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The following article sets forth President Obama's basic goals and underlying principles for immigration policies and plans under his administration. The White House Immigration - Guiding Principles 'President Obama believes that our broken immigration ...

Emboldened by the passage of health care legislation, Hispanic activists are pressuring the Obama administration and Congress to tackle immigration reform as its next major priority. Community leaders are planning three rallies in Riverside and San ...

ARLINGTON, Va., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leading tax attorneys from the United States and Canada will convene April 20, to present an in-depth BNA Tax & Accounting webinar covering a variety of secured lending and tax issues related to ...

USCIS has recognized the public furor surrounding the issuance of its January 8, 2010 memorandum on employer control in the H-1B context. On March 26, 2010, CIS held its second public session on the implications of the memo, this time focusing on ...

A court finds federal investigators acted recklessly the in the aftermath of last year's nationwide bust of an alleged nationwide H-1B scam ring, arresting 11 people in seven states and bringing a 10-count indictment against a New Jersey IT services ...

Tribune Newspapers The Supreme Court confronted in two cases Wednesday the stiff federal law that requires deporting all non-citizens from this country, even those who have lived here legally for decades, if they are convicted of an "aggravated felony." ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an immigrant's legal right to effective counsel was violated when his attorney mistakenly told him he could plead guilty to drug charges without being deported. The 7-2 decision was a ...

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has called on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to send National Guard troops to the 'southern border region' between the U.S. and Mexico, according to a report by CBSNews.com. In a letter to Napolitano, McCain ...

The recently enacted Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the "HIRE Act") imposes new withholding and information reporting requirements on certain cross-border payments. Of note, the HIRE Act: ...

(IPS) - More abuses in the U.S. immigration detention system came to light last week when it was revealed that two mentally disabled men continue to be held in detention while facing possible deportation for criminal assault convictions, despite having ...