Immigration, legal and otherwise.

US Immigration Hits Record High, Increases Poverty Levels

(CNSNews.com) - From 2000 to 2005, the United States has seen the highest five-year immigration levels in its history, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Immigration Studies. Full Story



Las Vegas Sun/AP: Judge Clears Way for Border Fence Construction

A federal judge on Monday lifted the final legal barrier to completing a border fence meant to thwart illegal immigrants in the southwestern corner of the U.S.

The project comprises 14 miles of additional fencing in San Diego. In September, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff waived all laws and legal challenges to building the final 3 1/2-mile leg through coastal wetlands to the Pacific Ocean.

The Sierra Club and other environmental groups had argued that Chertoff lacked the authority to do what he did.

But U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said Congress delegated such authority to Chertoff in June. He noted that the executive branch already had significant jurisdiction over national security and immigration.


Las Vegas Sun/AP: Economists Disagree on Immigrant Employment Puzzle