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Bi-partisan group of senators introduces immigration reform bill
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks from the podium as (L-R) Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Robert Menendez ((D-NJ) listen to his remarks on a bi-partison plan to introduce immigration reform, at the US Capitol, January 28, 2013, in Washington, DC. The legislation follows the so-called *Dream Act*, a comprehensive path to citizenship for millions of illegal aliens in the US. UPI/Mike Theiler

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The Constitution and federal law do not permit the development of a patchwork of state and local immigration policies throughout the country
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A law enforcement officer, without a warrant, may arrest a person if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed any public offense that makes the person removable from the United States
Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Challenge to Ariz. law may be shaky
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Senators support Ariz. immigration moves
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If a non-discriminatory law is supported by valid neutral justifications, those justifications should not be disregarded simply because partisan interests may have provided one motivation for the votes of individual legislators. The state interests identified as justifications for (the law) are both neutral and sufficiently strong to require us to reject petitioners' facial attack on the statute. The application of the statute to the vast majority of Indiana voters is amply justified by the valid interest in protecting 'the integrity and reliability of the electoral process.
Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Challenge to Ariz. law may be shaky
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Where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person. The person's immigration status shall be verified with the federal government
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool