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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

NY Governor Drops Immigrant License Plan Wed, Nov 14, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced Wednesday he was abandoning a plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, but said that the federal government had...

Senators Vow to Revive Immigration Bill Sat, Aug 5, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate leaders vowed Thursday night to revive stalled immigration legislation as soon as next week, capping a furious rescue attempt led by President Bush. The...

Bush to Push for Immigration Legislation Sat, Mar 3, 2007 MERIDA, Mexico (AP) -- President Bush pledged Wednesday to intensify his push for languishing immigration legislation, standing alongside Mexican President Felipe Calderon who...

Immigration: Overload of requests for employment visas after 9/11 causes massive delays Tue, Mar 4, 2008 | Add a comment Desperation drove Chao Li to sue the U.S. government this fall. For more than two years, the Chinese doctor had been waiting to become a legal permanent resident of the United States. Until he...

Sulphur saddlery loses staff Thu, Aug 3, 2006 SULPHUR - A Sulphur company that makes and sells 8,000 saddles annually worldwide lost about two-thirds of its employees Wednesday during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....

Oklahoma National Guard troops deployed Sat, Jul 15, 2006 TULSA (AP) - About 20 Air National Guard troops from Oklahoma deployed Saturday from the Tulsa International Airport as part of a mission to help prevent illegal immigration along the...

Oklahoma troops to combat illegal immigration Fri, Jul 7, 2006 More than 300 Oklahoma National Guard troops will be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration over the next three months, Gov. Brad Henry said Friday. The first troops -- 20...

Lawmakers call for interim study on illegal immigration Thu, Jul 6, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY - A couple of state lawmakers are calling for an interim study on the need for new guidelines to fight illegal immigration. Representatives Randy Terrill and Kevin Calvey say...

Immigration study sought Sat, May 27, 2006 TASK FORCE -- Senators passed a resolution to create a task force on illegal immigration issues in Oklahoma. Senate Resolution 125 by Sen. Daisy Lawler, D- Comanche, proposes that the Senate...

Immigration bill likely dead Tue, May 23, 2006 A bill before Oklahoma's Legislature intended to stop illegal immigrants from receiving tax-supported services probably is dead for the year, the measure's author said Monday. A spokeswoman for a...