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For years, many expecting Korean mothers have flown over to the U.S. so their children can have American citizenship, but that airplane ticket may be of no use in the future. The U.S. currently adopts a territorial principle that provides citizenship to ...

WASHINGTON (AFP)--After two failed attempts in 2006 and 2007, immigration reform could finally be pushed through both houses of the U.S. Congress starting in September, civil rights activists said. 'We are confident and very optimistic that there's ...

'Our Church stands on the side of orderly immigration and is in favor of comprehensive immigration reform so our borders are protected...Both of those principles are very important for a Catholic understanding.' DENVER (Zenit) - The Church is in favor of ...

Many view the nation's first black president as their own success story Slide show Martin Luther King Jr. See the civil rights leader in speeches and marches from Alabama to Washington. more photos Stand and be counted In the year of Barack ...

Print | Email to friend Published: January 9, 2009 | Author: Pasckie Pascua Total Views: 163 | Rating: LOS ANGELES?Ramon Canlapan Ocampo, Sr. lived and died peacefully with his Great American Dream embedded in his undying spirit. His journey?s wish ...

The quest to create a modern, effective immigration system should not force us into a false choice between highly educated and family-based forms of immigration. Instead, comprehensive immigration reform should be a vehicle for creating more permanent ...

President George W. Bush told a group of Texas reporters Friday that he regretted immigration policies were not reformed while he was in office. 'I'm very disappointed that it didn't pass,' he said in an interview with correspondents from his home state. ...

spills across the U.S. border, Homeland Security officials say they have a contingency plan that includes bringing in the military. Its a common-sense extension of our continued work with our state, local, and tribal partners in securing the southwest ...

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Former Pakistan President General. Parvez Musharraf has denied the existence of any undercover deal with the US, over cross border attacks. Musharraf stressed that Pakistan is sincere in its fight against terrorism, and it has done more than anyone else ...

HOUSTONPresident George W. Bush told a group of Texas reporters Friday that he regretted immigration policies were not reformed while he was in office.'I'm very disappointed that it didn't pass,' he said in an interview with correspondents from his home ...

Barack Obama shortly will inherit a war an ocean away in the Middle East that potentially could spiral out of control dragging the US into it, but he immediately faces a far more deadly war thats raging on his own back doorstep on the US-Mexican border. ...

By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff A federal immigration officer from Hull was accused today of having sex with an 11-year-old child while in Brazil to deport immigrants, taking photographs of the act. Michael Clifford, a 44-year-old immigration agent, was ...

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Obama said on the campaign trail that he supported comprehensive immigration reform, and leaders of pro-immigrant groups now expect Obama and the Democratic-led Congress to take up a massive overhaul of the nation??s immigration system this year. ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Fartun Warsame, a Somalian immigrant, thought she was being a good mother when she transferred her five boys to a top elementary school in an affluent Minneapolis suburb. Besides its academic advantages, the school was close to her job as ...

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The government is delaying a requirement that companies that receive new federal contracts check the immigration status of their employees using the Homeland Security Departments E-verify system. Facing a lawsuit by five industry associations, the ...

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In the absence of comprehensive national immigration reform, local governments across the United States struggle to balance the goals of public health and safety, economic development, and community cohesion in the face of increasing immigration, ...