"National IDs for voting, or proving citizenship, is an idea that is being floated in the United States to crack down on voter fraud, illegal immigration and foreign terrorists. Proponents, such as the Federation for American Immigration Reform, say it is an efficient way to verify identities and prevent crime. Opponents, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, describe it as an invasion of privacy. Minority advocacy groups have even alleged that the cards would frighten minorities going to the polls. But Mexico has not seen many problems with its card, and national identity cards have been issued for years in France, Poland, Singapore, Brazil, to prove citizenship," USA Today writes.

"The credential proved so good at guaranteeing the identification of electors that it became the country's preferred credential, one now possessed by just about every adult Mexican. Its widespread acceptance deepened democracy, too, by giving credibility to the Federal Electoral Institute, analysts say. The agency was created as an independent agency to oversee federal elections."

"A former Bush administration official is launching a Spanish-language talk-radio show in hopes of bringing a conservative political message to a medium popular with many Hispanics. 'It will be like Rush Limbaugh but with a little Piolín flavor,' said host Alfonso Aguilar, referring to the godfather of conservative talk and the country's dominant Latino broadcaster," Politico writes.

"Aguilar said he wants to 'challenge the conventional wisdom that if you're a Latino you have to vote with the Democratic Party.' But the program will differ from the likes of Limbaugh in one important way: Aguilar is an ardent advocate for comprehensive immigration reform."

"A Toronto rabbi who fled the U.S. five years ago and is accused of masterminding a massive immigration fraud mill in America has been extradited from Canada to New York," The Toronto Star writes.

"Rabbi Avraham David, 47, whose real name is Earl Seth David, and who used to run a New York-based immigration law firm faces immigration fraud charges relating to the alleged processing of thousands of false immigration applications."

"President Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) appeared to exchange heated words in front of reporters and other public officials on Wednesday as Obama arrived in this Southwestern city for the second stop of his post-State of the Union tour," the Washington Post reported.

"Newt Gingrich has removed an ad calling Mitt Romney the "most anti-immigrant candidate" in the race, after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who has decided not to endorse anyone, denounced the ad and called it "inflammatory."

"We respect Senator Rubio tremendously and will remove the ad from the rotation" until it is edited to remove the offending language, said Jose Mallea, Gingrich's Florida campaign state director," Fox News reported.

"The Democratic National Committee has handicapped Tuesday's presidential primary in Florida and come to the conclusion that Mitt Romney is the likely winner or the bigger threat," says the Miami Herald.

"On a conference call with reporters Thursday, Democratic political consultant Freddy Balsera of Miami and state Rep. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, spent 20 minutes blasting Romney for his shifting position on the DREAM act, his "anti-immigrant" rhetoric, and his "ridiculous" suggestion that the solution to illegal immigration is that people will "self deport." Never once did they mention his Republican rivals, particularly former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is running in a virtual dead heat with the former Massachusetts governor in recent polls."

"A Texas law that permits some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state college tuition rates, an issue that helped send Republican Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign into a downward spiral, is set to be adjusted Thursday in an effort to remind students of their promise to seek legal status. Thursday's vote on a rule change by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is a small step toward putting more pressure on those students to follow up on their pledge," Fox News Latino writes.

Meanwhile, trustees at the State University of New York said they support giving assistance to illegal aliens.

"The current demographic realities of New York State indicate that many of the brightest and hardest-working students eligible to enroll at SUNY are of undocumented status, and it is imperative that SUNY remain accessible to these students," said H. Carl McCall, chairman of the board of trustees.