Illegal immigration has become a contentious issue in the state of Georgia. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants have settled in the state over the past decade...many of them illegally. The huge influx has raised the ire of people on both sides of the immigration debate. The World's Matthew Bell profiles a group of lawyers who've taken up the cause of helping immigrants - whether they are in the country legally or not.

Officers of the Cobb County, Georgia, Sheriff's Department are trained to report undocumented immigrants to federal immigration authorities. That's sparked an exodus of immigrants from the county -- and a debate over a local police force taking on a role normally reserved for the federal government. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

The government of Spain has a new way to discourage illegal immigration. It's running TV ads in Senegal -- one of the African countries that sends waves of migrants to its shores. The ads depict the deadly dangers of trying to reach Spain by boat. Phuong Tran reports from Senegal.

Some two million people have fled the violence in Iraq for the safety of other countries. Many who would like to move to the United States can't because of limits imposed by the US government. Dale Gavlak reports from Jordan on efforts by one man to help one particular group of refugees.

Immigrants who work in US high-tech industries are often here on temporary work visas that cover them for six years. After that, they need a green card to stay. But that can take years. And as reporter Ann Dornfeld explains, neither they nor their employers can wait that long.

Producer Claudia Villa tells the story of a teenager named Edgar, who entered the United States illegally from Mexico three years ago. Edgar wrote his story down for a local radio station in northern California. Then he disappeared. But he left behind a 20,000-word manuscript about his journey.

President Bush was unable to pass his immigration reform bill this summer, but he's still cracking down on illegal immigration. The Bush Administration now says it's working within existing laws to fight illegal immigration. And US Latino communities are feeling the effects. The World's Jason Margolis reports from North Carolina, home to nearly 650,000 Latinos.

A 23-year-old illegal immigrant died recently while in federal custody. It happened at a US detention facility in Los Angeles. The detainee had AIDS and the case is raising questions about the quality of medical care available to immigrants in custody. Rob Schmitz of station KQED has the story.

Jesse Hardman reports from Paterson, New Jersey, a city sometimes known as Little Lima. The large Peruvian community there has rallied to organize its own relief operation to help survivors of the earthquake that hit Peru two weeks ago.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Spain on a massive immigration phenomenon. Every August, an estimated one-and-a-half million people leave Europe for North Africa. They are immigrants going back to their native countries for vacations. Right now, the immigrants are heading back to their jobs in Europe. This year, though, their return comes at a time of heightened security alerts in Europe. That means tighter controls and longer lines at the Spanish port of Algeciras.