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A new study by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds that low-skilled immigration to the United States benefits consumers, employers and skilled workers. "In contrast to the broad consensus that exists regarding the benefits of highly skilled ...

Republican speakers at a conference on reaching Hispanic voters urged the party to tone down its rhetoric on immigration and to take up comprehensive reform in Congress, warning that the party could lose ground with the country's increasingly diverse ...

A New Jersey jury has convicted a former Salvation Army pastor and his wife who stole money from immigrants by falsely promising to help them obtain green cards. Enoc "Tito" Sotelo, 51, of Plainfield, was found guilty Thursday of 17 counts of theft by ...

Judges in Virginia may not use an obscure writ to reopen the cases of immigrants who say they weren't told that a criminal conviction could lead to their deportation, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The high court's ruling came in an ...

PPK says he will sell his beach house to finance his presidential campaign. (Photo: Internet) ...

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said technology gleaned from the 53-mile project in Arizona would be used to continue developing a flexible high-tech border security network that relies on agents from the U.S. Border Patrol, some 700 miles ...

WASHINGTON -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a major report Friday that assesses the visa program's use and recommends reforms. ...

Former U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart says the Republican party can't appeal to the majority of Americans if it's perceived to be against immigration. His comments came Friday as GOP leaders gathered in Miami to tackle a number of issues, including ...

Homeland Security Department , Boeing , Border Patrol , US , Arizona , WASHINGTON WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Friday ended a high-tech southern border fence scheme that cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion but did little to improve security. ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Republican speakers at a conference on reaching Hispanic voters urged the party to tone down its rhetoric on immigration and to take up comprehensive reform in Congress, warning that the party could lose ground with the country's ...

The Obama administration has scrapped a controversial high-tech fence along the Mexican border that cost taxpayers about $1 billion and never worked as intended. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made the announcement today that she was ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) President Barack Obama's administration on Friday canceled the troubled "virtual fence" project meant to better guard stretches of the vast U.S. border with Mexico and will replace it with other security measures. The project, begun ...

Former U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart says the Republican party can't appeal to the majority of Americans if it's perceived to be against immigration. His comments came Friday as GOP leaders gathered in Miami to tackle a number of issues, including ...

Chihuahua state Human Rights Commission , Juarez , U.S. , Mexico CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - A human rights commissioner says the mother of a suspect in two killings, including the murder of a Juarez anti-crime activist, is seeking asylum in the U.S. ...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obamas administration plans to pull the plug on the troubled virtual fence project that was meant to better guard stretches of the U.S. border with Mexico, a senior lawmaker said Friday. The project, being run by ...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- A human rights commissioner says the mother of a suspect in two killings, including the murder of a Juarez anti-crime activist, is seeking asylum in the U.S. Gustavo de la Rosa Hickerson of the Chihuahua state Human Rights ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) The US government has decided to scrap plans for a controversial "virtual fence" on its border with Mexico, which has been plagued with problems since inception in 2005, and instead develop a program tailored to different border areas. ...