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Moving to U.S. and Amassing a Fortune, No English Needed

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 More than 40 years after arriving in New York from Mexico uneducated and broke, Felix Sanchez de la Vega Guzman still can barely speak English. Ask him a question, and he will respond with a few halting phrases and an apologetic smile before shifting back to the comfort of Spanish. 

Sources:  NYTIMES.com
November 8, 2011

Immigration attorneys: U.S. deportation policy shift starting
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The Department of Homeland Security said the government would review about 300,000 deportation cases pending in federal immigration courts. Lower-priority cases -- those not involving individuals considered violent or otherwise dangerous -- would be suspended under the new criteria.

Sources:  CNN.com
August 26, 2011 
Judge again blocks parts of tough Alabama immigration law edit

A federal judge has again temporarily blocked enforcement of key parts of a tough immigration law in Alabama.


Sources:  CNN.com
September 29, 2011  

National News Archives

 U.S. Issues New Deportation Policy’s First Reprieves 

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The call came in the morning to the lawyer representing Manuel Guerra, an illegal immigrant from Mexico living in Florida who had been caught in a tortuous and seemingly failing five-year court fight against deportation.

Sources:   NYTIMES.com
August 22, 2011 

Administration says it will conduct case-by-case review of deportation

In a move that could shake up the U.S. immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security is going to begin reviewing all 300,000 pending deportation cases in federal immigration courts to determine which individuals meet specific criteria for removal and to focus on "our highest priorities."

Sources:  CNN.com
August 19, 2011