Two illegals accused of OK murder

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Two illegals accused of OK murder

Woodward -- Two illegal immigrant brothers have been arrested in connection with the strangulation death of another man in Woodward County. The KTUL News (Tulsa)...
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OK legislature approves English language referendum

Oklahoma City (AP) -- The Oklahoma House gave final passage Wednesday to legislation that asks voters if they want English to be the state's official language, ending weeks of dialogue over the divisive issue that opponents said is aimed at...
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OK defends E-Verify requirement in federal court

Denver (AP) -- Attorneys for Oklahoma went before a federal appeals court Monday to defend a law that requires companies doing business with the state to use a federal database to verify their workers and contractors are eligible to work...
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OK AG asked to probe immigration fraud scheme

The state attorney general's office is being asked to investigate allegations that people posing as immigration specialists are scamming victims out of thousands of dollars. The Governor's Advisory Council on Latin American and Hispanic Affairs took the action Monday after...
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Administration expanding Secure Communities

President Barack Obama has asked Congress for a 30 percent increase in funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) 'Secure Communities' program - a program launched in March 2008 by the Bush administration to help local jails identify inmates...
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Census nomination moving forward

Washington, DC (AP) -- President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next census director moved closer to Senate confirmation on Wednesday, with approval all but assured after he ruled out the controversial use of statistical sampling in the 2010 head...
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Senate hears testimony from border officials

A mayor from the U.S.-Mexico border wants federal lawmakers to provide more money for border agents and dogs to help curb cross-border trafficking of drugs, guns and humans. Chad Foster, mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, says President Barack Obama's budget...
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House bill seeks to expedite Filipino applications

Washington, DC -- Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) has refiled a bill seeking to expedite the processing of immigrant visas of children of aging Filipino World War II veterans. The Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, or House Resolution 2412, aims to...
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CIS study: immigrants hit hardest by recession

The workplace is turning far less favorable for immigrants -- legal and illegal -- in the United States, a new study of U.S. labor statistics shows. Unemployment in the first quarter of 2009 for immigrants -- defined as those who...
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