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U.S. TARGETS BORDER IN DRUG CRACKDOWN ( CNS ) - The Obama administration is strengthening efforts to intercept and to break up drug rings smuggling narcotics across the Canada-U.S. border under an agreement announced yesterday that will see a sharp ...

Writing on behalf of his brother bishops, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued a statement urging President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to work together to enact ...

MANILA, PhilippinesThe Bureau of Immigration (BI) has formally asked the United States government to provide information about erring immigration officers reportedly involved in human trafficking. In a letter to US Ambassador Kristie Kenney, Edgardo ...

President Barack Obama on June 19 attended the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and used the occasion to reaffirm his commitment to changing the nation?s immigration laws. The appearance also served as a lead-in to next week?s scheduled ...

Vows reform: US President Barack Obama addresses the 2009 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast yesterday in Washington, DC. Hispanic spiritual and community leaders gathered in the nations capital for a three-day convention. Picture: AFP WASHINGTON ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way that illegal immigrants can become U.S. citizens. Obama told a gathering of Hispanics on Friday that U.S. borders must be strengthened ...

Today, on Juneteenth, a date steeped in the rich symbolism of freedom for African Americans, community organization ACORN intends to raise the banner of comprehensive immigration reform by announcing the launch of The Black Leadership Immigration Project ...

President Obama this morning again backed immigration reform, but left open the timing for any push through Congress. Speaking before Latino leaders at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington, Obama said he remained ...

As some Hispanic groups have begun to question President Obama's commitment to passing immigration reform, the president said Friday morning that he remains dedicated to signing such legislation. Obama, addressing the Hispanic prayer breakfast for ...

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday said he was committed to comprehensive immigration reform, amid rising calls by Hispanic supporters for a path to citizenship for 12 million illegal immigrants. Obama did not, however, lay out a timetable for ...

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This morning the President addressed the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference. He spoke at length of the role faith has played in America?s history, and the role it will play in America?s future. He spoke of the role prayer ...

Reporting from Washington - Lawmakers will gather at the White House next week for a working session on immigration reform, a meeting that has been highly anticipated by Latino leaders eager for President Obama to honor his campaign promise to put ...

Pledge to Aid in 'Pressing Humanitarian Issue' SAN ANTONIO, Texas, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The U.S. bishops' conference president is calling on President Barack Obama to work with Congress for comprehensive immigration reform by the end of 2009, and ...

WASHINGTON Eight years ago, Hispanics were just glad to be in America. Today, they're pushing for upward mobility and for the ears on Capitol Hill. 'We are now making our voices heard,' said the Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr., who heads Esperanza, the largest ...

President Obama said on Friday that he is committed to passing an immigration reform which could give an opportunity for illegal immigrants to become citizens. Obama said the government was taking steps to strengthen border security and the status of ...

Border Governors Conference (BGC) representatives from the U.S. and Mexico met at Arizona State University June 17-18 for a third planning meeting, sponsored by the Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC) in preparation for the upcoming XXVII Border Governors ...

Obama also discussed the power of prayer, saying it was 'more than a last resort. Prayer helps us search for meaning in our own lives' Published on June 19, 2009 by OfficialWire NewsDesk (OfficialWire) WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. President Barack Obama ...

(RTTNews) - President Barack Obama Friday reaffirmed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform Friday. Speaking at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, Obama said that a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants were complementary rather than ...

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday that he wants to push comprehensive immigration reform through Congress before he leaves office, but he didn't elaborate on a timeframe for the politically thorny endeavor. 'I'm committed ...