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Republicans form super-PAC for immigration reform- Prominent Republican strategists have announced they are forming a super-PAC to help redefine the party’s immigration stance and to figure out ways to appeal to Latino voters.

Over 53,000 approved for Deferred Action- About 300,000 young illegal immigrants have applied for a reprieve from deportation under President Obama’s Deferred Action program, and 53,273 cases have been approved compared with 180,000 applications and 4,591 approvals through mid-October, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Trade expert to help build Arizona-Mexico business relationship- According to the Arizona Republic, the state will once again have a permanent presence in Mexico, with a new contract to hire a trade and economics expert south of the border.

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Obama expects immigration reform “very soon" after inauguration- In a press conference Wednesday, President Obama said he expects to see a comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced in Congress “very soon” after his January inauguration.

GA immigration law slows licensing for healthcare workers- A new Georgia immigration law requires all healthcare workers, regardless of where they were born, to prove their citizenship or legal residency when renewing a professional license.

Op-ed: Immigration courts need reform, too- An op-ed published yesterday in the LA times details an oft-forgotten component of immigration: the nation’s overburdened immigration courts.

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Voter suppression plagues AZ elections- Arizona press have documented various polling day anomalies, in which Latino voters were over-vetted for their identification and subsequently directed to provisional ballots.

U.S. and Mexico near border water-sharing agreement- Government leaders in the United States and Mexico are close to signing a pact to add areas south of the border to Colorado River water sharing agreements involving seven Western U.S. states, officials said Friday.

Brewer may seek third term- According to a Politico article published Monday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is possibly considering running for a third term in 2014, even if it would require changing state laws.

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Senators propose comprehensive immigration changes- According to the AP, two senators on opposite sides of the aisle are proposing comprehensive changes to the immigration laws that would include a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants now in the United States.

Romney’s Hispanic chairman cites candidate's mistakes- Carlos Gutierrez, the man who led Mitt Romney’s outreach to Hispanic voters, said Sunday the candidate “made some mistakes” during his campaign that did much to deter Latino voters.

Why Arizona is a red state in a sea of blue states- In a New American Media article published Sunday, Juan Rocha explains why Arizona, unlike its neighboring states, remained solidly red in the November 6th election.

Since John McCain and Ted Kennedy built the framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) in 2005, the policy and political landscape has changed a great deal. Some pieces of CIR have been enacted, some have stalled, and others need updating.  To take a deeper look at how the immigration reform landscape has changed, and what opportunities and challenges lie ahead, NDN/NPI has launched a series of events this past summer called “Rethinking Immigration Reform.” 

The latest in this series will take place on Friday, November 16th for an excellent event looking at ways of reforming and improving low- and high-skilled immigration visa programs. Joining us for the discussion will be a terrific panel of:

Tamar Jacoby, President and CEO, ImmigrationWorks
Alex Nowrasteh, Immigration Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Josh Bernstein, Director of Immigration Policy SEIU
Jeremy Robbins, Policy Director and Special Cousel in the office of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Director of the Partnership for a New American Economy

The event will take place at NDN, 729 15th Street, 2nd Floor.  Lunch will begin at 12 and the event will start at 12:15. Space is limited so please make sure to RSVP here.  

For background information on NDN's work in this space please make sure to check out NPI Fellow Rob Shapiro's outstanding report, "The Impact of Immigration and Immigration Reform on the Wages of American Workers." Also be sure to check out our website 21border.com for news and analysis from our team.

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Dream Act continues a long Maryland tradition of welcoming immigrants- On Election Day, voters will have the opportunity to continue the state’s long tradition of welcoming new Americans and valuing education by supporting the Maryland Dream Act at the polls.

Latino vote makes immigration a key issue in presidential election- It is no accident that one of Mitt Romney’s favorite surrogates on the campaign trail is Marco Rubio, the Florida senator of Cuban ancestry, who rallied a crowd Thursday night in Delaware County.

Have run-ins with Washington cost Arpaio votes at home?- In nearly two decades as sheriff in Arizona’s most populous county, Joe Arpaio’s carefully crafted reputation for being fearless and tough on crime helped him coast to victory time and again. But as he seeks a sixth term, the veteran lawman is running hard to keep his seat.

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Retired cop aspires to unseat Arizona’s Arpaio with Latino vote- Retired police officer Paul Penzone aspires to achieve on Nov. 6 something that nobody has done before – defeat controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio at the polls – and for that he is seeking the Latino vote.

Undocumented students: Now is the time for deferred action- With the presidential election on the horizon, undocumented students and their families are questioning whether or not they should apply for the deferred action program.

SB 1070 necessitates costly training- Police agencies in Arizona have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars training officers to enforce the state’s 2010 immigration law, despite claims from supporters that it wasn’t going to cost much extra for the state’s 15,000 officers to carry out the statute.

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Adios, Arpaio?- Election Day brings with it the tantalizing possibility that voters in Arizona will do what should have been done years ago: end the career of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, the self-appointed, self-promoting scourge of illegal immigrants whose five-term reign has been a disaster for law enforcement, county budgets, the lives of immigrants and Latinos and the rule of law.

Deferred Action brings hope to undocumented immigrants- When President Obama uttered the words, “They are Americans in their heart, in their minds in every single way but one – paper,” it became a day of hope for thousands of undocumented immigrants.

Meet the Romney’s of Mexico- Mitt Romney’s father was born in Mexico, but the Republican candidate seldom speaks of his family’s time there. It turns out that some of his extended clan still live south of the border.

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Mexico is missing from presidential debate- President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney wrestled for 90 minutes Monday night over key foreign policy issues — from China to Iran to Afghanistan to Israel. But they left out Mexico.

DREAMer and Deferred Action recipient speaks out on activism- Nearly 4,600 young undocumented immigrants have already benefited thanks to the new Deferred Action program which grants two-year stays and work permits, according to the latest numbers released this month.

Rep. Gutierrez says Flake abandoned immigration reform- Immigration is being discussed in a surprising way in Arizona’s tightly-contested Senate contest.

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Governor Brewer spends super-PAC cash for GOP House candidates- Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s super- political action committee is wading into three competitive U.S. House races in an unusual move to help Republicans in her state’s congressional delegation.

Obama ‘confident’ about immigration reform in second term- New details of President Barack Obama’s plans for a second term were given in an off-the-record interview with the Des Moines Register Tuesday but made public only after the paper protested that leaving it private would be a disservice to Iowa voters.

Immigration reform is good for business- According to The Boston Globe, for hardliners who refuse to consider a guest worker program for illegal immigrants, a moment of truth may be approaching. If undocumented workers are truly taking jobs that would otherwise go to Americans, then unskilled workers should be flocking to the fields of states like Arizona and Alabama, which have instituted draconian crackdowns on illegal immigrants. Alas, it isn’t happening.