Tens of thousands march in support of US immigration reform on May Day
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9:33 07/05/2013
People across America took advantage of the May Day bank holiday to march in support of immigration reform. In cities across the US on May 1st 2013, there were demonstrations with thousands of people...
US Congress announces June vote on immigration reform
10:03 26/04/2013
The US Congress has announced that it will vote in June on the immigration reform bill prepared by the so-called 'Gang of Eight'. The Gang of Eight is made up of four Republicans and four Democrats...
US budget crisis impacts on immigration
19:10 05/03/2013
On Friday 1st March 2013, President Obama ordered swingeing cuts in US public spending after Congress failed yet again to agree a deal on public spending. The President's order will cut $85bn from...
Republican reintroduces STEM Jobs Act in US Congress
17:02 15/02/2013
A Republican Representative has reintroduced the STEM Jobs Act in the House of Representatives. If it becomes law, the Act will see 55,000 green cards (permanent resident permits) going to foreign...
Key Republican Congressman hints at compromise on US immigration reform
14:16 08/02/2013
The leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, the junior chamber of the US Congress, has said that he will support a change to the law that would, in time, allow some illegal...
Obama says US immigration reform should be complete in six months
19:13 06/02/2013
Speaking in a TV interview on Wednesday 30th January 2013, President Obama said that he expects comprehensive immigration reform legislation to be passed by the US Congress within the next six months...
