1. Suit against SB1070 dismissed
2. FL GOP candidate urged to drop issue
3. NY advises schools to ignore status
4. AZ sheriff indifferent to U.N. probe
5. MD county nixes AZ-style proposal

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Federal Judge Dismisses Officer's Challenge to Arizona Immigration Law
The Associated Press, September 1, 2010

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday by a Tucson police officer who challenged Arizona's new immigration law.

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton says the lawsuit by Officer Martin Escobar alleged an injury that was based on speculation.

Escobar alleged he would be subject to civil liability for violating the rights of others in enforcing the law.

Gov. Jan Brewer's lawyers asked for the dismissal.

Two of the seven challenges to the law have been dismissed.

Last month, Bolton put the law's most controversial elements on hold in a case filed by the U.S. Justice Department.

The other five lawsuits remain alive.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/01/federal-judge-dismisses-offic...

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Hispanics urge Rick Scott: Reduce immigration issue emphasis
Some Hispanic lawmakers are urging the Republican nominee for governor Rick Scott to focus less on illegal immigration and more on the economy.
By Beth Reinhard
The Miami Herald, September 1, 2010

The "800-pound gorilla" at Tuesday's closed-door meeting between the newly crowned Republican nominee for governor and Hispanic state legislators wasn't their strong support for his former rival, according to one participant.

It was Rick Scott's hardline stance on illegal immigration.

Scott has championed Arizona's new crackdown that requires police to question suspected illegal immigrants and says he wants to bring a similar law to Florida. Some Hispanic Republicans say they hope the issue will take a back seat to the economy between now and the Nov. 2 general election.

"I asked about the issue going forward, and he said immigration is an issue, but the more pressing one is jobs and the economy," said Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera of Miami, who has concerns that an Arizona-type law could infringe on civil liberties.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/01/1801823/hispanics-urge-scott-reduc...

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New York Asks Schools to Avoid Pupil Immigration Status
By Kirk Semple
The New York Times, August 31, 2010

The State Education Department has sent school districts a memorandum strongly recommending that they not ask for information that might reveal the immigration status of enrolling students, after a civil liberties group complained that scores of districts were requesting such information in possible violation of federal law.

The memo, which was sent on Monday, explained that a 1982 Supreme Court decision had recognized the right of all children, regardless of immigration status, to attend public school as long as they met the age and residency requirements established by state law.

"Accordingly, at the time of registration," the memo said, "schools should avoid asking questions related to immigration status or that may reveal a child's immigration status, such as asking for a Social Security number."

The memo, titled "Student Registration Guidance," followed months of pressure from the New York Civil Liberties Union, which had discovered that some 139 districts — about 20 percent of the total — were requiring children's immigration papers as a prerequisite to enrollment, or asking parents for information that only lawful immigrants could provide. The group repeatedly asked the Education Department to stop those practices.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/nyregion/01immig.html

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AZ Border Sheriff: 'I Have About As Much Regard for the U.N. as I Do the Vermin'
By Penny Starr
The CNS News, August 31, 2010

Sheriff Larry Dever, whose officers patrol Cochise County along the border between Arizona and Mexico, said he finds it “amazing” that the U.S. State Department would refer the recently passed immigration law in his state to the United Nations Human Rights Council for review.

“Well, it’s just amazing to me,” Dever told CNSNews.com. “Course, I have about as much regard for the U.N. as I do the vermin that hides in the rocks around my house here and reaches out and tries to bite me every now and then.”

The Bush administration refused to join the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing lax membership criteria that allowed countries with poor human rights records to sit on the council, including countries such as China, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Russia, Cuba, Pakistan, Tunisia and Egypt.

The Obama administration joined the council, citing its imperfections but made claims that U.S. efforts could change the organization for the better.

Now, the U.S. State Department is asking the council to review possible human rights violations that supposedly could occur under the Arizona’s new law against illegal immigration. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has also filed a lawsuit challenging the Arizona law.
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http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/71977

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Md. county rejects Ariz.-style immigration measure
The Associated Press, August 31, 2010

Frederick, MD (AP) -- The Frederick County Commissioners have rejected a proposal to establish an Arizona-style immigration law in Maryland.

Board members voted 3-2 Tuesday not to include the measure in a package of proposals they will send to the county's state legislative delegation to bring before next year's General Assembly.

Board president Jan Gardner, a Democrat, opposed the measure, saying individual states should not try to reform federal immigration law.

The measure was proposed by County Commissioner John Thompson, state Delegate Charles Jenkins and Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, all Republicans.

It would have required police to question criminal suspects about their immigration status. It also would have prohibited hiring illegal immigrants for day labor.
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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/breaking/md-county-rejects-ariz-style-...