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Despite anti-immigrant groups repeated attempts to sway public opinion by scapegoating immigrants for the recession, new polling data suggests that the majority of likely voters actually support an overhaul of our broken immigration system--an overhaul ...

US border czar Alan Bersin warned Mexico's brutal drug cartels Tuesday that their threats to target law enforcement officials on both sides of the border would be met by a 'significant response' if acted upon. Bersin said a recent call by one cartel ...

By Keith A. Pabian, Esq. Lei Mei resides in Boston, Massachusetts and has been a U.S. lawful permanent resident, commonly known as a green card holder, for ten years. She has worked as a travel agent for nine years, but has failed to file her federal ...

By Salim Rizvi New York Mr Shuklaw says his firm could benefit from new visa rules As an Indian American entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, Venkatesh Shukla has been hiring software professionals from India for years. This has not always been easy because ...

Washington, June 9 (bdnews24.com)?A top army officer posted to the Bangladesh embassy in Washington is seeking political asylum in the United States following his recall to Bangladesh last month . Brig Gen Chowdhury Fazlul Bari, defence advisor at the ...

Karen Handel, Georgia secretary of state, issued a scathing press release following a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to deny preclearance for Georgia's (already implemented) plan to verify the legitimacy of its voter-registration lists, ...

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If passed, new legislation will mean that families members including same-sex partners will be able to gain faster entry to the US. This is part of the ongoing efforts at immigration reform in the US. Family based immigration would be given priority; ...

PHOENIXAuthorities say they have busted the third drop house for illegal immigrants found in the Phoenix area in the last few days. Officer Robert Bailey with the Arizona Department of Public Safety says the third house was raided Monday. Authorities ...

The Obama administration on Friday released its comprehensive strategy for stemming the flow of illegal weapons and drug revenue into Mexico in an effort to help the Mexican government combat drug cartels and stop a recent spate of violence along the ...

Fears of long lineups at border crossings between Canada and the U.S. failed to materialize Monday, the first day new identification rules went into effect. At the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit --the busiest crossing between the two ...

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A number of senior American officials, including US Middle East envoy George Mitchell, are considering immediate talks on outlining Israel's future border with the West Bank. The American proposal was raised in recent weeks following Israeli suggestions ...

WASHINGTON -- Some Mexican truckers can't wait for the Obama administration to reinstate cross-border trucking. Thousands of carriers are suing the U.S. government for reneging on Bush's policy of opening the border to select Mexican trucking companies. ...

North Korea have convicted two US journalists and sentenced them to 12 years of 'reform through labour' for crossing into its territory. The Obama administration said it would pursue 'all possible channels' to win the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee. ...

(HARTFORD, Conn.) ? Federal agents violated the constitutional rights of four illegal immigrants in raids that critics say were retaliation for a New Haven program that provided ID cards to foreigners in the country illegally, a federal judge has ruled. ...

Filemn Lpez, left, hosts La Hora Mixteca, a bilingual program in Mixtec and Spanish, with Juan Santiago. FRESNO, Calif. The voice trembled with anguish. Please, Esmeralda Santiago pleaded, calling into a radio show here aimed at the poorest of ...

HARTFORD, Conn. Federal agents violated the constitutional rights of four illegal immigrants in raids that critics say were retaliation for a New Haven program that provided ID cards to foreigners in the country illegally, a federal judge has ruled. The ...

CAMPO, Calif. The U.S. Border Patrol says a truck driver has been arrested at a checkpoint in California after 73 illegal immigrants from Mexico were found in the back of his rig. A statement from the agency Monday said the 50-year-old driver from Mexico ...

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