Student immigrants use civil rights-era strategies

BOSTON (AP) - "Their struggle then is ours now," said Deivid Ribeiro, 21, an illegal immigrant from Brazil and an aspiring physicist...

LA county boycotts Ariz. over immigration law

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a heated debate, the county's board of supervisors voted 3-2 to ban new contracts with Arizona-based companies and review those that could be canceled...

Obama to meet with Ariz. governor on immigration

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has criticized a tough new Arizona law, signed by Jan Brewer in April, that cracks down on illegal immigration...

Child who confronted first lady on immigration is icon

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LIMA, Peru (AP) - A slip of the tongue from an excited seven-year-old girl has caused some anxious moments for a Maryland family originally from Peru...

Immigration law protesters march on Ariz. capitol

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PHOENIX (AP) - Thousands of people from around the country marched to the Arizona state capitol to protest the state's tough new crackdown on illegal immigration...

Paul opposes citizenship for babies of illegal immigrants

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Paul, who a week ago won the GOP primary, told a Russian TV station in a clip circulating on political Web sites Friday that he wants to block citizenship to those children...

Kanye West urges artists to boycott Arizona

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Cypress Hill, Juanes, Massive Attack, Jack Black, filmmaker Michael Moore and De La Rocha's bandmates have also joined the campaign...

Police chiefs voice concerns on Ariz. immigration law

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The new law "puts Arizona law enforcement right in the middle" at a time when police budgets are already in crisis, said John Harris, president of the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police...