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 Share This Page Media Center > Press Releases > 2007 > June CONTACTS: John Reid/Rebecca Wilder(202) 463-5682 / 888-249-NEWS   Thursday, June 28, 2007    Chamber Laments Failure of Immigration Reform   WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today expressed its disappointment over the failure of S. 1348, the “Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act of 2007” to move forward for debate.   “This issue is not going away.  The current system is clearly broken, and states are naturally reacting to the lack of action at the federal level with a patchwork of immigration laws and enforcement—exposing employers who...

First it was the chaos. Then it was the confusion as to who was arrested and where they would be taken. Now, the Spanish-speaking residents of Cactus, Dumas and other neighboring communities who escaped Tuesday's raid because they either are here legally or do not work at the Swift meat plant, face an even bigger problem: what is going to happen to the more than 100 children whose parents were rounded up and arrested? "Right now the children are being taken care of by relatives or friends of those who were deported," said Orlando Gajardo, spokesman for the St. Peter...