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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  House Speaker Boehner predicts Congress can pass sweeping immigration legislation this year

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Tensions between libertarian-leaning and more mainstream Republicans were on vivid display Tuesday.

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

Monday, January 21, 2013  As President Barack Obama looks to another four years, the country is anticipating his next moves.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  Updated with video; Under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act private companies with 500 employees or more are required to use the federal E-Verify system.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Updated with video; A few state laws will go into effect next year.

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

Friday, April 15, 2011  The bill would authorize law enforcement officers to verify the immigration status of certain criminal suspects and allows them to detain those found to be in the country illegally

Thursday, December 23, 2010  After a lame duck session in Congress, Chambliss speaks to Southwest Georgians about tax cuts, Don't Ask Don't Tell and the next session.

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, 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.