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WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obama Administration could act immediately to stop the import into the U.S. of AK-47-type assault rifles that have become one of the favored weapons of Mexican drug cartels, Violence Policy Center (VPC) ...

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MIAMI - U.S. immigration authorities routinely delay, deny or botch medical care for detained immigrants in poorly equipped facilities nationwide, according to separate reports released by two advocacy groups Tuesday. HEALTH FAIRS: Aim to inform ...

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The US is looking at sending troops or anti-narcotics agents to the Mexican border to fight the scourge of violent drug cartels, a US general said on Tuesday. A team from several government agencies was drawing up a strategy to work with Mexico in its ...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency routinely delays, denies or provides low-quality medical care for detained immigrants in ill-equipped facilities nationwide, according to two reports released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch and the Florida ...

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Sayed Rahman, a student from Bangladesh, has learned that health care in the USA can be expensive. He has had to pay high fees, sometimes $500, he says, to see a doctor when he is sick. BETTER LIFE: Experts work to reduce minority ...

Last year, the H-1B cap was reached immediately and we anticipate that, despite the economic downturn, USCIS will once again reach the cap when the new filing period opens on April 1. If USCIS receives more petitions than there are available numbers, it ...

By Ben Pershing A key member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus delivered a mixed review of the group's meeting with President Obama today, saying the session 'went well' but did not result in any firm commitment by the administration to address ...

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has agreed to examine the possibility of opening U.S. customs facilities within Canada to help speed trade across the nations' land borders, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said Wednesday. Following meetings ...

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Efforts by Mexico and the United States to stem the skyrocketing cross-border drug and weapons trade are failing, and both countries are to blame for the rise of violent cartels responsible for more than 6,000 related deaths south of the border last ...

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is preparing to send federal agents to the Southwest border as reinforcements in the fight against Mexican drug cartels, even as officials consider taking money from one immigration enforcement program and using it ...

What's this By The Canadian Press WASHINGTON - Canada's public safety minister is in Washington discussing border security with his American counterpart. Peter Van Loan met Wednesday with Janet Napolitano, the U.S. homeland security secretary. Van Loan ...

Previous Issues Comment Safety Valve Hector Tobar's latest editorial says 'Immigration, after all, serves as a safety valve to keep the pressure cooker of Mexican inequality from exploding. For decades, the steam has vented steadily northward from ...

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Efforts by Mexico and the United States to stem the skyrocketing cross-border drug and weapons trade are failing, and both countries are to blame for the rise of violent cartels responsible for more than 6,000 related deaths south of the border last ...

WASHINGTON (AFP)--President Barack Obama will present plans for immigration reform this year, Hispanic lawmakers said Wednesday after strategic talks at the White House. Obama 'was clear and eloquent and determinate to let us know that we are all ...