The federal government argued yesterday that part of an immigration law created by Arizona three years ago, back in 2010, which bans “harboring” people who are illegally residing in the United States, should be blocked. Arguments from lawyers on either side of the debate were heard by a three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit US […]
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With big labor and big business having managed to reach a deal as to a political framework for overhauling the immigration laws in the United States, the lawmakers who are coming up with bipartisan legislation are trying to get down to the intricate details while keeping the political flanks of their parties suitably mollified. Labor
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With the US government having opened up new applications for US visas on Monday for highly skilled workers, debate has once again flared up on the issue of the demands of the tech sector to be able to hire more workers from overseas. The tech sector in the US has been complaining for a very
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Immigrant families can now be given permanent residence in the US in exchange for investing in a program known as “EB-5,” which was created 23 years ago back in 1990 by Congress in order to stimulate the economy of the nation via capital investment and job creation from overseas shareholders. Immigrants are asked by the
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New York Senator Charles Schumer says that the bipartisan Senate group known as the “Gang of Eight” is very near to reaching a draft of legislation intended to overhaul the immigration laws in the United States – it is around “90 percent” done, he claims. “Bottom line is, we’ve very close,” Schumer, a member of
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President Barack Obama is pushing for fast action on a sweeping US immigration reform bill, stating that any last minute obstacles can be resolved and he made a prediction that historic legislation could be passed by Congress by the end of the summer. Obama made this prediction during several interviews on Spanish-language television networks, repeatedly
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President Obama made a vow on Wednesday that he intends to make use of his second term in order to keep pushing a “positive agenda” with Latin America, the region that tends to get short shrift in comparison to the turbulent Middle East or fast growing Asia. The comments were made by Obama on the
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The Republican Party has recently released a report that came from their Growth and Opportunity Project that describes the party as being caught between two different factions, one of which is the gubernatorial wing that is successful and growing while the other, the federal wing, is becoming increasingly marginalized and warns that the Party will
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Barack Obama increased the pressure on the US Congress to introduce a bill on immigration reform on Monday, saying that the time had come for the broken system to be repaired and noting that he hoped to be able to stick to the original deadline that he had outlined at the beginning of this year
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A big crowd, which was predominantly pro-immigration in nature, assembled for a House committee meeting about a measure that would repeat a statute that forced Kansas students who do not have legal residency to have to pay out-of-state tuition fees at universities in Kansas. The current statute enables students who have graduated from a high
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A consortium of around 40 chambers from all across the United States, known as Business for Skilled Worker Immigration, has joined the debate in regards to immigration reform in an attempt to gather the views of business owners and community members on a national level. The Chicago Tribune says that the Greater Boston Chamber of
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