Immigration to US

20 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Young bootleg immigrants entrance out of a shadows

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She was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at 5 and crossing the desert with her father, she clutched a microphone before a crowd in New York's Union Square.

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20 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Cubans denied US visas have record of engagement

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The political hubbub over Washington's decision to grant a visa to the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has eclipsed the fact the State Department simultaneously denied nearly a dozen other...


19 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Passport guide: How and when to get one, who contingency request and more

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Children younger than 16 traveling to the above destinations by land or sea can still use their U.S. birth certificate (original or copy) or another proof of citizenship to reenter the States. Also, U.S. passport cards valid for sea and land crossings (note: not air) are acceptable for travelers of...

19 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Pope Pleased With US Catholics Receiving Immigrants

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Pope Benedict XVI says he is pleased the Catholic community in the U.S. is opening its arms to new immigrants.   

The Pope has praised the "great generosity" of American Catholics in welcoming new immigrants and backed the commitment of bishops in the United States...


19 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Cuban scholars denied US visas seen as among many open to engagement, change

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The ruling has many scratching their heads.

“It’s just bizarre,” said Joy Olson, executive director of the Washington Office on Latin America, or WOLA, an independent think tank. “I have trouble believing that all of these people who have been up here working at the most prestigious universities in the...

18 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Pope praises US efforts to acquire immigrants

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Pope Benedict XVI has praised the "great generosity" of American Catholics in welcoming new immigrants and backed the commitment of bishops in the United States to immigration reform.

Benedict on Friday...


18 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Census shows whites remove US infancy among babies

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WASHINGTON —

For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.

New 2011 census estimates highlight a historic shift underway in the nation's racial makeup. They mark a transformation in a...

18 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Senators Go After Eduardo Saverin, Facebook Co-Founder, For Dumping US …

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WASHINGTON -- Populist anger at Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship -- a move that could save him hundreds of millions in taxes if his Facebook stock gains value after the company goes public on Friday -- has inspired two senators to...