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Lawmakers have passed what could be the nation's strictest law against illegal immigrants, making it a crime to fail to have proper documentation. If signed by Governor Jan Brewer, the bill will also empower police to stop a person merely on reasonable suspicion that he or she is in the U.S. illegally--a departure from current law, which holds that police can inquire about someone's immigration status only if that person is already suspected of another offense...
...term to describe its unique status: pre-failed state. In public, the international community tries to be more upbeat. But optimism is hard with so little time to prepare for separation. Southerners are expected overwhelmingly to choose to split Africa's largest country at a referendum on independence next Jan. 9, and David Gressly, the U.N.'s regional coordinator for southern Sudan, admits, "There is a lot of discussion about whether southern Sudan will be ready for secession." Asked whether South Sudan is sufficiently prepared to go it alone, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, whose Carter Center promotes health...
...toughest anti-illegal-immigrant measure in a generation passed the Arizona legislature this week. If signed, as expected, by Republican governor Jan Brewer, the law will give local police sweeping new powers in regard to undocumented workers. Currently, immigration offenses are violations of federal, not state, law, and local police officers only can inquire about a person's immigration status if that person is suspected of another crime. Under SB1070, however, Arizona police will have the right to stop anyone on "reasonable suspicion" that they may be an illegal immigrant and can arrest them if they are not carrying...
...something. As announced in a recent letter by Dean of Harvard College Evelyn M. Hammonds, all students will be able to return to campus for College-led and student-initiated programming for the last eight days of J-Term. However, during the rest of Winter Break, Dec. 22 to Jan. 15, only “students with a recognized and pre-approved need to be on campus —including varsity athletes, international students, thesis writers, students conducting lab-based research and a limited number of other categories of students” will be allowed to stay in campus...
Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced on Friday that the student body would be allowed to return to campus on Jan. 16, 2011—eight days before classes begin...