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What's this WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is expanding immigration checks to nearly all local jails, which could sharply increase U.S. deportation cases, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Expanding the program could result in a ...

The May 8 Style article 'No Turning Back,' on the efforts of Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) to change immigration laws, outlined his strategy, which was 'designed to project the most sympathetic image possible' of illegal immigrants by arguing that ...

U.S. customs agents make a sweep near the Bahamas earlier this month in search of boats smuggling contraband or immigrants. Their Dash-8 plane is based in Homestead, Fla. WASHINGTON The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President ...

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On April 30, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship, held a hearing to examine the question: 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009: Can We Do It and How?' While the consensus of the panel ...

The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President George W. Bush aimed at checking the immigration status of virtually every person booked into local jails. In four years, the measure could result in a tenfold increase in illegal ...

MAY 18, 2009 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection today said it is requiring private aircraft operators entering and exiting the United States to submit passenger and pilot information through a newly launched electronic system. The new requirement, ...

he full Council of Bishops of The has appealed to the President and Congress of the to support 'comprehensive reform' that would, among other goals, provide pathways to citizenship and reunify families separated by current policies. A 'Statement on the ...

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), along with at least 18 House co-sponsors, has introduced what he calls the Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009, intended to give greater priority to the use of remote cameras, sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles and ...

oposals June 30; grant workshops in California, Arizona LOS ANGELES, CA, May 11, 2009 -- The U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program: Border 2012, in coordination with the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, is now accepting proposals for projects in ...

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POTTSVILLE, Pa. A Pennsylvania teenager has apologized for his role in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant. Eighteen-year-old Brian Scully said in juvenile court Monday that he took part in a July 12 fight that pitted several white teens against ...

Previous Issues Comment Simpsons On Immigration Episode 723 of the Simpson show, 'Much Apu About Nothing', reminds us that the issue of undocumented immigration is a profoundly human one and that many people may be against undocumented immigration until ...

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Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of what at the time was the largest-ever single site immigration raid in the United States. Postville, Iowa is still recovering from the arrest and deportation of hundreds of Hispanic slaughterhouse workers and the ...

Competition for high-quality, affordable medical care no longer local WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While domestic healthcare costs are expected to increase to an estimated 21% of GDP by 2010, some Americans may be interested in taking their healthcare spending ...

Twelve young Filipino leaders screened from over a hundred applicants nationwide have been chosen to participate in a Filipino-American exchange program 'Strengthening Leadership Through Innovative Jurisprudence and Responsive Citizenship.' 'The US-RP ...

Ray Gadd - Owosso, Mich. This country will never return to the growth and prosperity that the American people have experienced. Why? Because we have opened our borders to cheap labor products ('U.S may face years of sluggish growth,' Cover story, Money, ...

Until his final year of high school, Filipe fit right in. A strong student at one of Boston's best schools, he excelled in sports and won a scholarship to state colleges because of his high test scores. He liked rock 'n' roll, video games, and the Red ...

In a statement this week, 16 synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) have expressed deep concern over the damage done to communities and families by US immigration raids, ...