Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, August 18

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.”

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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