As the US government goes into its first shutdown in more than ten years, confusion continues to reign over which programs have been put on hold and which government departments will continue to work. In regards to immigration, the E-Verify program will not be operated by the Department of Homeland Security. The E-Verify program enables […]
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The United States stands as the world leader when it comes to immigrant populations, USA Today says. The United States clearly holds a lot of appeal with 45.8 million immigrants living in the country as well as a gross domestic product per capita of $50,000, meaning that the GDP is one of the world’s highest.
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Legislation for overhauling the immigration system in the United States has been dormant for some months now in the House of Representatives, but behind the scenes a handful of Republicans are working to advance the cause even while the Capitol argues over healthcare and government spending. Bob Goodlatte, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, has been
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Many people who are legal permanent residents of the United States, also referred to as holders of green cards, are eligible to gain full citizenship. However, the reality is that only a very small percentage of them ever actually put in an application to do so. The process of citizenship and naturalization seem very daunting
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A diverse and sizeable crowd that included the likes of three US Congressmen from Florida packed into the Duncan Theatre auditorium located at the Lake Worth campus of Palm Beach State College on August 28th for the purpose of attending the community-wide Immigration Reform Town Hall meeting. The evening assembly intended to promote immigration reform,
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With Congress heading home for the August recess, a large number of Republicans in the House of Representatives have been attending meetings with their constituents in order to talk about the issue of immigration reform as well as how this issue can be moved forward within the chamber. Greg Sargent from the Washington Post has
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The political future of the Republican Party may well be tied to immigration reform as the controversial Senate bill sits waiting for a vote in the House of Representatives sometime in the fall – but one of the top Republicans in Washington claims that the chances of a bill passing in 2013 may be much
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A set of recommendations in regards to immigration reform were released on August 15th by the Bipartisan Policy Center, the New York Times says. The letter also put forward a call to action for lawmakers in Congress to discuss immigration and to try and find a method whereby everybody can come to an agreement. “We
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With Congressional lawmakers spending the August recess in their home districts, bipartisan support for immigration reform is continuing to grow, according to the White House. Immigration advocates have been meeting with their representatives and Senators in order to talk about the reasons that immigration reform legislation needs to be passed when Congress returns in September.
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After having kept fairly quiet on the issue of immigration reform for the past few weeks, Senator Marco Rubio has been making headlines by saying President Obama could make use of his executive powers in order to let undocumented immigrants remain in the United States if reform legislation fails to be passed by Congress. “I
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Political alliances that are decidedly unexpected to some are being formed in Congress because of immigration reform. The Los Angeles Times has reported that the group known as America’s Voice has defended Senator Lindsey Graham after he was attacked by members of his own party due to his support of immigration reform, even going so
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