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Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted

By Sabrina Tavernise WENDELL, N.C. — Yoselin Wences grew up with a constant refrain from her parents, immigrants from Mexico who became a landscaper and a cook. “The mindset was, ‘Don’t be like us, don’t get married early. Don’t have children early. Don’...
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Budget Deal Allows Far Less Money Than Trump Wanted for Wall

WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle ...
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Trump Now Says He Wants More Legal Immigration

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he’s now in favor of more legal immigration because of economic gains on his watch. Trump raised eyebrows in his State of the Union speech Tuesday when he said he wan...
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Grammy-Nominated Rapper 21 Savage in US Immigration Custody

ATLANTA — Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was taken into federal immigration custody early Sunday, authorities said. The artist, whose given name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested in a targeted operation in the Atlanta area involving local and f...
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Man Linked to 4 Killings Suspected of Being in US Illegally

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada community shaken by the fatal shootings of four people over the past two weeks is grateful that the suspect is behind bars, but a motive for the crimes remains unknown. "We couldn't account for him Friday night, and we couldn't predict ...