New Jersey 101.5 » immigration http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 21 May 2013 22:03:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Senators Require Fingerprinting at 30 Airports http://nj1015.com/senators-require-fingerprinting-at-30-airports/ http://nj1015.com/senators-require-fingerprinting-at-30-airports/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=268521 Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/senators-require-fingerprinting-at-30-airports/feed/ 0 George Frey, Getty Images Was Teen Immigrant Angst a Factor in Boston Bombings? http://nj1015.com/was-teen-immigrant-angst-a-factor-in-boston-bombings/ http://nj1015.com/was-teen-immigrant-angst-a-factor-in-boston-bombings/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:33:23 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=262353 Anna Tabakh didn't know a word of English. At age 5, a stranger in a strange land, she was en route with her parents from the Soviet Union to a new home in Kansas City, Mo. But she understood the intent when security guards at a New York City airport suspiciously eyed her stuffed animal, a rather rotund plush toy pig.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/was-teen-immigrant-angst-a-factor-in-boston-bombings/feed/ 0 Surveilliance shot of Dzhokar Tsarnaev at an ATM machine before manhunt (WCVB TV via Twitter) House Immigration Bill Must Meet "Criteria," Says Obama http://nj1015.com/house-immigration-bill-must-meet-criteria-says-obama/ http://nj1015.com/house-immigration-bill-must-meet-criteria-says-obama/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 03:52:21 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=260238 President Barack Obama says he is open-minded about immigration legislation being fashioned in the House. But he says he won't support it if it doesn't meet his criteria, including a "pathway to citizenship."

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]]> http://nj1015.com/house-immigration-bill-must-meet-criteria-says-obama/feed/ 0 Tempers Flare At Immigration Hearing http://nj1015.com/tempers-flare-at-immigration-hearing/ http://nj1015.com/tempers-flare-at-immigration-hearing/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:55:31 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=256489  Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/tempers-flare-at-immigration-hearing/feed/ 0 U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), center, and U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy (D-CT), talk with reporters (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images) Boston Tragedy Could Delay Immigration Bill http://nj1015.com/boston-tragedy-could-delay-immigration-bill/ http://nj1015.com/boston-tragedy-could-delay-immigration-bill/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:48:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=253484 A key senator says the unveiling of a sweeping immigration bill set for Tuesday could be delayed because of the tragedy at the Boston marathon.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boston-tragedy-could-delay-immigration-bill/feed/ 0 Rubio Says Immigration Law Not 'Amnesty' [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/rubio-says-immigration-law-not-amnesty-video/ http://nj1015.com/rubio-says-immigration-law-not-amnesty-video/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:42:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=252729 Sen. Marco Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the U.S. illegally.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/rubio-says-immigration-law-not-amnesty-video/feed/ 0 Senator Marco Rubio (R) (NBC) Senators Wrap Up Work On Immigration Bill http://nj1015.com/senators-wrap-up-work-on-immigration-bill/ http://nj1015.com/senators-wrap-up-work-on-immigration-bill/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:36:06 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=252013 Four Democratic and four Republican senators have reached agreement on all the major elements of sweeping legislation to remake the nation's immigration laws, and expect to unveil the bill next week.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/senators-wrap-up-work-on-immigration-bill/feed/ 0 Hundreds Gather To Push Immigration Reform http://nj1015.com/hundreds-gather-to-push-immigration-reform/ http://nj1015.com/hundreds-gather-to-push-immigration-reform/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:30:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249918 Hundreds of people have gathered at Liberty State Park o call on Congress to pass immigration reform.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/hundreds-gather-to-push-immigration-reform/feed/ 0 Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (Stacy Proebstle, Townsquare Media NJ) NJ Immigration Activists to Push Reform http://nj1015.com/nj-immigration-activists-to-push-reform/ http://nj1015.com/nj-immigration-activists-to-push-reform/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:33:54 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249813 Members of New Jersey's congressional delegation as well as labor unions, religious leaders, immigrants and immigration advocates plan to hold a rally Saturday in Liberty State Park.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-immigration-activists-to-push-reform/feed/ 0 Napolitano: Federal Cuts May Not Affect Border http://nj1015.com/napolitano-federal-cuts-may-not-affect-border/ http://nj1015.com/napolitano-federal-cuts-may-not-affect-border/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:05:34 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249297 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says a new Congressional budget should eliminate the need to furlough or cut overtime hours for border agents.

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