US state by state immigration rules
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19:54 10/07/2006
As the United States ' federal government wrestles with the immigration issue, states are implementing their own plans. Here's a state-by-state look: Alabama Training 70 state troopers with the power...
US resorts rely on foreign short-term workers
11:22 20/04/2006
US resort towns like Aspen, Colorado and Key West, Fla., have become reliant on hundreds of foreign workers who come to the US legally on short-term work visas. They take jobs scanning lift tickets...
US looks abroad for nurses, especially to Philippines
14:41 06/03/2006
The Christian Science Monitor this week reports on the serious nursing deficit in the United States . The joke circulating among doctors in the Philippines goes something like this: What's the new...
US banks help immigrants send money home
15:53 30/01/2006
Every month, José Valencia sends between $300 and $400 to his sisters and other relatives in Ecuador from the Delgado Travel office in Queens, N.Y. Diana Ransom of the Christian Science Monitor...
US banks, financial companies, take interest in immigrants
17:26 29/07/2005
Some weeks, José Edgardo Andrande makes less than $200. Other weeks, his pay tops $1,200. "But then it goes down to $500" the next week, said Mr. Andrande, 42, a job hopper from El Salvador who, for...
Expanded visa program for US H2B seasonal workers to start 25 May
19:53 20/05/2005
Under pressure from Congress to quickly expand the number of foreign workers allowed in the United States , federal immigration officials will begin accepting H2B visa applications for returning...
