SPIN METER: Political opportunity makes a convert of the GOP on MedicareNEW YORK — Weren’t Republicans against Medicare before they were for it? Safety net hospitals, last resort for the poor, may suffer under health care overhaulCHICAGO — Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago’s safety net hospitals and waited her turn. Caribbean cracks down on illegal immigration as jobs dry up in tourism-based economiesTOA BAJA, Puerto Rico — First, riot police raided the slum with batons and pepper spray. Then authorities shut off the water and electricity. With an eviction order pending in the courts, police stand sentry outside the shacks belonging mostly to Dominican migrants. Ticket agents, baggage handler in US Virgin Islands charged with smuggling illegal migrantsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal grand jury in the U.S. Virgin Islands has indicted two ticket agent contractors who worked for Delta Airlines and an airport employee on charges of conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants into the U.S. Delta employees, baggage handler in US Virgin Islands charged with smuggling illegal migrantsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal grand jury in the U.S. Virgin Islands has indicted two former Delta Airlines ticket agents and an airport employee on charges of conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants into the U.S. Retired immigration agent arrested in southern Arizona on suspicion of cocaine smugglingTUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say a former high-ranking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was stationed in Mexico before retiring in 2007 has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine smuggling. American Apparel says it will lose 1,600 workers over immigration disputeClothing company American Apparel Inc. said Thursday it is terminating about 1,500 employees at its Los Angeles operations after a government investigation into workers’ immigration status. Canadian government appeals case of South African white man who got refugee statusTORONTO — Canada’s federal government said Thursday it would challenge a contentious Canadian immigration board panel ruling that granted refugee status to a white man from South Africa who claimed persecution from blacks in his home country. Canada reviewing case of South African white man who got refugee status in CanadaTORONTO — Canadian government lawyers are reviewing a contentious decision by a Canadian immigration board panel to grant refugee status to a white man from South Africa who claimed persecution from black South Africans. Virgin America wants feds to close Alaska Airlines’ challenge to its US citizenship statusATLANTA — Privately held air carrier Virgin America asked the Department of Transportation on Thursday to deny Alaska Airlines’ repeated challenges to its U.S. citizenship status and close the case. Virgin America wants feds to close case challenging its US citizenship statusATLANTA — Privately held air carrier Virgin America is asking the Department of Transportation to deny Alaska Airlines’ repeated challenges to its U.S. citizenship status and close the case. Labor Department again tries to rollback Bush-era rules allowing temp foreign farm workersWASHINGTON — The Labor Department is trying again to roll back Bush administration regulations that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign farm workers. Idyllic Greek islands become Europe’s black hole for illegal immigrationSAMOS, Greece — By day, this lush island set in the Aegean Sea offers a sanctuary to tourists seeking clear blue seas and immaculate beaches. Dutch prosecutors to charge Arab group with hate speech for Holocaust cartoonAMSTERDAM — Dutch prosecutors said Wednesday they will charge an Arab cultural group under hate speech laws for publishing a cartoon that suggests the death of 6 million Jews during World War II is a fabrication. Lawyer: South African white man gets refugee status in Canada over fear of persecutionTORONTO — A white man from South Africa has been given refugee status in Canada after claiming persecution, his lawyer said, angering many in his home country where race remains a highly sensitive issue. US, Cuba to begin talks on resuming long-suspended direct postal linksWASHINGTON — The United States and Cuba will start talks this month on resuming direct mail service between the two countries for the first time in nearly half a century as the Obama administration continues to try to engage the communist island, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Iowa judge moves trial for managers of kosher slaughterhouse that was site of immigration raidIOWA CITY, Iowa — A federal judge has moved the trial of four former managers of a kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid last year from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, S.D. Judge may move trial for managers charged in massive immigration raid at Iowa slaughterhouseCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A federal judge on Monday delayed the trial of four former top managers at an Iowa slaughterhouse where 389 people were arrested last year in what was the largest immigration raid in U.S. history at the time. Australia to apologize to child migrants, other children who suffered in state careCANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government will follow its historic apology to Aborigines last year for past injustices with a similar apology to child immigrants and Australian-born children who suffered in state care during the last century, a Cabinet minister said Sunday. Kennedy helped change demographics of US as tireless advocate for immigrantsBOSTON — Before 1965, Leticia Hermosa had little chance of crossing the Pacific to the U.S. from the Philippines. Hermosa, a nurse, and others like her just couldn’t get through the strict U.S. immigration quota system, which favored Western Europeans and essentially excluded those from Asia and Latin America. Mexican official says anti-Mexican discrimination up in US in areas with fewer migrantsMEXICO CITY — A Mexican official says discrimination against Mexicans in the United States is growing and is most pronounced in areas where immigration is relatively new. UN refugee agency ‘alarmed’ at the detention of child immigrants in GreeceATHENS, Greece — The U.N. refugee agency says it is “alarmed” at the conditions at a Greek detention center where hundreds of illegal immigrants are being held, including scores of children. Rising fertility rates, immigration push Britain’s population over 61 million for 1st timeLONDON — Britain’s population took its biggest jump in almost half a century last year, as a baby boom made new births rather than immigration the main contributor to growth for the first time in a decade. California man driving truck carrying illegal immigrants indicted on smuggling chargesTUCSON, Ariz. — A man arrested in Arizona while driving a refrigerated truck carrying nearly 100 illegal immigrants has been indicted on federal smuggling charges. Rights groups urge Obama administration to end immigration enforcement by local policeLOS ANGELES — Immigrant and civil rights advocates are asking the Obama administration to put an end to a federal program that lets local police and sheriff’s departments enforce the country’s immigration laws. Immigrants wage court battles to bring adult children to the US after long waitSANTA ANA, Calif. — Evelyn Santos began her quest for a green card nearly two decades ago, hoping someday she and her family could leave the Philippines and start a better life in the United States. US flies illegal immigrants back to Mexico to discourage future crossings, escape desert heatPHOENIX — Immigration authorities are flying illegal immigrants deep into their native Mexico from Southern Arizona to discourage dangerous crossings in triple-digit desert heat. Appeals court upholds deportation of Kurdish immigrant; attorneys say man was torturedGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Kurdish immigrant from Turkey who the U.S. government claims failed to disclose ties to a group labeled a terrorist organization lost another round Monday in his fight to remain in the United States. US resumes voluntary repatriation program to fly illegal migrants from Arizona to Mexico CityMEXICO CITY — The U.S. government has begun flying illegal migrants caught in the Arizona desert back to Mexico under a voluntary repatriation program. AP Analysis: Mel Martinez’s Senate exit signals crossroads for GOP efforts to woo HispanicsMIAMI — Florida Sen. Mel Martinez’s resignation closes the latest chapter in the Republican Party’s tumultuous, decade-long effort to woo the nation’s Hispanic voters. |
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