Immigration bill rages as border plan fuels debate
Congress weighs a Senate backed measure to exclude millions of illegal immigrants from legal status amid House resistance to amnesty. Debate centers on border security, guest worker limits, and a White House plan to deploy 6000 National Guard troops to support Border Patrol.
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House
John Cornyn
Texas
Tom Price
Georgia
America
John Kerry
D-Mass
Bush
Mexico
Congress
Pentagon
Tony Snow
U.s.-Mexico
U.s.-Mexico Line
California
City considers smoking ordinance at meeting
Crase leans toward the ordinance but calls for public debate on its reach. Commissioner Mesa backs a ban and wants community input. If approved, it could take effect as early as May 25 with phased implementation, possibly Jan 1, 2007. Local health leaders urge passage for worker protection and public health benefits.
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Dinance
Crase
Reynaldo Mesa
City Commission
Mesa
Grisell
Curtis Clark
Finney County Health Coalition
Clark
Commission
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area
Chamber
Border Crossings Remain Pressing Issue in Immigration Debate
The piece surveys U.S. Mexican border policy, noting critics doubt immigrant crossings will halt. It cites Metz on Bush moves as political symbols pre election, Fox seeking parity, and a nun, Guerra, on migrant labor and paths to citizenship. It recounts 1986, 1996, 2001 immigration trends and border-tightening efforts.
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Metz
Bush
Mexico
Vicente Fox
Fox
United States
Maria de Los Angeles Guerra
South Hutchinson
Guadalupe Catholic Church
Guerra
U.S
Wheat crops struggle amid heat drought and at least one freeze
Farm officials describe wheat fields across the area as stressed by drought and disease with wheat yields uncertain. K State extension’s Jeff Elliott notes some fields have been plowed for corn as moisture remains scarce. Meteorologist Matt Gerard forecasts highs in the upper 70s to low 80s with southerly winds, cooler nights, and a 30 day window for rain. Wheat specialist Steve Kite urges rain and cooler temperatures to avoid slim harvests, with harvesting likely starting around June 20. Gray County producer Jay Martin expects high irrigated yields but dryland wheat remains fragile under the weather conditions.
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Matt Gerard
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Steve Kite
Scott County Coop
Kite
Jay Martin
Gray County
Martin
Farm aid draws protests from Bush and growers
Johanns described payments to help producers cover fuel and fertilizer costs after Katrina. About 1.6 billion of 4 billion in aid targets farmers receiving government subsidies, mainly corn, wheat, rice, cotton, and soybeans. Senators backing the aid say it helps those most in need.
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Johanns
Agriculture Department
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