COMMENT - Comprehensive immigration reform in US may be defeated by House Republicans
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10:21 31/05/2013
By Alex Owen Washington commentators are predicting that President Obama's promise to introduce sweeping immigration reform in his second term may be defeated by Republican members of Congress...
US senator says Indian IT firms are abusing H-1B work visa
18:03 08/05/2013
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US Congress announces June vote on immigration reform
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LA mayor makes six proposals for US immigration reform
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White House to push for US immigration reform immediately
10:08 15/01/2013
Anonymous Washington insiders have said that President Obama is to press ahead with efforts to achieve comprehensive immigration reform immediately. However, because of the almost complete lack of...