US immigration bill advances in Senate

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The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a landmark immigration bill, clearing away the first procedural hurdle…

Chinese community rallies to keep family-based immigration

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下個月將在聯邦參議院辯論表決的移民改革方案中,家長不能為超過31歲的已婚子女申請移民。而公民也不能為兄弟姐妹申請移民…

US immigration bill moves forward in Senate

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The most far-reaching U.S. immigration legislation in about two decades moved forward on a solid bipartisan vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee after supporters avoided a controversy over the rights of gay spouses…

Senators reach deal on high-tech visas

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Leading senators working to resolve a key issue on U.S. immigration legislation have agreed to a compromise covering expansion of a high-tech visa program…

Immigration bill’s family visa changes would hurt Asian Americans

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Immigration bill’s family visa changes would hurt Asian Americans…

Republicans question security in immigration bill

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Republican senators criticized border security provisions in an ambitious bipartisan immigration bill Tuesday…

Senate bill on immigration reform hampers family unification

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國會參議院兩黨八人幫,在上月中提出的移民改革草案,雖然建議取消公民的兄弟姊妹及超過31歲的已婚子女…

Infographic: 2012 US legal permanent residents

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Infographic: 2012 US legal permanent residents

Immigration reform’s impact on Chinatown economy

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Immigration reform may strike Chinatown economy, according to the leaders of Chinese community…

Congressional immigration debate signals big shift

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The U.S. mood on immigration has changed dramatically since Arizona approved a first-of-its-kind immigration law…

Infographic: Immigration overhaul

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Proposed immigration overhaul (infographic)…

Obama political group steps up immigration efforts

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President Barack Obama’s political support group is stepping up its immigration efforts as the Senate holds hearings on overhauling the nation’s broken system…

Senators wrap up work on immigration bill

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Four Democratic and four Republican senators have reached agreement on all the major elements of sweeping legislation to remake the nation’s immigration laws, and expect to unveil the bill next week…

Facebook’s CEO launches political group

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has formally launched a political group aimed at revamping immigration policy…

Photo Gallery: Immigration rally across US

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Thousands of immigrants and activists rallied across the U.S. Wednesday in a coordinated set of protests…

US employers eager for new foreign worker program

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As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying…

Senate immigration bill may limit family visas

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Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill may dramatically limit green cards for extended families of U.S. citizens and residents, limiting them to immediate families instead…

Labor, business agree to immigration principles

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Business and labor groups announced agreement Thursday on the principles of a key priority for a comprehensive immigration bill: a new system to bring lower-skilled workers to the U.S…

Skilled immigration reform and STEM education

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Skilled workers in the Bay Area hope they could apply for green cards through the new immigration reform pushed through by the president…

Obama: ‘Genuine desire’ for immigration overhaul

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President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised bipartisan efforts to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, welcoming “a genuine desire”…

Sweeping US immigration proposals

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A bipartisan group of leading U.S. senators has reached agreement on sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation’s immigration laws…

White House, senators start immigration push

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The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch separate efforts next week to jumpstart negotiations to overhaul the immigration system…

Obama: Immigration reform to start early 2013

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President Barack Obama says America must “seize the moment” to seek an overhaul of the immigration system and he expects that work to start soon after his inauguration for a second term…