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(IPS) - One year after the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama announced that it intended to overhaul the country's heavily criticised immigration detention practices and create a "truly civil detention system", a new academic paper bolsters ...

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Four million children in the U.S. were born of illegal immigrant parents but were granted U.S. citizenship because they were born on American soil, according to a report released today. Those children represented about 5% of all the children in the U.S. ...

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 ...

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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The store, popular among teens and pre-teens for its punk-rocker chic style, will open at Mississaugas Square One Shopping Centre and in Toronto at Scarborough Town on Aug. 13. A third store is slated to open at Mapleview Shopping Centre in October. ...

J.D. Long Garcia Catholic News Service Phoenix Arizona's Catholic bishops were among religious leaders who praised a July 28 ruling that blocked enforcement of the most controversial sections of the state's immigration law a day before it took effect. ...

Four million children in the U.S. were born of illegal immigrant parents but were granted U.S. citizenship because they were born on American soil, according to a report released today. Those children represented about 5% of all the children in the U.S. ...

Facilitates Identification and Removal of Convicted Criminal Aliens. As part of the Obama administrations ongoing commitment to smart, effective border security, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that the ...

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In recent weeks, leading Republicans including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner have expressed interest in abolishing birthright citizenship for all children whose parents are illegal immigrants. Associate ...

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By Peter Grier, Staff writer, CSMonitor (AXcess News) Washington - Is birthright citizenship - the policy of granting US citizenship to every child born on national soil - really enshrined in the US Constitution? Some experts believe it isn't. Congress, ...

The IT industry on Wednesday voiced its concern over the discriminatory nature of the proposed US Border Security Bill, which will lead to a hike in visa fees, costing Indian firms an additional USD 200-250 million annually. This will make the Indian IT ...

The Constitution is a foundational document, not a blog for political editors. The United States adopted the 14th Amendment in 1868 to ensure due process and equal protection of the laws to all persons regardless of race, color, or ancestry. Birthright ...

Eight percent of all babies born in the U.S. in 2008 belonged to illegal immigrant parents, according to a groundbreaking analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center. Each child obtained U.S. citizenship at birth, while one or both of ...

A clerk who police said illegally sold beer to some underage kids at a Greenport convenience store Tuesday night found himself with a bigger problem than selling alcohol to minors. Southold Town police said Arslan Karagoz, 39, of Walnut Place, Mattituck, ...

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