Punitive immigration laws under fire in the US
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19:37 06/11/2006
• Watch This Video Beginning almost a year ago and progressing into the spring of this year, the United States Congress and the White House made immigration reform a highly visible issue in...
US town at center of lawsuit passes new, tougher immigration law
9:44 14/09/2006
• Watch This Video Late last week, officials in the U.S. Pennsylvania town of Hazleton strengthened a local law designed to drive illegal immigrants away in a bid to defend the measure against legal...
US town sued over strict immigration law
19:55 12/09/2006
• Watch This Video Civil rights campaigners have filed to sue the Pennsylvania town of Hazleton, seeking to block one of America's toughest local laws against illegal immigrants. The suit says...
States in the US passing their own immigration laws
16:06 01/09/2006
• Watch This Video Frustrated by election year political rhetoric that has virtually halted meaningful discussion about immigration reform, individual states and cities within the United States are...
US Foreign Service officer arrested in bribes-for-visas scandal
14:19 31/08/2006
United States Foreign Service officer Michael O'Keefe was charged on Friday with accepting trips with exotic dancers, jewelry and entertainment in exchange for issuing visas to 21 people linked to an...
US companies sue competitors who hire illegal immigrants
11:13 25/08/2006
• Watch This Video One of the aspects of the debate on legal vs. illegal immigration regards the work performed and paid for by immigrants. Illegal immigrants are often accused of "taking" jobs from...
