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Report: Fewer illegal immigration bills introduced so far in 2012 than 2011
Most of the bills that have been introduced deal with law enforcement, employment and public benefits. Many of the employment-related bills would require companies to use E-Verify, and penalize those that hire illegal immigrants.
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:59P
Bill Aims to Boost Access to Talent
The bipartisan bill is designed to follow on the success of the JOBS Act in helping start-ups get capital. Tech firms have increasingly complained that without changes to the current immigration system, they may be forced to move research and other
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:58P
Border Patrol, ICE not invited to meeting in Forks
The state Commission on Hispanic Affairs is holding a public meeting Friday in Forks to discuss immigration and racial profiling. The commission has invited local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, but not the Border Patrol or the Immigration
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:14P
Border Patrol, ICE not invited to meeting in Forks
The state Commission on Hispanic Affairs is holding a public meeting Friday in Forks to discuss immigration and racial profiling. The commission has invited local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, but not the Border Patrol or the Immigration
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:08P
Border Patrol, Immigration agents not invited to state meeting in Forks on
The state Commission on Hispanic Affairs is holding a public meeting Friday in Forks to discuss immigration and racial profiling. The commission has invited local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, but not the Border Patrol or the Immigration
Updated: 05/22/2012 11:59A
Immigration agency opens gate for online applications
By Gillian Brockell After years of planning and months of delays, the US Customs and Immigration Service launched its portal for online applications on Tuesday. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas told The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp they
Updated: 05/22/2012 11:55A
GOP's Version of VAWA's Choice for Immigrants: Stay With Your Abuser or Get
Shirl Mora James is the LEAD CO-President and practices Civil Rights and Immigration Law. DeeDee Garcia Blase is the foundress of the largest Hispanic Republican group in the nation that began in Arizona and later grew out of crisis during an
Updated: 05/22/2012 11:20A
oh if this is true-sure seems it!
Many people are under the mistaken impression that the recent wave of mass immigration was the handiwork of the Democrats. Not at all. It was a Republican president, Ronald Reagan, who signed the 1986 immigration amnesty. That act called for enhanced
Updated: 05/22/2012 11:15A
Immigrant Advocates Plan Driver's License Push
DENVER -- Immigrant advocates in Colorado want public support for allowing illegal immigrants to seek licenses to drive. The activists say they will seek a ballot measure to change a law that requires proof of legal residency to be issued a Colorado
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:55A
Plan for US 'Entrepreneur's Visa' Moves Forward
The bill's backers are hoping that by combining popular immigration provisions with tax and regulatory measures they can convince Senate leaders to bring the legislation to the floor, and avoid a wide ranging debate on immigration policy that would be
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:53A