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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brenda Armendariz, her husband and their two Mexico-born children were hoping to resolve their constant fears of being deported after President Barack Obama issued his latest executive orders on immigration. But now that a federal judge in Texas has blocked Obama's efforts to protect four million more immigrants, her family is disillusioned and her children feel stuck as the president's offer of temporary legal status moves frustratingly beyond their reach. About a third of the immigrants now living in the United States illegally would be eligible for temporary protection if Obama's latest orders are upheld in...

As large numbers of the children of illegal immigrants have been almost dumped in Arizona camps after crossing the border from Central American countries, it must be noted that under current U.S. law, that they will be well cared for. As a matter of fact, these children, some of who are snuggling underneath aluminum foil blankets, will be treated even better than some children born in the U.S. under the foster care system. Based upon current immigration and asylum laws, the vast majority of these children could be legally staying in the United States before long. Under the authority of...

Presidential campaigns aren't known for their intellectual content or even for the useful exchange of information. So it is uncertain what kind of reception Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, will get for his scholarly new book, "The New Case Against Immigration, Both Legal and Illegal." What is certain is that the book offers a marvelous contrast to what is so often served up to the American public when it comes to immigration. Its treatment of the subject is light years removed from the shouting matches on television or the shameless pandering of politicians who fear...