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Pro-Amnesty Rep. Chris Cannon Ousted in Primary

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Rep. Chris Cannon (R - Utah) was defeated in the Republican primary in Utah's 3rd district. While considered a staunch conservative on many issues, Rep. Cannon is known for being pro-immigration and has sponsored many bills to allow more foreign workers to enter the United States. Americans for Better Immigration gives Rep. Cannon a C grade based on his immigration voting record. Rep.

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Supreme Court Denies Fence Lawsuit

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear a lawsuit brought by environmental groups challenging the Bush administration's ability to expedite construction of a section of border fence near Naco, Arizona. Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club claimed the Administration’s waiver of 19 environmental laws was an unconstitutional repeal of federal laws.

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Supreme Court Ruling Lets Voluntary-Departure Aliens Back Out of their Deal

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that deportable illegal aliens can back out of their agreement to voluntarily depart the country and get another opportunity to make the case to immigration officials that they should be allowed to adjust their status.

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Supreme Court to Decide if Illegal Aliens can Receive In-state Tuition

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Several states, including California, Texas, and Kansas, currently allow illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition. However, the same privilege is not granted to legal Americans from out-of-state. This violates the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, which requires that any state that gives in-state tuition to illegal aliens must give the same benefits to out-of-state students.

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Rasmussen Poll Shows Americans Angry at Government's Refusal to Fix Illegal Immigration Problem

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A June 13 Rasmussen poll shows that Americans are still mad at Congress's failure to reform America's immigration system. The poll shows that 1/3 of all Americans are mad about illegal immigration, but Americans blame Washington and not the illegal aliens. Eighty-three percent of those angry about immigration blame the federal government. Thirty-two percent of those polled expressed "anger" with the situation, while an additional twenty-seven percent expressed frustration with the government's inaction.

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Sen. Grassley Introduces Legislation to Improve E-Verify

Sen. Chuck Grassley

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Ia.) recently introduced legislation (S. 3093) that would reauthorize the E-Verify program. Grassley's legislation also makes several improvements to the program.

Sen Grassley said, "Nobody could have imagined the sophistication of the documents that illegal aliens use to work in the United States,

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