U.S. judge gives Arizona quick deadline to revamp programs for English learners

By Howard Fischer
CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES
PHOENIX — A federal judge on today gave the state 15 days after the legislative session begins next month to finally comply with his order to properly fund English-language programs or face fines of $500,000 per day.

That came after attorney Tim Hogan said more than 80 percent of ELL students have failed to pass all three sections of the test required to get a diploma, versus about 26 percent statewide. Hogan told the judge it's not fair to penalize these students because the state has never properly funded English language programs.

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GOP Congressman to Fox: 'Shut Up'

by Robert B. Bluey
Posted Dec 15, 2005

U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R.-Ariz.) said Thursday that Mexican President Vicente Fox should “shut up” about his opposition to a proposed U.S.-Mexico border fence.

Fox on Wednesday called the idea of a fence “disgraceful and shameful.”

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Illegal immigration's toll: Cheap labor costs

The problems caused by immigrants in America could be reduced by a third if immigration laws simply were enforced.

Since 2000, this republic has experienced the highest number of immigrants -- legal and illegal -- in its history, according to the Center for Immigration Studies report "Immigrants at Mid-Decade: A Snapshot of America's Foreign-Born Population in 2005." In Pennsylvania since 2000, immigration increased 46.7 percent.