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WASHINGTON: Reflecting the dire straits of the job market and strict regulations imposed by the US Congress, more than one-fourth of the H-1B, once the most sought after visas, is yet to be grabbed. According to the latest figure update by US Citizenship ...

The number of people who have died this year while attempting to cross into the United States from Mexico has increased to its highest level since 2006, US data and a report by human rights groups has said. The increase in fatalities comes in spite of a ...

SPARKS, NV -- (MARKET WIRE) Sierra Nevada Corporation's President Eren Ozmen is pleased to announce that SNC has been awarded a competitive contract valued at more than $600M for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Multirole ...

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Death Rate Climbs Despite Economic Decline And Drop In Migration And Apprehensions SAN DIEGO U.S., Mexican and international officials must recognize the deaths of migrants occurring during unauthorized crossings of the U.S.-Mexican border as an ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A group of Democratic lawmakers is breaking ranks by seeking coverage for immigrants under a new US health plan, saying their exclusion was short-sighted and would raise costs in the long run. Led by Representative Mike Honda, who ...

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Objective: To examine associations between migration and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence among Mexican female sex workers (FSWs). Methods: FSWs aged ?18 years in Tijuana, Baja California (BC) underwent interviews and testing for ...

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As President Obama huddles with key military advisers to talk about a strategy in Afghanistan, top officials charged with protecting the homeland on Wednesday pointedly stressed the danger from terrorists in the Afghan-Pakistan border area. In Senate ...

Hot-button political issues were the order of the day during the Senate Finance Committee?s continuing mark up of its healthcare reform bill. Senators considered amendments to the bill on abortion, immigration and taxes. Though Republicans on the panel ...

Tenn. Mother Says Phony Immigration Officer Knocked on Door, Stabbed Her and Fled with Infant ...

Few people dispute the need for immigration reform. The current system is an untenable mishmash of procedures, prohibitions, and penalties that are at odds with our national interests and history. Whats more, heavy-handed punishments seem to be the only ...

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WASHINGTON -- One of the U.S. Senate's leading critics of the H-1B visa program, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), is asking immigration officials to toughen their demands for evidence from companies hiring visa workers. Grassley wants IT consulting ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The supporters of amnesty for illegal immigrants have frequently used religious arguments and terminology to make their case. They explicitly claim that legalization and increased immigration are the only ...

Juan Carlos Guzmn-Betancourt, 33, is believed to have stolen at least $1m around the globe They will be watching Juan Carlos Guzmn-Betancourt very closely at his jail in Vermont. The last time the silver-tongued Colombian conman with a taste for the ...

The Department of State announces the opening of the registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery. Entries for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Friday, ...

WASHINGTON: More than 6,000 people were killed trying to cross the US-Mexican border illegally in the past 15 years, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Wednesday. The ACLU urged the North American neighbors to declare a humanitarian crisis in ...