Immigration policy moves to centre stage in US election campaign
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17:46 24/08/2012
An advisor to Mitt Romney has launched a lawsuit attacking President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme, thereby making illegal immigration a hot election issue. Kris...
Organizations push US to implement faster processing for immigrant families
12:45 05/06/2012
Several US pro-immigrant organizations are urging the Obama administration to implement a new procedure that would allow undocumented immigrant spouses and children of US citizens to remain in the...
US immigration creates program to attract foreign-born entrepreneurs
14:39 27/02/2012
A US immigration official announced this week that the US is looking at ways to keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs in the country. Members of California's Silicon Valley start-up...
US appoints contact person for US immigration concerns
9:53 09/02/2012
US Immigration officials announced this week the appointment of a new public advocate in charge of addressing questions and complaints about immigration law-enforcement policies. A public advocate is...
US Congress members request expedited US visas for Haitians
9:20 17/01/2012
With this month marking the two year anniversary of Haiti's massive earthquake, members of the US Congress along with Haitian-American community leaders are urging the Obama administration to...
US immigration launches training and review of the immigration deportation system
19:12 21/11/2011
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) begin a review this week of all deportation cases, and plans to start a training program aimed at expediting deportations of convicted criminals and...
