A new study says that house ownership and rentals are set to continue to grow within the next seven years. It is estimated that immigrants will generate 36 percent of the demand for new homes in the United States. The report, Immigration Contributions to Housing Demand in the United States: A Comparison of Recent Decades […]
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Jonathan Arias and Min Ji Lee are trying to put faces on statistics, wanting to tell their own stories as well as those of other immigrants. People participating in the Keeping Our Families Together bus tour claim that their aim is to make certain that they can remain in the United States with their loved
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In the last week of February, several hundred immigrants were given release from detention centers thanks to the immigration conversation being changed by looming budget cuts. American taxpayers have been footing the bill for the detention of over 30,000 people every day, many of whom were in detention for offences of a non-violent nature. The
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The US Congress needs to begin fixing skilled immigration programs by trying to encourage talented immigrants to move to the country on a permanent basis, a group of witnesses has told a congressional subcommittee. Deepak Kamra, a general partner at the venture capital firm Canaan Partners, says that foreign-born entrepreneurs are being driven away from
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Immigration reform is one of the top priorities for the second term of US President Barack Obama but in order for him to be able to get a far-reaching package successfully passed, he needs to convince lawmakers that the Mexican border has been secured, and that may well be easier said than done. The numbers
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Several hundred immigrants have been released from detention facilities by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pointed out that financial resources have become limited as a result of the fiscal crisis, the Washington Post has reported. On February 22nd the newspaper revealed that the average immigration court case can take up to as long as
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Washington’s failure to directly address the many problems within the US immigration system has hurt not just the immigrant community but has also been a contributing factor towards the crisis with the nation’s economy. “The immigrant community, especially the undocumented immigrant community, is being blamed for the problems that are happening nationwide,” says union organizer
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In the fight for comprehensive immigration reform in the United States, farmers in California are among the primary employers who have to deal with the consequences. Many have had to cancel their harvesting due to a lack of workers, resulting in losses of several thousand dollars. The Los Angeles Times says that Rayne Pegg, who
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Millions of couples in the United States are hoping that the new immigration rules that were finalized last month will legalize their undocumented married partners and children without them having to be separated for a number of years. From March 4th this year the path for the undocumented offspring and spouses of American citizens is
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The Center for the Study of Immigration Integration at the University of Southern California has released a study named Nurturing Naturalization: Could Lowering The Fee Help? The study has found that the top reasons holding immigrants back from applying for US citizenship are language obstacles and the high price tag. The Capital Times says that
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For the last few years the debate over immigration in Washington has resembled the immigration system of the United States – vague, disorganized and lacking in anything resembling clear borders. Happily, it appears, however, that at long last some progress is finally being made. Thanks partly to the State of the Union address by President
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