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Illegal immigration. A burden or a blessing.

Hello again. I'm Aronalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues issues Americans care about most.

Despite the latest efforts by President Bush, immigration reform may well be stalled again this year on Capitol Hill.

In the absence of federal actions, cities and towns around the country are finding their own ways of dealing with newcomers.

On to the point, we'll hear about zero tolerance with fines for employers and landlords

of undocumented workers and about places revitalized by immigrants, legal or not, who are

opening stores paying taxes and cooperating with local police.

On reporter's notebook later on, Don Imus, and the selective use of offensive language.

First, here's the news.

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and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Hello again. I'm on me back with To The Poet. As the White House and Congress grapple

over immigration reform, local towns and cities dramatize the nation's divisions. On To the Point,

there is zero tolerance in one place and a welcome mat in another. Is illegal immigration

both a burden and a blessing?

On reporter's notebook, Don Imus, and words that offend, depending on who's using them.

First, this news update.

A breach of security in one of the world's most heavily guarded enclaves,

a suicide bomber struck inside Baghdad's green zone where the Iraqi government is housed.

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