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OH county sheriff plans primary challenge to House minority leader House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) has never faced a serious primary or general election challenge since he first won his seat in 1990. Local Republicans say that won't change in 2010, despite popular Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones' announcement last month that he was considering challenging Boehner in next year's Republican primary. If anything, Ohio Republicans think that Jones has cost himself any political future beyond the sheriff's office simply by publicly threatening to challenge Boehner. They contend that the folksy local sheriff has hurt himself in a misguided effort to boost his own stature against the Republican leader, who's viewed as politically untouchable in the district. The Politico (Washington, DC)

OH bill requires verification checks All Ohio employers would be required to use a federally-run online system to verify whether new hires are eligible to work in the United States, according to a proposed bill... OH bill requires universal use of E-Verify Hamilton -- A local lawmaker and Butler County's sheriff are working on legislation to require all employers to check the Social Security numbers of everyone they hire to screen for... Two OH women sentenced in VA identity fraud case Harrisonburg, VA (AP) -- Two Ohio women have been sentenced in Virginia for their roles in a scheme to obtain bogus identification cards for illegal immigrants. A federal judge in...

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OH official alleges gov't stifled ID theft probe

Managers of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation stifled an investigation into possible identity theft by illegal immigrants and demoted an investigator who had been pursuing the issue, the investigator alleges in a discrimination case. In June, the bureau teamed...
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OH leaders pledge tightened license rules

A federal trial that exposed holes in Ohio's 'flawed' licensing system has state officials promising to plug them. The case in Virginia against Reynoldsburg resident Nekeia Mack-Fuller didn't end in a conviction, but it exposed how hundreds of illegal immigrants...
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OH police nab illegals during traffic stop

Sandusky, OH -- Seven illegal immigrants were arrested early Sunday morning in two separate traffic stops. It marked the second time this month local police aided in catching illegalimmigrants. On March 2, a Perkins police officer pulled over a van...
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Pro-enforcement activists protest outside OH convention

Mason, OH -- A group of protestors voiced their opposition to illegal immigration outside a Justice For Immigrants convention held Thursday, March 26, in Mason. The rally, held outside the Kings Island Resort & Conference Center, was organized by Dick...
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OH colleges reach out to Hispanic students

Esperanza Martinez is serious about sending her children to college. She gave up a day's wages by taking off work yesterday to take her oldest daughter to the Hispanic College Fair at Otterbein College. 'Today is a very, very important...
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Small-town OH police arrest illegal alien

Portage, OH -- An illegal Mexican immigrant reportedly working at a Mexican restaurant near Port Clinton is being turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. The News Herald (Port Clinton, OH)...
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