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A federal judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a new Arizona law aimed at preventing employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants . The Legal Arizona Workers Act , enacted in...

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and other civil rights groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against the state of Arizona claiming that the Legal Arizona Workers Act...

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano signed the Legal Arizona Workers Act Monday, legislation that requires employers to verify that employees are in the United States legally. In what Napolitano called "the most aggressive...

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that immigration reform groups can pursue a lawsuit against Governor Janet Napolitano alleging her administration improperly limited Proposition 200 , a voter-approved ballot initiative that...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held late this week that Arizona may enforce its voter identification law while a non-profit organization challenges the law in federal court. The law, which Arizonans approved...

The Kansas House of Representatives on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill making English the state's "official" language. The legislation passed 118-2, after it was amended to provide $500,000 to help adult immigrants learn...

A slew of new US state laws will greet the New Year when they take effect on January 1. The state minimum wage will increase in Arizona , California ,...

Arizona voters Tuesday overwhelmingly passed four measures directed against illegal immigration, approving each one by about a three-to-one margin across the state. If not overruled by the courts, Proposition 100 will deny bail for illegal immigrants under...

William Perry Pendley : "Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) has agreed to represent Hazleton, Pennsylvania to defend its efforts to reduce the impact on the community from the presence of illegal immigrants....

The Secure Fence Act of 2006 , the second portion of a two-part plan to tackle illegal immigration in the US, was sent to President George Bush Monday for his signature. The...