- A Chinese immigrant died of cancer in a detention facility after authorities ignored his excruciating pain for months.
- More immigration raids: ICE arrests 42 suspected illegal immigrants working at Dulles Airport in suburban Washington, D.C. and 57 at a parachute plant in Asheville, N.C.
- Deportations are up 40 percent in the Pacific Northwest, due to the ICE’s new “Criminal Alien Program,” which targets illegal immigrants with criminal records.
- Update on the Lampson-Olson race in Tom Delay’s old Texas district: the Star-Telegram quotes Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman: “I think [Nick Lampson]’s the most endangered Democratic incumbent in the country.” More bad news for the Democrat comes from the U.S. Chamber of Congress, which is endorsing Republican Pete Olson.
A News 21 report says South Asians are an important constituency here. - Young Asian Americans are increasingly getting involved in the presidential race. See News 21’s earlier report for how they might vote.
- Republican Lou Barletta, the immigration hard-liner running against Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA22) can now afford TV ads. Until now, he’s only advertised on YouTube. For News 21’s take, check out “The Mayor Who Cried Whoa.”
Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, August 18
August 18th, 2008 by Amy Crawford · No Comments
Tags: · anti-immigration, Asian Americans, Barletta, Columbia, illegal immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kanjorski, Nick Lampson, Pete Olson, South Asians, Sugar Land
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