ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Some say immigration law can be as complicated as the tax code. This is particularly true when it comes to the rules that define what criminal offenses can make a legal immigrant deportable, especially those who served in the U.S. armed...
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
During a good portion of his life, Louis Alvarez was a heroin addict, racking up criminal drug offenses. The legal resident from Mexico eventually faced deportation.
However, it was his time in the Marines that led immigration officials to grant...
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
EL CENTRO – After war, many military men and women return with post traumatic stress disorder and don't even know it. Rohan Coombs, of Tustin, and his friend and comrade James Davis, of Placentia, said it was the same for them.
Both Marine...
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
The aircraft's engine hummed. It was the same sound Hector Barajas heard on the countless aviation missions he'd taken when he served in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne division.
"I was ready to parachute out," Barajas said.
This time, however, he...
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
ROSARITO, BAJA CALIFORNIA – Keeping tabs on his U.S. citizenship application wasn't much of a priority for Marine Cpl. Rohan Coombs when he served in the Persian Gulf War.
The aircraft maintenance specialist had more pressing concerns: the...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Recalcitrant lawmakers should explain to voters why they refuse to get behind the federal fight against domestic violence and sexual assaults.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Chicago’s suburbs are home to an increasing number of Latino and other immigrant families, but schools there frequently fail to meet state rules to provide bilingual programs.
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TEXAS TRIBUNE
By Julián Aguilar
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s classification of licenses for some legal residents as “limited term” documents is drawing criticism from some who claim the department is going against stated...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Representative Sam Johnson, Republican of Texas, defends his bill requiring a Social Security number for those claiming a certain tax credit.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Brazil restricted Haitian visas in January after about 4,000 Haitians arrived in its Amazon frontier, setting off a discussion about what kind of immigrants the country should try to attract.
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