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Homeland Security Inspector Calls to Suspend Electronic Processing System

Homeland Security Inspector Calls to Suspend Electronic Processing System

by Nona Tepper | Jan 26, 2017 | Immigration

WASHINGTON—The government’s failure to fix a broken electronic immigration processing system that mistakenly approved at least 20,000 green cards could give the Trump administration justification for cutting the number of immigrants allowed into the U.S. Immigration...
Costa Rica: a migration land bridge between the U.S. and South America

Costa Rica: a migration land bridge between the U.S. and South America

by Jenny Lee | Aug 23, 2016 | Immigration

WASHINGTON — Starting next month, Costa Rica, in partnership with the United States, will begin to tackle an ongoing problem – the spiraling U.S.-bound migration through the small Central American country. Shortly after meeting with Vice President Joe Biden,...
Lack of outreach efforts by parties can explain low Asian American voter turnout

Lack of outreach efforts by parties can explain low Asian American voter turnout

by Jenny Lee | Aug 16, 2016 | Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON — Heading into the stretch run of the presidential election campaign, former President Bill Clinton, on behalf of a certain Democratic presidential nominee, tapped into a voting bloc that is rapidly growing yet all too often left out of the political...
Protests get tense in Cleveland at the RNC

Protests get tense in Cleveland at the RNC

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 1, 2016 | Events, Immigration, Politics, Topics

Various people and protesters gathered in downtown Cleveland during the weeklong Republican National Convention, from July 20 to 23. Here are a couple highlights from the event. All stories originally appeared on USATODAY.com during the week of the convention. Members...
When a racist episode destroys a city’s reputation

When a racist episode destroys a city’s reputation

by Iacopo Luzi | Jul 11, 2016 | Immigration

WASHINGTON – Fermo is a small city in Italy where not much happens. But after Tuesday’s killing, it is known worldwide – with the label “racist” attached. Fermo is where Emmanuel Chidi Nnamdi, a Nigerian asylum seeker who escaped the Islamic extremist group Boko...
Senate shoots down proposed ‘sanctuary cities’ regulation

Senate shoots down proposed ‘sanctuary cities’ regulation

by Hannah Rank | Jul 8, 2016 | Immigration

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats Wednesday blocked a GOP effort to crack down on the hundreds of so-called “sanctuary cities” in the U.S that don’t cooperate with federal efforts to deport undocumented immigrants by cutting federal grant money to those areas. The...
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