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Round up the usual immigrants
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It must be nice to live in a world where everything's so simple.
"Illegal means illegal," County Executive John Leopold said after
police and federal agents ventured out at dawn Monday to arrest
dozens of immigrants working for an Annapolis painting company.
"Don't divide our families" and "John Leopold, we are not
criminals" read the signs at the next day's rally, the latter with a
pink line through Mr. Leopold's picture.
In the fallout this week from the raid, a complex ...
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Round up the usual immigrants
Maryland Gazette
; It must be nice to live in a world where everything's so simple. "Illegal means illegal," County Executive John Leopold said after police and federal agents ventured out at dawn Monday to arrest dozens of immigrants working for an Annapolis painting company. "Don't divide our families," and "John
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Tactics questioned in immigrant raids
Capital (Annapolis)
; A week ago, David Espa a walked out of the shower and found his living room full of police officers. They broke a bathroom mirror - shards are still caught in the rug - and took him to Baltimore in handcuffs. He was scared. He wasn't alone. Doors were smashed in, glass was shattered and guns were
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Undocumented-worker policies pose problem for businesses
Capital (Annapolis)
; No one will doubt that our nation is facing an ever-increasing problem caused by the influx of undocumented workers into the United States. An effort in the 1980s to stem the tide of illegal immigration proved ineffective, and more recent efforts by President George W. Bush have stalled in
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Immigrant raid spurs protest, cheers
Capital (Annapolis)
; Spurred by yesterday's raid of an Annapolis-area painting business, Hispanic rights defenders protested this morning in front of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore. Meanwhile, political leaders and other business owners in the area applauded the raids, saying companies
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Authorities Detain 45 in Immigration Raid at Painting Company
The Washington Post
; ... single-family homes owned by the company, authorities said. ICE agents also conducted interviews with workers at five other sites. At a news conference yesterday across the street from the company's offices, County Executive John R. Leopold (R) touted the raid as the ...
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