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Duran investigating whether dead people have voted in New Mexico

By | 11.10.11 | 6:19 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Photo: Chris Steller

The office of Secretary of State Dianna Duran says that the names of 641 dead people are still on the voter registration rolls in New Mexico.

New Census Bureau measurement shows poverty greater than previously thought

By | 11.09.11 | 5:33 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The U.S. Census Bureau’s alternative Supplemental Poverty Measure — “a new measure of poverty to complement the official measure,” released this week — shows that 49.1 million Americans were poor in 2010, “more than the 46.6 million using the official definition of poverty.”

Architect of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 immigration law loses recall election

By | 11.09.11 | 2:30 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce, one of the most recognized architects of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law, better known as S.B. 1070, lost a recall election Tuesday.

Bill Clinton defends Perry on immmigration

By | 11.08.11 | 5:45 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

It’s hard to see how this helps Rick Perry in a brutal Republican primary contest, but former President Bill Clinton on Monday defended Perry’s position on immigration and his support of the Texas Dream Act.

Arne Duncan says he supports in-state tuition for undocumented

By | 11.08.11 | 3:19 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that he supports allowing the children of undocumented residents to attend colleges at an in-state tuition rate.

Florida residents buck proposed immigration detention center

By | 11.07.11 | 12:23 pm | More from The Florida Independent

About 250 southwest Broward residents attended a Saturday meeting in the city of Pembroke Pines to tell local and federal officials, as well as prison industry executives, that they don’t want an immigration detention center built in their area.

Birther sheriff Arpaio a guest speaker at Florida tea party event in Orlando

By | 11.03.11 | 5:48 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Birther conspiracy theorist Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona will be a featured speaker at Choose Liberty, an event organized by the Eastern Orlando Tea Party and Americans for Prosperity.

Florida Dems calling on GOP Senator to leave committee after comments against Hispanics

By | 11.03.11 | 11:41 am | More from The Florida Independent

State Reps. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, and Darren Soto, D-Orlando, requested Wednesday that state Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, be removed from the Senate Committee on Reapportionment because of his recent statement that “many Hispanic-speaking people in Florida … are not legal.”

Hays said:

Before we design a district anywhere

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Florida senator demands apology from GOP over immigration remarks

By | 11.01.11 | 9:42 am | More from The Florida Independent

State Rep. Luis Garcia, D-Miami sent a followup letter Monday to Senate President Mike Haridopolis and House Speaker Dean Cannon about comments their fellow Republican Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, made about Florida Hispanics last month during a legislative meeting.

Garcia writes:

Last week, I sent you

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Udall and Bingaman keep pushing to increase range Mexicans can travel in U.S.

By | 11.01.11 | 8:55 am | More from The New Mexico Independent

After watching businesses in their neighboring states profit for years, businesspeople and officials along the Mexico-New Mexico border impressed it upon their beltway representatives that they, too, finally wanted to cash in on what has not been coming their way.

Meaning: extend the traveling distance into which Mexican More…