Why the immigration bill did not pass the US Senate
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18:55 11/04/2006
Less than 24 hours after the leaders of the Senate's Democratic and Republican parties announced a marriage of convenience on immigration reform, Minority Leader Harry Reid went against his party...
Half a million protesters in US rally for illegal immigrant rights
13:40 10/04/2006
Up to half a million Hispanics and their supporters poured onto the streets of Dallas April 9, to rally for the rights of immigrants as Democrats and Republicans remain at "logger-heads" over the...
Philippines losing 15,000 nurses each year
11:09 10/04/2006
At least 15,000 nurses and other medical professionals are leaving the Philippines each year for better-paying jobs abroad, threatening the country's health infrastructure, World Health Organization...
The US tops UN study on global immigration
12:38 06/04/2006
With the US locked in a nation wide immigration debate, latest figures reveal that the country has one-fifth of the world's immigrants within its borders. A report by the United Nations reveals that...
US senate approves shortening citizenship wait
12:09 04/04/2006
Legal immigrants fluent in English could become US citizens in 4 years rather than the current 5 years. This proposal by Senator Lamar Alexander was agreed to by the US Senate April 3. The Senate...
H-1B visa increase one step closer
13:10 30/03/2006
The US could soon be doubling the number of work visas for skilled IT specialists wishing to work in the country. The Senate committee has approved one part of a controversial immigration bill...
