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Key US Senate panel passes landmark immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON: The landmark immigration bill, which offers a path to citizenship for more than 11 million – including over 260,000 Indians – undocumented immigrants and increasing H-1B visas today passed… Read more
USIBC to launch campaign against US immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON: The US India Business Council (USIBC) is planning to launch a major campaign, on a scale witnessed during the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, against certain killer provisions in the… Read more
US working with India to streamline education visa process
WASHINGTON: The United States is working with the Indian Government to stream line the latter’s education visa, which is being considered as a major hindrance for American students wanting to… Read more
NYC weighs allowing many immigrants to vote
NEW YORK: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants could get the right to vote in New York City elections under a proposal that would mark the biggest expansion yet of efforts… Read more
Anti-immigration party makes big gains in UK
LONDON: David Cameron’s Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the British prime minister to… Read more
New farm season arrives amid immigration debate
YAKIMA, Wash: Several Washington farm leaders joined three immigrants at a forum before Democratic Sen. Patty Murray to stress the importance of ensuring a stable labor force and reuniting families… Read more
Rubio seeks to boost border language in new bill
WASHINGTON: Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says a new immigration bill he helped write needs stronger border security provisions or it will fail in the House and may even have… Read more
Boston bombing carjack victim recalls his night of terror
WASHINGTON: An immigrant entrepreneur from China came out of the shadows with his harrowing tale of being carjacked at gunpoint by the Tsarnaev brothers after the Boston Marathon attacks. Identified… Read more
Jailed pair shocked by Boston bomb claims
BOSTON: Two university friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who were jailed by immigration authorities the day after his capture had nothing to do with the deadly attack… Read more
Calif. bill would let non-citizens serve on juries
SACRAMENTO, California: The California Assembly has passed a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to allow non-citizens who are in the country legally to serve… Read more
Zuckerberg launches lobby on immigration reform
WASHINGTON: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new political action group he is spearheading to press for reforms in areas including immigration and education. “To lead the world in this… Read more
Congressmen urged to raise H-1B quota for Indian IT
WASHINGTON: Observing that nearly 30 per cent of all companies started in the US in 2011 had immigrant founders, Indian IT professionals have appealed to Congressmen to not only consider… Read more
Thousands rally across US pressing for citizenship to immigrants
WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of immigrants and activists rallied across the U.S. April 10 in a coordinated set of protests aimed at pressing Congress to approve immigration measures that would… Read more
Implications of reaching H1B cap early: Skilled jobs will not be filled
The USCIS has announcedthat the cap for the H-1B visa has been reached for the fiscal year (FY) 2014. The 65,000 regular cap was reached on April 5 and on April… Read more
Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program
WASHINGTON: Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation’s agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who… Read more
Senate to vote on immigration reform: Leahy
WASHINGTON: As the negotiations on a comprehensive immigration reform among key stake holders enters its last phase, a top American Senator believes that the Senate would be able to vote… Read more
White House encouraged by progress on immigration reform
WASHINGTON: Confident of introducing the immigration bill to the House of Representatives in coming months, the US said that they are encouraged by the progress made on immigration reform by… Read more
Can GOP win without Hispanics? Look at Arizona
PHOENIX: On the political map of the Southwest, Arizona stands out. Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico are independent-minded states that once leaned Republican but are trending Democratic, partly because of… Read more
Bhupathi-Fuller combo to manage world No. 2 Andy
LONDON: Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi and renowned British entrepreneur and television producer Simon Fuller have joined hands and launched XIX Globosport, a new international sport and entertainment venture, that… Read more
New immigration bill to be rolled out in few weeks: Graham
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US senators working on a proposal to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws has reached a conceptual agreement. The new draft immigration bill will be rolled… Read more
