The Immigration Debate
The state police will not conduct dragnets to ask drivers about their immigration status, nor will they "any out-of-the-ordinary raids or operations" in search of illegal immigrants as a result of Governor Carcieri's recent executive order, according to a list of "frequently asked questions" the governor posted on his Web site yesterday.
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Immigration chats
Governor fields immigration questions
in live chat
Governor Carcieri, who issued an executive order on dealing with illegal immigrants that spurred both support and protests, answered questions from projo.com readers Wednesday on a number of immigration issues. More than 120 people participated.
Read the transcript of the projo.com chat with Governor Carcieri
PDF: Read the full text of the governor's executive order
Your turn: What do you think of the specific provisions of the governor's executive order?
Your turn: Should Carcieri rescind his executive order?
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5.8.08: Senate panel considers E-Verify bill
5.4.08: Remarks on immigration raise concern
5.2.08: Deported drug dealer sentenced
5.2.08: Rally has fewer voices
4.30.08: House OKs bill requiring employers to use E-Verify
4.26.08: Carcieri, clergy meet to ease fears on immigration order
4.26.08: U.S. database verifies immigration status
4.19.08: Hispanic leaders protest Carceiri’s immigration edict
4.13.08: Rollout of governor's immigration order roils Latino businesses
4.10.08: Legislators consider dueling proposals
4.10.08: State Rep. Palumbo reports harassment over immigration bills
House panels to address bills on illegal immigration today
4.8.08: DCYF director issues apology
Audio: Listen to a clip from Monday's interview with Patricia Martinez (MP3)
4.7.08: DCYF director says Gov. Carcieri’s order on illegal immigrants divisive
4.06.08: Size, impact of illegal population in Rhode Island a mystery
4.06.08: Hot-button issue
4.05.08: Providence police chief disagrees with Carcieri
4.04.08: Roberts begins tour to tout new health plan
4.04.08: Protesters loudly demand governor rescind immigration order
4.03.08: Clergy decries Carcieri's order on immigrants
4.01.08: Carcieri's order is lambasted
3.27.08: Crackdown on illegal immigrants
PDF: Read the full text of the governor's executive order
3.21.08: New initiative aims to stop hate speech
3.12.08: Latino ministers protest 'discrimination' by store owner
3.12.08: Store owner asks to see shoppers Social Security cards
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1.09.08: Guatemalan diplomat, lawyers, activists decry arrest of illegal immigrants
1.7.08: Celebrity father now facing deportation
10.30.07: Deported pizza maker wins return
10.20.07: Judge rules for injured worker
10.01.07: Illegal alien can stay in R.I. to attend court case
9.28.07: Mexican gets day in court on workers' comp case
9.27.07: Mexican returns in quest for justice after chain saw accident
9.20.07: Immigrant died of drug combination
9.19.07: Death in custody due to 'acute intoxication'
9.14.07: Supporters seek return of deported Mexican hurt on job
9.7.07: From traffic stop to fatality
8.17.07: Legal status is no bar to rights
8.16.07: Brazil to monitor probe of fatality
8.11.07: Probe into detainee's death widens
8.10.07: Probe sought into death of detainee
8.7.07: States active on matters of immigration
8.6.07: Cambodians' plight led doctor to rights quest
8.5.07: Few convicted of hiring illegals
8.3.07: Report: U.S.-sanctioned torture methods illegal
5.20.07: Edgar Velázquez: Maimed at work, then deported
5.07.07: A desperate journey
5.06.07: Tallying invisible residents daunting
Your turn: Tell us your family's immigration story
The New Bedford factory raid
8.04.07: 3 at Bianco plant indicted on immigration charges
4.15.07: Inspector's history troubled
4.06.07: Lawsuit seeks to halt deportations from New Bedford raid
3.28.07: Bianco workers allege violations
3.8.07: Factory raid sparks crisis for families
3.7.07: Dozens of young children stranded after factory raid
PDF: Read a statement from Michael Bianco Inc. president Francisco Insolia
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