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U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and a coalition of 69 U.S. companies and business groups on Monday urged Congress not to kill a demonstration program for long-haul Mexican trucks service because Mexican retaliation could harm U.S. exports. ...

(Reuters) - Photo and fingerprint identity equipment maker L-1 Identity Solutions Inc (ID.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it has been awarded the U.S. passport card program by the Department of State. The contract is worth about $107 million over five ...

STAMFORD, Conn. - (Business Wire) L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID), a leading provider of identity solutions and services, announced it has been awarded the prime contract by the Department of State for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ...

The argument truly came as a surprise. I was speaking before an audience at Kansas State University and confessed that I am what is known as old school. I believe that men should be the head of the household and that God should be at the head of the ...

Charles Grassley releases letter to DHS outlining program abuses Share Top Stories March 10, 2008 (Computerworld) U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said yesterday that the White House isn't enforcing the H-1B program, and he cited a number of abuses ...

(WASHINGTON) - House Republicans are trying to force action on a Democratic-written immigration enforcement measure, the latest GOP attempt to elevate the volatile issue into an election-year wedge. Republican leaders hope that by pushing the bill - ...

U.S. companies that apply for controversial H-1B visas create additional jobs beyond the positions filled by foreign workers, according to a study released Monday by a pro-immigration think tank. For every H-1B position requested, tech companies listed ...

For each H-1b visa position requested, U.S. technology companies increase their employment by an average of five workers, says a new report released today by the National Foundation of American Policy, a research organization. The NFAP examined all H-1B ...

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The national immigration debate is driving up the number of hate groups in the country and fueling attacks against Hispanics, according to a report released today by a civil rights group. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate crimes, said ...

Money sent home by Latin American migrant workers in the US grew last year at their slowest rate in a decade, a result of the US economic slowdown and the crackdown against illegal migration, combined with the strength of the Brazilian economy. A report ...

Opponents of increased H-1B temporary worker visas have long argued that raising the annual cap will cause Americans to lose out on jobs to foreigners--or see their wages depressed. A new study scheduled to be released Monday by a free market-leaning ...

U.S. companies that apply for controversial H-1B visas create additional jobs beyond the positions filled by foreign workers, according to a study released Monday by a pro-immigration think tank. For every H-1B position requested, tech companies listed ...

H-1B use spread far and wide; List shows most companies receive only one visa Share Top Stories Related March 10, 2008 (Computerworld) WASHINGTON -- Indian offshore outsourcing firm Infosys Technologies Ltd. received 4,559 H-1B visas in the fiscal year ...

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by writing to editor@ilw.com. The curriculum for the Mar 13th phone session of 'PERM 2008: Winning Your Case In The Year Of The Rat', (with Lorna Rogers Burgess as discussion leader, and Janet ...

PrintAll Articles Letter to the editor Podcast Jobless U.S. tech workers might have a new reason to be bitter. India, the place that is sucking up U.S. jobs to offshore locations, is now also the home to company outsourcers garnering the most foreign ...

Summary: On The Beltway Boys, Morton Kondracke asserted that Sen. John McCain 'may well' be able to 'match George Bush's 2004 record of 40 percent' of the Hispanic vote 'because he's got a position on comprehensive immigration reform that's ...

The U.S. doesn't offer free health care, and the economy is coming closer and closer to a recession, yet still, the number of people applying for American citizenship is skyrocketing. Last year, it doubled. Despite our nation's problems, the message ...

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The U.S. doesn't offer free health care, and the economy is coming closer and closer to a recession, yet still, the number of people applying for American citizenship is skyrocketing. Last year, it doubled. Despite our nation's problems, the message ...