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On a bustling sidewalk in the Dominican neighborhood of New York City's Washington Heights, Carmen Calderon reaches over a folding table to wave a pamphlet at a sandwich delivery man, shouting in Spanish, 'You know your rights as a worker?' The man ...

- Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney today announced two full-time reappointments and one designation to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). Anna Maria Silvestri Corriveau was reappointed for a one-year ...

The move was part of a national effort to identify and deport more illegal immigrants with criminal records, according to the Los Angeles Times. Law enforcement officials in the three counties will begin running inmates' fingerprints through federal ...

in the Chronicle investigation One of the ways the federal government hopes to solve some of those issues is through its Secured Communities project. This is an ambitious attempt to eventually check the immigration status of every suspect booked in every ...

WASHINGTON ' The United States is not singling out Canada for especially harsh scrutiny as it moves to impose strict new border rules, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today. Clinton, addressing a Toronto Star question during a rare encounter with ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is planning to make her first visit to Canada next week amid lingering concerns in Ottawa over statements that raised questions about her understanding of security issues along America's ...

The North American Development Bank (NADBank) has approved two new grant agreements totaling more than $2.53 million. One grant will be used to help finance a water conservation project in Texas. The other grant will be used to help finance the ...

The last day to submit proposals is June 30 for grant workshops in California, Arizona regarding the U.S. EPA and Border Environment Cooperation Commission request proposals for U.S. and Mexico Environmental Border, 2012 projects Eligibility is open to ...

Previous Issues Comment AgJobs 2009 reports on the AgJobs bill introduced in the Senate by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. 'A former opponent of the agricultural guest-worker proposal, Feinstein now says it is needed to keep farms in business. The legislation ...

Baghdad - On a map of Baghdad, the US Army's Forward Operating Base Falcon is clearly within city limits. Except that Iraqi and American military officials have decided it's not. As the June 30 deadline for US soldiers to be out of Iraqi cities ...

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is expanding immigration checks to nearly all local jails, which could sharply increase U.S. deportation cases, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Expanding the program could result in a tenfold increase in ...

Wilma J. Vass - Leesburg, Va. The H-1B visa program was never intended to result in the replacement of the training and development of American high-tech workers. As implemented, however, it has contributed to the decline in the U.S. economy and an ...

The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President George W. Bush aimed at checking the immigration status of virtually every person booked into local jails. In four years, the measure could result in a tenfold increase in illegal ...

What's this WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is expanding immigration checks to nearly all local jails, which could sharply increase U.S. deportation cases, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Expanding the program could result in a ...

The May 8 Style article 'No Turning Back,' on the efforts of Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) to change immigration laws, outlined his strategy, which was 'designed to project the most sympathetic image possible' of illegal immigrants by arguing that ...

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U.S. customs agents make a sweep near the Bahamas earlier this month in search of boats smuggling contraband or immigrants. Their Dash-8 plane is based in Homestead, Fla. WASHINGTON The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President ...

The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President George W. Bush aimed at checking the immigration status of virtually every person booked into local jails. In four years, the measure could result in a tenfold increase in illegal ...

On April 30, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship, held a hearing to examine the question: 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009: Can We Do It and How?' While the consensus of the panel ...

MAY 18, 2009 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection today said it is requiring private aircraft operators entering and exiting the United States to submit passenger and pilot information through a newly launched electronic system. The new requirement, ...