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Ask 23 year-old Walter Lara about his future and he'll rifle off a short list of goals typical of an ambitious American honors student. Secy. Clinton pledges the administration's commitment to immigration reform. But for Lara an Argentine immigrant ...

will try three Americans who were accused of espionage after entering the country illegally on a hiking trip. The announcement by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki comes after Iran last week demanded the release of 11 Iranians who it says are being ...

WASHINGTON - Hispanic, black, Asian and other House lawmakers backing immigration overhaul called Tuesday for legalizing illegal immigrants in the U.S., despite a weakened economy and joblessness. The coalition of lawmakers said Tuesday immigration ...

Washington, Dec. 15: Reflecting the changed ground realities in the United States in the wake of economic crisis, there has been a sharp drop in H-1B work visas being applied for and obtained by major IT companies from India. For instance the Infosys, ...

Source: Indian Express Finance Reflecting the changed ground realties in the US in the wake of economic crisis, there has been a sharp drop in H-1B work visas being applied for and obtained by major IT companies from India. For instance the Infosys ...

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), U.S. companies are still requesting H-1B visas at about the same rate as last year, allowing these companies to hire lower-paid foreign workers, despite the fact that many U.S.-based ...

SHENANDOAH, Pa. Four police officers in this Pennsylvania coal town are accused in a federal indictment of orchestrating a cover-up in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant, an attack that resulted in the acquittal of two popular high school football ...

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TEHRAN ? Iran announced Monday that it will try three Americans, including Minnesota native Shane Bauer, who were accused of espionage after entering the country illegally during a hiking trip, raising the stakes in a case likely to exacerbate tensions ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not say when proceedings would start or specify the charge other than to say the Americans had 'suspicious aims.' Last month, authorities accused the Americans of spying. 'They will be tried by Iran's ...

Reflecting the changed ground realties in the US in the wake of economic crisis, there has been a sharp drop in H-1B work visas being applied for and obtained by major IT companies from India. For instance the Infosys, which got as many as 4,559 H-1B ...

Afghan leaders on the increased US troop deployment [AFP] The top US military commander has said he is increasingly concerned about the threat posed by Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters sheltering on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border. Speaking on a ...

Spc. Michael J. MacLeod As seen through night-vision optics, Pfc. John Williams, a paratrooper with Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, patrols near the Iraqi-Syrian border beneath a three-quarter moon, Dec. 7. Spc. Michael J. ...

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House Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday plan to introduce a bill that would overhaul the country's immigration laws, although aides say any movement is on hold until a nearly year-long push on sweeping health-care legislation is completed. The legislation ...

IRAN said yesterday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the US at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear programme. Foreign Minister Manouchehr ...

The share of the U.S. population composed of immigrants dropped slightly in 2008, reversing a 40-year trend that helped fuel the nation's explosive growth and diversity. RESULTS: U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 Survey INTERACTIVE DATA: U.S. Census Bureau's ...

DENVER The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that authorities violated the constitutional and privacy rights of suspected illegal immigrants when they used tax returns to try and build hundreds of identity theft cases against them. The ruling affirmed ...

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