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TUCSON, Arizona (AP) - A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a U.S. Border Patrol agent charged with fatally shooting an illegal immigrant from Mexico. Jurors had been deliberating since late Tuesday before declaring themselves ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela agreed Friday to resolve their angry recriminations over a cross-border Colombian commando raid, a crisis that has brought troop movements and talk of war. The ...

'We're now certain,' Gustavo Larrea said at a news conference in Ecuador, 'that they traveled to the camp and were in the camp at the moment of the bombing. It's possible that these citizens died' Ecuadorean authorities identified the missing Mexicans as ...

WASHINGTON: The periodic flap over the H1-B visas issue is set to blow up again in an election season, after latest figures show Indian companies accounted for nearly 80% of the visa petitions approved in 2007 for the top ten participants in the ...

Lawmakers in at least eight states are now sponsoring legislation similar to Oklahoma, which last May passed the nation's most comprehensive anti-immigration law. It restricts illegal immigrants' access to driver's licenses and other IDs, limits public ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela agreed Friday to resolve their angry recriminations over a cross-border Colombian commando raid, a crisis that has brought troop movements and talk of war. The uneasy ...

SYDNEY: A German-born woman wrongfully detained under Australia's tough migration policies will receive millions of dollars in compensation, officials said on Friday. Cornelia Rau, a legal permanent resident in Australia, was held behind bars for more ...

State lawmakers have already proposed more than 350 immigration-related bills in the first two months of this year. States with the largest number of proposals include California, Virginia, South Carolina, Arizona and Rhode Island. Highlights of bills ...

President lvaro Uribe of Colombia increased the tension at the meeting on Friday after he said Colombian rebels had helped President Rafael Correa of Ecuador get elected, citing as evidence a letter seized during the March 1 raid. Correa walked out of ...

ANDREW O. SELSKYAssociated Press Writer SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-A summit of Latin American leaders aimed at cooling a growing border crisis turned into an angry showdown Friday, with finger-jabbing lectures, passionate speeches and a plea for ...

(CNSNews.com) - Poor rural communities along the border are paying a steep price for illegal immigration, according to a study released Wednesday done on behalf of the United States/Mexico Border Counties Coalition by the University of Arizona and San ...

DENVER - When the American Dream failed Arlin Gonzalez, the 31-year-old native of Mexico looked homeward for a second chance. The divorced mother of two sold her Denver home after she could no longer afford the mortgage payments. Then she spotted a TV ...

SYDNEY -- A German-born woman wrongfully detained under Australia's tough migration policies will receive millions of dollars in compensation, officials said Friday. Cornelia Rau, a legal permanent resident in Australia, was held behind bars for more ...

State lawmakers around the country are proposing hundreds of bills this year aimed at curbing illegal immigration, but experts say the cost and public opposition will keep many from becoming law. Lawmakers in at least eight states are now sponsoring ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - When Kecia Sales and Juan Marquez were married, they were like scores of other couples: very much in love with plans to live together for the rest of their lives. STATES: Illegal immigrant curbs face uphill climb But it wasn't to ...

PMEL PASO, Texas-A U.S. Border Patrol effort aimed at prosecuting more illegal immigrants is being expanded to include parts of far West Texas and southern New Mexico. Doug Mosier, an agency spokesman in El Paso, said the 'zero tolerance' plans cover ...

BOGOTA, Colombia - A summit of Latin American presidents aimed at defusing a growing border crisis turned into an angry showdown Friday, with finger-jabbing lectures, passionate speeches and a plea for goodwill that prompted stiff hand shakes between the ...

DENVER -- When the American Dream failed Arlin Gonzalez, the 31-year-old native of Mexico looked homeward for a second chance. The divorced mother of two sold her Denver home after she could no longer afford the mortgage payments. Then she spotted a TV ...

State lawmakers around the U.S. are proposing hundreds of bills this year aimed at curbing illegal immigration, but experts say the cost and public opposition will keep many from becoming law. Lawmakers in at least eight states are now sponsoring ...

Demographics, Immigration, Migration, U.S. Politics, Elections William H. Frey, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program The Brookings Institution One of the most profound changes in Americas demography this century will be its shifting race and ethnic ...