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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21 - The first words from Bobby Jindal to his supporters after he won the Louisiana governors race on Saturday night were not about his victory, but L.S.U.s triumph over Auburn the same day. The message could not have been clearer: Im ...

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21 - The first words from Bobby Jindal to his supporters after he won the Louisiana governor's race on Saturday night were not about his victory, but L.S.U.'s triumph over Auburn the same day. The message could not have been clearer: ...

The United States continued efforts today to steer Turkey away from a military incursion into northern Iraq, after a cross-border raid by Kurdish rebels on Sunday killed 17 Turkish soldiers and raised the prospect of an escalating conflict. In addition ...

Death of a Narco 'Queenpin' on the Mexico-US Border Frontera NorteSur She might not have a hit ballad crooned in her name, but Rosa Emma Carvajal Ontiversos was something of legend in the Mexican border town of Palomas, across the New Mexico line. Called ...

The United States of America is pleased to announce the opening of the 2009 Diversity Immigration Program. The Diversity Immigration Program (DV Program) makes available each year by random selection 50,000 permanent residence visas to persons from ...

NEW ORLEANS: The message could not have been clearer: I'm one of you, a normal, red-blooded football-loving Louisiana guy. It is a theme that seems to have informed the youthful Republican congressman's every step, from his decision at age 4 to jettison ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - When I walked from downtown Brownsville to the nearby Rio Grande the last thing I expected to see was an illegal immigrant fresh from the river, crouched behind a bush. Border patrol agents have stepped up security but he ...

LOS ANGELES -- On average, one person a day perishes trying to cross the border from Mexico to America, reports La Opinin. Deaths have increased since the implementation of the border enforcement program known as Operation Gatekeeper in 1994. A triple ...

SAN SALVADOR (AP) - Most of the passengers on a boat that capsized off Mexico's Pacific coast last week, killing at least 15, were Salvadoran migrants headed to the United States, President Tony Saca said on Sunday. 'This is a lamentable situation and ...

Who is to blame for illegal immigration? (1 vote since 10/20/07) See resultsI saw a terrific interview of former Mexican president Vicente Fox by Bill O'Reilly last night. Both men agreed that illegal immigration and drug trade was hurting both ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal easily defeated 11 opponents and became the state's first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction, decades after his parents moved to the state from India to pursue the American dream. Jindal, a 36-year-old ...

Text Size : U.S. border agents have stepped up scrutiny of Americans arriving from Mexico, slowing commerce and creating delays at border crossings not seen since the months after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The increased enforcement is in part ...

For the past few years, Syria has been a vital refuge for Iraqis fleeing across the border, whether to escape targeted death threats or broader sectarian violence. But among the nearly 1.5 million Iraqi refugees estimated to be living in Syria, there is ...

Son of Indian immigrants is new La. governor U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal is first non-white to lead state since Reconstruction Bill Haber / AP Louisiana Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Jindal, his wife, Supriya, and son, Shaan Robert, acknowledge ...

SAN FRANCISCO IXHUATAN, Mexico Authorities have recovered the bodies of 15 Central American migrants whose boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean, the Mexican navy said on Saturday. The vessel was believed to be carrying more than 20 migrants. Survivor Noemi ...

KST SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Two North Korean defectors who were staying in an Asian country while seeking asylum have recently entered the United States, a U.S. government broadcaster said Sunday. The female defectors are the latest to be admitted to ...

EL PASO - US border agents have stepped up scrutiny of Americans returning home from Mexico, slowing commerce and creating delays at border crossings not seen since the months after the Sept. 11 attacks. The increased enforcement is in part a dress ...

Source ::: AFP MEXICO CITY At least 24 people drowned Friday when a boat carrying Central American migrants was wrecked off Mexico's Pacific coast on a route used to head to the United States, authorities said. 'On Friday morning, a boat carrying ...

SAN FRANCISCO IXHUATAN, Mexico - Authorities have recovered the bodies of 15 Central American migrants whose boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean, the Mexican navy said on Saturday. The vessel was believed to be carrying more than 20 migrants. Survivor ...

PM The Mexican Navy on Saturday revealed the wreck of a vessel carrying more than 20 Central American migrants in the Pacific Ocean, said a report. Bad weather and overloaded ship were pointed out as primary reasons for the wreck. Fifteen bodies have ...