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  • May 2007

    • Problems Plague Immigration Agency

      Washington Post  |  May 28, 07 7:46 AM CDT

      Problems Plague Immigration Agency

      (Newser) - The agency that will have to deal with the avalanche of paperwork generated by immigration reform can't handle it, the Washington Post reports today. With over a million citizenship applications already stalled in the pipeline, Citizenship and Immigration (the former INS) faces the possibility that its workload will nearly triple, and critics are calling on Congress to step in. More »

    • Americans Walk Soft Line on Immigration

      New York Times  |  May 25, 07 12:52 PM CDT

      Americans Walk Soft Line on Immigration

      (Newser) - Lou Dobbs, take note: A majority of Americans back key immigration reform proposals  making their way through Congress, a new CBS News/ New York Times poll finds. Americans across the political spectrum say they support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and two-thirds back a guest-worker program. More »

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      Congress  • Senate  • immigration  • immigration reform  • reform  • citizenship  • guest worker

    • Guest Worker Program Slashed

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 24, 07 7:30 AM CDT

      Guest Worker Program Slashed

      (Newser) - Key provisions of the immigration bill were altered yesterday as the Senate passed a raft of amendments designed to make the bill more palatable to critics from both political parties.  Provisions to beef up security at the border  were strengthened, while the guest worker program offering two-year visas to 400,000 temporary workers a year was cut in half. More »

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      immigration  • labor  • immigration reform  • reform  • border control  • guest worker

    • China Deals on Finance, Skips Currency

      Bloomberg  |  May 23, 07 4:59 PM CDT

      China Deals on Finance, Skips Currency

      (Newser) - Talks between American and Chinese economic officials thudded to a close today, offering mild changes to the financial sector in lieu of major currency reform. The deal hammered out by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and China's vice-premier Wu Yi promise foreign financial companies more access to Chinese markets and allows American investors to purchase larger amounts of Chinese stock. More »

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      China  • US economy  • Henry Paulson  • finance  • reform  • currency  • stock  • yuan  • Wu Yi

    • Immigration Bill Alarms Employers

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 22, 07 5:42 AM CDT

      Immigration Bill Alarms Employers

      (Newser) - The new immigration bill now on the Senate floor puts a massive burden on employers, the Wall Street Journal reports, requiring them to verify the papers of all 146 million workers in the US, and stiffening penalties for violations. "It's like throwing a huge net to catch a few minnows," a Chamber of Commerce VP said. More »

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      immigration  • privacy  • immigration reform  • reform  • legislation  • employer

    • Senate Brokers Immigration Bill

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 17, 07 5:30 PM CDT

      Senate Brokers Immigration Bill

      (Newser) - Illegal immigrants are offered a path to citizenship for the first time under a new Senate immigration reform package unveiled today. A precarious compromise hammered out by Bush administration officials and top senators, the bill trades hard-line border control measures for controversial provisions like a guest-worker program and a system for earning citizenship. More »

    • Bush Officials Killed Proposal For Student Loan Reform

      Washington Post  |  May 1, 07 11:25 AM CDT

      Bush Officials Killed Proposal For Student Loan Reform

      (Newser) - Bush officials killed a proposal to clamp down on sleazy practices in the student loan industry in 2001, the Washington Post reports. The proposals, drafted under Clinton and circulated to the Bush team, was aimed at curbing the kind of abuses now being investigated, in which loan companies pay universities to help get students' business. More »

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      money  • college  • student  • university  • reform  • student loans  • Department of Education

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