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Unconstitutional and Costly Report
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, the leader of the court fights for local immigration enforcement, is in the tank for at least $2.8 million with some estimates totaling $5 million as it defends its ordinance. (AP/Steve Klaver)

Unconstitutional and Costly

Gebe Martinez shows how cities have been paying the price for costly local immigration enforcement policies.

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Latinos Make Their Mark Article
El Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) da un discurso despues de vencer a Sharron Angle para ganar la reeleccion el martes, 2 de noviembre 2010 en Las Vegas. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Latinos Make Their Mark

Latinos strongly responded to negative campaigning and turned out in large numbers to cast ballots in the midterm elections, write Angela Kelley, Marshall Fitz, and Gebe Martinez.

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Making DREAMs Come True Article
Students and immigrants march toward the federal building in New York carrying a sign that calls for passing the Dream Act, a bill that would open a path to immigration for college-bound students who have lived most of their lives in the United States but lack legal immigrant status. (AP/Kathy Willens)

Making DREAMs Come True

This week the Senate has the opportunity to give a new generation of leaders the chance to serve their country, write Angela M. Kelley and Gebe Martinez.

Angela Maria Kelley, Gebe Martinez

Taking Action Against Arizona Article
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks in Phoenix. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)

Taking Action Against Arizona

Arizona’s new immigration law violates the U.S. Constitution, and police chiefs say it threatens citizens’ safety, write Gebe Martinez and Angela Kelley.

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Massive Border Enforcement Falls Short Article
A U.S. Border Patrol truck is parked along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)

Massive Border Enforcement Falls Short

Comprehensive immigration reform is desperately needed as Americans struggle under the failure of years of piecemeal strategies.

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Arizona: Pariah State or Mainstream? Article

Arizona: Pariah State or Mainstream?

Gebe Martinez argues on Politico that the public is in favor of the Arizona's immigration law because they are frustrated with the lack of action on the issue from Congress and the White House.

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Beyond Arizona Report
The raging political firestorm over Arizona's new immigration law will not end until constitutionally sound federal solutions are in place. (AP/George Frey)

Beyond Arizona

Report from Gebe Martinez argues that without real federal solutions frustration over our broken immigration system will continue to rise.

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Learning from Proposition 187 Article
Pro- and anti-Proposition 187 activists are separated by a police line during a rally outside the Federal Building in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on August 10, 1996. (AP/Frank Wiese)

Learning from Proposition 187

Arizona’s new extreme immigration law hearkens back to California’s Proposition 187 in 1994, which triggered political backlash in the state, writes Gebe Martinez.

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Immigration: A Borderline Call? Article

Immigration: A Borderline Call?

Gebe Martinez argues in Politico that there will be a high political price if the Senate does not take up immigration reform this year.

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What’s the Matter with Arizona? Article

What’s the Matter with Arizona?

Arizona's just-passed anti-immigrant, enforcement-only bill is the result of Congress's failure to reform our immigration laws, says Gebe Martinez.

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Immigration Reform Can Break the Political Deadlock Article
Thousands of immigrant rights advocates pack the National Mall during an immigration reform rally in Washington, on Sunday, March 21, 2010. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Immigration Reform Can Break the Political Deadlock

Immigration has a history of bipartisan support and can offer a positive way forward for Congress, with economic benefits to boot, say Angela Kelley and Gebe Martinez.

Angela Maria Kelley, Gebe Martinez

The Costs of Mass Deportation Report
Deportees wait to be transferred at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's in Broadview, Illinois facility. (AP/Brian Kersey)

The Costs of Mass Deportation

Report from Marshall Fitz and Gebe Martinez shows that the necessary enforcement policies for mass deportation are hugely impractical and prohibitively expensive.

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Are You Serious About Jobs? Article
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks about his jobs bill in Nevada on February 10, 2010. Despite Sen. Reid's praise on a recent show of bipartisanship, a band of anti-immigration conservatives threat to vote against the bill's measures in a move to turn this much-needed economic debate into an attack on immigrant workers. (AP/Isaac Brekken)

Are You Serious About Jobs?

Anti-immigration hardliners are standing in the way of the jobs bills and immigration reform that would boost the economy, writes Angela M. Kelley.

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Seven Reasons to Push for Immigration Reform this Year Article
A woman holds her son at an immigration rally on October 13, 2009. Immigration reform has been, is now, and always will be a bipartisan issue, and we need real leadership. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Seven Reasons to Push for Immigration Reform this Year

Americans want their leaders to step up and solve tough problems, and immigration reform provides a perfect opportunity to deliver, write Gebe Martinez and Marshall Fitz.

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Immigration Reform Is Good for Economic Recovery Article
A day laborer from Puebla, Mexico who now lives in Passaic, New Jersey, talks about his experiences with worsening wage abuse as the economy has declined. (AP/Mike Derer)

Immigration Reform Is Good for Economic Recovery

Smart immigration strategies will increase tax revenue, help American businesses, and give a boost to all workers, write Angela Kelley and Gebe Martinez.

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Impractical and Unconstitutional Article
A Census volunteer runs a game at the Minnesota State Fair to promote the 2010 Census. (AP/Craig Lassig)

Impractical and Unconstitutional

Sen. Vitter is trying to use the Census to further his anti-immigration agenda, potentially costing the United States millions, writes Gebe Martinez.

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New DHS Immigration Rules Don’t Go Far Enough Article
The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed curtailing the immigration enforcement authority of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County, Arizona lawman who already is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and FBI for alleged civil rights violations. But Arpaio will likely continue his raids without comprehensive legislation that addresses fair treatment of immigrants. <br /> (AP/Ross D. Franklin)

New DHS Immigration Rules Don’t Go Far Enough

The Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidelines for immigration enforcement, but without legislation from Congress the system will continue to fail, write Angela Kelley, Marshall Fitz, and Gebe Martinez.

Angela Maria Kelley, Marshall Fitz, Gebe Martinez