Biden Picks Mayorkas to Become First Hispanic, Immigrant to Lead Homeland Security
President-elect Joe Biden tapped Alejandro Mayorkas to become the first immigrant and Hispanic to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
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Colorado Officials Pledge to Repeal Controversial Immigration Reporting Law
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Colorado moved closer Monday to repealing a controversial law that requires local police to determine the status of immigrants and report undocumented people to federal authorities, the Denver Post reports. A state House committee voted 9-2 to repeal the six-year-old law, SB 90, that state officials said has cost taxpayers $13 million…
Feds Spend More Money on Immigrant Enforcement Than All Other Crimes Combined
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government spends more money on immigrant enforcement than all other law enforcement agencies combined, the Huffington Post reports. The U.S. spent nearly $18 billion in the 2012 fiscal year on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and US-Visit, an effort to help local authorities identify undocumented immigrants,…