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The U.S. Congress on Thursday passed legislation to strengthen security along the border with Mexico, trying to tackle the politically sensitive issue of illegal immigrants ahead of November congressional elections. Final legislative action came as the ...

As discussion over whether to end birthright citizenship intensifies, a new study of Census Bureau data reveals that 8 percent of children born in the United States in 2008 were parented by illegal immigrants. The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of ...

Iraq will need U.S. military support for up to another decade to defend its borders because its army won't be ready to guard the country when American troops leave at the end of 2011, according to U.S. and Iraqi commanders. The Telegraph quotes ...

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BAGHDAD, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Iraq will need help with border defense for 10 years because its army won't be ready when U.S. troops leave at the end of 2011, U.S. and Iraqi commanders say. While confident Iraqi security forces can keep order facing ...

The total number of children in the United States born to illegal immigrants on U.S. soil jumped to 4 million in 2009, up from 2.7 million in 2003, a report released Wednesday estimates. Those children who are automatically granted U.S. citizenship ...

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Border agents stopped vehicles leaving the U.S. and police beefed up their patrols in the small towns near Glacier National Park as authorities focused their search for an escaped convict and his suspected accomplice on both sides of ...

CBC - The Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S. south of Vancouver has been closed due to a police incident, local reports say. ...

When Gaby Pacheco and three other South Florida youths walked from Miami to Washington earlier this year in an immigration protest, their message was simple: President Obama, stop deporting foreign und students until Congress approves legislation making ...

Border agents stopped vehicles leaving the U.S. and police beefed up their patrols in the small towns near Glacier National Park as authorities focused their search for an escaped convict and his suspected accomplice on both sides of the Montana-Canada ...

His younger brother is an American citizen. His parents were illegal immigrants, deported to Bangladesh and India. For two years, Yves Gomes, who spent all but 14 months of his 17 years in Silver Spring, lived in limbo, wondering in which direction his ...

Well aware that the visa row could have a direct impact on the fast growing economic ties with India, the Obama Administration has swung into action to initiate talks with the leaders at the Capitol Hill and the business community over the issue. But ...

The Peace Arch U.S border crossing south of Vancouver has reopened following a bizarre incident Wednesday evening. A man driving from the U.S. side of the border, who was being pursued by Washington state police, ran into a number of cars in the lineup ...

Reporting from Besmaya, Iraq Iraq will need U.S. military support for up to another decade to defend its borders because the Iraqi army won't be ready to guard the country when American troops leave at the end of 2011, according to U.S. and Iraqi ...

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ICE's John Morton DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on August 10 that the Secure Communities program has been deployed to all 25 U.S. counties along our Southwest border. Secure Communities allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

370)this.width=370" / Next Lalit K Jha in Washington Well aware that the visa row could have a direct impact on the fast growing economic ties with India, the Obama Administration has swung into action to initiate talks with the leaders at the Capitol ...

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The total number of children in the USA born to illegal immigrants on U.S. soil jumped to 4 million in 2009, up from 2.7 million in 2003, a report released Wednesday estimates. Those children who are automatically granted U.S. citizenship represent ...

The Fed will hold rather than gradually reduce the amount of assets it owns in order to kickstart what it views as a faltering recovery. This, in Fed lingo, is 'mild easing,' and the markets were cheered by it because it means the Fed is probably willing ...