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• American Refugee Committee sets sights on Somalia
  Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee plans to set up a program in Somalia early next year. The group would be one of the few international aid organizations to base their operations in the lawless East African nation.December 9, 2010
• Bill to help some illegal immigrants may be doomed
  The House passed legislation Wednesday to give hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally a shot at legal status, a fleeting victory for an effort that appears doomed in the Senate.December 8, 2010
• Democrats face long odds on immigration measure
  The chance for hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally to gain legal status is dwindling as time runs out on the Democratic-controlled Congress.December 8, 2010
• Minneapolis businessman buried in Somalia
  A Minneapolis-based Somali lawyer was buried Thursday, a day after he was shot in the Somali capital, his relatives said.November 25, 2010
• Film fest brings a flood of Asian cinema to Mpls.
  For the next week or so, the group Minnesota Film Arts is bringing films from all over Asia to Minneapolis. The "In Search of Asia Festival" will present many kinds of movies from 12 different countries. The festival is aimed at under-served parts of the movie-going public, and it's drawing particular interest from the Hmong community.November 5, 2010
• In St. Cloud, apartment shortage splits up families
  An area housing professional doesn't see a solution soon as developers and building owners likely don't think multi-bedroom, affordable rental housing, brings a big enough return.November 2, 2010
• Mankato adjusts to growing diversity
  In the last decade, Mankato has attracted thousands of East African refugees and Latin American immigrants who are putting down roots and calling the area home.October 5, 2010
• Minn. Somalis meet with FBI, denounce al-Shabab
  A group of elders in the Minneapolis Somali community on Wednesday publicly denounced al-Shabab, making it clear that they do not support the terror group they say is responsible for "sinister" acts of recruiting young Americans to fight in Somalia.September 1, 2010
• Pew study: 95,000 illegal immigrants in Minnesota
  That number is down from an estimated 110,000 a year earlier. The numbers are deep in a national report that says illegal immigration has dropped for the nation as a whole, partly due to the poor economy.September 1, 2010
• Feds arrest 370 criminal immigrants in Midwest bust
  Federal officials announced Friday they had arrested 370 immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally or convicted of other crimes as part of a three-day roundup in the Midwest.August 27, 2010
• Eagan man admits harboring Mexican workers in his basement
  An Eagan man pleaded guilty Wednesday to harboring five Mexican workers who were in the country illegally.August 18, 2010
• What does the 14th Amendment mean for us today?
  Several high-profile Republicans, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, are calling for a re-examination of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. They are concerned the provision that guarantees citizenship for all persons born in the U.S. encourages "birth tourism" for expectant non-citizens. We'll discuss how the 14th Amendment has been interpreted and the politics of its challenges.Midmorning, August 12, 2010
• 'Official-English' push in Lino Lakes tied to alleged anti-immigration front
  A national advocacy group called ProEnglish, which helped officials in Lino Lakes write an English-only resolution, is tied to other organizations that call for a cap on federal immigration levels.August 2, 2010
• In their own words: Former P-9 Union members
  Judy Himle, Ken Dalager, Bob Taylor are part of a group former Local P-9 union members who have been meeting since the meatpackers strike in 1985. This was a recording of a conversation during their breakfast meeting on May 18, 2010.August 2, 2010
• St. Cloud's history of friction with outsiders
  Many people who have moved to St. Cloud say fitting in isn't easy -- regardless of one's race, ethnicity, or religion. Given their different appearance, culture and faith, Somalis and Muslims have had a particularly difficult time.July 30, 2010

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