Boehner 'hopeful' that US immigration reform will happen this year
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15:07 30/10/2013
The speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner, has said that he is 'hopeful' that 'the House' will pass immigration reform this year. He told journalists on October 23rd 2013, 'I think...
US illegal immigration on the rise
10:39 08/10/2013
The latest figures from the Pew Hispanic Research Center suggest that the number of illegal aliens living in the US has been rising in recent years. This is likely to cause Congressional opponents of...
US immigration 'hardly impacted' by federal government shutdown
11:58 04/10/2013
A spokesman for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said that the processing of immigration paperwork should not be greatly affected by the failure of Congress to agree...
US immigration reformers push Obama for executive action
18:42 21/09/2013
Supporters of radical immigration reform in the US are trying to persuade President Obama to use his presidential powers to cut through the 'gridlock' in Washington and introduce immigration reform...
US immigration reform advocates step up the pressure
13:45 15/09/2013
FWD.us, the online pro-immigration pressure group founded by Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and other titans of the IT industry, has held a 'Day of Action' to put pressure on members of the...
More than 6m Syrians displaced by conflict
14:52 05/09/2013
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that more than 6m people have now been displaced from their homes because of the civil war. Of these, over 2m have fled the country...
