Though Congress still has to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of legislation to revamp the nation's health care system, the next issue in line is already stepping forward in Washington and at the grassroots.
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A bill introduced in Congress by Democratic lawmakers this month seeks a "promotion of family unity" by placing a high priority on eliminating backlogs for legal Immigration -- which activists say contribute to the country's problems with illegal Immigration.
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Dec 10, 2009
Call it immigrant drive, or desperation, but immigrant-owned businesses are popping up at levels unimaginable decades ago. Last year, an estimated 61 percent of new businesses were launched by immigrants, according to a Babson College survey.
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An overhaul of the U.S. immigration laws has for years been a high priority for technology companies that say they need more H-1B visas and green-cards to hire high-skilled workers and keep the industry competitive on a global scale.
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DHS Secretary updated committee members with her department's progress over this past year and emphasized that immigration enforcement is a necessity, but that enforcement alone is not a solution for a broken immigration system. "We can no longer perpetuate a status quo that is unacceptable for workers, employers, law...
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The University of Denver report argues that legalizing as many of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants as possible could strengthen the economy and national security.
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Dec 4, 2009
Intensified pursuit and detention of undocumented immigrants has led Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to create a system of detention centers and a network of prison transfers. All of this is virtually without supervision or control and detrimental to detainees.
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Dec 3, 2009
To many, it seems strange that I, an African-American minister from the Fifth Ward, would focus much of my energy and resources to work along with other leaders in our city for immigration reform. Yet I am a Christian and a disciple with the call to see Christ in...
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Americans for Legal Immigration PAC yanked its support for Lou Dobbs today, shutting down Web sites that promoted a presidential bid by the former CNN anchor.
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Nov 30, 2009
It's another expensive case of treating the symptoms and not the disease. U.S. officials Monday touted the completion of the first segment of a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexican border and detailed their plans to continue building the expensive perimeter.
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