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Mexican President Felipe Calderon thanked Saturday his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama for not closing the border to people and goods, as well as for support in dealing with the epidemic of AH1N1 flu virus that has caused 16 deaths in his country. Calderon ...

WINNIPEG -- RCMP were continuing to investigate Sunday after the driver of a van with American licence plates allegedly loaded with weapons ran a Canada-U.S. border crossing. RCMP were dispatched Friday afternoon to the Goodlands port of entry in ...

Pottsville, Pa. An all-white jury has acquitted two teenagers of all serious charges stemming from the fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant last summer. Brandon Piekarsky, 17, was acquitted of third-degree murder and ethnic intimidation, and ...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. - Prosecutors called the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico a hate crime, and they urged an all-white jury in Pennsylvania coal country to punish two white teenagers for their roles in the attack. Instead, the jury found ...

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EL CALABOZ, Texas With the hope of change evaporating during the Obama Administration, a federal judge ruled that Homeland Security can seize the Tamez family land. After a court battle, with an alert to the international community, the Tamez family ...

The swine flu virus has infected the immigration debate, with talk show comments like 'fajita flu' and 'illegal aliens are the carriers' drawing vehement protests from Hispanic advocates. The volatile immigration issue had cooled off on talk shows and in ...

RCMP stopped a vehicle and seized a number of firearms after an American driver ran the border near Goodlands, Man., Friday afternoon. Six firearms, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and several containers of fuel were found in the cargo area of the ...

Critics of immigration reform may claim the high unemployment rate is no time to address this issue but President Barack Obama insists the hot button topic is high on his agenda for the next 100 days. Obama reiterated the campaign promise during a ...

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- An American diplomat wants to reassure regional tourism officials that tighter border-crossing requirements due to take effect June 1 will not impede the flow of travelers and their dollars to and from ...

Each year on May 15, the National Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Federation of Police, the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum, and other police-related organizations honor federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have made ...

(bdnews24.com/Reuters) - A new strain of flu has stirred a heated debate in the United States about immigration, an emotional topic that is never far from the surface in this country of migrants. The swine flu has killed up to 176 people in Mexico. North ...

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has chosen a U.S.-born expert on Middle Eastern affairs, Michael Oren, as the Jewish state's new ambassador to Washington, Israeli political sources said Saturday. Netanyahu's right-leaning ...

The swine flu virus has infected the immigration debate, with talk show comments like 'fajita flu' and 'illegal aliens are the carriers' drawing vehement protests from Hispanic advocates. The volatile immigration issue had cooled off on talk shows and in ...

['Mexico Uses New Technology Along US Border to Curb Contraband' - Notimex Headline] Mexico started to install new technology along the border with the United States to curb the contraband, Lucero Zamora, Tax Administration Service (SAT) official ...

NEW: Teens acquitted of murder, aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation NEW: Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak convicted of simple assault Schuylkill County prosecutors alleged the beating was racially motivated Incident drew national attention to ...

NEW: Teens acquitted of murder, aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation NEW: Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak convicted of simple assault Schuylkill County prosecutors alleged the beating was racially motivated Incident drew national attention to ...

WASHINGTON: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that illegal immigration makes a ?significant? contribution to US economic growth by providing a flexible workforce. Greenspan, appearing before a Senate subcommittee, said illegal ...

(MIAMI) ? Thousands of immigrants and their families marched in cities from coast to coast, hoping to channel the political muscle Hispanics flexed last fall as President Barack Obama won election. This time, they hoped to jump-start an old cause: ...