IMMIGRATION
Undocumented students could get in-state tuition under bill
By Danielle Killey More students could attend college if a plan allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges is approved, a Minnesota lawmaker argues. We want to eli...
Posted on 4/3/13 at 10:15 AM
New Trier, Minnesota
Coming back to the tourism scene and the coverage on German-named towns in Minnesota, we will take a look at the next town on tour, which is located near Hastings and Faribault. Albeit a really smal...
Posted on 2/24/11 at 7:27 PM
Putting the Raz in Crazy
My editor received a peculiar email today. Scratch that. It wasn't peculiar. It was downright bizarre. It reminded me of how Nietzsche wrote, only the writer of this email may have been kicked i...
Posted on 5/4/10 at 9:26 AM
Letter: Immigration not an issue of who; it's how many
According to more than 30 polls I have seen, 63 percent to 82 percent of those polled are concerned about the high numbers of immigrants coming to our country and want the numbers cut to 200,000 a year.By Paul Westrum, Albert Lea , November 27, 2010
Artist sews stories of immigration and humanity
Postville, Iowa, is 415 miles away, but what happened there in May 2008 struck close to home for a Moorhead woman. Lana Suomala remembers hearing about the immigration raid on a meatpacking plant in the small northeastern Iowa community.November 15, 2010
Study: 100,000 Hispanics left Arizona after tough immigration law passes
MEXICO CITY — A new study suggests there may be 100,000 fewer Hispanics in Arizona than there were before the debate over the state's tough new immigration law earlier this year.November 12, 2010
Column: Let's make immigration work for Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — If you want to understand the real immigration issues in Minnesota, visit Willmar. While other parts of the state were losing population and seeing little job growth, Willmar added jobs, expanded school enrollment and saw its downtown core revitalized.By Sandy Vargas and William Blazar , November 08, 2010
Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Arizona's immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state's governor appeared in person to support the controversial provision on the day before the election in which she's seeking her first full term.By PAUL ELIAS,Associated Press , November 01, 2010
Immigrant vets face deportation despite service
SAN FRANCISCO — When Rohan Coombs joined the U.S. Marine Corps, he never thought one day he would be locked up in an immigration detention center and facing deportation from the country he had vowed to defend.October 25, 2010
Letter: 'Anchor babies' comments display ignorance
In response to the recent letter “GOP does not hate Latinos,” I must express my shock at hearing fellow human beings referred to as “stray cats.”By Michael Marcotte, Rushmore , September 08, 2010
Letter: Obama sues state he vowed to represent
Let me see I’ve got this straight: Federal Judge Susan Bolton has declared that it is unlawful for the state of Arizona to enforce its own laws. Doesn’t that sound quite oxymoronic?By Paul Westrum, Albert Lea , September 01, 2010
Letter: GOP not against Latinos
I am responding to the op-ed by Ruben Navarrette in the Aug. 17 Daily Globe. He seems to want to make you believe that the GOP and conservatives hate the Latinos. This is not so.By Eldon Larson, Fulda , August 31, 2010
Feds arrest 370 immigrants in 10 states
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal officials announced Friday they had arrested 370 immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally or convicted of other crimes as part of a three-day roundup in the Midwest.By DEANNA BELLANDI,Associated Press Writer , August 27, 2010
Feds arrest 370 immigrants in 10-state bust
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal officials in Chicago say they've have arrested 370 convicted illegal immigrants and immigration fugitives in a three-day bust in 10 Midwest states.By Associated Press , August 27, 2010
As others see it: Work force needs immigrants
The warning is not new: With the retirement of baby boomers, we will face a worker and skills shortage. But while the ready remedies — retention, recruitment and training — are part of the equation, they don’t speak to another threat we must face.By The Free Press of Mankato , August 18, 2010
Column: In Arizona, going back in time
PHOENIX — Normally, when I write from the road, I’m careful not to forget my pens, notepads and laptop. But this time, as a Mexican-American heading to Arizona, I made sure I also had my passport.By Ruben Navarrette , August 09, 2010
Column: At cliff's edge on immigration
SAN DIEGO — Parents, you know how it is with kids. One acts up, and so you have to focus your attention on the troublemaker and take your eye off the others. Then, when you’re not looking, another one gets out of line.By Ruben Navarrette , August 05, 2010
Letter: Immigrate legally, and fly the U.S. flag
I just saw a report on television where someone turned in the names of 1,300 illegal immigrants to authorities. The person was fired, and the illegals get to stay.By Eldon Larson, Fulda , July 29, 2010
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