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DENVER: Six exchange students from Afghanistan studying at US high schools have sought asylum in Canada over the last month, officials said. The situation came to light after one of the students, Mesbah Habibi, seemed to disappear on Monday after he ...

A Pittsburgh computer consultancy is paying $45,000 in civil penalties over claims it discriminated against legal US residents by advertising only for developers on H-1B visas. The case was brought against iGate Mastech for placing an ad for 30 ...

var addthis_pub = 'itw'; A U.S. provider of outsourcing and IT services has agreed to pay civil penalties of US$45,000 to settle allegations that it discriminated against U.S. residents when attempting to hire foreign workers holding H-1B visas, the U.S. ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The U.S. government fined a consulting firm $45,000 for placing online job ads for computer programmers that said only H1-B visa holders should apply. The case is just the tip of an iceberg of H1-B abuses, according to a lobbying group ...

A Pittsburgh computer consulting company accused of showing a preference for H-1B temporary visa holders in its job vacancy ads has agreed to pay a $45,000 fine as part of a settlement with the federal government. During a monthlong period in spring ...

SASABE, MEXICO The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home. A U.S. crackdown is causing the ...

US immigration officials are considering making airlines and cruiselines responsible for collecting biometric identifiers from non-US citizens as they exit the country. The move has been met with fierce opposition by members of the National Business ...

CHICAGO: Thousands of chanting, flag-waving activists rallied in cities across the country Thursday, attempting to reinvigorate calls for immigration reform in a presidential election year in which the economy has taken center stage. From Washington to ...

A U.S. provider of outsourcing and IT services has agreed to pay civil penalties of US$45,000 to settle allegations that it discriminated against U.S. residents when attempting to hire foreign workers holding H-1B visas, the U.S. Department of Justice ...

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The Georgian government improved border security operations and worked to eliminate corruption at border checkpoints, according to the Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 released by the U.S. Department of State on April 30. It also noted that the Georgian ...

Isaac Zaragoza, 83, a recently deported Mexican migrant sits on a bed at the San Juan Bosco migrant shelter in Nogales, Mexico. SASABE, Mexico ? The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. ...

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KHOST, Afghanistan, May 2 (Reuters) - In the beginning, Specialist Jose Ortiz and his partner Private Pedro Velez were not even told which way Pakistan was. 'They didn't tell us a thing,' says Ortiz, a 22-year-old American soldier based at a small camp ...

Complaint filed by Programmers Guild over H-1B-only job ad Share Top Stories Related May 2, 2008 (Computerworld) A Pittsburgh-based computer consulting company that advertised for H-1B visa holders only is paying $45,000 in civil penalties to settle ...

SASABE, Mexico A U.S. crackdown is causing the longest and most significant drop in illegal migration from Mexico since the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials say the U.S. economic downturn, tighter security and a more perilous and expensive journey are ...

SASABE, MEXICO - The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home. A U.S. crackdown is causing the ...

LOS ANGELES, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Some 10,000 people rallied and paraded through downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to press demand for immigrant rights. Carrying flags, banners and air horns, the demonstrators called for changes in federal immigration laws, ...

CHICAGO From Washington to Miami to Los Angeles, immigrant rights activists demanded citizenship opportunities for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. and an end to raids and deportations. 'We come here to fight for legalization. ...

Mike Whitehead, Worker at Micro Solutions. He was illegally detained during the Feb. 7 ICE raid. Christopher Scherer, Staff attorney for the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law. Roberto Lovato, Writes for New America Media and is a frequent ...