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Immigration News
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Friday, February 08, 2008
Obama on Immigration
These are the positions of the junior Senator from Illinois on immigration issues.
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Friday, December 14, 2007
Nation's Most Prominent Anti-Immigration Group has History of Hate, Extremism
FAIR's position on immigration is rooted more in its anti-Latino and anti-Catholic beliefs than in policy concerns.
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Friday, December 14, 2007
Edwards on Immigration
The presidential campaign is seen here through the statements of the candidates on the issues related to immigration.
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Brief: Debate over S. 1348; 5/24/07
On 5/24/2007, the Senate resumed consideration of amendments to the CIR bill (S. 1348). (AILA Doc. No. 05072440)
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Brief: Debate over S. 1348; 5/23/07
On 5/23/07, the Senate resumed consideration of amendments to the CIR bill (S. 1348). Notably, the Senate passed Senator Feinstein’s amendment on unaccompanied alien children and Senator Bingaman’s amendment to halve the number of Y visas. Two troubling amendments proposed by Senators Cornyn and Coleman are slated for consideration on Thursday. Details of all the day’s proceedings are included below. (AILA Doc. No. 07052342)
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Brief: Debate over S. 1348; 5/22/07
On 5/22/07, the Senate began formal debate and consideration of amendments to S. 1348. In a 31-64 vote, the Senate defeated the Dorgan/Boxer amendment to eliminate the Y visa new worker program. However, other amendments to curtail the program are likely to follow, beginning with possible consideration of the Bingaman amendment on Wednesday morning. Senator Bingaman’s (D-NM) amendment would cut the number of Y visas from 400,000 down to 200,000 annually. (AILA Doc. No. 07052240)
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Friday, March 23, 2007
House Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Introduced
Reps. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), and Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.) say their bill will bolster border security, increase interior enforcement and create a fair worker program.
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
VisaPortal.com Requests Government Information About PERM Program
VisaPortal.com has made a request under the federal Freedom of Information Act to the U.S. Department of Labor for statistics regarding PERM application approvals and denials. VisaPortal.com, one of the leading immigration websites, is concerned that there has been unfair use of the new alien labor certification system, that has lead to disproportionate denial of applications for skilled and unskilled foreign workers.
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Friday, May 26, 2006
Senate Approves Comprehensive Immigration Reform
This is the most far-reaching immigration reform in our history. It is a comprehensive and realistic attempt to solve the real-world problems that have festered for too long in our broken immigration system. --Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) on passage of Senate Bill.
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Friday, April 28, 2006
Why we support the 5/1 Boycott.
VisaPortal supports a complete economic boycott by immigrants on May 1st, as a demonstration and reminder of the daily contributions of immigrants to the US economy.
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