Immigration News from around the Web

- The US Department of State has begun production of the new US Passport Card, a convenient, wallet-sized document to be used for re-entry into the US at land border crossings and sea ports of entry when arriving from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and ...

Suspected illegal immigrants exit the federal courthouse in Hattiesburg, Miss., to leave in a U.S. Marshal's van to a overnight holding facility, 26 Aug 2008U.S. immigration agents have arrested nearly 600 people at a plant in the southern state of ...

'My dear fellow immigrants,' with these words President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent greetings to the annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution, after the organization banned the great black contralto, Marian Anderson, from singing ...

Last week I warned the Republican Party that failure to pass the Voting Rights Act extension would further alienate African-American voters. Thankfully, the VRA passed. My warning now is this: Failure to address the legitimate issue of immigration reform ...

Consistently throughout U.S. history, immigration has been a divisive topic. Cultural biases, misconceptions, racism and fear continue to influence both opponents and proponents of various immigration policies. The solution requires productive dialogue ...

(LAUREL, Miss.) A day after the largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, Elizabeth Alegria was too scared to send her son to school and worried about when she'd see her husband again. Nearly 600 immigrants suspected of being in the ...

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LAUREL, Miss. -- The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country ...

LAUREL, Miss. - The largest single-workplace immigration raid in US history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country ...

Tighter security means that truckers who cross the U.S.-Mexican border may be in for longer waits. The Associated Press reported that security is being tightened at border crossings after law enforcement officials received what they called a ?credible ...

Nearly 600 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally were detained, creating panic among dozens of families in this small southern Mississippi town. Alegria, 26, a Mexican immigrant, was working at the Howard Industries transformer plant ...

The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally. One worker caught in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Bookseller Borders Group Inc. said Tuesday that it narrowed its losses and slashed its debt during the second quarter, but continued to see sales slow as consumers limited their discretionary spending. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company ...

LAUREL, Miss. (AP) _ The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the ...

Zhao and Duan joined Falun Gong for health reasons and continued their practice in private after the Chinese government declared the movement to be an illegal cult in 1999, the court said. Officers arrested them in July 2001 and held them at a police ...

RAY WALSER, PH.D.: It is my pleasure today to act as the moderator and the presenter of our panel of distinguished guests. First, we have Helen E. Krieble, the founder and President of the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. The Foundation's objectives are to ...

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had predicted a second-quarter loss of 29 cents per share, on average. Total revenue fell to $758.5 million from $812.4 million. Borders said comparable-store sales for the quarter fell 8.9 per cent, due in part to the ...

One worker caught in Monday's sweep at the Howard Industries transformer plant said fellow workers applauded as immigrants were taken into custody. Federal officials said a tip from a union member prompted them to start investigating several years ago. ...

PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents have arrested 595 people at a Mississippi factory in what was the largest workplace enforcement raid in the United States to date, an immigration official said on Tuesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

The hastily built new fence along the U.S.-Mexico border has apparently exacerbated flooding in parts of Arizona and Mexico due to poor fence design. Environmentalists and others had warned the Department of Homeland Security that rushing border-fence ...