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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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US Immigration Slows, Delaying Minorities' Rise

Won't form majority
until 2050s; security, economy take toll

May 14, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration laws and the recession have slowed the growth of America’s immigrant populations, delaying the date when minorities will become the majority by as much as 10 years, the AP reports. Estimates had pointed to 2042, but it now could be another decade as growth slowed from 4% in... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • minority • illegal immigration • Latinos • housing bubble • economy • Asian immigrants

Obama Seeks $27B to Clamp Down on Border

Budget focuses on halting flow of guns, illegal immigrants

May 6, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the budget he’ll hand to Congress tomorrow, President Obama is seeking $27 billion for border and transportation security as he focuses on immigration enforcement and battling the flow of US arms to Mexico. The 8% increase over this year’s budget allows for an expansion of border teams,... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • border control • transportation • illegal immigration • border security • arms trafficking • Obama administration • President Obama

(AP) - The swine flu virus has infected the immigration debate, with talk show comments like "fajita flu" and "illegal aliens are the carriers" drawing vehement protests from Hispanic advocates. The volatile immigration issue had cooled off on talk shows and in the blogosphere as the presidential election and economic... More »

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immigration • Mexico • United States • debate • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Immigrant Busted Clinging to 186 mph Eurostar

Cops aren't saying how he did it

Apr 27, 09 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - An illegal immigrant was nabbed in England clinging to the outside of a Eurostar rail car, reports the Independent. The trains reach speeds of 186 mph. The train originated in Brussels and traveled through France. Police provided no details on how the man survived the risky journey. Immigrants sneaking into... More »

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immigration • Belgium • London • France • England • aliens • Brussels • Eurostar • Britain

Japan Pays Latin American Workers to Go, Stay Home

Plan hatched to ease recession burdens

Apr 22, 09 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Faced with rising unemployment, Japan is paying foreign workers to leave the nation for good, the New York Times reports. The offer targets some 366,000 Latin Americans of Japanese descent who perform undesirable manufacturing jobs. With industrial production at a 25-year low, many of them are out of work,... More »

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immigration • Latin America • Japan • Brazil • Peru • recession • unemployment • labor market

(Newser) - Thousands of foreigners living in Canada, most of them Americans, woke up this morning to discover they were Canadians, the Toronto Star reports. A new law is granting citizenship to the sons and daughters of Canucks who lost their native status by leaving the country. "It's a strange thing... More »

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immigration • Canada • citizenship • Canadian politics

(AP) - A former Justice Department official has been picked to be the Southwest border czar—a new position created by the Obama administration to handle illegal immigration and border issues. The new Homeland Security Department post will be responsible for issues related to drug-cartel violence along the US-Mexico border and the... More »

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immigration • Mexico • Department of Homeland Security • illegal immigration • border • Alan Bersin

(Newser) - The number of children born to illegal immigrants is rising rapidly, a new study says, raising a host of economic and social concerns. The number of such children rose from 2.7 million in 2003 to 4 million last year, the Washington Post reports. More than a third of the... More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • immigration reform • children • immigration services

Labor Rivals Unite to Push Immigration Reform

Yes on legalization, no on guest-workers, say AFL-CIO, Change to Win

Apr 14, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s two labor umbrella groups may be archrivals, but on immigration reform, they’ve agreed to put up a common front, which could be a big boon to White House hopes, reports the New York Times. The AFL-CIO and Change to Win have agreed to push for the legalization... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • AFL CIO • labor unions • guest-worker program • Change to Win • US Chamber of Commerce

 UK Turns Back Obama 
 Brother Over Sex Arrest 

Officers ID him as
man nabbed for attempted assault

Apr 11, 09 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain has denied a visa to one of Barack Obama's half-brothers after identifying him as an accused sex criminal, the News of the World reports. Samson Obama, a Kenya-based cell phone saleseman, tried to enter Britain in January on his way to the president's Washington inauguration. But immigration officials identified... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • Britain • sex crime

 Obama Eyes 
 Perilous Terrain 
 of Immigration 
 Reform 

President pushing ahead with plans to legalize millions despite economic crisis

Apr 9, 09 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - With an economic crisis, two wars, and major battles on health care and energy looming, the Obama White House will also enter the politically treacherous terrain of immigration reform, the New York Times reports. White House officials said the president "plans to start the debate this year," aiming... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • illegal immigration • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama Aunt Can Stay in US Until 2010, Court Rules

Onyango continues effort to appeal deportation order

Apr 1, 09 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s aunt has been granted another year in the US, the Boston Herald reports. A judge today set Feb. 4, 2010, as the date for a hearing on Zeituni Onyango's appeal of a 2004 deportation order, clearing Onyango to live in the country until then. "Praise God,... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • Kenya • appeal • deportation • Zeituni Onyango

 US Citizenship 
 Requests Tumble 

Come on, why wouldn't you want to live here?

Mar 16, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - It seems fewer people want to hop into the American melting pot these days, as applications for citizenship have fallen off a cliff, the Dallas Morning News reports. After receiving a record 1.4 million requests from legal residents looking to becoming naturalized in fiscal year 2007, US Citizenship... More »

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immigration • Citizenship and Immigration Services • US citizenship

 World Economy Cuts 
 Mexican Migration by 50% 

Fewer citizens are immigrating, but emigrants aren't returning

Feb 20, 09 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Who needs a border fence when you have a shaky economy? That seems to be the message of Mexico's latest migration numbers, which show net emigration down by more than half for the year that ended in August 2008, compared with the previous 12 months. And the cause isn't more... More »

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immigration • Mexico • migration • emigration • job • economic downturn

 Cleared for Landing: 
 Lily Allen's US Return 

After visa snags, UK import tackles US for the second time

Jan 31, 09 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - After being grounded by US immigration officials just as her 2007 album was set to take off, the UK’s Lily Allen is taking a second shot at conquering America with a new album, reports the Wall Street Journal. Despite her visa travails, Allen's debut sold a respectable 500,... More »

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immigration • music • EMI Music • Amy Winehouse • Britain • MySpace Music • Duffy • visas • Lily Allen

 Italian Cities Ban Foreign Food 

Laws against new ethnic eateries prompts charges of gastronomic xenophobia

Jan 31, 09 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Kebabs, Chinese food, and curries are the targets of a growing Italian campaign against foreign food, the Times of London reports. The Tuscan town of Lucca has slapped a ban on new foreign eateries opening in the city, and Milan has now followed suit. Government-backed campaigners say they are fighting... More »

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food • immigration • xenophobia • Italy • Tuscany • cuisine • restaurant • Milan • Silvio Berlusconi

Fla. Developer Offers Investors Green Cards

Foreigners with $1M cash can get US residence

Jan 28, 09 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Foreigners still interested in the American dream can get permanent residence in the US by investing $1 million in a Florida condo-hotel project starved for credit. The government-approved offer gives investors a conditional visa in exchange for the investment, the Orlando Sentinel reports. If the foreigners can prove within two... More »

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immigration • visa • green card • Orlando • private investors • investor • Walt Disney World • condo hotel

Gillibrand Mired in Ruckus Over Immigration

Caught in Upstate-NYC crossfire, senator may revisit hardline

Jan 28, 09 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Name a policy that rural Upstate New York and New York City agree on, and you've got, well, try finding one first. For everything else, there's a rock and a hard place for newly appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. First it was gun control, which the former upstate representative opposes. Now,... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • Senate • New York • Kirsten Gillibrand

Illegal Hire, Tax Issues May Trouble Geithner

GOP's Grassley on Treasury nominee's case ahead of hearings

Jan 13, 09 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Timothy Geithner’s Treasury secretary nomination could be threatened by allegations he hired illegal help and didn’t pay Social Security and Medicare taxes while self-employed, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Senate Finance Committee members are meeting privately to discuss the issues, raised by GOP Sen. Charles Grassley. Aides... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • taxes • Federal Reserve • nomination • Senate Finance Committee • Charles Grassley • Treasury secretary • financial crisis • President Obama • Timothy Geithner

 32M Lack Basic Reading Skills 

Study says Illiteracy crisis getting worse

Jan 9, 09 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - One in seven American adults in the US—about 32 million people—have such low literacy skills that they cannot read a newspaper story or a prescription bottle, a new federal study says. "They really cannot read paragraphs (or) sentences that are connected," says an Education Department researcher.... More »

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Florida • immigration • California • New York • Department of Education • literacy • Mississippi • Nevada • learning disabilities • National Assessment of Adult Literacy • ProLiteracy

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