Police: Slaying of NY immigrant was a hate crime Mon, Nov 10, 2008 YAPHANK, N.Y. (AP) - Seven high school students looking "to beat up some Mexicans" attacked an immigrant from Ecuador on a Long Island street, with one of them fatally plunging a knife into the...

HB 1804 draws new legal challenge in Oklahoma Sat, Nov 8, 2008 DENVER — Labor unions, immigration advocates, civil rights groups and even the National Center for Lesbian Rights have joined business groups to battle parts of Oklahoma’s...

Hispanic numbers double in 6 Oklahoma counties Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Comments 38 CLAREMORE — It's no surprise to Carol Ann Kritzmire that the Hispanic population in Rogers County is growing. She sees it in the faces of the children entering the sacrament classes at St....

Administration says strides in immigration made in ’08 Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON — The U.S. government arrested and deported record numbers of illegal immigrants — nearly 350,000 — in the past year, authorities say. It also has naturalized a record...

IN BRIEF: Heat company hiring spurs federal fines Fri, Nov 7, 2008 NORMAN Heat company hiring spurs federal fines A-1 Electric Heat and Air in Norman will forfeit $150,000 to the federal government for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. A-1 was convicted...

Feds eye immigration status of Tulsa teen suspect Wed, Nov 5, 2008 TULSA -- Tulsa officials say a 16-year-old Tulsa boy arrested this week in the beating death of another teenager after a soccer match is being held for federal immigration agents. Edgar Saucedo...

Papillomavirus vaccine required for immigrants Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services recently added five shots to the list of vaccinations required for immigrants — one of which is only for certain female immigrants. As of Aug. 1, females...

CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Add a comment Obama runs ads In GOP states YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Democrat Barack Obama broadened his advertising campaign on Friday into two once reliably Republican states and further bedeviled rival John...

Iowa fines meatpacker $10 million Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Add a comment IOWA CITY, Iowa — A kosher meatpacking plant that was the site of one of the nation’s largest immigration raids was fined nearly $10 million by the state Wednesday over accusations that...

HB 1804 snags 3 arrests in a year Mon, Oct 27, 2008 | Comments 13 TULSA — A newspaper investigation indicates that an anti-illegal immigration law that took effect in Oklahoma last Nov. 1 has resulted in only three arrests and one conviction. The Tulsa...

28 groups back suit against Oklahoma immigration law Mon, Oct 27, 2008 | Comments 14 Twenty-eight different business, labor and civil rights groups have filed briefs in support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's legal fight against Oklahoma's tough illegal immigration law. The...

Pride of America: Immigrant stories shine at Beijing Games Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — Now that the flame has gone out on the Olympics in Beijing, it's worth taking a moment to applaud the U.S. Olympic team. Not only for dominating so many events and winning the most...

4th Pa. teen charged in killing of immigrant Fri, Jul 25, 2008 POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities in Pennsylvania say a fourth teenager has been charged in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant. Schuylkill County prosecutors charged the teen...

Factory had tension between union, immigrants Wed, Apr 16, 2008 LAUREL, Miss. (AP) -- Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to...

White Americans no longer a majority by 2042 Thu, Aug 14, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in...

Thousands rally in May Day effort for immigration reform Thu, May 1, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) -- Thousands of chanting, flag-waving activists rallied in cities across the country Thursday, attempting to reinvigorate calls for immigration reform in a presidential...

Signs of Possible Deal on New ID Rules Sat, Mar 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- There are signs of a potential compromise to end the Bush administration's standoff with states resisting new standards for driver's licenses. For people who live in...

GOP Moves to Force Immigration Vote Thu, Jun 28, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans are trying to force action on a Democratic-written immigration enforcement measure, the latest GOP attempt to elevate the volatile issue into an...

Romney Accuses McCain of 'Dirty Tricks' Thu, Jan 31, 2008 SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney accused John McCain of using dirty tricks by suggesting the former Massachusetts governor wanted a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops...

Congress Unlikely to Buy Bush Proposals Mon, Jan 28, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Democratic Congress is poised to heed President Bush's call to help save the economy, but may not give him much else after a State of the Union speech that recycled...