Immigration News Coverage

More Calif. House seats may be in play in November

10/23/08 | Associated Press | The DCCC last week helped pay for a mailer in the Bilbray-Leibham race and is pumping money into the two races in California long deemed competitive the 11th District contest between incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney and Republican Dean Andal, and the 4th District contest between GOP state Sen. Tom McClintock and Democrat Charlie Brown | Read the story

Immigrant voters in Ill. congressional districts

10/23/08 | Associated Press | The following is a look at the percentage of immigrant voters in eight Illinois congressional districts. Each district is followed by the current representative and percent of foreign-born adults who are eligible to vote: 6th District, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, 17.5 percent | Read the story

She’s still a Southerner, still a celebrity, wants to stay a senator

10/23/08 | The Virginian-Pilot | On a pit road filled with NASCAR's bold-face names, Sen. Elizabeth Dole can still draw a crowd Take, for example, Dole's work on illegal immigration. After casting a crucial vote last year that helped kill a compromise reform bill that Democratic leaders had worked out with the White House, Dole helped organize a first-of-its-kind partnership between North Carolina sheriffs and federal immigration authorities. | Read the story

Ill. Seat Could Flip; Poll: Democrat Leads in Weller’s District

10/23/08 | Roll Call | A new Roll Call poll is echoing an already-somber tone for Republicans in central Illinois, as state Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson (D) has a double-digit lead against Chicago-area concrete magnate Marty Ozinga (R) two weeks before Election Day The next biggest issue was terrorism, which garnered 9 percent, followed by health care and immigration at 7 percent | Read the story

Immigration voter drive poised for big win

10/23/08 | New York Daily News | There is no light at the end of the tunnel for the McCain-Palin ticket. This time around, minority and poor voters are actively participating in the electoral process like never before. They were involved in registering new voters, and now they are working hard to make sure those new voters go to the polls on Nov. 4. | Read the story

McCain Is Faltering Among Hispanic Voters

10/23/08 | New York Times | Recent Gallup polls show Mr. McCain running far behind Senator Barack Obama among Hispanic voters nationwide, only 26 percent of whom favor the Republican. The possibility that Mr. McCain can duplicate George W. Bush’s performance among Latinos in 2004, when Republicans won 44 percent of the vote, now seems remote. | Read the story

McCain, Obama agree on immigration

10/23/08 | St. Louis Post Dispatch | For all their differences, Barack Obama and John McCain have often shared common ground on one volatile issue: immigration. McCain was the architect of legislation to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants, a concept Obama also has embraced. | Read the story

New citizens may sway election

10/23/08 | Bakersfield Californian | Immigration may not be a hot topic in this year’s presidential election, but a study released Thursday suggests candidates would do well to talk about it. The issue could easily influence the outcome in key battleground states thanks to the votes of naturalized citizens and the U.S.-born children of immigrants, or “New Americans.” | Read the story

Deputies knew of illegal workers, papers show

10/22/08 | Associated Press State & Local Wire | Court papers show Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies knew in August that more than 20 custodians contracted with the City of Mesa were using fraudulent information to illegally work in the United States but held off on arresting the Management Cleaning Control employees until last week, The Arizona Republic reports. | Read the story

Attacks continue during 6th District congressional debate

10/22/08 | St. Joseph News-Press | Sam Graves and Kay Barnes filed this year to run for office, but the congressional candidates accused one another on Tuesday of running from office…Fielding questions from a media panel, the office seekers laid out their platforms. Mr. Graves told the crowd he stood for lower taxes, support for war efforts and more oil drilling, while standing against immigration amnesty and gay marriage. Ms. Barnes said she wants the nation to rearrange its priorities to protect working families and shift the benefits provided for oil companies to those working to develop alternative energy | Read the story

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