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Immigration Policies, Housing Decline Seen as Linked

Published: October 5, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Immigration, Policies, Housing, Decline, Seen, Linked, Prince William County, Michael T Minnery, Rob Heltzel, Maryland, Texas, Prince William Association Of Realtors, Carlos Aragon, Covington, Mary Donaldson, Reston, W S Covington Iii, Woodbridge Virginia, Fairfax Count

Prince William County's home prices and its Hispanic population rose in tandem during the first half of this decade, a result of a home-building frenzy that became a powerful magnet for immigrant laborers. They arrived by the thousands, sending housing values even higher.

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Hispanics Protest, but Impact Questioned

Published: October 10, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Hispanics, Protest, But, Impact, Questioned, Woodbridge Virginia, Mariana Vasquez, Ricardo Juarez, Stanley Castillo, Prince William County, Azteca Latina, Bill Fairchild, Carlos Castro, Corey Stewart, Eugene Suarez Jr, Manassas, Manassas Park, R W Murray, Ruben Garcia, Alex

A work boycott called to protest Prince William County's proposed crackdown on illegal immigrants appeared to have limited impact yesterday as construction sites, restaurants and retail stores hummed with business as usual.

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Prince William Crackdown Worries Some Merchants

Published: October 20, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Prince, William, Crackdown, Worries, Some, Merchants, Manassas, Woodbridge Virginia, Prince William County, Italo Olazabal, Falls Church, Richard Hendershot, North Carolina, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Carlos Castro, Corey Stewart, James Kim, Jose Merino, Potomac Mills

Some Prince William businesses fear that the county's recent move to cut public services to illegal immigrants could hurt their operations should the Hispanic community, one of the fastest-growing in the region, decide it is no longer welcome.

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Uneasy Latinos React Using Their Feet: By Leaving Pr. William

Published: October 22, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Uneasy, Latinos, React, Using, Their, Feet, Leaving, William, Jose Ventura, Prince William County, Walter Ramirez, Salvadoran Born Aracely Diaz, Alexandria, Roberto Catacora, Woodbridge Virginia, United States, Maryland, North Carolina, U Haul International Inc, Arlin

Supporters of the anti-illegal immigration measure adopted in Prince William County last week have argued that its most important purpose is to send a powerful signal to the county's mostly Latino illegal immigrants that they are no longer welcome.

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Foreclosure Auctioneer's Lonely Task

Published: February 22, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Foreclosure, Auctioneer S, Lonely, Task, Rick Crossley, Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Aurora Loan Services Llc, Manassas, Woodbridge Virginia, Arizona, Virginia, Lehman Brothers Inc, Realtytrac Inc, Arlington, Bill Evans, Fairfax, Leesburg, Lou Coletta, Manassas

With an unhurried stride and a fresh stack of mortgage loans gone bad, Rick Crossley arrived at the small plaza outside the Prince William County courthouse on a bright, windy morning recently and found it deserted. He cleared his throat, opened a thick folder and, with little ceremony, began to...

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Va. Employment Commission Cuts Back

Published: April 1, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Employment, Commission, Cuts, Back, Virginia, Fairfax, Joyce G Fogg, United States, Richmond, Suffolk, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc, Chantilly Virginia, Alexandria, Christine Chmura, Northern Virginia, Tim Kaine, Woodbridge Virginia, Prince William County, U S Dep

The Virginia agency charged with processing unemployment claims is retrenching just as workers are beginning to feel the pinch of the economic slowdown.

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The Problem Next Door

Published: May 17, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: The, Problem, Next, Door, Daniel R Burk, Martin D Walsh, Woodbridge Virginia, Great Falls, Patricia H Lee, Arlington, Arlington County, Bethesda, Fairfax, Falls Church, Martin J Hutt, Montgomery County Maryland, Peter Drymalski, Prince William County, Susan Bell, Conflict R

Chuck Rattmann paid little attention to the cars parked in his neighbor's yard, the numerous old lawn mowers and the unkempt look of the place -- until he tried to sell his Woodbridge house.

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Not Even for a Car?

Published: May 23, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Not, Even, For, Car, Cynthia Moler, John Lesniewski, Karen Crawford, Mark Hendricks, Woodbridge Virginia, Arlington, Beltsville, Boonsboro, Centreville, Dennis Weaver, Hagerstown, Michael Schlein, Mike Schmidle, Prince William County, Warrenton, Al Conte, Elaine Hendricks

Mark and Elaine Hendricks recently offered their 2000 Mustang convertible as a freebie to anyone who would buy their Woodbridge house, but even that failed to distinguish it from the roughly 700 other homes for sale in their Zip code.

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With Wegmans, Woodbridge Gets Its Taste Of Upscale

Published: June 7, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: With, Wegmans, Woodbridge, Gets, Its, Taste, Upscale, Frank Lasch, Woodbridge Virginia, Prince William County, Alexandria, Chincoteague Island, Corey Stewart, Manassas, Mark Ferrera, Middleburg, Rochester, Laurie C Wieder, France, Italy, Po River, Potomac Town Center, Two G

For years, the residents of Prince William County and the politicians who represented them hoped for a classy revitalization of the county's Route 1 corridor.

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FHA Loans Emerge From the Sidelines

Published: June 10, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Fha, Loans, Emerge, From, The, Sidelines, Federal Housing Administration, Washington Dc, Douglas Vazquez, Petrina Chesson, Laura Triplett, Abby Morris, David H Stevens, Kerry White, Chevy Chase, Greg Gwizdz, Suntrust Banks Inc, Woodbridge Virginia, Bank Of America Corporat

For the past few months, nearly every loan that Laura Triplett has closed for customers at SunTrust Mortgage has been backed by the Federal Housing Administration.

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Hispanic Radio Hits Rough Wave

Published: July 14, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Hispanic, Radio, Hits, Rough, Wave, Carlos Aragon, Prince William County, Arlington, Ronald Gordon, Woodbridge Virginia, United States, Washington Dc, Alexandria, Annapolis Maryland, Boris Flores, Corey Stewart, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, International Media Academy, Los Ange

The International Media Academy, a storefront language school located below the studios of Radio Fiesta 1480 AM, shuttered its doors earlier this year. With that, the Spanish-language station lost an advertiser.

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The Big Day Gets Smaller

Published: July 27, 2008, 12:00 am