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AUSTIN — The red hot issue of illegal immigration likely will get most of the attention during the Texas Republican state convention this weekend in San Antonio as party leaders try to rev up their base for the fall election. With Democrats not fielding a strong lineup and Republican prospects looking shaky across the country, some Texas Republicans worry that GOP activists might lack enthusiasm. "The base is upset with the Republican Party because they thought once the Republican Party had control in Washington and in Texas that things were actually going to happen, and nothing has happened in terms...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Immigrants won a handful of protections from the 2005 Nevada Legislature, including measures that preserve their access to college scholarships, aim to improve their health and target human traffickers. Advocates point to the battle over cutting back the cash-strapped Millennium Scholarship program as the most visible win for immigrants. Republicans in the Senate had backed a plan that would have prohibited students without Social Security numbers from receiving the $10,000 college tuition awards. Late-night, hot-tempered negotiations blew up when Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas, asked Democrats if they wanted the money to go to "illegal...