John Boehner, the House of Representatives Speaker, refused to say whether immigration reform should include a pathway to US citizenship for undocumented immigrants on Sunday, deflecting the issue by claiming that the debate in the House is not about him, in spite of his influential status and past remarks. Appearing on Face the Nation on […]
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The 11 million undocumented immigrants that already live in the United States could receive a path to citizenship, says Representative Bob Goodlatte. USA Today says that the path might include a temporary legal status that would mean immigrants would then be able to put in an application for a green card and citizenship at a
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The Senate version of the new immigration reform bill will be of benefit to skilled Indian workers in the United States, according to the Obama administration. Reporters at a conference call prior to Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to India were told by a senior administration official that the immigration bill and its H-1B provisions
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The children and spouses of those who hold green cards in the United States that are currently under petition for F2A visas might be getting a change in status next month, ABS-CBN News is reporting. The date when the petition was filed by the holder of the green card will not have an effect on
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The price of naturalization in the United States is $680, says TIME magazine. Naturalization is the process that is followed by immigrants once they have been issued with a green card so that they gain US citizenship, and a number of the country’s politicians, including the Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, are unhappy with the
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Supporters of immigration reform are beginning to worry that they are starting to lose the message war on the issue and say that a full-on campaign from business groups and other advocates that have ties to Republicans in the House of Representatives is needed in order to turn things around. With action in the House
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The leaders of over a third of the country’s 244 Catholic universities and colleges have urged Congress to pass immigration reform, saying that the way the country currently treats immigrants is “morally indefensible.” The call was made by the heads of over 90 Catholic higher learning institutions in a letter to the 135 out of
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Two figures in American politics who have very different ideologies – Grover Norquist, the President of Americans for Tax Reform, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel – have turned out to have a similar outlook when it comes to the issue of immigration reform, yesterday predicting that Republicans in the House of Representatives will pass the
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With the question of immigration reform legislation hanging in the balance in Washington, especially in the House of Representatives, a brand new poll is showing that Americans are increasingly moving to the position adopted by the Democrats on the issue rather than the Republican Party. The Gallup Survey, which was released yesterday, showed 48% of
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Two figures in American politics who have very different ideologies – Grover Norquist, the President of Americans for Tax Reform, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel – have turned out to have a similar outlook when it comes to the issue of immigration reform, yesterday predicting that Republicans in the House of Representatives will pass the
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With the question of immigration reform legislation hanging in the balance in Washington, especially in the House of Representatives, a brand new poll is showing that Americans are increasingly moving to the position adopted by the Democrats on the issue rather than the Republican Party. The Gallup Survey, which was released yesterday, showed 48% of
Americans leaning toward immigration reform Read More »