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Ardmore man jailed for indecent exposure

An 18-year-old Ardmore man went to jail Tuesday after rejecting a police officer's order to cease exposing himself to neighborhood women. The officer was called to the 1100 block of Circle Drive, where two women told him the young man had repeatedly exposed himself and committed sexual acts in front of them and a small child. At one point the women said the man had even removed all of his clothing. The officer spoke with the suspect, telling him to cease the activity or he would be arrested. Minutes later, when the man apparently thought the officer was out of sight, he

Arizona County Uses New Law to Look for Illegal Immigrants

To people who say round up more illegal immigrants, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County here has an answer: send out the posse. On Wednesday, the posse, a civilian force of 300 volunteers, many of them retired deputies, are to fan out over desert backcountry, watching for smugglers and the people they guide into these parts. Already, a small team of deputies roams the human-trafficking routes to enforce a nine-month-old state law that makes smuggling people a felony and effectively authorizes local police forces to enforce immigration law. Not only do deputies charge the smugglers, but many of their customers have also

The Amnesty Gamble; Immigration Law’s Impact Still Tough To Measure

IT was called a corpse that would not die, the immigration legislation that finally became law in 1986 after a year-to-year Congressional marathon. IT was called a corpse that would not die, the immigration legislation that finally became law in 1986 after a year-to-year Congressional marathon. Sixteen months later, as the nation enters the final two months of the largest amnesty program for illegal aliens in history, it is clear that the marathon has only begun. Born in tortuous compromise, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 remains a patchwork and its long-term effects remain an utter mystery.

Crowds are smaller this year at immigration-law protests

Tens of thousands of people pressing for immigrants' rights demonstrated in dozens of cities. But with advocates splintered over tactics, the crowds paled in comparison with the turnout last year. The protests Tuesday, with some of the largest gatherings here and in Chicago and Phoenix, took aim at recent raids by immigration agents and stalled negotiations in Congress over proposals for the most sweeping changes in immigration law in 20 years. "I came here like everyone else to make sure we get a just immigration reform law passed," Abel Corona, 34, who described himself an illegal immigrant from Mexico, said as he

Administration Calls Law on Aliens Effective

The Reagan Administration says the new immigration law is working, as shown by a drop in apprehensions of aliens at the border, by a steady rise in applications for legal status and in broad employer compliance. The Reagan Administration says the new immigration law is working, as shown by a drop in apprehensions of aliens at the border, by a steady rise in applications for legal status and in broad employer compliance. From October through December, the first quarter of the fiscal year 1988, there were nearly 173,000 apprehensions of illegal aliens at the United States-Mexico border, the Immigration

44-year-old man gets probation for indecent exposure

A 44-year-old man suspected of multiple counts of indecent exposure was sentenced Tuesday to four years probation, and he must register as a sex offender. Evan Curtis Johnson, who travels between Durango and Pagosa Springs, pleaded guilty to felony indecent exposure, a third or subsequent conviction. Johnson was accused of masturbating in public on three separate occasions within a couple feet of three women. The incidents, each separate, took place Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, 2003, at Fort Lewis College and at the First United Methodist Thrift Shop at 986 East Second Ave. The women each described similar incidents: a

Local Immigration Law Challenged by ACLU

A federal trial began Monday over an anti-illegal immigration ordinance passed in Hazleton, Pa., last year. The law punishes employers who hire undocumented immigrants, and fines landlords who rent to them. Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta says the mountain-top town of 30,000 used to be an idyllic slice of America: seniors sitting on porches, kids frolicking in playgrounds. An economic revival in the past decade attracted an increasing number of immigrants — Mexicans, Dominicans and Central Americans. Some credit them with helping save the city from bankruptcy. But Barletta says he began to realize last year that the new population included illegal

First German Immigration Law Takes Effect

After much wrangling with the opposition, the German government drew up an immigration law to regulate migration last year. From Jan. 1, 2005, things have changed for foreigners. The catalyst for Germany's first immigration law was the realization that the country's graying population and declining birth rate will one day threaten to overwhelm social security systems and disrupt the economy if young people didn't immigrate to the country. At the same time, the new law represents a political compromise by not unrestrainedly throwing open the labor market to immigrants. In light of the country's high unemployment rate, many

The Supreme Court; High Court Backs Policy Of Halting Haitian Refugees

The Supreme Court today upheld the Bush and Clinton Administrations' policy of intercepting fleeing Haitians at sea and returning them to Haiti without asylum hearings. The 8-to-1 decision, written by Justice John Paul Stevens with a dissent by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, concluded that the policy was permitted under Federal immigration law and an international treaty to which the United States is a party. The Federal appeals court in New York ruled last year that the interdiction policy violated both the law and the treaty. But, because the Justices granted a stay, the lower court's decision never took effect. 'Tragedy

Flow of aliens into u.s. Rises despite new law

A rash of incidents involving illegal aliens, the worst the deaths of 18 aliens in a torrid boxcar in Sierra Blanca, Tex., has focused attention on an unexpected resurgence of illegal immigration along the nation's border with Mexico, immigration officials say. A rash of incidents involving illegal aliens, the worst the deaths of 18 aliens in a torrid boxcar in Sierra Blanca, Tex., has focused attention on an unexpected resurgence of illegal immigration along the nation's border with Mexico, immigration officials say. After declining dramatically earlier this year after the passage of this country's new immigration law, illegal immigration increased

Immigration law takes effect amid wide uncertainty

A tough new federal immigration law takes effect Tuesday after a series of court challenges failed to prevent the measure. But immigration rights groups worry about the new rule's unintended consequences, and health care is one example. Because of the new law, immigrants may have a harder time getting immunization

Williams in court for indecent exposure

Dick Williams, who managed the Oakland Athletics to two World Series titles and later managed the Seattle Mariners, was arrested on an indecent exposure charge while attending the World Series of Fantasy Baseball Camp. Williams, 70, of Henderson, Nev., was accused of walking naked and masturbating outside his Fort Myers

Proposed Immigration Law.; Knights of Labor Want Foreigners Admitted

Local Assembly 1,562 of the Knights of Labor has submitted a proposed amendment to the immigration laws which it intends to bring before Congress. The bill provides that it shall be the duty of the Commissioner General of immigration to collect information from the proper State officials regarding the condition

Mascots, Baby Feeding and Snack Foods

In this week's Bill Blotter, the "Redskin" mascot is considered offensive by some, as is public breast-feeding in Massachusetts, and Louisiana lawmakers address teen obesity by regulating junk food quantities in school vending machines. California Committee Bans the Term 'Redskin' as School Mascots The California Senate Education Committee passed a bill that

Town's Immigration Law in Judge's Hands

During a nine-day trial, a federal judge has learned a lot about Hazleton, a working-class former coal town that few outside Pennsylvania had heard of until the mayor declared war on illegal immigrants. Mayor Lou Barletta and his administration told U.S. District Judge James Munley that illegal immigrants have ruined

Administration Calls Law on Aliens Effective

Government to Step Up Immigration Law Enforcement

A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday, asserting that an executive-branch-only approach is better than doing nothing. Two Cabinet secretaries — Homeland Security's Michael Chertoff and Commerce's Carlos Gutierrez — said they hoped to have new tools to combat

Why Mexico Fears Our Immigration Law

The only certainty anyone can hold about the Simpson-Rodino immigration act, which went into effect this week, is that no one in Mexico or in the United States knows what its results will actually be. The only certainty anyone can hold about the Simpson-Rodino immigration act, which went into effect

Immigration Law Does Not Affect Foreign Diplomatic Envoys.

The regulations of Immigration officials barring from the United States any person who has fought a duel will not affect diplomatic representatives of foreign countries. Ambassadors, Ministers, and their attaches would be exempt, as they are now from other regulations of a similar sort Source : query.nytimes.com

Immigration law could have negative impact

Four economists have taken at the University of Central Oklahoma, their views Thursday on the economic impact of the Oklahoma's of immigration policy in the wake of the State House Bill 1804. Illegal immigration has heated opinions and rhetoric in Oklahoma. State Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, the author of the