Immigration Debate
U.S. may be ready to cut losses on ‘invisible fence’
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security, apparently ready to cut its losses on a so-called invisible fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, has decided not to exercise a one-year option for Boeing to continue work on the troubled multibillion-dollar plan involving high-tech cameras, radar...
Immigration Debate
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IMMIGRATION DEBATE
Sheriff Steube: If you want Arizona-type immigration law, you'll have to pay for it
BRADENTON If an Arizona-type immigration law passes in Florida, Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube is clear on his position: He “better get the personnel to handle it.”
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LOCAL NEWS
Arizona’s immigration law divisive nationally, locally
MANATEE A federal judge’s ruling this week blocking most of a controversial Arizona immigration law won’t deter a Bradenton lawmaker from pursuing an even tougher bill in Florida.
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IMMIGRATION DEBATE
Immigration debate rages in Arizona, around nation
PHOENIX More than a dozen people protesting Arizona’s hard-line stance against illegal immigrants were arrested Thursday, demonstrating that a ruling by a federal judge blocking most of the state’s controversial new immigration law will not quell the furious debate over the ...
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IMMIGRATION DEBATE
Sen. Lindsey Graham does about-face on immigration
WASHINGTON Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Thursday that he’s talked with other senators about crafting a constitutional amendment that would deny American citizenship to illegal immigrants’ children born in the United States.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Bennett on Ariz. immigration law's rebuke: 'What was judge thinking?'
MANATEE State Sen. Mike Bennett wondered “what was the judge thinking?” after hearing that a federal judge Wednesday had dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s tough, new immigration law.
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BUSINESS
PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Businesses support immigration checks: Many Manatee County company owners back proposal
BRADENTON Tampa lawmaker Kevin Ambler, like Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, is drafting a bill to enforce immigration checks in Florida and the state representative wants it discussed during a special legislative session this month.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Bennett plans Arizona-style immigration bill
MANATEE State Sen. Mike Bennett is in the process of drafting an Arizona-style legislative bill designed to ensure immigration laws are enforced in Florida, and “to stop our government officials from turning a blind eye to illegal immigration,” he said Thursday.
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LOCAL NEWS
Immigration reform vital now
The Obama administration slapped Arizona with a lawsuit Tuesday, saying the state stepped on the federal government’s toes by passing a get-tough-on-immigration law.
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POLITICS
Sen. Bennett to file immigration bill modeled after Arizona's
Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, plans to propose legislation on illegal immigration that will be modeled after the Arizona law.
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LOCAL NEWS
Jail booking centers linked to immigration data base
Federal immigration officials now have the ability to identify potentially deportable foreign nationals booked into Florida county jails on suspicion of crimes.








