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Visitors May Bare Fingers For U.S. Visas

Visitors May Bare Fingers for U.S. Visa By Associated Press May 4, 2007, 6:01 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Most foreigners wanting to come to the United States will soon have to bare all — their fingers, that is — when … Continue reading

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Real Immigration Reform: The Path To Credibility

Real Immigration Reform: The Path to Credibility May 3, 2007 Statement of Vernon M. Briggs, Jr.* Cornell University Before the Subcommittee on Immigration of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives For over 40 years, efforts have been … Continue reading

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April 8, 2007 Border Arrests Drop 30 Percent

Border arrests drop 30 percent By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES April 8, 2007 The number of illegal aliens arrested along the Southwest border through the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended March 31, is down … Continue reading

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Senate Group Close To Immigration Deal

GovExec.com DAILY BRIEFING April 20, 2007 Senate group close to immigration deal By Fawn Johnson, CongressDaily A core group of senators that has been meeting almost daily for the last several weeks is close to announcing the outlines of a … Continue reading

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Court: Voters Still Need To Present Proof Of Citizenship

Court: Voters still need to present proof of citizenship BY HOWARD FISCHER, CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES April 20, 2007 – 9:52PM Arizonans are going to continue to have to present proof of citizenship to register to vote – at least for … Continue reading

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Fed Wiring Social Security Payments To Illegals In Mexico

INVASION USA Fed wiring Social Security payments to illegals in Mexico? Officials say no, but new task force probing 'growing' benefit fraud Posted: April 20, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Jerome R. Corsi 2007 WorldNetDaily.com Amid the U.S. government's acknowledgment … Continue reading

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Too Many Catholics Believe Immigration Myths, Bishop’s Official Says, Urging Church Assault To Debunk Ignorance

Too many Catholics believe immigration myths, bishops official says, urging church assault to debunk ignorance 4/20/2007 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) Too many Catholics believe myths surrounding immigration and immigrants based on misinformation and misconceptions requiring the Catholic Church … Continue reading

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Asians Less Likely To Seek Therapy

Asians less likely to seek therapy Complex questions in wake of killings Heidi Benson, Chronicle Staff Writer The San Francisco Chronicle Friday, April 20, 2007 Though experts warn against assigning too much importance to the ethnic background of Virginia Tech … Continue reading

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Mexican Ambassador : Economics Drives Emigration

Mexican ambassador: Economics drives emigration Mexico's ambassador said reforms will not end illegal immigration until Mexico's economy improves. And he said time is running out for Congress to pass immigration reforms. BY ALFONSO CHARDY achardy@MiamiHerald.com Even if Congress approves a … Continue reading

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In Mixed Company, G-Word Now Off Limits

In mixed company, g-word now off limits Whites demanding equal consideration By Timothy Pratt Las Vegas Sun April 19, 2007 It's the g-word. Some rank it up there with the n-word. “Gringo.” Although employed with mirth in a recent Sun … Continue reading

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Fraud Found In Religious Worker Visas

Fraud found in religious worker visas By Mimi Hall USA TODAY April 19, 2007 The Homeland Security Department plans to begin inspecting religious organizations in an effort to prevent radical groups from using a special government visa program to get … Continue reading

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Australia, U.S. To Transfer Refugees

Australia, U.S. to Transfer Refugees By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press Writer April 18, 2007, 11:22 PM EDT CANBERRA, Australia — Australia and the United States have approved a plan to move a few hundred refugees to each other's jurisdiction, the … Continue reading

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Anti-Illegal Immigration Slate Leads

Anti-illegal immigration slate leads By John Keilman and Carolyn Starks, Tribune staff reporters. Freelance reporter George Houde contributed to this report Published April 18, 2007 chicagotribune.com CARPENTERSVILLE — Advocates of a crackdown on Carpentersville's illegal immigrants appeared on the verge … Continue reading

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Citizenship Rule At Embassies To Ease

Citizenship Rule at Embassies to Ease By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press Writer April 17, 2007, 4:00 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The State Department wants to slash the number of years foreign employees must work at U.S. embassies or consulates before … Continue reading

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19 Are Arrested In Monte Vista

19 are arrested in ICE raid in Monte Vista The employees of a potato farm and processing plant were being held on immigration violations. By Elizabeth Aguilera Denver Post Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 04/17/2007 11:21:29 PM MDT Immigration agents … Continue reading

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Housing Slump Takes A Toll On Illegal Immigrants

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/business/17construct.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Housing Slump Takes a Toll on Illegal Immigrants April 17, 2007 Many Mexican workers toiled on farms on the West Coast until they got construction jobs several years ago. But building jobs dried up in October. By EDUARDO PORTER … Continue reading

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U.S. Embassy In Nepal To Review Visa Process Of Diversity Visa Applicants

U.S. Embassy In Nepal To Review Visa Process Of Diversity Visa Applicants AHN (All Headline News Agency) April 16, 2007 10:56 a.m. EST Ghanashyam Ojha – All Headline News South Asia Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – The United States embassy … Continue reading

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Immigration Database Program Underway

Immigration Database Program Underway April 16, 2007 02:12 PM NewsChannel 5.com The program designed to identify illegal workers in the Metro jail was underway Monday. Davidson County jailers started working with federal immigration officials Monday morning. In the first four … Continue reading

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Senate Approves Sweeping Immigration Legislation (Oklahoma)

Senate approves sweeping immigration legislation FOX 23 Online Last Update: Apr 16, 2007 6:02 PM OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Immigration legislation that would bar illegal immigrants from jobs and public benefits is overwhelmingly approved by the Oklahoma Senate today. Opponents … Continue reading

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Bubble People And The Faith-Based Market—Trouble In Squanderville

Bubble People and the Faith-Based Market Trouble in Squanderville By MIKE WHITNEY CounterPunch April 16, 2007 Two years ago, anyone who wrote about the housing bubble was dismissed as a conspiracy nut. Now hardly a day goes by that the … Continue reading

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