• Rubio’s DREAM Act Would Create a 'Second Class,' Says Los Angeles Mayor
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   April 30, 2012
• Sen. Marco Rubio's proposal would give students legal status through non-immigrant visas, but not citizenship.

• Arizona Immigration Law Debated in Senate on Eve of Supreme Court Hearing
• Source: New York Times   |   Arizona   |   April 25, 2012
• A day before the Supreme Court was to hear arguments on an Arizona statute that expanded the immigration enforcement powers of local police, the author of the law defended it in a Senate hearing under sharp questioning from Democrats, saying it “removes the political handcuffs from state and local law enforcement.”

• Arizona Gov. Brewer: Democrats Playing 'Political Stunt' on Immigration
• Source: Politico   |   Arizona   |   April 25, 2012
• Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who was invited to Tuesday’s Senate hearing but declined to attend, laced into Senate Democrats and accused them of a “political stunt” for threatening to take legislative action if the Supreme Court upholds her state’s controversial immigration law.

• If Arizona Immigration Law is Upheld, Democrats Have a Backup Plan
• Source: Washington Post   |   Arizona   |   April 24, 2012
• The plan is to allow Democrats a route to express displeasure with the Arizona law if the court allows it to stand, and it would force Republicans to take a clear position on the law during the height of the presidential campaign. The immigration law is deeply unpopular with Latino voters, who could be key to the outcome of the presidential and Senate races in several Western states.
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• Net Mexican Immigration Sinks to Zero
• Source: Wall Street Journal   |   Nation   |   April 24, 2012
• Net migration from Mexico has plummeted to zero thanks to changing demographic and economic conditions on both sides of the border, a new study shows.
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• Twin Cities to Test Terror Attack Plan
• Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune   |   Twin Cities   |   April 24, 2012
• Nearly 40,000 Twin Cities residents will go to their mailboxes on Sunday, May 6, to find an unusual delivery: An empty pill bottle representing a powerful antibiotic that would be delivered in the event of a bioterrorism attack in Minnesota. The exercise, dubbed "Operation Medicine Delivery,'' has united the Minnesota Department of Health with the U.S. Postal Service to answer questions that have plagued public health officials since the terror attacks of 9/11.

• States' Rights at Stake in Arizona Immigration Court Case
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   April 23, 2012
• Many across the country will be watching closely when the Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday on the bitterly disputed immigration enforcement law that was passed two years ago in Arizona, inspiring the Georgia statute and similar ones in Alabama, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah.
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• States Fight 'Storm Scammer' Contractors
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   April 19, 2012
• In the aftermath of a violent storm, homeowners can be vulnerable to aggressive contractors who knock on their doors offering quick, costly deals. The Iowa Legislature is considering a bill that would rein in those contractors. The bill is part of a growing movement against the practice across the Midwest over the past two years.

• Arizona Immigration Case: Which Side is Your State On?
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 17, 2012
• More than half of the states weighed in on a U.S. Supreme Court case scheduled for a hearing this week over an Obama administration challenge to Arizona’s latest anti-immigration law, according to Stateline.org.

• New York City Subway Terror Plot Detailed During Trial
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   April 17, 2012
• Adis Medunjanin is accused of plotting to bomb subways with two friends from Queens after training by Al Qaeda.

• Warnings Save Lives During 100 Tornadoes in 24 Hours
• Source: New York Times   |   Midwest   |   April 16, 2012
• Officials said a warning system helped prevent a higher number of fatalities over the weekend in the Midwest.

• Immigration Sweep Arrests More Than 3,100
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   April 3, 2012
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Monday that they had arrested more than 3,100 criminals and others living in the country illegally, the largest such effort in the agency’s history.

• Cost-Benefit Analysis of Illegal Immigration in Utah to be Done
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   April 3, 2012
• Lt. Gov. Greg Bell, who heads the Utah Commission on Immigration and Migration, said that without an impartial, objective analysis, it would be difficult to provide relevant data to the Legislature when it takes up immigration-related bills next session.

• Arizona Gov. Brewer Lashes Out Against States Urging Court to Void Immigration Law
• Source: East Valley Tribune   |   Arizona   |   April 2, 2012
• In a legal brief filed earlier this week, the attorneys for 11 states told the justices that Arizona's SB 1070 conflicts with federal immigration laws. They disputed the state's contention that the state law is merely assisting the federal government in enforcing federal law.

• Tornado Warnings to Get More Graphic in Kansas, Missouri
• Source: Reuters   |   Midwest   |   April 2, 2012
• The National Weather Service plans to begin a new initiative designed to make people in Tornado Alley sit up and take notice when potentially devastating twisters are headed their way. Under the new system, tornado warnings will be accompanied by stark language like, "mass devastation is highly likely, making the area unrecognizable to survivors."