Bush immigration plan stirs debate
2/4/2004. The Washington Times
President Bush's immigration plan is designed as a "blueprint" for congressional activity on reform and is a "moderate, common sense" approach to the issue, Raul Damas, director of Hispanic grass-roots development at the Republican National Committee, said yesterday. ...

Civil Liberties Restoration Act
2/4/2004. National Immigration Forum
In the over two years since September 11, 2001 there has been time to assess the impact and effectiveness of the government�s response to the attacks. The Civil Liberties Restoration Act moves the nation forward with security and freedom as coequal and attainable goals. The Act redresses some of the excesses of the government�s response and restores critical protection and fundamental freedom without compromising our nation�s safety....

Labor site struggles
2/3/2004. The Journal News
For 18 months, the day labor site in Spring Valley has offered workers everything from social services to English lessons. ...

Migrants scramble to beat deadline
2/3/2004. Bladen Journal
Immigrant workers packed driver's license offices across the state Friday as people tried to beat the deadline for new regulations on identification cards and licenses....

Most Democrats in Senate race want more options for illegal immigrants
2/3/2004. The Beacon News
The millions of immigrants living and working illegally in the United States deserve a chance at legal status and eventually even citizenship, the Democrats contending for the U.S. Senate nomination generally agree. "The undocumented workers currently in this country and woven into the fabric of our lives are not simply strangers to be deported," state Sen. Barack Obama said....

Patriot Act Has Made Impact; Palestinian At SIUC Says Being An Outsider Is Tougher Now
2/3/2004. The Southern Illinoisan
Abdel Mohammad has been studying at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for three years. This semester, the 32-year-old Palestinian doctoral student is working on his dissertation in comparative literature. Mohammad came to the United States as a Fulbright scholar, seeing the chance to study in a land where freedom is the order of the day. ...

Migrant law overhaul long overdue, many say
2/2/2004. The News-Press
If U.S. farmers want to play by the rules and hire legal immigrant workers, they need time, patience and luck. They must work with three federal agencies: the Departments of Labor, Homeland Security and State. They must apply for the foreign workers no later than 45 days before the workers will be needed. And they must advertise across the country, offering the jobs to U.S. workers first. ...

A Vital Bloc, Realizing Its Power, Measures Its Suitors
2/2/2004. The New York Times
The Arizona primary was less than 48 hours away, and John Ramos, a 38-year-old Mexican-American Democrat who voted for the first time in 2000, had still not made up his mind....

Ex-agents get prison in immigrant's death
2/2/2004. Houston Chronicle
In rulings hailed as the first of their kind, a Houston federal judge sentenced three former immigration agents to prison Monday for denying medical care to a paralyzed immigrant who later died of his injuries. ...

The Border Angels and Their Unconditional Humanitarianism
2/1/2004. Pacifica News Service
In the face of the Bush Administration�s immigration proposal which would make undocumented immigrant workers legally exploitable for intervals of three years, thirty Border Angel volunteers, led by Enrique Morones, founder of the non-profit organization, caravanned from downtown San Diego to East County�s rocky desert hills to set up stations of water, food, and clothing. ...