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Illegal Immigration and Deportation

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Why Arizona-Style Immigration Law Stands Little Chance in Florida

    As the U.S. Supreme Court debates the Arizona law destined to make life miserable for brown-skinned people, advocates on both sides of the immigration-reform issue are freaking out.  Senate Bill 1070 requires Arizona cops to detain immigrants they suspect are in the country illegally and check ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Dream Act Bill Filed in Florida Legislature

    The Dream Act would help immigrant students.​A bill that would make college more affordable for undocumented immigrants has recently been filed in the Florida Legislature.If passed, the Dream Act would allow undocumented immigrants who attended three or more years of high school in Florida to qual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    ICE Picks Southwest Ranches For New Immigrant Pen

    voxrox.co​Some lucky folks in western Broward County are going to have a couple thousand possible illegal immigrants as new neighbors soon.Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has "tentatively selected" Southwest Ranches, along with a private prison company, to build one of the largest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Best Object of Political Hatred: Joyce Kaufman

    joycekaufman.comJoyce Kaufman -- Best Object of Political Hatred​New Times Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition is here, folks.Even as Gov. Rick Scott continues to go lower and lower in the ranks of sanity every week, Joyce Kaufman is still the area's number-one object of political hatred.Kaufman, R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Antonio Balta Denied Clemency, Advocates Turn To Rick Scott

    Michael J. Mooney​Advocates and supporters of Antonio Balta, the man sentenced to 20 years in prison for allowing his daughter to die in a hot car as he gambled, were given sad news over this holiday season: The same clemency board that voted to pardon long-deceased rocker Jim Morrison chose not t ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 16, 2010

    The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

    Michael J. Mooney​Advocates and supporters of Antonio Balta, the man sentenced to 20 years in prison for allowing his daughter to die in a hot car as he gambled, were given sad news over this holiday season: The same clemency board that voted to pardon long-deceased rocker Jim Morrison chose not t ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2010

    The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

    Michael J. Mooney​Advocates and supporters of Antonio Balta, the man sentenced to 20 years in prison for allowing his daughter to die in a hot car as he gambled, were given sad news over this holiday season: The same clemency board that voted to pardon long-deceased rocker Jim Morrison chose not t ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Fantasy Voter Fraud

    Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was dissed by Russell Pearce over Prop 200's dismissal.

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Mexican Macro-Economics

    Do undocumented migrants steal jobs from American workers?

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Whose Dole Is It, Anyway?

    Do undocumented migrants steal jobs from American workers?

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales

    Russell Pearce and other illegal-immigration populists rely on misleading, right-wing reports to scapegoat immigrants and terrify penny-pinched Americans.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    UPDATED:Joyce Kaufman Heads to Washington With Allen West; Conspiracy Theorists Rejoice

    UPDATE: That was fast. Kaufman announced today she has declined the chief of staff post, after a threat emailed to her radio station led to a lockdown of Broward County schools. New Times columnist Bob Norman has the scoop.Flickr: ValentinaLWeisKaufman and West will make history together.​Joyce Ka ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2010

    Experts Say a Deputy's Tale About Getting Shot Doesn't Add Up

    UPDATE: That was fast. Kaufman announced today she has declined the chief of staff post, after a threat emailed to her radio station led to a lockdown of Broward County schools. New Times columnist Bob Norman has the scoop.Flickr: ValentinaLWeisKaufman and West will make history together.​Joyce Ka ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2010

    Seized: Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capital

    UPDATE: That was fast. Kaufman announced today she has declined the chief of staff post, after a threat emailed to her radio station led to a lockdown of Broward County schools. New Times columnist Bob Norman has the scoop.Flickr: ValentinaLWeisKaufman and West will make history together.​Joyce Ka ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    ILLEGAL From Terry Greene Sterling

    Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone

  • News

    July 15, 2010

    Ronnie's Kids

    Today, amnesty is a dirty word. So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

    It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Despite Recession, Everglades Club Still Importing Waiters From Abroad

    Flicker user: VeronicaCastillo.comThe Everglades Club is an institution on Worth Avenue.​The Great Recession and soaring unemployment rates haven't stopped Florida businesses from hiring cheap, temporary labor from abroad, federal visa records show.In Tampa, one company imported 40 electricians. I ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    An Immigrant's Heart

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big heart. But not this big.

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Cowboy Down: Rob Krentz's Family Talks About the Life and Death of the Murdered Arizona Rancher

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big heart. But not this big.

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big heart. But not this big.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Lake Worth and Immigration: A Call for Reasonable Debate

    Dayworkers looking for work outside LW Home Depot.​After last week's Community Relations Board meeting in Lake Worth, where a reading group from the Night Heron Grassroots Activism Center presented a PowerPoint lecture on hate groups operating in Lake Worth, I posted a couple of items on the meeti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Connecting the Dots: Does FAIR Play a Role in Lake Worth Politics?

    Support for AZ Sheriff Joe's draconian immigration enforcement.​The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is under scrutiny in Lake Worth these days. As we reported yesterday, residents packed a small room at Monday night's CRB meeting to hear a presentation on local "hate groups," inc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Puppet Play

    Support for AZ Sheriff Joe's draconian immigration enforcement.​The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is under scrutiny in Lake Worth these days. As we reported yesterday, residents packed a small room at Monday night's CRB meeting to hear a presentation on local "hate groups," inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    South Florida Immigration Officials Under Fire After Targeting Guatemalans in Jupiter

    Flickr: anita gtThe government of Guatemala has issued a public protest based on immigration officials' actions in Riviera Beach.​A Guatemalan immigrant in Jupiter is facing deportation after Federal Express employees in Riviera Beach opened a package, inspected its contents, then reported a possi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Elizabeth Gilbert Talks Sarah Palin and "Silence Baths" in Miami

    Elizabeth Gilbert was forced to marry her boyfriend.​For critics who thought her best-selling travel memoir Eat, Pray, Love was a collection of self-indulgent ramblings from an overly privileged woman, Elizabeth Gilbert came prepared to live up to their worst expectations Saturday night.She began ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Philadelphia Man Tells of Online Encounters With Accused BSO Sextortionist

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeBleiweiss​Jonathan Bleiweiss is the Broward Sheriff's deputy who in August was arrested on charges he extorted sexual favors out of illegal immigrants. But when the 29-year-old wasn't on duty, he could often be found in gay chatrooms on AOL. Or at least, that's where ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Dobbs Ditches CNN; More Time in West Palm Beach? Or Border Control Militancy?

    What does he mean when he says he's embarking on a mysterious mission that involves "constructive problem solving"? Given Lou's loathing of illegal immigrants, let's hope it doesn't involve a bottle of whiskey, a rifle, and a sniper's nest with a view of the Rio Grande.Rather, this might give Dobbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Lake Worth Commission Candidate Jo-Ann Golden Speaks on Immigration

    Taking a nap at the Mentoring Center.​Immigration is a hot-button issue in tomorrow's Lake Worth City Commission elections, in part due to the large number of undocumented residents in the city but also because of the recent flap over candidate Scott Maxwell's alleged ties to anti-immigration hate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Lake Worth Commission Candidate Ron Exline Speaks on Immigration

    Lake Worth Mentoring Center gets grant from Community Foundation​Immigration is a hot-button issue in tomorrow's Lake Worth City Commission elections, in part due to the large number of undocumented residents in the city but also because of the recent flap over candidate Scott Maxwell's alleged ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Lake Worth Commish Hopeful Scott Maxwell Tied to White Supremicists?

    Maxwell: The crusade temporarily suspended​The Lake Worth elections slated for November 3rd just get weirder by the minute. As if the flap about Mayoral candidate Rene Varela's role in the sales of wild dolphins to a marine park in Dubai weren't scandal enough, now the Palm Beach County Environmen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Dinerstein's "Independent Thinkers" Protest Delray Heathcare Forum

    ​"Dear Media Friends," the email read. "The Wexler 'town hall' meeting is a sham. Tickets. Reserved seating. Written questions. In other words, NO DISSENT INSIDE."To speak to real, independent thinking citizens, be in the South County Civic Center Parking Lot at NOON."The email was signed "Sid."T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Jury Still Out on Jimenez Case

    A verdict is expected this week in the civil suit against Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart for flying an illegal immigrant patient out of the country in 2003 after he had accumulated some $1.5 million in medical bills that were unlikely to be paid. Luis Jimenez, who is Guatemalan, was workin ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 2007

    Onstage Culeros

    It´s about the haughtiness of the band

  • News

    May 17, 2007

    Argh. I'm Drowning in Español!

    Then get outta the water, tonto

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    Jose... You're Next!

    David Caulkett wants your $10 to help Uncle Sam in the fight against illegal immigration.

  • News

    October 18, 2001

    Admitting Terror

    The immigration service's own describe how America failed to protect its borders from the September 11 terrorists

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    At Work in the Fields of the Lord

    Long hours. Low pay. Hardly any rights. It's the life of Palm Beach County's hidden underclass: migrant farm workers.

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    You Don't Have to Travel Like a Refugee

    Forget rickety rafts and inner tubes. The well-heeled illegal immigrant is coming here on a luxury cruise.

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