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Davis: BPD will conduct 'status checks'
WBZ-TV File Boston police will continue to check the immigration status of everyone arrested and if they are identified as a dangerous criminal and are in this country illegally, they will be deported....
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Immigration – Enforcing Laws At The Border And At The Workplace
BOSTON (CBS) – Immigration reform is a simmering debate in this country and there’s no disputing the fact that we are a nation of immigrants. WBZ News Radio’s Mary Blake continues her week-long report...
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DREAM Act Or Nightmare?
Frank Soults, Communications Director for The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) sits down with Dan to defend the DREAM act and the benefit of clearing a path to citizenship...
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NightSide Weekend Commentary – The Illegal Immigrant Issue
BOSTON (CBS) – NightSide’s Dan Rea is all for immigration; legal immigration. President Obama having another relative here illegally isn’t helping. In this Weekend Commentary, Dan says illegal...
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Keller @ Large: What’s Wrong With These Stories?
BOSTON (CBS) – I hope you’re sitting down for this one. According to the Globe, 17-year-old kid in a Department of Youth Services lockup got a day pass to go to last Saturday’s Red Sox-Rangers game....
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Crowd Demands Justice For Matthew Denice
MILFORD (CBS) – A huge crowd demanded justice outside Milford Town Hall Wednesday night for a young man killed in a drunk driving crash. The death of Matthew Denice has sparked uproar over illegal...
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Patrick Reaches Out To Family Of Man Killed By Illegal Immigrant
MILFORD (CBS) – Gov. Deval Patrick has reached out directly to the family of a Milford man killed by an alleged drunk driver who is also an illegal immigrant. Last month, Matthew Denice was killed by...
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Patrick: Sheriffs Seeking Immigration Reform “Grabbing Headlines”
BOSTON (CBS) – Gov. Deval Patrick said three sheriffs traveling to the nation’s capitol are “grabbing headlines” in their effort for tougher immigration reform in the Bay State. Patrick has made it...
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Bipartisan Group Promotes Bill To Crack Down On Illegal Immigration
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has unveiled a bill aimed at clamping down on illegal immigration in Massachusetts. The bill was sparked in part by a traffic death of Matthew...
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Keller @ Large: Patrick Clueless On Illegal Immigration Safety Crisis
BOSTON (CBS) – After five years in office, we’ve learned quite a bit about Gov. Deval Patrick. Listen to Jon’s commentary: Download: kelleratlargesept272011.mp3 We’ve come to know, for instance, that...
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Gov. Patrick Says State Is Doing Its Part To Combat Illegal Immigration
REVERE (CBS) – The recent violence involving illegal immigrants has prompted several sheriff’s to turn up the heat on Governor Patrick to enforce the Secure Communities Act which would have states more...
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Local Employers Who Hire Illegal Immigrants Could Face Jail Time
BOSTON (CBS) – Employers who hire illegal immigrants could face jail time, under the terms of a bill that’s being reviewed by a legislative committee. The bill, filed by state Rep. Ryan Fattman of...
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Somerville Assault Suspect In US Illegally
SOMERVILLE (CBS) – The suspect charged in a string of attacks on women in Somerville is in the country illegally, officials with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Monday. Alfredo...
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Denice Family Supports Bill Cracking Down On Illegal Immigrants
BOSTON (CBS) – Cracking down on illegal immigrants in Massachusetts made for an emotional debate at the Statehouse on Tuesday. The family of a Milford man killed last summer is supporting a bill that...
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Proposal Could Make Some New Bedford Illegal Immigrants “Good Residents”
NEW BEDFORD (CBS) – Illegal immigrants in New Bedford may soon get some protection from the city. The New Bedford City Council is considering an ordinance that would allow illegal immigrants to...
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NightSide Weekend Commentary – Sorry About The Hit And Run Accident. I’ll...
BOSTON (CBS) – In this Weekend Commentary, Dan Rea looks at an illegal alien case involving a hit and run accident and the voluntary deportation offer. Originally broadcast May 6th, 2012. Download:...
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Secure Communities To Go Into Effect In Mass. Despite Protests
BOSTON (CBS) – Despite protests from the governor and advocates for immigrants, federal officials are moving forward to implement the program called “Secure Communities” in Massachusetts. The program...
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Secure Communities Program Takes Effect In Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — A federal program aimed at identifying illegal immigrants arrested for crimes has gone into effect in Massachusetts, despite concerns raised by Gov. Deval Patrick and others. WBZ...
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Keller @ Large: One-On-One With Gov. Patrick
BOSTON (CBS) – Job creation is going slowly in Massachusetts. Only 2,500 new jobs were added during April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The local economy was the main topic when...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Most Of Arizona Immigration Law
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona’s crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects’ status could go forward. The court...
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Opinion: AZ Republican: We Don’t Want Middle Easterners Here
“If you know Middle Easterners, a lot of them, they look Mexican or they look, you know, like a lot of people in South America: dark skin, dark hair, brown eyes. And they mix. They mix in. And those...
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Advocates Push For Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants In Mass.
BOSTON (AP) — The largest immigrant advocacy group in New England is again pushing lawmakers to support a bill that would allow foreign-born residents living in the country illegally to secure...
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Massachusetts Sheriffs Join Texas-Mexico Border Tour
BOSTON (CBS) – Two county sheriffs from Massachusetts are spending a few days in Texas – getting a close-up look at the illegal immigration problem now coming their way. “We now have a whole...
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Daily Talker: Should Massachusetts House Children Crossing Border Illegally?
Governor Deval Patrick says he is considering a request from the White House about whether Massachusetts can shelter some of the unaccompanied children crossing the nation’s southern border illegally....
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Gov. Patrick Says No Final Decision On Sheltering Illegal Immigrant Children...
BOSTON (AP) — No final decision had been made on whether Massachusetts will shelter some of the unaccompanied children crossing the nation’s southern border illegally, Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday....
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Patrick Offers Camp Edwards, Westover Air Base As Temporary Shelters For...
BOSTON (CBS/AP) – Gov. Deval Patrick announced Friday he’s proposed two locations in Massachusetts to temporarily shelter unaccompanied children who crossed the southern border into the U.S. illegally....
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Massachusetts Boy’s Immigration Journey Resonates In Border Crisis Debate
BOSTON (CBS) – His story is one that resonates in the debate over whether Massachusetts should host hundreds of children illegally crossing the United States border. The White House has asked for help...
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NightSide – Sheriff Evangelidis Is In Studio
BOSTON (CBS) – Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis is back from a trip to the U.S. – Mexico border, where he surveyed the ongoing immigration crisis and spoke to officials about the influx of...
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Lynch Skeptical Of Proposal To Shelter Illegal Immigrant Children In Mass.
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch believes undocumented children brought to Massachusetts for temporary shelter will likely stay much longer than the proposed 35-40 days. Just back...
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Obama’s Immigration Actions Painful For Milford Family
MILFORD (CBS/AP) — It wasn’t easy for Maureen and Mike Maloney to watch the president Thursday evening. “We didn’t choose to separate from our families. Separation was forced on us by no choice of...
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Keller @ Large: Trump Loses Latino Support
BOSTON (CBS) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign has been touting a “softening” of his tone on immigration issues, and his well-received appearance alongside Mexico’s president...
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