Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law
The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Full story
California governor urges faster immigration reform
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wading into the national debate over immigration, California Governor Jerry Brown is pushing for a faster path to citizenship for the millions of people who are in the country illegally. Full story
SC immigration unit measures successes, challenges
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The commander of a special South Carolina law enforcement unit that investigates criminal cases against illegal immigrants says the force has been successful in its first year. Full story
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Toure: ‘I’m embracing the open borders movement’
MSNBC’s Toure explains why he thinks the answer to the immigration debate is to open the borders.
Obama focuses on improving US-Mexico relations
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., discusses President Obama’s recent comments at a speech in Mexico City and in his weekly radio address about improving US relations with Mexico.
First Read Minute: Political questions after Boston
One week after the Boston Marathon bombings, NBC’s Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro highlight the two remaining questions confronting the political world: How the federal government should try terror suspects, even if they are U.S. citizens, and the impact of the tragedy in Boston on the immigrati
A reality check on border security
Shannon O’Neil, senior fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the new book “Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead,” talks with MSNBC’s Mara Schiavocampo about immigration reform.
South Texas sees rise in illegal border crossings
Despite a dramatic drop in illegal immigration nationwide, south Texas, along the Rio Grande, is now seeing a rise in immigrants crossing the Mexican border, as many flee the poverty and violence in Central America. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.
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