US budget crisis impacts on immigration
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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...
US Republicans turn to Rubio to signal change on immigration policy
15:03 18/02/2013
Barack Obama, the President of the US delivered his annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday 12th February 2013 and called, among other things for immigration reform including the establishment...
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 to hold meetings on immigration reform with business and unions
19:52 05/02/2013
The White House has announced that President Obama will be holding a series of meetings on Tuesday 12th February 2013 in support of his campaign to reform the US's immigration system. The president...
Senators reach agreement on US immigration reform bill
15:08 30/01/2013
A bipartisan group of eight senior Senators has announced that they have drawn up a framework agreement for US immigration reform legislation. The Senators made their announcement on Monday 28th...
Poll shows majority in US back immigration reform
18:04 24/01/2013
A poll of US voters released on Monday 21st January 2013 shows that 53% of those responding would support a change to the law to allow the estimated 11m immigrants currently living in the US to...
