Posts by Elise Foley
Bush officials: Altering the 14th Amendment would hurt the GOP
By Elise Foley |
08.10.10 | 12:42 pm
Republicans continue to pile on calls to hold hearings on 14th Amendment — Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle said yesterday she thinks Congress should act to end birthright citizenship, a move Gov. Tim Pawlenty also
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Pawlenty: Minnesota should consider switch to English-only
By Elise Foley |
08.04.10 | 8:22 am
Minnesota should consider making English its official language, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday, in the latest move apparently intended to brandish his conservative bonafides in anticipation of a run for president.
Judge puts parts of Arizona immigration law on hold
By Elise Foley |
07.29.10 | 7:01 am
Count this one as a partial victory for opponents of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law: The ordinance will go into effect today , but without some of its contested provisions.
Immigration enforcement at record high, but harsh rhetoric remains
By Elise Foley |
07.26.10 | 2:49 pm
Conservatives constantly accuse President Barack Obama of being weak on immigration enforcement, but his administration is actually deporting record numbers of undocumented immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimates that its deportations this year will increase by nearly 10…
Dept. of Justice sues Arizona over immmigration law
By Elise Foley |
07.06.10 | 4:04 pm
The Department of Justice filed its hotly anticipated suit against Arizona’s immigration law today, after months of criticism of the law from the White House and immigrant rights advocates. The main thrust of the suit
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