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Monday, April 01, 2013  With big political issues seemingly settled, Gang of Eight turns to immigration plan's details

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Immigration Reform has been President Obama's top priority in his second term; A reform that will affect 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. But first, both parties need to come to an agreement.

Monday, June 13, 2011  The Texas Senate is holding a public hearing on an immigration bill that bans police agencies from adopting policies that bar officers from asking people they detain whether they are in the country legally.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  As President Barack Obama prepared to give a speech on America's "broken immigration system" in Texas, lawmakers in Austin passed a bill that would force local police to give federal immigration offenses the same priority as other crimes.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  Despite pledges for immigration overhaul, Republicans suggest any plan for legalization doomed

Monday, December 20, 2010  A group of college students and graduates in Los Angeles say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and the 2012 election.

Friday, August 13, 2010  The Obama administration says it's wrong to try to change the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to babies born in the United States.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  Just say immigration reform, and everyone has opinion, especially on a new push by Republicans to change the 14th amendment.

Friday, June 11, 2010  Mexico condemned the shooting of a 15-year-old boy by a U.S. Border Patrol agent Thursday through diplomatic correspondence and an angry phone call to the Homeland Security secretary.

Thursday, June 10, 2010  Pointing their rifles, Mexican security forces chased away U.S. authorities investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on the banks of the Rio Grande, the FBI and witnesses told AP.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010  A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 15-year-old Mexican boy after a group trying to illegally enter Texas threw rocks at officers near downtown El Paso, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  First lady Michelle Obama faced a tough, personal immigration question from a Maryland second-grader Wednesday when she visited an elementary school with her Mexican counterpart, Margarita Zavala.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  UPDATED 5:05 p.m. CDT. Confronting soaring frustration over illegal immigration, President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned Arizona's crackdown and pushed instead for a federal fix the nation could embrace.

Monday, April 26, 2010  U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, and civil rights activists spoke to thousands of people gathered at the state Capitol.

Thursday, March 18, 2010  Tens of thousands of immigrants are making their way across the country to the nation's capital to rally Sunday on immigration reform.