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Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Three young people are suing the Michigan secretary of state over her refusal to grant driver's licenses to applicants who can stay in the U.S. under a new federal immigration policy.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  State leaders and local advocates are weighing in on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding Arizona’s tough immigration laws.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Supreme Court strikes down key provisions, but not the 'papers please' portion of the Arizona law

Friday, May 11, 2012  Federal officials sue Arizona sheriff Arpaio over allegations of racial profiling of Latinos

Monday, February 13, 2012  A migrant labor problem is hitting Northern Michigan, and this year it's going to be more difficult to get fresh local strawberries.

Monday, December 12, 2011  Supreme Court has chance to jump into legal fight over state laws targeting illegal immigrants

Friday, September 30, 2011  Alabama immigration law kicks in, but authorities still need guidance, money to enforce it

Thursday, May 26, 2011  Supreme Court upholds Arizona law punishing employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  A new anti-immigration bill similar to the controversial law passed in Arizona has been introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  A new anti-immigration legislation introduced into the Michigan House of Representatives last week could seriously impact the state of Michigan.

Friday, November 12, 2010  A Traverse City priest disagrees with the current immigration laws and is working to get them changed.

Monday, August 02, 2010  President Barack Obama says he agrees that more control must be exerted over illegal immigration, but he won't accept "a patchwork of 50 different states" acting on their own.

Friday, July 30, 2010  Nowhere in the U.S. is local enforcement more present than in metropolitan Phoenix, where Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio routinely carries out sweeps, some in Hispanic neighborhoods, to arrest illegal immigrants.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most of the law, and about 50 people in Phoenix were arrested after peacefully confronting officers in riot gear.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold.