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Archive for the ‘Immigration’ Category

Justice Department Sues South Carolina Over State’s Strict Immigration Law

 
The federal government filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop implementation of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law, arguing that the legislation that requires law officers to check suspects’ immigration status is unconstitutional.
Federal officials and state officials had met to discuss the issue a week ago.
The government wants a judge to stop [...]

Foreign Buyer Visa Bill Backfires

 
Legislation introduced in the Senate last week to stimulate property sales by giving visas to foreign investors who spend more than $500,000 to buy US homes is creating a firestorm of opposition on Web sites and talk shows across the nation.
A bill introduced last week by Republican Senator Mike Lee of [...]

No US help on Alabama immigration law, Homeland secretary Janet Napolitano says

 

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration and Southwest border issues.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security told Congress Wednesday that her department, which includes the agency responsible for enforcing federal immigration law, is not [...]

Study Finds That Immigrants Are Central to Long Island Economy

 

Immigrants, those who are here legally and illegally, are important contributors to the economy on Long Island and are a relatively affluent group, according to a report to be released on Thursday.
The median income for a family with at least one immigrant adult was $98,000, compared with $110,000 for families headed [...]

Longtime BSO chaplain quits while under investigation

The friendly, well-known chaplain for the past two decades at the Broward Sheriff’s Office resigned this week while under investigation by his own agency.
Rev. Rick Braswell was the subject of a probe by BSO’s equal employment opportunity office, which handles complaints of harassment and other violations of federal workplace law. BSO [...]

Foreigners’ Sweetener: Buy House, Get a Visa

 
The reeling housing market has come to this: To shore it up, two Senators are preparing to introduce a bipartisan bill Thursday that would give residence visas to foreigners who spend at least $500,000 to buy houses in the U.S.
The provision is part of a larger package of immigration measures, co-authored [...]

Obama is in Real Trouble with Latinos

One of the great unanswered questions about the 2012 election is how the nation’s 10 million Latino voters will cast their ballots. In 2008, they favored President Obama by more than a 2-1 margin, helping him capture Florida and sweep the Southwestern "swing" states, including Colorado and Nevada. But [...]

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