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WASHINGTON The chance for hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally to gain legal status is dwindling as time runs out on the Democratic-controlled Congress. House and Senate Democratic leaders have scheduled votes ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in an important immigration case from the southwestern state of Arizona. At issue is whether Arizona has the right to punish employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and whether that conflicts with the ...

AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court waded into the fiery debate over illegal immigration Wednesday, weighing whether federal law preempts an Arizona statute that revokes the license of businesses that knowingly employ undocumented workers. ...

The Conservative government is set to announce a landmark security and trade deal with the United States, designed to create a perimeter around North America and allow people and goods to flow more freely within the continent. The New Border Vision is ...

Comments during oral arguments make it sound likely that an Arizona crackdown on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants will stand. There are also signs that a more controversial Arizona immigration law might not have the justices' support if it ...

Mel Evans In this Dec. 2, 2010 photo, attorney Bukie O. Adetula rests his hands on a hand-carved West Africa statue as he sits in his home, in Denville, N.J., while wearing traditional clothes of his native Nigeria. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Loading The ...

Athletes and other entertainers generally don't like to talk politics in public -- but baseball player Luke Scott isn't of them. The Baltimore Orioles' designated hitter told Yahoo Sports that Obama "does not represent America," according to our baseball ...

By James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday stepped into the fierce national debate over illegal immigration, considering an Arizona law that allows the state to shut down businesses that hire undocumented workers. The nation's ...

Individuals presenting applications containing omissions or errors in biographical data (i.e. name, date of birth, place of birth, passport number, any prior or maiden names, gender) or purpose of travel will be required to correct the omissions and/or ...

John Moore / Getty Images An Arizona National Guardsman watches over the U.S. border with Mexico at an observation post in Nogales, Arizona. John Moore / Getty Images Arizona National Guardsmen watch over the U.S. border with Mexico at an observation ...

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has expressed opposition to Arizona’s controversial immigration law, saying his children might look suspicious to police, according to news reports. ...

WASHINGTON The House passed legislation Wednesday to give hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally a shot at legal status, a fleeting victory for an effort that appears doomed in the Senate. The so-called Dream ...

North Korea fired artillery shells in a suspected military drill yesterday, spooking markets on an already tense peninsula, as the top US military official warned of more provocations from Pyongyang's "bad guy". ...

Immigration reform is not a priority on US political scene 05 December 2010 By Niall Stanage in New York Anyone who doubts the extent to which the American political landscape has shifted against immigration reform need consider only two facts. The ...

ESSEX COUNTY Essex County is one of three sites being considered for a massive federal detention center for illegal immigrants ? an operation that would be a major financial windfall. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in Washington, D.C., ...

Following a consent order obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday in New Jersey, Peri Software Solutions Inc. and its owner, Saravanan Periasamy, have agreed to pay $638,449 in back wages and interest to 67 workers for violating the H-1B ...

Time is running out on the Democratic-controlled Congress' attempts to help hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally to gain legal status. ...

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia fought Yemeni fighters for several months in a border war that ended with a ceasefire in February. Saudi armed forces killed Yemeni civilians when fighting Shi'ite fighters in a brief border war despite assurances that only ...

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The Wall Street Journal s Jess Bravin has a good overview of Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting , which the Supreme Court is hearing today. At issue is whether federal immigration law preempts Arizonas harsh statute penalizing employers for hiring ...