FORT WORTH — After years of enormous
In California, some bills move so quickly through the Legislature, no one has a
Jonathan Wajskol, an Italian graphic designer who moved to the United States about three decades ago, has a life with the hallmarks of an immigrant success story: graduate studies at an American university; a successful international firm with partners in Milan and Beijing; and a residence in Greenwich Village that he shares with his wife
With Congress stalled on immigration reform, activists from around California descended Wednesday on Bakersfield to pressure a key Republican lawmaker into acting soon on a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
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An attempt on Tuesday by House Republicans to show that they were at least somewhat open to an overhaul of immigration laws was overshadowed by comments from Representative Steve King of Iowa, who said that some undocumented immigrants had “calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.”
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A three-judge panel says the gay immigrant would be persecuted if he were sent back to the Philippines.
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Republicans in the House of Representatives showed signs of support
The presidents of 93 Catholic colleges and universities have sent a letter to the House speaker, John A. Boehner, and the minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, urging them to pass a comprehensive immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
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New York City plans to spend $18 million over the next two years to help young unauthorized immigrants qualify for a federal program that grants a temporary reprieve from deportation, officials announced on Wednesday.
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