The Afternoon News: Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011

Oppression is not a state right. OpEd: Twenty-five years after Reagan's "Amnesty Bill," conservatives should support increased immigration. A new survey says strong majority of Americans would be better off if our distribution of wealth were more equitable. Environmental activist Bill McKibben says surrounding the White House on Sunday was an "historic step" in stopping the Keystone XL pipeline. Obama mulls siding with Christians, environmentalists or the unions in tar sands debate. And nearly a third of U.S. homes are underwater (figuratively.)