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Pledge to Aid in 'Pressing Humanitarian Issue' SAN ANTONIO, Texas, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The U.S. bishops' conference president is calling on President Barack Obama to work with Congress for comprehensive immigration reform by the end of 2009, and ...

Today, on Juneteenth, a date steeped in the rich symbolism of freedom for African Americans, community organization ACORN intends to raise the banner of comprehensive immigration reform by announcing the launch of The Black Leadership Immigration Project ...

President Obama said on Friday that he is committed to passing an immigration reform which could give an opportunity for illegal immigrants to become citizens. Obama said the government was taking steps to strengthen border security and the status of ...

As some Hispanic groups have begun to question President Obama's commitment to passing immigration reform, the president said Friday morning that he remains dedicated to signing such legislation. Obama, addressing the Hispanic prayer breakfast for ...

Washington: US President Barack Obama promised Friday to push for a comprehensive reform of US immigration laws, reviving another divisive issue that has confounded past administrations. Speaking at a prayer breakfast before leaders of the Hispanic ...

(RTTNews) - President Barack Obama Friday reaffirmed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform Friday. Speaking at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, Obama said that a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants were complementary rather than ...

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WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way that illegal immigrants can become U.S. citizens. Obama told a gathering of Hispanics on Friday that U.S. borders must be strengthened to ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) President Barack Obama Friday said he was committed to comprehensive immigration reform, amid rising calls by Hispanic supporters for a path to citizenship for 12 million illegal immigrants. Obama did not, however, lay out a timetable ...

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Obama also discussed the power of prayer, saying it was 'more than a last resort. Prayer helps us search for meaning in our own lives' Published on June 19, 2009 by OfficialWire NewsDesk (OfficialWire) WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. President Barack Obama ...

Customs steps up aircraft screening near U.S.-Mexico border By AOPA ePublishing Staff In the wake of a Long Beach, Calif., incident in which a pilot and his passengers were ramp checked at gunpoint by local law enforcement officers and Customs and Border ...

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday that he wants to push comprehensive immigration reform through Congress before he leaves office, but he didn't elaborate on a timeframe for the politically thorny endeavor. 'I'm committed ...

U.S. President Barack Obama says he is committed to passing comprehensive reform of the country's immigration laws. The president told a gathering of Hispanics the nation's borders must be strengthened to stop illegal immigration. President Obama said ...

Print E-mail WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way that illegal immigrants can become U.S. citizens. Obama told a gathering of Hispanics on Friday that U.S. borders must be ...

President Obama this morning told a Hispanic audience that he remains committed to comprehensive immigration reform and upholding 'America's tradition of a nation of laws and a nation of immigration.' 'Those things aren't contradictory, they're ...

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Reporting from Washington -- In an effort to plug a hole in U.S.-Mexico drug enforcement, the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced an agreement Thursday that will give designated immigration agents expanded powers to pursue drug ...

Should illegal immigrants who have been working and living in the U.S. and paying U.S. taxes for at least three years be offered a path to U.S. citizenship? Why or why not? If yes, with what conditions? (i.e. paying a fine, wait two more years, pass a ...

Reporting from Washington -- In an effort to plug a hole in U.S.- Mexico drug enforcement, the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced an agreement Thursday that will give designated immigration agents expanded powers to pursue drug ...