The immigration reform bill from the Gang of Eight is now 95% finished, according to Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who has been spearheading the plan. The son of Cuban immigrants and a possible presidential candidate for the Republican Party in 2016 says that to improve the state of the nation, including the job market and […]
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At a time when worries are growing among Indian information technology firms in regards to the proposed US law that would restrict H-1B visas, Som Mittal, the President of Nasscom (the software service industry body), claims that there are a number of provisions in the immigration bill that might, in fact, be of benefit to
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Republicans are locked in a “demographic death spiral” and will be crushed in the 2016 Presidential elections if they block the proposed overhaul of the US immigration system, according to a leading Republican senator. Last week the Senate overcame a procedural hurdle in order to move forward on the debate over the first attempt to
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Immigration reform is set to pass the Senate prior to July 4th, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from Nevada. During the next two weeks of debate in the Senate, the fate of the top second-term priority of President Barack Obama will be hanging in the balance, with the bipartisan Gang of Eight wanting
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Detractors of immigration reform in the United States have begun attempting to compare the bipartisan legislation created by the Gang of Eight to Obamacare, which has received many unfavorable reviews from conservatives. Obamacare, more officially referred to as The Affordable Care Act, is intended to reform the notorious US health system by offering different options
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An issue that once polarized the United States, immigration reform is now enjoying an increasing amount of bipartisan support, with Democrats and Republicans alike negotiating a pathway to legalization and maybe even citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants who already call the US home. Congress is now on recess for spring break, and US
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A bipartisan poll of voters from across 29 US states has shown that there is a broad spread of support for reforming the country’s immigration system that cuts along party lines and even exists in traditionally red states. In Texas, 64% of Republican voters support immigration reform, as do 69% in North Dakota, with voters
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Tech firms have been stepping up their lobbying in support of a bill to comprehensively reform the immigration system in the United States in their eagerness to be able to secure more US visas for highly-skilled overseas workers. HR executives from companies such as Broadcom, Intel, Adobe, and Motorola Solutions – and numerous others –
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In a move that seems to have bolstered the prospects for successful immigration reform in the United States, Republican Paul Ryan has predicted that the House of Representatives, which is controlled by the Republican party, will approve a pathway to citizenship in spite of opposition from some hard-line conservatives. The comments from Ryan, who was
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The Senate cast its first votes this week for the immigration reform bill, and the Republican party appears to be suffering from a split in terms of how it regards the comprehensive bill from the bipartisan Gang of Eight. The Republican party is faced with a number of challenges, including how it can win the
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The Senate’s attempts to pass a comprehensive reform of US immigration got off to a promising start yesterday when the majority of senators overwhelmingly voted in favor of starting to debate the issue. While there are still a number of hurdles that need to be overcome, supporters of the reform say that they are encouraged
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