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  • July 2008

    • New US Tax Law Looks Heartless to Foreign Workers

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Jul 9, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      New US Tax Law Looks Heartless to Foreign Workers

      A new tax law set up to help troops and veterans, offset by taxing wealthy Americans who give up citizenship to beat the IRS, hits some others in the wallet, Portfolio reports. Long-term, legal foreign workers who return home will see unrealized capital gains taxed—potentially damaging the perception of the US as welcoming to overseas talent, say critics. More »

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      US economy  • American troops  • veterans  • immigrant  • green card  • foreign labor  • tax  • tax dodge

  • May 2008
  • February 2008
  • December 2007

    • Feds Bust Sham Craigslist Marriage

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 7, 07 1:55 PM CST

      Feds Bust Sham Craigslist Marriage

      It was a match made not in heaven but on Craigslist, and the Russian bride and American groom are charged with staging a sham marriage to get her a green card. The woman posted not-so-subtle ads: "Green Card Marriage—Will Pay $300/Month. Total $15,000," the LA Times reports. She got a taker, along with the attention of customs officials. More »

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      marriage  • Craigslist  • green card  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement

  • October 2007

    • EU Will Lure Skilled Migrants With 'Blue Card'

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Oct 24, 07 9:46 AM CDT

      EU Will Lure Skilled Migrants With 'Blue Card'

      Facing a projected shortfall of 20 million workers by 2030, the European Union unveiled its own version of the US Green Card yesterday in hopes of attracting skilled migrants. The Blue Card will grant workers full employment, social security, and health care benefits, as well as permanent residency after five years of employment. Britain will likely sit the program out, reports the Times of London. More »

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      European Union  • immigration  • green card

  • June 2007

    • Missing GI's Wife Faces Deportation

      newser  |  WBZ 4  |  Jun 20, 07 9:12 AM CDT

      Missing GI's Wife Faces Deportation

      While the US military searches for MIA Army specialist Alex Jimenez, the US government may be looking to deport his wife. Yaderlin Jimenez snuck into the country from the Dominican Republic six years ago; Alex, who disappeared in Iraq with two other soldiers last month, had tried in vain to get his wife of three years a green card. More »

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      Ted Kennedy  • immigrant  • missing soldiers  • green card  • Alex Jimenez  • Brian Fouty

  • May 2007

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