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Senate Immigration Reform Bill Headed to the Senate Floor

The Senate immigration reform bill, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act’’ cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. Though attempts were made to kill the legislation, it made its way to the Senate floor. The Judiciary Committee debated on several amendments that were filed to the immigration reform bill. 100 amendments were approved and […]

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Immigration Enforcement Officers Oppose Senate Immigration Bill

A union of more than 12,000 immigration enforcement officers, on Monday, stated that the union would not support the Senate immigration reform bill. Members of this union deal with immigration and they represent a large number of employees in the US Department of Homeland Security. These immigration enforcement officers would play a major role in

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Will the Immigration Reform Bill Fix Visa Overstay Problem?

One of the top priorities for both the Democratic party and the Republican party is immigration reform and the immigration reform bill aims at securing America’s borders. The lawmakers want to end the illegal immigration problem with the new immigration reform bill. Many foreign nationals travel to the United States on non-immigrant visas and overstay

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Undocumented Immigrants Must Pay Taxes to Legalize

The Senate immigration reform bill would permit undocumented immigrants to enter the legalization process. But filing applications alone may not be sufficient and the undocumented immigrants must submit supporting documents, pay fines, taxes and undergo criminal background checks. If the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill is signed into law by the President, undocumented immigrants

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