Court blocks Alabama schools from checking student status
A federal appeals court temporarily blocks key parts of Alabama's immigration law. The 11th Circuit keeps provisions allowing police to detain suspected illegal immigrants, while striking sections that require schools to verify student status and penalize undocumented individuals doing business with the state.
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Atlanta
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
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ACLU
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Kobach says immigration bills may pass this year in Kansas
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said conservative pressure could push immigration bills forward including a possible repeal of in state tuition for children of illegal immigrants. He defended Arizona and Alabama laws while critics warned of discrimination and trust erosion in immigrant communities.
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Kansas
Kris Kobach
United States
Kobach
Kansas Economic Policy Conference
Johnson
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Ferguson
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Garden City
James R. Hawkins
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Texas forests rot as drought grips state into 2012
Pockets of brown, sickly trees mar East Texas pine forests and leafless oaks spread across Texas amid a historic dry spell. Foresters warn insects and drought-stressed trees could reshape the landscape for years while officials face millions in debris removal and a decade or more for recovery.
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Texas
Jim Houser
Texas Forest Service
Central
West
Alexandra Prevratis
Joe Pase
Oaks
Mark Simmons
University of Texas At Austin
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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