With both jobs and immigration likely topics of sharp debate at tonight's Republican debate here in Florida, a new report suggests that newly-arrived immigrants have filled a majority of new jobs created in Texas, home to Republican frontrunner Gov. Rick Perry.

"Of jobs created in Texas since 2007, 81 percent were taken by newly arrived immigrant workers (legal and illegal)," says the report from the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that advocates reduced levels of both legal and illegal immigration. The report estimates that about 40 percent of the new jobs were taken by illegal immigrants, while 40 percent were taken by legal immigrants. The vast majority of both groups, legal and illegal, were not American citizens.

Native-born Americans filled just 20 percent of the new jobs in Texas, the report says, even though "the native born accounted for 69 percent of the growth in Texas' working-age population." "Thus, even though natives made up most of the growth

Immigrants who say they were hauled into jail for selling ice cream without a permit and for reporting being the victim of domestic violence had one message for a federal government task force assigned to review an information-sharing effort that gives immigration authorities access to the fingerprints of arrestees.

End the program.

More than 200 people, many wearing signs reading "Terminate Secure Communities" and carrying flags from countries including Mexico and Brazil, packed a conference room in Los Angeles Monday night to recount their experiences with a program they say is making immigrants reluctant to report crime to police out of fear of getting deported.

"Every day I live the nightmare of this program," said Blanca Perez, 38, who said she was arrested in February for street vending without a permit. "Now I am facing deportation for the simple act of selling ice cream in the street."

na Puente was an infant with a liver disorder when her aunt brought her illegally to the U.S. to seek medical care. She underwent two liver transplants at UCLA Medical Center as a child in 1989 and a third in 1998, each paid for by the state. But when Pue

A Hall County lawmaker’s bill, which would give law enforcement agencies the power to seize cars from illegal immigrants involved in traffic violations, passed the Georgia House on Thursday. The bill, by Rep. James Mills, R-Chestnut Mountain, was the la

It is known that Illegals have on average 3-4 false identifications, and they collect social security on each of them. Meaningn they take out 3-4 times as much as the average citizen. Not only that, but they are destroying schools, hospitals and other ins

A program aimed at deterring illegal border crossings by prosecuting a select number of apprehended migrants will be expanded Monday to cover the busiest illicit entry corridor on the U.S.-Mexico border.

OMAHA, Neb. - Gov. Dave Heineman is targeting illegal immigrants in a proposal that would require state agencies to verify any resident applying for state benefits is in the United States legally.

Attorney General Mike Cox made the right decision last week when he issued an opinion saying that illegal immigrants should not be eligible to receive a Michigan driver's license. Until his ruling, Michigan was one of a handful of states that had a proces

Illegal immigrants in Arizona, frustrated with a flagging economy and tough new legislation cracking down on their employers, are returning to their home countries or trying their luck in other states.

A study by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday backs up the view that undocumented immigrants sap more tax dollars than they provide, especially in education, health care and law enforcement. The study pulled together reports from the pa

The distinction that Huckabee is attempting to draw is an artificial one. His original State of the State address talked about making all Arkansas high school graduates eligible for state "financial aid," not just A-plus students applying for citizenship.

State officials are taking public comment on a proposal that would make it tougher for illegal [aliens... criminals] to get a driver's license. -- The draft rules, released Tuesday, would require applicants to provide a valid Social Security number or oth

Life is becoming a more anxious effort for [illegal aliens... criminals], here and across the land, as the federal government accelerates efforts to find and deport them. -- The number of people forcibly removed from Ohio and Michigan surged 37 percent th

A Kentucky elected official who owns a large construction company has pleaded guilty to federal charges of using illegal immigrant labor over four years and will pay the government a $2 million fine. The councilman (Jeffrey Wolnitzek) in the quiet city of

Republican White House hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Friday he wouldn't try to change laws that make citizens of children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants, noting that it's a matter determined by the Constitution. "That's a very delicate balance that's

I applaud presidential candidate Tom Tancredo of Colorado. His actions and his loyalty to our country do not need translation. On Dec. 9 all Republican presidential candidates, save Tom Tancredo, will clumsily pander both to non-English-speaking couch pot

Nearly three of every four Mexican immigrants speak English "just a little or not at all," the lowest rate among Latin American immigrant groups, according to a new study. By comparison, 35 percent of those born in Puerto Rico struggle with English, while

North Carolina's community college system has ordered the state's 58 campuses to admit illegal immigrants, overturning a policy of letting the heavily enrolled schools set their own rules for handling undocumented applicants. David Sullivan, the system's

Every American's vote counts. It's a basic pillar of our electoral system. But a CBS 11 investigation discovered that election officials can't guarantee that only American citizens vote in elections. After the review of data from Tarrant and Dallas Counti

Two illegal immigrants arrested in separate busts Tuesday night in the Yuma area have long criminal backgrounds in the United States, the Border Patrol said. One of the two is a convicted sex offender who has a 17-year criminal background, the patrol said

Loudoun County will receive a $163,000 reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Justice to help cover the cost of incarcerating illegal immigrants who have committed serious crimes in the United States. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is one of 809

DILLEY, Texas -- Law enforcement officials in Dilley were involved in a day-long search for a group of suspected illegal immigrants and their smuggler. The group, believed to be about a dozen Honduran immigrants, allegedly bailed out of their vehicle alon

Eyewitness News Everywhere Uncovers thousands of uninsured drivers cruising the streets of Memphis, including a man who plowed into a Memphis motorcycle cop and left the scene. 21 year-old Avenamar Perez pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident,

A week after dozens of illegal immigrants were arrested using fraudulent ID badges to access high-security areas of O'Hare Airport, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday proposed legislation to require workers in all U.S. airports' secure areas to be citizen

With several high-profile raids on illegal immigration in the Tri-State, many local businesses wonder how far they need to check the background of their workers. In turn, local Hispanic groups worry those fears could lead to discrimination. Local 12's Ang

The number of illegal immigrants detained in the Irving jail has dropped by more than 40 percent since intense media attention and protests erupted in September over the city's collaboration with federal immigration authorities. Illegal immigrants are pro

Apparently, TV 8 (KTUL) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wants us to know that illegal immigrants are all cowering in fear or streaming out of the USA today because of the crackdown on illegal immigration in the Sooner state. The Tulsa TV folks are trying to make it s

THIS week executives from some of Arkansas's principal companies—Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat processor, Alltel, a wireless company, and Stephens, one of the biggest investment firms outside Wall Street—joined ministers, civic leaders and the

Eighteen illegal immigrants from the St. Louis County area are being held, after a federal search warrant was executed Tuesday related to fraudulent documents. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Carl Rusnok says those being held are all from Me

Mexican illegal immigrants have taken advantage of the California wildfires, looting and stealing from evacuated homes and victim shelters and entering the country through vulnerable border crossings abandoned by U.S. agents forced out by flames. More tha

The man behind the wheel of a vehicle that rolled four times and killed 10 illegal immigrants has been found guilty for his role in the accident that occurred a year ago near Yuma Proving Ground.

A state law that cracks down on illegal immigration does not go into effect until Thursday, but Hispanic advocates said it has already led to fears that have driven thousands of people from Oklahoma. Oklahoma is poised to join states like Arizona, Colorad

Police have arrested a man in Los Angeles after witnesses say they saw him lighting a fire on a hillside. Authorities say 41-year-old Catalino Pineda was seen starting a fire in the San Fernando Valley Wednesday and then walking away. Witnesses alerted au

Six undocumented Mexican immigrants were arrested today by U.S. Border Patrol agents at Qualcomm Stadium, after a report that they were stealing food and water meant for evacuees, according to spokesman Damon Foreman. San Diego police responded to a call

Fearing for their safety, about 50 suspected illegal immigrants have surrendered to the Border Patrol since Sunday to escape one of Southern California's largest wildfires. The Border Patrol says no illegal immigrants have been reported injured, but agent

Police raided a drop house for illegal immigrants and discovered several, including a pregnant woman, whose handlers had beaten and tortured them, authorities said. Police took 54 people into custody after the raid Friday, including four children and seve

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo wants foreigners seeking visas to join relatives in the U.S. to provide DNA samples to prove their family ties. The Colorado congressman introduced a bill Tuesday in the House to require the tests, saying doc

While immigrant populations have traditionally faced many problems when entering into a different culture, a new wave of immigrants are struggling more than their predecessors due to a series of rapid, technological changes altering the structure of the w

The CNN anchor Lou Dobbs calls Gov. Eliot Spitzer “a genius.” But not in a nice way.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Tuesday proposed a partnership with North Carolina to help identify and deport illegal immigrants charged with crimes in the state.

Second Federal Savings and Loan in Little Village makes mortages for [illegal aliens... criminals]. -- [Invaders] have become key to fueling growth in the Chicago area housing market in recent years. According to a report given to the governor last year,

The City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to adopt an ordinance requiring city contractors and vendors to certify that they are not hiring illegal immigrants. Officials say they think Chesapeake is the first city in Virginia to support an ordinance like this, al

“CBS Evening News” has a history of being tough on businesses that might be engaging in illegal activity or otherwise acting unethically. But there’s one exception – employers of illegal immigrants. “Jim Zappala says the federal crackdown is kil

Recently increased cooperation among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies is responsible for the newfound success of a crucial program that targets violent gang members living in the U.S. illegally. Although Operation Community Shield was lau

A billboard across the street from the Butler County Sheriff's Office near the corner of Knightsbridge Drive and Central Avenue in Hamilton. It quotes the Bible verse, Leviticus 19:34, "You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than th

The state health officer told members of a new state task force Wednesday that the rising number of Hispanic immigrants in Alabama are bringing with them additional cases of communicable diseases like tuberculosis and chicken pox. Dr. Don Williamson said

A group of suspected illegal immigrants was detained wearing life vests early Tuesday morning after being spotted coming out of the water in the La Jolla Cove, police said. A homeless man flagged police down about 1:55 a.m. and told an officer that he saw

For the past several years, the Catholic Church has been involved in the area of comprehensive reform of our national immigration policies. In his executive action regarding identification requirements for state driver’s licenses, Governor Spitzer has a

"The medicine is free, we're well-treated and we don't have to pay," said Ana, also speaking through a translator. "Also I feel free to speak my own language."

The Bush administration has begun quietly rewriting federal regulations to eliminate barriers that restrict how foreign laborers can legally be brought into the country. The effort, urgently underway at the departments of Homeland Security, State and Labo

Saying too many illegal immigrants are jumping bond and skipping court appearances, a state lawmaker is proposing that Superior Court judges be the only people who can set their bond. Magistrate court judges set many of the bonds for people charged with f

PHOENIX — Denying bail to those not in this country legally who are charged with certain felonies does not violate their constitutional rights, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The judges rejected arguments that the no-bail requirement, approve

Most presidential candidates are proposing some kind of health care overhaul, but when Congress failed to pass immigration reform this year it might have created a major roadblock to lawmakers’ ability to offer medical insurance to all.

Tom Fitton, president of the conservative Judicial Watch, says the cards "raise the specter of local governments conspiring with illegals to help them stay here." "In the least, they undermine federal law," he says, "and at worst, they violate the law."

Bay County sheriff ’s deputies arrested 10 suspected illegal immigrants Monday at the site of the new county library. According to a Sheriff ’s Office news release, five employees of Harvell Plastering of Navarre and five workers for Astro Interiors C

The government has stepped up efforts to deport as many criminals as possible, but many are able to slip back into the country. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not track how many deported criminals are re-captured inside the United States, but im

Gov. Eliot Spitzer, stepping into a brewing battle between federal and state health officials over emergency medical care for illegal immigrants, called a new federal directive to limit coverage “morally and clinically and legally wrong” yesterday and

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he is not waiting for new Cave Creek laws to take effect before cracking down on the town's mostly undocumented immigrant day laborers. Sheriff's deputies arrested nine people near a church sanctuary Thursday, just

Hispanic and other immigrant students who increasingly fill Nebraska classrooms often are instructed by teachers unequipped to effectively teach them, the state's top education official said Wednesday.

Three suspected illegal immigrants, including a 10-year-old child, were found trapped in the underside of a van early Friday morning after they were abandoned and heard screaming for help. Police got a call about 4 a.m. reporting that screaming could be h

Gov. Spitzer threatened to sue the Bush administration yesterday for refusing to pay for crucial medical care for new immigrants - and criticized it for meddling in his plan to give illegal immigrants a driver's license. "Let us not use artificial barrier

New York joins eight other states (Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon and Washington) that do not require drivers to prove legal status in the country to obtain a license. The exemptions for illegal immigrants contradict a 2005 fe

More than 300 illegal immigrants are being deported every month from Irving because of the city’s increased scrutiny of the immigration status of people arrested, according to the city’s mayor. The Mexican consul general has expressed concern after me

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Clackamas County has reported more foreign-born drunken drivers to immigration authorities in the past month than in the previous 18 months combined. The crackdown began the day "The Oregonian" newspaper reported that authorities missed

Illegal immigrants in New York will be allowed to obtain New York State driver's licenses under a new policy that the Spitzer administration is expected to announce shortly, a source said. Starting in 2008, the Department of Motor Vehicles will accept for

Among the repertoire of rationalizations repeatedly presented by supporters of illegal immigrants to convince the American public that illegal immigrants are beneficial to America is the one that asserts illegal immigrants are hard working people who pay

They were celebrating outside the governor's office Friday as Elliot Spitzer handed a landmark victory to a half-million illegal immigrants. The state will no longer require proof of citizenship for driver's licenses. "We're changing our policy with respe

ARKANSAS -- A report showed an estimated 32,700 illegal Hispanic immigrants received services from the state Department of Health out of an estimated 945,000 clients; about 3.5 percent of all clients served.