14 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Illegal immigrants removing vital review, new chance

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In a policy change that Republicans call "backdoor amnesty," federal immigration authorities in the Bay Area and across the nation are quietly dropping deportation cases against illegal immigrants whose only offense is being here.

Between now and the middle of the summer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as...

29 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Stockton span confronting rascal charges

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SAN FRANCISCO - Two Stockton residents were arrested on federal passport fraud charges during 2011, the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service announced Wednesday.

Stockton residents Frederico Villasenor-Aviles and Sergio Ruiz were among...


25 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Lions playoff scenarios

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23 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Visa Setting Aside $1.6 Billion For Litigation >V

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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-- Visa Inc. (V) is setting aside $1.6 billion to cover potential costs from pending lawsuits, the credit-card processor said Friday.

The funds add to about $2.7 billion the San Francisco company already has socked away to cover such expenses.

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18 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

The American dream reconsidered

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During a November march through San Francisco's financial district, Occupy protesters fashioned a small makeshift grave in front of the Federal Reserve. Inscribed on the cardboard headstone: The American Dream.

It made for a clever visual, but it was hardly...


13 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

US Supreme Court to order on Arizona’s immigration law

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12 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

US justice could demeanour during state immigration laws

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WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is waging a furious legal fight against a patchwork of state laws targeting illegal immigrants, and on Monday the Supreme Court has its first chance to jump into the fray.

If the justices take the case, it would add another politically charged dispute between...


12 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

New Legislation: US Visas for Real Estate

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People wait to get their passport applications submitted at the United States passport agency office in San Francisco in this file photo. Two U.S. senators have sponsored a bill to allow foreigners who purchase real estate in the United States to extend their visa stay....

28 Nov, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

US senators might tackle Filipino citizenship case

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Los Angeles (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Philippines' Assistant Senate Majority Leader Richard Durbin has decided to present the story of undocumented Filipino Jose "JB" Librojo in the US Senate to push for the passage of the Dream Act, a bill that seeks to create a path to citizenship for undocumented...