http://amvoice.bluestatedigital.com/index.php en vle@americasvoiceonline.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T14:47:57+00:00 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/us/politics/romney-immigration-position-at-odds-with-mormon-church.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/us/politics/romney-immigration-position-at-odds-with-mormon-church.html?_r=1#When:13:47:57Z While Mitt Romney is taking a hard line on immigration even as the Republican primaries head toward the heavily Hispanic states of Nevada, Colorado and Arizona, the Mormon Church to which he belongs has become a decisive player in promoting policies that are decidedly more friendly toward immigrants. (New York Times ) America's Voice, Election 2012, GOP & immigration reform, Politics, Utah 2012-02-03T13:47:57+00:00 New York Times http://abcnews.go.com/US/dying-dad-jesus-navarro-denied-kidney-transplant-immigration/story?id=15494070#.TyvxL8VWrZd http://abcnews.go.com/US/dying-dad-jesus-navarro-denied-kidney-transplant-immigration/story?id=15494070#.TyvxL8VWrZd#When:13:45:39Z Support is pouring in for a California man who was denied a kidney transplant because of his immigration status. Jesus Navarro, an immigrant from Mexico, was on an organ donor list for six years before he received word from UC San Francisco's transplant center that he was next in line. (ABC News) America's Voice 2012-02-03T13:45:39+00:00 ABC News http://www.kansas.com/2012/02/01/2199038/kansas-kobach-confirms-hes-unpaid.html#storylink=cpy http://www.kansas.com/2012/02/01/2199038/kansas-kobach-confirms-hes-unpaid.html#storylink=cpy#When:13:45:13Z Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (KOH'-bahk) confirms that he's serving as an unpaid adviser on immigration issues to Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Kobach told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he's been advising the former Massachusetts governor since the beginning of this year. (Wichita Eagle) America's Voice, Election 2012, Extremism, GOP & immigration reform, Politics 2012-02-03T13:45:13+00:00 Wichita Eagle http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/opinion/navarrette-gop-latinos/ http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/opinion/navarrette-gop-latinos/#When:13:44:03Z On the eve of the Nevada caucus, here's some advice to Newt Gingrich: If you still want to draw contrasts with Mitt Romney over immigration, don't toss in your cards. Double down. Why? Because you're not in Florida anymore. (CNN) America's Voice, Election 2012, GOP & immigration reform, Latino voters, Politics 2012-02-03T13:44:03+00:00 CNN http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/02/immigration-law http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/02/immigration-law#When:13:42:58Z IN AN article I wrote last week on Alabama's immigration law, I referred to Samuel Addy, an economist at the University of Alabama who was trying to determine the overall costs of the law. Mr Addy has just released his cost-benefit analysis, and it makes for compelling—and, at nine pages, brief—reading, for the law's supporters and opponents alike. (Economist) America's Voice, Extremism, Alabama, Legislation, State Initiatives, Economies/jobs/workers 2012-02-03T13:42:58+00:00 Economist http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/02/3406549/kansas-immigration-policy-mishmash.html#storylink=cpy http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/02/3406549/kansas-immigration-policy-mishmash.html#storylink=cpy#When:13:41:11Z Duck if you’re headed into the state of Kansas. Mixed signals are flying fast. On the subject of undocumented immigrants, officials are all over the place. The secretary of agriculture wants to put them to work. The secretary of state wants to deport them. The governor vows to eradicate child poverty while taking food aid from the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. (Kansas City Star) America's Voice, Legislation, State Initiatives 2012-02-03T13:41:11+00:00 Kansas City Star http://bit.ly/zrRJzX http://bit.ly/zrRJzX#When:14:30:42Z Mitt Romney took a hard line on illegal immigration, was labeled anti-immigrant and had a national network of Hispanic Republicans come out against him, yet he won Florida’s primary by carrying more than half of Hispanics who voted - better than he did among whites. (Washington Times) America's Voice, Election 2012, GOP & immigration reform, Latino voters, Politics 2012-02-02T14:30:42+00:00 Washington Times http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/paul-tells-hispanic-crowd-he-opposes-dream-act-20120201 http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/paul-tells-hispanic-crowd-he-opposes-dream-act-20120201#When:14:29:55Z Displaying his willingness to say what audiences don’t always want to hear, Rep. Ron Paul on Wednesday told a largely Hispanic crowd that he opposes the DREAM Act legislation aimed at helping children of illegal immigrants. (National Journal) America's Voice, Dream Act and Immigrant Youth, Election 2012, GOP & immigration reform, Politics 2012-02-02T14:29:55+00:00 National Journal http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/us/after-workers-are-fired-an-immigration-debate-roils-california-campus.html?_r=1&pagewanted= http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/us/after-workers-are-fired-an-immigration-debate-roils-california-campus.html?_r=1&pagewanted=#When:14:27:13Z The dining hall workers had been at Pomona College for years, some even decades. For a few, it was the only job they had held since moving to the United States. Then late last year, administrators at the college delivered letters to dozens of the longtime employees asking them to show proof of legal residency, saying that an internal review had turned up problems in their files. (New York Times) America's Voice, Deportation Policy 2012-02-02T14:27:13+00:00 New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/opinion/do-it-yourself-deportation.html?_r=2 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/opinion/do-it-yourself-deportation.html?_r=2#When:14:26:14Z ONE of my happiest childhood memories is of my parents at my First Communion. But that’s because most of my memories from that time are of their being absent. They weren’t there for my elementary school graduation, or for parent-teacher conferences. (New York Times) America's Voice, Deportation Policy, Election 2012, GOP & immigration reform, Politics 2012-02-02T14:26:14+00:00 New York Times