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child strains to see then President George W. Bush at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington June 26, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst PHOENIX | Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:33pm BST PHOENIX (Reuters) - For the first time births have overtaken ...

The trend is most significant in the Mexican-American community where during 2000 to 2010 births outnumbered immigrants significantly. It's also a change from the previous two decades. E-Mail This Add to Del.icio.us ...

A few years ago, Mark Stein wrote a book on the states often goofy borders. Why, for example, is the Upper Peninsula not part of Wisconsin, to which it is attached, rather than of Michigan, to which it is not? How the States Got Their Shapes was ...

Ten illegal immigrants from Mexico were arrested on drug trafficking charges after federal and Las Vegas law enforcement officials seized 212 pounds of drugs worth $5.7 million in the largest methamphetamine bust in Nevada history, authorities announced ...

Married same-sex couples find their commitment has no standing in the eyes of immigration agents when one partner isn't a citizen. The Obama administration says their cases are a low priority, but that doesn't always prevent deportation. Bradford Wells, ...

This program, launched in 2004 and funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is aimed to protect Mexican nationals from high temperatures and dangerous conditions near the border during the height of summer. "We are committed to provide these ...

The U.S. recession and the global financial crisis did not lead to an increase in the number of immigrants returning to Mexico, a new study shows. "Migration in both directions between the United States and Mexico slowed during the recession, but our ...

(NewsCore) - NEW YORK -- Immigrant hotel maids and their supporters plan to come knocking at Dominique Strauss-Kahn's $50,000-a-month New York City townhouse Thursday night. The contingent -- which includes advocates for battered women, for housekeepers ...

PHOENIX: For the first time births have overtaken immigration as the main driver of dynamic growth in the US Hispanic population, according to a new study released on Thursday. The survey found the new trend especially evident among Mexican-Americans, ...