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(CNSNews.com) Health-care reform legislation may have finally passed Congress and a comprehensive immigration reform bill is forthcoming, but Americans are still at odds with President Obama on those key issues, according to new polls. On health ...

The Center for Immigration Studies reports that, since 1980, some 25.2 million immigrants have entered legally and been granted permanent status with 'green cards' to work and become citizens. 'Immigration, Political Realignment and the Demise of ...

the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") will begin accepting new H-1B petitions for employment commencing on October 1, 2010. ...

WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of people marched outside the White House on Sunday to press Congress to move on a long-delayed immigration reform, which United States President Barack Obama told the protesters "won't happen overnight". Organisers hope ...

A major draw of an IT job is the opportunity it offers to go abroad, especially to USA. Indian techies covet H1-B visas as it lets them work in the USA on short stints. Many also expect their H-1B visas to lead to green cards, which allow them to reside ...

A former official for the US Department of Homeland Security was convicted today of encouraging her illegal immigrant housekeeper to remain in the country. The verdict came more than a year after Lorraine Henderson, 52, was arrested on a federal charge ...

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide if mothers and fathers may be treated differently in determining whether their children may claim American citizenship. Related Sidebar: Trial in Same-Sex Marriage Case Is Challenged (March 23, ...

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Posted by Editor from The Food Channel As activists gathered from all over the nation to rally in Washington D.C. on the issue, the National Restaurant Association reaffirmed its strong support for action on comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S. ...

SEOUL, South Korea An American citizen arrested in January for illegally entering North Korea will be put on trial, the Norths official news agency reported Monday. The Korean Central News Agency identified the man as Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 30, of ...

The Obama administration has set a record for deportations of illegal immigrants, much to the dismay of immigration reform advocates who had hoped the president would reverse the enforcement policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush. In fiscal year ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Drug-related bloodshed has gripped Mexico since war was declared on the cartels An estimated 16,000 people have died in the drug wars The U.S. and Canada have issued travel warnings, particularly along the border areacnnRelatedTopicKeys ...

JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: the prospects for enacting comprehensive immigration reform, another of President Obama's campaign promises. Ray Suarez has that. RAY SUAREZ: They came from across the nation, from Arizona, Illinois, New York, and ...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Mexico on Tuesday for meetings with President Felipe Calderon and other top Mexican officials on narcotics trafficking and border security. Clinton will be joined by Secretary of Defense Robert ...

Washington National Mall witnessed the gathering of tens of thousands of people on Sunday in order to support the upcoming effort from the President of the United States, Barack Obama regarding immigration laws following the near ending of healthcare ...

WASHINGTON: Frustrated with the pace of action to overhaul the country's immigration system, thousands of demonstrators descended on the United States capital, waving American flags and holding homemade signs in English and Spanish. ...

WASHINGTON D.C. It was dj vu the sea of humanity chanting a message of hope and anticipation, pockets of people praying, dancing, singing. In another time and place the scene might have been called People Power but at the Mall last ...

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Monday that it will put an American on trial for illegally entering the country from China. State-run media identified him as 30-year-old Aijalon Mahli Gomes, of Boston, and said "his crime has been confirmed." The ...

Georgia, Tbilisi, March 22 / Trend News, N. Kirtskhalia / New manager of the U.S. law approval and border security program Natalie Simdson and her assistant Joeys Goudji have visited Georgian Border Police. The guests were received by Georgian Border ...

Reporting from Washington Determined to push a major overhaul of the immigration system to the top of the nation's political agenda, tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday on the National Mall, challenging Congress to fix laws that they say separate ...