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Immigrants to the United States and their U.S.-born children gain more than a new life and new citizenship--they also gain weight. The wide availability of cheap, convenient, fatty American foods and large meal portions have been blamed for immigrants ...

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The key reason is push factors. According to UNHCR data -- which include all asylum seekers, not just maritime arrivals -- asylum claims peaked in Australia this time last year, and have been falling ever since. However, in Europe the numbers of asylum ...

LOS ANGELES: US immigration agents descended on Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants on Tuesday, interviewing employees in about two dozen outlets in Los Angeles , Atlanta and other cities. Roughly 500 undocumented workers have been fired as a result of ...

Utah won national attention this year for promoting a gentler approach to immigration when it passed a law essentially allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the state if they work and don't commit crimes. Yet on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties ...

A workman installs a sign on a new Chipotle Mexican restaurant under construction LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents descended on Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants on Tuesday, interviewing employees in about two dozen outlets in Los ...

U.S. President Barack Obama told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus immigration law reform will depend on congressional, not presidential, action. Following a meeting between Obama and caucus members Tuesday, the White House said the president ...

In a White House briefing held by conference call shortly after midnight on Monday morning, a group of unnamed "senior administration officials" described the raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that resulted in the death Osama bin Laden. "It was a model of ...

SubscribeSponsor an Examiner Do you like this Article? The Obama administration is renewing the push for immigration reform, something that is sure to appeal to the countrys Hispanic population including the roughly 1 million Hispanics living in San ...

President Barack Obama is ramping up his push to overhaul the immigration system, launching a sustained personal campaign to pressure Congress into taking up the controversial issue that will rely, in part, on getting outside help. "He is committed and ...

Below, three statemens: one from Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and two from the White House on Tuesday meeting on immigration with President Obama and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.... The White House Office of the Press Secretary ...

By Maria Pea. Washington, May 3 (EFE).- The White House says that there will be no "short cuts" in the struggle to achieve immigration reform, adding that the government's objective is to smooth the road for a bipartisan effort toward that end in ...

Cochise County Arizona Sheriff Larry Dever testified at a May 3, 2011 House hearing on border security that lax policies in Texas on prosecuting federal crimes such as drug and human smuggling make it more difficult to thwart criminal activities on the ...

Borders US, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has reported a loss of more than US$300 million for the past year, and US$52 million in the first quarter of this year. bordersus retail bankruptcy Email Link Enter an email address you wish to ...

President Obama is urging Congress to pass immigration reform, but has given no indication he will craft a plan of his own.Immigration reform is widely regarded as having little chance of passing in the divided 112th Congress, especially if Obama does ...

While appearing on "The View" Wednesday morning, businessman Donald Trump talked about rumors that he will run for president. When asked if he was a "birther," Trump said he wants to see the president's birth certificate. He said "there is something on ...

Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus , Homeland Security Department , WASHINGTON , U.S. , Illinois WASHINGTON - Hispanic lawmakers say they have given President Barack Obama several ways his administration can help certain immigrants stay in the ...

The Utah law, signed by Gov. Gary Herbert in March, requires people to prove their citizenship if they're arrested for serious crimes ranging from certain drug offenses to murder while giving police discretion to check citizenship on traffic ...

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin speaks on the tie between border security and the recent death of Osama Bin Laden. Bersin states, "There's no question that there's a short-term threat which is that we will see efforts of retaliation ...

Action Comics has long touted the man of steel as an American hero. Even his motto, Truth Justice and the American way, does not reflect the Superman of this year. In the latest Action comic book, the blue tighted, red caped crusader states he is going ...