by Chelsea Wallis | Oct 17, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—New statistics reveal a divide between the perceived academic success of Asian and Pacific Island students and graduation rates. High profile South Asian and East Asian achievements and perceptions are overshadowing the struggles of the South East Asian and...
by Chelsea Wallis | Oct 13, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—Border states aren’t the only ones dealing with crimes arising from illegal immigration. A panel of sheriffs representing counties in Iowa, Arizona, North Carolina and Maryland assembled Wednesday in Washington to ask Congress for help combating what some...
by Chelsea Wallis | Oct 6, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON— U.S. companies are struggling to find electrical engineers with post-graduate training because of an American brain drain, said panelists on immigration policy this week. That’s because the majority of post-graduate degrees awarded in the U.S. in this...
by Chelsea Wallis | Oct 5, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON— The U.S. should consider aid from Colombia to combat violent and organized crime in Mexico, witnesses told a joint subcommittee of the U.S Congress this week. Two subcommittees – both in the House – convened on Tuesday to look at whether current U.S....
by Chelsea Wallis | Oct 5, 2011 | Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON— Targeted deportation doesn’t mean amnesty for those who stay out of trouble. It’s an efficient use of funds, said Kumar Kibble, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deputy director, at a hearing this week questioning Homeland Security’s increased focus on...
