Tag: immigration
Increasingly, American citizens being swept up in U.S. immigration raids
Stepped up efforts by the Obama administration to deport illegal immigrants have caused the net to capture U.S. citizens as well. Many of them are spending days in local jails while trying to get anyone to believe they're actually Americans....
Japanese Americans remember 'darkest hour,' on Pearl Harbor Day (with video)
As the United States geared up to fight World War II, it forced many Japanese Americans into internment camps. But some of those Japanese Americans decided they'd rather fight to defend the United States, despite being treated like supporters of the enemy....
British cry foul over shortage of trained curry chefs in the U.K.
New immigration policies are making it increasingly more difficult for British restaurants to bring in trained curry chefs from India and Pakistan. To many, curry is the national dish of the United Kingdom....
As America's economy sags, total migration from Mexico nears zero
With jobs hard to find, fewer Mexicans are choosing to make the trip across the border into the United States, at the same time more are choosing to turn around and head home. Accordingly, for the first time in years, in 2010 the net migration from Mexico was about zero....
Democrats show signs of life, but Republicans win too, as results from 2011 elections are tallied
In Ohio, Mississippi and Arizona, laws, amendments or candidates closely tied to major conservative efforts all went down in defeat. But, in Virginia, Republicans are on the verge of retaking the State Senate....
Iraqi immigrants struggling to make lives in the United States
In San Diego, El Cajon specifically, there's a burgeoning Iraqi immigrant community that is straining the resources of the community leaving all sides frustrated....
Illegal Mexican immigration more professional, dangerous
As the United States steps up border enforcement, illegal immigration is becoming a big, dangerous business. And that new reality has some old organizations trying to figure out how they fit....
Student visas pipeline for cheap foreign labor, say critics
In recent years, J1 workers have reported that their stays in the US were characterized by menial jobs, low wages, filthy living conditions, and a lot of economic exploitation....
Farmer says hiring American workers a big mistake
John Harold hired jobless Americans to help on his farm, and says they proved to be less reliable and less willing to perform the hard work than foreign workers....
Children bear the brunt of Alabama's new immigration law
American-born children of undocumented residents are living in fear of their parents' deportation as Alabama's new immigration law takes effect....
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