Research proves benefits of skilled worker immigration
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15:02 24/08/2005
Immigration of skilled workers is 10 times more valuable to the economy than immigration of unskilled workers, new statistical research shows. While unskilled immigrants produce many benefits for...
New York must pay same benefits to immigrants as to citizens: court
11:33 22/08/2005
A New York state judge ruled on 18 Aug., that New York state must pay the same benefits to legal immigrants as it does to US citizens, even though the US federal government has stopped paying its...
US banks, financial companies, take interest in immigrants
17:26 29/07/2005
Some weeks, José Edgardo Andrande makes less than $200. Other weeks, his pay tops $1,200. "But then it goes down to $500" the next week, said Mr. Andrande, 42, a job hopper from El Salvador who, for...
For many in the US, the green card wait is long
10:04 25/07/2005
A special feature from the Washington Post. Hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers are trying to stay in the United States . The wait is often long. The backlog of foreign workers seeking green...
US official fights for guest worker program
9:49 15/07/2005
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, said immigration policy is a vital weapon against terrorism, and pledged on July 13 to tighten border security. He also called on the US Congress to...
Group says US guest worker plan fuels illegal immigration
17:05 01/07/2005
An analysis of the Bush administration's guest worker plan claims that it has actually helped fuel illegal immigration because some believed President Bush is offering amnesty. The survey, some of...
