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Immigration bill, Heritage study spark debate about so-called cost of 'doing nothing'
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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Published May 18, 2013 FoxNews.com A recent cost study on the Senate immigration-reform bill has sparked debate in Washington about whether the United States would be better off economically by allowing its roughly 11 million illegal immigrants to
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Immigration Bill Chugs Along, But Some See Deal-Breakers
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 month ago
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It's been a long slog already for the bipartisan immigration overhaul proposed by the Senate's Gang of Eight. The legislation has been the target of more than 300 amendments during days of debate and votes by the Senate Judiciary Committee. But while
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US plans tough immigrant contro...
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 1 month ago
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A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said yesterday. But it fails to address the difficult issue of how many low-
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Tech, labor locked in fight that threatens US immigration bill
Manila :: Philippines | 1 month ago
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The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S...At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans with the math and science skills needed for work at technology firms like
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Immigration reform no sure bet
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 month ago
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After years of false starts, Washington finally appears to be on the path to rewriting the nation's immigration laws. The Senate Gang of Eight bill is holding its own in committee and is expected to hit the Senate floor in June. And in the House this
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National "rolling fast" for immigration reform starts in MV
Mountain View :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Photos The first in a series of such actions nationwide, advocates for immigrant rights in Mountain View made their point this month by going without food and speaking to church congregations up and down the Peninsula. Leading the effort was Maria
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We've Seen the Effect of “Amnesty” Before
Toronto :: Canada | 1 month ago
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We've Seen the Effect of Amnesty Before Experts can't always predict exactly how public policy will affect the nation, despite our best efforts. But when it comes to immigration policy, we have tried many of the types of reforms advocated by today's
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Jewish groups join call for ban on religious profiling
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Senate to include a ban on religious profiling in its immigration reform bill. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and the National Council of Jewish Women joined other religious groups in criticizing an immigration reform bill for not
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Hatch negotiates to expand H-1B visas as part of Senate immigration bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 month ago
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The immigration bill already includes a major expansion of visas for engineers and programmers, upping the cap of H-1B visas from the current level of 65,000 a year to as many as 180,000. Some tech companies, including Facebook and Oracle, that rely
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Citizenship reforms cannot be delayed, says minister
Rome :: Italy | 1 month ago
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Italy's Parliament must soon deal with a reform of its citizenship laws, Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge said Wednesday. "Citizenship reform is a real need and cannot be postponed," said the Congo-born Kyenge. Among other advantages, reforms could
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