Thousands of marchers stormed the Georgia Capitol on Saturday to protest the state's new immigration law, which they say creates an unwelcome environment for people of color and those in search of a better life.

Men, women and children of all ages converged on downtown Atlanta for the march and rally, cheering speakers while shading themselves with umbrellas and posters from the blazing summer sun. Capitol police and organizers estimated that between 8,000 and 14,000 protesters gathered.

They filled the blocks around the Capitol, holding signs decrying House Bill 87 and reading

Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Gov. Scott Walker's plan to all but end collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers.

The court found a committee of lawmakers was not subject to the state's open meetings law, and so did not violate that law when they hastily approved the measure and made it possible for the Senate to take it up. In doing so, the Supreme Court overruled a Dane County judge who had struck down the legislation, ending one challenge to the law even as new challenges are likely to emerge.

The majority opinion was by Justices Michael Gableman, David Prosser, Patience Roggensack and Annette Ziegler. The other three justices - Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justices Ann Walsh Bradley and N. Patrick Crooks - concurred in part and dissented in part.

Republican Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday signed into law a crackdown on illegal immigration in Alabama that both supporters and critics consider the toughest in the nation.

Under the new measure, police must detain someone they suspect of being in the country illegally if the person cannot produce proper documentation when stopped for any reason.

It also will be a crime to knowingly transport or harbor someone who is in the country illegally. The law imposes penalties on businesses that knowingly employ someone without legal resident status. A company's business license could be suspended or revoked.

The law requires Alabama businesses to use a database called E-Verify to confirm the immigration status of new employees.

Terrill said there's no correlation between his bill and Edgar's death, noting that the child died in July, months before the law took effect, and that the law provides an exception for emergency medical care. "To the extent that these illegal alien paren

The Mexican government promised Friday to defend any Mexicans affected by an Arizona law that punishes employers who hire undocumented migrants. The Arizona law, which went into effect Tuesday, prohibits businesses from knowingly employing illegal immigra

A lawsuit filed Thursday asks a Tulsa County judge to declare that a new state law dealing with illegal immigration is unconstitutional.

Money won't be released to the department for fencing and other border protection until the consultation takes place, which Rodriguez pushed through in the House.

A majority of Arizonans want local police enforcing federal immigration laws, but not necessarily if it detracts from their other duties, according to a new statewide poll. And most don't want police rounding up those here illegally if it would require hi

Some members of Oklahoma's faith community continue to voice their opposition to the state's new immigration reform law. The Rev. Lance Schmitz, a social justice minister with Oklahoma City First Church of the Nazarene, said more signed copies of a Pledge

The Bush administration offered praise Monday for a U.S. Senate committee endorsement of the Law of the Sea, a pact Ottawa has called on Washington to ratify. One World Government coming soon.

Why are Arizona business groups fighting so fiercely against the state's new employer-sanctions law due to go into effect Jan. 1? Is it because they are concerned that legal workers will accidentally be flagged as unauthorized or because they are concerne

Legislation to give illegal immigrants reduced college tuition and U.S. citizenship will be slipped into a Health and Human Services bill to avoid the strong bipartisan challenge that has prevented it from becoming law for years. Since 2001 immigration ad

Just this week, the United States Supreme Court gave us an important look into what kind of global power grabs we face if the Senate ratifies the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). On October 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Jose Medellin,

Two illegal immigrants accused of stealing a truck and robbing a man at a park told police that the state’s employer sanctions law and other illegal immigration crackdowns forced them to commit the crimes. The men were arrested Sept. 13 in Phoenix and i

Local Hispanic leaders have announced plans to announce a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s new immigration law. House Bill 1804, the Taxpayers and Citizens Protection Act, is due to go into effect Nov. 1. It would make it a felon

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether voter identification laws unfairly deter the poor and minorities from voting, stepping into a contentious partisan issue in advance of the 2008 elections. The justices will hear arguments ea

Two days ago, I received a phone call from an MSNBC producer who asked if I could appear on his program to discuss the outrageous decision by several boards of education to teach the Mexican curriculum to students in their schools. Needless to say, I was

HANNIBAL– Gov. Matt Blunt today reached out to local law enforcement officials to offer support in their efforts in the fight against illegal immigration. Gov. Blunt discussed his recent directives to help curb illegal activity and outlined his plans to

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When the mayor named a 73-year-old grandmother to the city's park board — which considers issues like off-leash dog areas and outdoor party permits — the move might have gone largely unnoticed. But Frances B. Semler's appoint

With laws already on the books to deal with the flood of illegal immigration, many in Congress and the President refuse to enforce them. Now, with their plan to "reform" laws dealing with immigration evaporating, they ought to consider enforcing existing