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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The top US Senator said Tuesday he was determined to pass sweeping bills to overhaul US immigration and battle climate change "Immigration and energy are equally vital to our economic and national security. And we've ignored both of ...

Obama also offered fresh, stern criticism of a new Arizona law that allows police to question anyone about their immigration status if they have reason to suspect they are in the country illegally. OTTUMWA, Iowa -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday ...

The President of Mexico yesterday waded into the dispute over Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigrants, saying it will breed hatred and discrimination and cause a breakdown in cross-border diplomatic relations. Felipe Calder*gave an ...

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon speaks during a news conference at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, 26 April 2010 The Mexican government continues to react to the U.S. state of Arizona's new immigration law, issuing a travel alert ...

WASHINGTON ? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday backed off a plan to make immigration the next item on the Senate's agenda, but a controversial new Arizona law and a push by immigration rights groups has renewed a debate many lawmakers would ...

Who Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan is a mother, a wife, a boss, an advocate and a humanitarian. As UNICEF's Eminent Advocate for Children, Queen Rania is dedicated to defending the welfare of children around the world. Known also as a ...

Immigrants contribute to the economic growth and productivity of this nation. However it is not good time to bring at this time the issue of Immigration Reform because there will not be enough support across party lines. And the political division that ...

WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain says Arizona had to pass a tough immigration law because the Obama administration has failed to ''secure our borders.'' The Arizona Republican called the situation in his state ''the worst I've ever seen,'' saying ...

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House's ability to approve an immigration bill depends on the Senates action. Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday indicated a Senate bills border-security and enforcement provisions could go a long way in persuading ...

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government is warning its citizens about travel to Arizona because of a tough new immigration law there. The travel alert from the Foreign Relations Department urges Mexicans in Arizona to 'act with prudence and respect the ...

is feeling the heat of the national spotlight as thousands protest across the state and some have called for a boycott of Arizona goods following the signing of a In response to the criticism, Brewer has lashed out at President Obama who has called the ...

Posted by Spencer Magloff Leave Comment Share E-mail Print Font Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) appeared on CBS' 'The Early Show' today to discuss a recently passed bill in his home state that would make it a crime under state law to be in the U.S. illegally. ...

Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of Americans living outside the United States are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship. What we have seen is a substantial change in ...

Ryan Young and Alex Nowrasteh make an essential point about immigration: What's the right approach to dismantling the black market? Liberalization. The immigration black market only exists...because the government has made the legal market as ...

Arizona's law is a serious setback for civil rights and provides a political impetus to restructure the nation's immigration laws The enactment of the harsh and controversial immigration law in Arizona on Friday, starkly denounced by President Obama ...

Harry Smith spoke with Ariz. Sen. John McCain about what changes the G.O.P. wants for the financial reform bill and his state's controversial immigration law. ...

H-1B applications got off to a slow start at the beginning of this month with only about 13,500 applications being received within the first 14 days of eligibility. Economic factors have been tabbed with a portion of the lag in application numbers. ...

Law could hurt Arizona's tech industry by discouraging businesses from locating in the state and dissuade top foreign students from attending schools there H-1B workers in Arizona that can't immediately prove they're working in the U.S. legally may find ...

Mexican President Felipe Calderon criticizes new Arizona immigration law saying it would breed hate and discrimination ...

Exercising its sovereign right under the Constitutions 10th Amendment, Arizona has enacted a law empowering its state and local police officers to use suspected illegal immigrant status as a crime-fighting tool. The law, which GOP Gov. Jan Brewer ...