a Dominican born illegal immigrant, who entered the US illegally in 2001 and married Army Spc. Alex R. Jimenez, a Purple Heart recipient in 2004. She was already facing action [...]

Immigration bill gathers strength again

Posted in Bush, Democracy, Global events, Immigration, Republican, Society, US on June 16th, 2007 1 Comment »

The immigration bill is pretty important for President Bush, a top domestic priority. However, this is also a very contentious issue, with politicians vehemently for it and against it. 2 of the positions most against each other are easy to define:
1. Recognize that there are a large number of illegal immigrants in the country, and [...]