Four Florida university leaders yesterday urged Congress to reform immigration laws in the United States in order to allow high-skilled overseas students to remain in the country rather than be forced to leave to compete with businesses in Florida, adding that many students feel stymied by the fact that their immigration status remains in limbo. […]
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Around 115 women fighting for justice were arrested while rallying on Capitol Hill for immigration reform on the 12th of September. The New York Times says that a big group of women created a circle outside of the meeting place of Congress in a bid to get the attention of members of the House of
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A recent Census Bureau report states that one in five married couples in the United States include one spouse that was born in a different country. Mid-Atlantic and Western states have been reported to have the highest rates of foreign spouses, a number that is only expected to increase as more people make their way
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In his first big speech after his swearing in as the new US Labor Chief last week, Thomas Perez yesterday vowed to work on comprehensive immigration reform as well as the implementation of brand new healthcare laws and higher minimum wage with President Barack Obama. The son of Dominican immigrants, the 51-year-old told Reuters during
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The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte, says that he fully expects Congress will still pursue legislation on immigration reform despite the debates over the debt limit, health care and Syria crowding the tight schedule. Making an appearance on yesterday’s edition of WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, Goodlatte says that those other
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Immigration has been placed onto the back burner by the House of Representatives, but action will need to be taken soon in order to let more foreign workers come to the United States so that the economy remains competitive, according to AOL co-founder Steve Case. “While immigration is often debated in the U.S. as a
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On September 4th the California Supreme Court justices listened to arguments both for and against the quest by Sergio Garcia to become a licensed lawyer within the United States, The Associated Press reports. Garcia is an immigrant that has been living in the country since he was 17 years old and the court now has
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The US Congress has returned to work this week, seemingly with little in the way of hope that any proposed overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws will be undertaken. While budget battles and the crisis in Syria are partly responsible, one of the major reasons for the lack of progress is the fear that providing
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New Jersey business owners are calling for immigration reform in the United States as they believe it will assist them with growing their business. These New Jersey entrepreneurs want to be able to diversify their staff and to have a greater pool of job applicants to choose from, according to NJ.com. Business owners in Texas
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Daniel Webster is one of a group of lawmakers in the Republican Party who support the idea of offering an eventual pathway to US citizenship for the millions of people who are already illegally residing in the country and are faced with the challenge of attempting to persuade colleagues to do the same. The great
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The heated debate taking place in Washington over the possibility of military strikes on Syria has resulted in the creation of a fresh obstacle in the effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation in the United States, threatening to derail the momentum for the effort and crowd Congress’ fall calendar still further. Any action in
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