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Obama’s Aunt is an Illegal Immigrant. Will Voters Care?

November 1, 2008 – 3:36 pm

Obama’s Aunt’s Boston apartment building. (AP Photo) The news hit the Drudge Report yesterday that Barack Obama’s half-aunt, a Kenyan immigrant named Zeituni Onyango, is living in the United States illegally after her application for asylum was rejected. The Times of London “discovered” her in a Boston housing project, where neighbors described her as “living [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Columbia, illegal immigrants, Immigration, Kenya, McCain, obama | Comments

Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, 10/11

October 12, 2008 – 5:26 pm

John McCain and Barack Obama continue attacking one another over immigration, but only in Spanish-language ads. Each accuses the other of stymieing immigration reform. Chris Hackett, the Republican challenging incumbent Rep. Chris Carney (D-Penn. 10) is attacking his opponent over illegal immigration. This district neighbors the district in which anti-illegal immigration mayor Lou Barletta is [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Barletta, Chicago, Chris Carney, Chris Hackett, Columbia, Immigration, immigration raids, immigration reform, McCain, obama, Pennsylvania, Robert Menendez, Ted Kennedy | Comments

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