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Judge lets Ariz. immigrant license policy stand

A judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order that denies driver's licenses for young immigrants in Arizona who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. U.S. District Judge David Campbell denied a request from immigrant rights advocates for a preliminary injunction and ...

Judge lets Arizona immigrant license policy stand

A judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order that denies driver's licenses for young immigrants in Arizona who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. The decision by U.S. District Judge David Campbell rejects the argument by immigrant rights advocates who said ...

House immigration group reaches a deal

A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in ...

Judge refuses to halt Ariz. governor's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants

Judge refuses to halt Ariz. governor's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants.

Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, center, provided laughs for fellow lawmakers Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles and Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont,  when his voting button would not work as he tried to vote for his  immigration measure at the Capitol in  Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2013.  Ammiano eventually was able to cast his vote for his bill that limits the state's participation in a federal law enforcement program that targets illegal immigrants.  The bill was approved by a 42-20 and sent to the Senate. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Calif. bill would limit local immigrant detentions

People living in the country illegally could not be detained for deportation if they are arrested for a minor crime, under a bill passed Thursday by the California Assembly. The measure from Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, would create a statewide standard for how local agencies should comply with a ...

Business Highlights

___ Wal-Mart's 1Q profit, sales disappoint NEW YORK (AP) — The first few months of the year were tough for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up just slightly, and the company struggled with a sales slump in its namesake business during ...

AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EDT

Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfied WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to ...

News Summary: Tech, labor spar on immigration

VISA BATTLE: Wrangling over efforts to increase the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers has strained a bipartisan deal in the Senate on immigration reform, showcased the power of big labor and splintered a once-chummy group of elite tech leaders hoping to make inroads in Washington. CHEAP LABOR?: Technology ...

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2013 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The expansion of H-1b visas is considered the first major victory for Zuckerberg’s new non-profit lobbying organization, FWD.us, which receives financial backing from such big tech names as Bill Gates of Microsoft, Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn and Napster pioneer Sean Parker. In announcing the group, pronounced “forward us,” Zuckerberg in April called for changes so that U.S. businesses could attract “the most talented and hardest-working people, no matter where they were born.” (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration

To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an ...

Brazil seeks help to curb immigration of Haitians

Brazil has asked six South American and Caribbean nations to help it combat human trafficking rings said to be responsible for the influx of Haitian immigrants into Latin America's biggest country. The request was made during a meeting between Brazilian foreign ministry officials and representatives from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, ...

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