Immigration enforcement actions against employers are likely to continue up to the elections in November as each party tries to show it is tough on illegal immigration and the US employers of...
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Jamaica evaluating immigration and employment benefits afforded to citizens of other Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) nations. Concern over loss of employment opportunities for locals...
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A new California state law prevents local governments from enacting laws that punish landlords who rent to foreign nationals unlawfully in the United States. In the US, a number of cities have enacted...
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A US federal judge issued a preliminary injunction temporarily preventing the US government from implementing a new regulation that would impose stricter rules on employers. The regulation would have...
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The United States Departments of Homeland Security and Labor are reviewing federal regulations for the H2A seasonal agricultural workers visa to help the farming sector meet labor needs, especially at...
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The United States moved one step closer to increasing the border fence with Mexico. At www.borderfencenepa.com, the government shows maps where the border fence will extend in the Rio Grande Valley....
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New York state will now allow issuance of drivers' licenses irregardless of immigration status. Prior to september 11, 2001, New York issued drivers' licenses without verification of...
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A recent study from the Kauffman Foundation points to the slow immigration processing in the US as the cause for many of the world's best and brightest to give up on America and return abroad. The...
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Business travelers raise potential tax, employment and immigration risks for themselves and their employers. In a survey conducted by KMPG determined that many companies have some awareness of the...
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The town of Riverside, New Jersey, rescinded a local immigration passed last year. The cost of defending the law and lack of public support are cited as the reason. In the US, immigration law is...
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Congress proposes in the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors ("DREAM") Act to qualify undocumented high-school graduates for US citizenship if they either attend college or...
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A bi-partisan group of US governors sent a letter to the US Congress urging an increase to the number of new H1B visas available annually to foreign professionals working temporarily in the United...
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Effective December 1, 2007, US citizens visiting Bolivia will be required to first obtain a visa. The new visa requirement for U.S. citizens is being imposed because the united States requires...
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The United Food and Commercial Workers Union filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to prevent federal immigration agents from...
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The US Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to reassign an estimated 1,000 U.S. immigration agents to serve as as customs inspectors. "It lacks...
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The American Immigration Lawyers Association advised members today that the US House of Representative's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law...
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US government mishandling of immigration laws leads to increasing loss of talented foreign workers who leave the US. In a study entitled "Intellectual Property, the Immigration Backlog, and a...
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services published a proposed regulation on August 22, 2007, that would require US permanent residents with the older style of alien resident card (popularly called...
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The US Customs and Border Protection agency has a new, online application system for individuals who want to apply for Nexus. Nexus is a frequent Traveler program with Canada where applicants...
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In response to a request from the US Census Bureau that immigration enforcement actions be curtailed during the 2010 census count, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says no. The US...
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The Pew Charitable trusts issued an interesting report that shows recent immigrants continue to earn more in the second than first generation, but that their wages do not compare as favorably relative...
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