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In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, Immigration attorney Ira ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:15:10 GMT

(AP) - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, Immigration attorney Ira Kurzban is shown in his office in Miami. Kurzban co-founded Immigrants List, the nation's first major pro-comprehensive reform PAC. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FILE - In this Oct.21 2009 file French Immigration Minister ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:34:53 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Oct.21 2009 file French Immigration Minister Eric Besson leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting. Besson formally launched the national soul-searching, dubbed the Great Debate, on Nov. 2 with a Web site where citizens are contributing their thoughts on what it means to be French. Talking points for the debates include French history, culture, religion or language. Ultimately, they are meant to address a handful of proposals such as the meaning of national symbols like the flag or whether youths should be obliged to sing the national anthem at least once a year, and how to share values with immigrant citizens (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

People walk in Paris suburb La Defense Wednesday Nov.25, 2009. ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:03:50 GMT

(AP) - People walk in Paris suburb La Defense Wednesday Nov.25, 2009. The Great Debate gets under way Wednesday, led off with a grand question: 'For you, what does it mean to be French?' Talking points for the debates include French history, culture, religion or language. Ultimately, they are meant to address a handful of proposals such as the meaning of national symbols like the flag or whether youths should be obliged to sing the national anthem at least once a year — and how to share values with immigrant citizens.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

People walk in Paris suburb La Defense Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:59 GMT

(AP) - People walk in Paris suburb La Defense Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. France's immigration minister, Eric Besson, launched the national Great Debate, earlier this month with a Web site where citizens can write about what they think it means to be French, with up to 32,000 contributions posted in the first two weeks, according to the ministry. The Great Debate addresses issues like the meaning of national symbols and how to share values with immigrant citizens. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:11:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks on immigration policy at the Center For American Progress (CAP) in Washington, DC on November 13. US and Canadian safety chiefs vowed Tuesday to jointly combat organized crime and violent extremism in a bid to boost legal travel and trade across their shared border.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:40:14 GMT

(AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks on the Obama administration's efforts to reform the U.S. immigration system, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Center for American Progress in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:40:04 GMT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:39:54 GMT

CNN host Lou Dobbs (C) is confronted by protesters (L) and escorted ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:48:23 GMT

(Reuters) - CNN host Lou Dobbs (C) is confronted by protesters (L) and escorted by police during a march on the holiday for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in New York in this January 21, 2008 file photo. Dobbs, whose outspoken views on U.S. immigration have made him one of the most controversial figures on cable news, said on November 11, 2009 he is leaving the 24-hour cable news network because he wants a freer platform to state his opinion. REUTERS/Chip East/Files (UNITED STATES MEDIA)

William McNary speaks at a progressive rally called 'Change ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:14 GMT

(AP) - William McNary speaks at a progressive rally called 'Change Worth Fighting For' on the one year anniversary of President Obama's election, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 in Chicago. Supporters marched to Grant Park where Obama held his election celebration to sign giant letters encouraging the president to continue to work for cange in health care, immigration reform, and other progressive issues. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Gerard Longuet, president of the UMP Group at the French Senate, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:10:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Gerard Longuet, president of the UMP Group at the French Senate, attends a debate on French national identity with members of French parliament in Paris November 3, 2009. French Immigration Minister Eric Besson announced a plan for a national discussion of what it means to be French, immediately attracting a blast of criticism from opposition parties who suspected him of populist electioneering. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE POLITICS HEADSHOT)

Jean-Francois Cope, president of the UMP Group at the National ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:58:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Jean-Francois Cope, president of the UMP Group at the National Assembly, attend a debate on French national identity with members of French parliament in Paris November 3, 2009. French Immigration Minister Eric Besson announced a plan for a national discussion of what it means to be French, immediately attracting a blast of criticism from opposition parties who suspected him of populist electioneering. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE POLITICS HEADSHOT)

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (L) and Jean-Francois ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:52:54 GMT

(Reuters) - French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (L) and Jean-Francois Cope, president of the UMP Group at the National Assembly, attend a debate on French national identity with members of French parliament in Paris November 3, 2009. Besson announced a plan for a national discussion of what it means to be French, immediately attracting a blast of criticism from opposition parties who suspected him of populist electioneering. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE POLITICS)

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (C), Jean-Francois Cope ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:41:35 GMT

(Reuters) - French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (C), Jean-Francois Cope (R), president of the UMP Group at the National Assembly, and Gerard Longuet, president of the UMP Group at the French Senate, attend a debate on French national identity with members of French parliament in Paris November 3, 2009. Besson announced a plan for a national discussion of what it means to be French, immediately attracting a blast of criticism from opposition parties who suspected him of populist electioneering. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE POLITICS)

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (L) and Jean-Francois ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:40:25 GMT

(Reuters) - French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (L) and Jean-Francois Cope (R), president of the UMP Group at the National Assembly, attend a debate on French national identity with members of French parliament in Paris November 3, 2009. Besson announced a plan for a national discussion of what it means to be French, immediately attracting a blast of criticism from opposition parties who suspected him of populist electioneering. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE POLITICS)

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (C), Jean-Francois Cope ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:19 GMT

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson attends a debate on ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:02 GMT

(Reuters) - French Immigration Minister Eric Besson attends a debate on French national identity with members of French parliament in Paris November 3, 2009. Besson announced a plan for a national discussion of what it means to be French, immediately attracting a blast of criticism from opposition parties who suspected him of populist electioneering. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE POLITICS HEADSHOT)