"Changing laws have made life tougher for illegal immigrants in Arizona, including young people giving up dreams of college and better lives because they are unable to pay out-of-state tuition as required by voters.

With privately funded grants and scholarships lagging far behind the demand, some would-be students have dropped out, and others are considering a return to homelands they hardly remember in search of opportunity.

At 22, Jesus Pineda has lived half his life in Tucson. After arriving here at age 11, Pineda learned English in three months, eventually graduated from Catalina High Magnet School and started working with his dad at their family business...."

"Cobb Chairman Sam Olens disputed allegations that the county is
violating state law requiring officials to verify the immigration
status of applicants for public benefits, such as business licenses.
"We have been absolutely checking on the business licenses," of which
the county has issued about 1,098, he said Wednesday. But the chairman
held firm to his position that a business license is different from an
occupational tax certificate (OTC), of which the county has issued
about 27,668. The county does not check the immigration status of those
applicants...."

"Driving without a license could put illegal immigrants a step closer to deportation in Georgia. A bill passed this session by the General Assembly requires a minimum two-day jail sentence on the first conviction of driving without a license. The bill also directs jailers to check the nationality and legal status of those convicted and to report those here illegally to immigration officials for deportation...."

"The number of illegal immigrants arrested and deported from Oklahoma and North Texas is on pace to exceed last year's number by 40 percent, the Department of Homeland Security says...."

"New legislation being offered in several states aims to make sure people who walk into the nation’s voting booths are, in fact, American citizens. In Missouri, state Rep. Stanley Cox wants a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to require proof of citizenship when people register to vote...."

"'The state of Oklahoma ought not be in the business of subsidizing the presence of people who are here illegally,' said Republican state Rep. Randy Terrill, sponsor of the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007, also known as House Bill 1804. 'HB 1804 proves that attrition through enforcement works,' Terrill added..."

"'Many Hispanic contractors are packing up to leave the state,' said Luisa Moreno, programs coordinator and membership services director of the contractors association. 'We are just waiting for federal immigration reform...'"