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July 29, 2010

By Alan D. Bersin and John Morton

Wall Street Journal

Yesterday, after months of heated rhetoric and debate about Arizona's controversial new immigration law, federal Judge Susan Bolton blocked most of SB 1070 from taking effect. The move served as an important affirmation of the federal government's responsibility in enforcing our nation's immigration laws. But regardless of what happened with this case, this administration will continue to enforce the law, just as we have been doing for the past 18 months: with unprecedented resources and a clear commitment to serious, smart and effective enforcement that has yielded important results.

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January 13, 2010

Juan Williams and Deborah Amos

NPR

A new poll by the Pew Research Center finds that despite high unemployment and other economic woes afflicting the African-American community, blacks are more optimistic about their prospects than they were just two years ago. The poll also found that more blacks and whites than before believe they share common values.

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