Border officials: Guatemalan sisters held captive in Douglas trailer
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The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson
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May 22--Two Guatemalan sisters were rescued Sunday from a residence north Douglas where they were held hostage for more than a week, law enforcement officials say. The Douglas Police Department received a call late Sunday afternoon from a person reporting that two adult undocumented Guatemalan sisters were being held against their will, according to the criminal complaint. While conducting ...

May/22/2013 08:41 PM

Immigration activists protest Sen. Marco Rubio after gay couples left out of reform bill
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The Miami Herald
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May 22--Gay activists gathered Wednesday in front of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's Doral office to protest the Senate Judiciary Committee's failure to include undocumented gay foreign nationals in a bipartisan immigration reform bill the panel approved late Tuesday. While the number of protesters at the corner of Northwest 87th Avenue and 36th Street was relatively small, about 30, their action ...

May/22/2013 08:10 PM

BLOG: Gay South Florida: LGBT activists in Doral protest U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio after gay couples left out of immigration plan
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The Miami Herald
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May 22--[http://miamiherald.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b26169e201901c765f70970b-pi] BY ALFONSO CHARDY and STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com [mailto:srothaus@MiamiHerald.com] Gay activists gathered Wednesday in front of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's Doral office to protest the Senate Judiciary...

May/22/2013 08:10 PM

BLOG: Opinion Northwest: Do not exploit gay rights issue to stop immigration reform
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The Seattle Times
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May 22--The U.S. Senate is on the verge of debating comprehensive immigration reform, and there are signs Republicans and Democrats are cooperating to finally pass a substantial bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee's 13-5 decision Monday to send the measure to the floor is a big deal, and though I support equal rights for same-sex couples (and this board advocates enthusiastically for same-sex ...

May/22/2013 07:37 PM

US bill on H1-B clears first hurdle
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Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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May 22--The US immigration bill that intends to restrict H-1B visa-dependent Indian IT firms' ability to hire more foreign workers, including people from India, crossed a key hurdle on Tuesday, making it through the senate committee. The bill now goes for a vote on the senate floor -- sometime in June -- which will be neither easy nor quick, with a slew of amendments expected. If it passes, ...

May/22/2013 07:36 PM

Lisbon man gets four years for stealing federal money
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Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
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May 22--PORTLAND -- A Lisbon man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to four years in prison for stealing federal money and other federal crimes. Mark Judd, 34, also was sentenced in Maine's U.S. District Court on convictions of Social Security fraud, making false statements to a financial institution and aggravated identity theft, according to a statement released by U.S. Attorney Thomas ...

May/22/2013 07:16 PM

BLOG: Capitol Incite: New poll highlights Mainers' strong feelings about LePage
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Bangor Daily News, Maine
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May 22--The latest fix for Maine political junkies fixated on the 2014 governor's race came Wednesday when Critical Insights, a Portland-based polling firm, released its semi-annual trend-tracking survey. Polls this far before an election offer little more than conversation starters, but the Critical Insights results highlighted the magnitude of Republican Gov. Paul LePage's influence on ...

May/22/2013 06:52 PM

EDITORIAL: Progress on immigration
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The Baltimore Sun
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May 22--Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They agreed on something. The vote Tuesday night in the Senate Judiciary Committee to forward to the floor a massive overhaul of the nation's ...

May/22/2013 05:40 PM

BLOG: Funk On Faith: New 'Nuns on the Bus' tour coming to Charlotte
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The Charlotte Observer
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May 22--Another "Nuns on the Bus" tour -- this one promoting comprehensive immigration reform -- will hit the road next week. One of its first stops: Charlotte. On May 31, the Catholic sisters will be at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 507 S. Tryon, in uptown Charlotte. The 7 p.m. event in Biss Hall is open to the public, and co-sponsored by several other Catholic parishes in the Charlotte ...

May/22/2013 05:35 PM

BLOG: Latino Connection: U.S. Sen. Johnson to hold listening sessions on immigration
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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May 22--Republican U. S. Senator Ron Johnson has announced that his staff will hold a series of listening sessions throughout Wisconsin on the upcoming congressional legislation on immigration. The bipartisan bill was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday ...

May/22/2013 05:09 PM