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The renegade clothing maker and retailer led by the outrageous Dov Charney faces high-drama legal problems worthy of a daytime soap: sexual harassment suits, a wage-and-hour suit, immigration problems and shareholder suits. But federal probes into accounting issues could be the biggest threats to its existence.

In short, she found that federal law trumps the struck-down parts of Arizona's law because they imposed burdens on legal immigrants that only the federal government can impose, and because the law would force the U.S. government to reallocate resources away from its priorities, something states can't do.

U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton threw a monkey wrench into the deeply contentious debate over illegal immigration by declaring parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law to be unconstitutional. Backers of the bill, including Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, vow to keep fighting.

Polls show a link between the 8 million jobs lost during the Great Recession and a hostile attitude toward immigrants. These problems are adding to the pressure for new immigration policies -- and new jobs.

Few U.S. public policy issues are more contentious than immigration. A panel at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business came up with 25 recommendations after a year of deliberation on the subject. The process started with a simple question: Just what is the U.S. trying to accomplish with immigration reform?

In an attempt to get out in front of the growing controversy about illegal immigration, President Obama on Thursday outlined key principles that he believes can lead to comprehensive reform legislation and tighter border security. One thing he says is key: Republican support.

Most Americans agree the nation's immigration policy needs revamping -- but disagree on whether undocumented workers benefit or hurt the economy. Clearing up common misconceptions would help in developing good policy changes.

Arizona's new immigration law has generated enormous controversy, and now it's producing real economic consequences. The latest move comes from Los Angeles, where the city council has voted to slash economic ties with the state.

A recent Gallup poll finds 10% of Americans view immigration as the most important problem facing the country today, up from just 2% in April. Not surprisingly, most of the concern came from Western states.

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