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Immigration initiative will not make Nov. ballot (Seattle Times)

Proponents of a state initiative that called for stricter immigration rules failed again to collect enough signatures to make the November ballot.

3 Jul 2009, 5:24 pm | click here to view more

Businessman granted citizenship facing immigration charges (TVNZ)

Auckland millionaire Yong Ming Yan has been charged with making untrue declarations on immigration papers

3 Jul 2009, 3:31 pm | click here to view more

Millionaire businessman faces immigration charges (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Auckland millionaire Yong Ming Yan, granted New Zealand citizenship in August last year despite officials' advice to decline his application, has been charged with making untrue declarations on immigration papers and using fake identities to receive a passport.

3 Jul 2009, 3:16 pm | click here to view more

Immigration initiative unlikely to make Nov ballot (Seattle Times)

Proponents of a proposed statewide initiative that calls for stricter immigration rules failed again to collect enough signatures to make the November ballot.

3 Jul 2009, 3:08 pm | click here to view more

Immigration initiative unlikely to make Nov ballot (Seattle Times)

A proposed statewide initiative that calls for stricter immigration rules is likely to fail again in collecting enough signatures to make the November ballot.

3 Jul 2009, 3:08 pm | click here to view more

Immigration initiative unlikely to make Nov ballot (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)

Associated Press - July 3, 2009 3:25 PM ET YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - A proposed statewide initiative that calls for stricter immigration rules is likely to fail again in collecting enough signatures...

3 Jul 2009, 2:32 pm | click here to view more

Anti-illegal immigration initiative falls short (Seattle Times)

An anti-illegal-immigration initiative, sponsored by a Yakima County man, failed to make the election ballot again this year, falling thousands of petition signatures short of the requirement. Initiative 1043 would have required employers to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of prospective employees.

3 Jul 2009, 1:23 pm | click here to view more

Employer fines replace raids in immigration fight (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Immigration authorities had bad news this week for American Apparel, the T-shirt maker based in downtown Los Angeles: About 1,800 employees appeared to be illegal immigrants not authorized to work in the United States.

3 Jul 2009, 11:10 am | click here to view more

39 businesses included in immigration probe (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Thirty-nine businesses in San Diego and Imperial counties are being targeted for audits of their employment records by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the agency.

3 Jul 2009, 10:55 am | click here to view more

Italy approves anti-immigration bill (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tough new measures to battle illegal immigration and crime became law in Italy Thursday after the Senate gave the green light to a bill contested by the middle-left opposition and the Catholic Church.

2 Jul 2009, 10:32 am | click here to view more