Republicans close door on US immigration reform bill
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17:14 19/11/2013
The speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner emerged from a meeting with Republican members of the House (as it is known) on Wednesday 13th November 2013 and told journalists that there...
Republicans say US immigration reform bill is dead
9:27 14/11/2013
Representative Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Party's whip in the House of Representatives ('the House') has said that there will be no vote on a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House...
House Republicans back US immigration reform bill
12:35 08/11/2013
Two Republican members of the House of Representatives have endorsed a comprehensive immigration reform act that would radically overhaul the US immigration system. The Act is broadly speaking the...
35,472 Indians get green cards from US immigration in 2012
11:47 08/11/2013
The latest figures show that 35,472 Indians working in the US with H-1B visas were issued with US permanent resident visas (better known as green cards) in 2012. This is the highest ever number in a...
Infosys pays $34m to US immigration but denies visa abuse
10:33 06/11/2013
The Indian IT outsourcing giant Infosys has agreed to pay $34m in settlement of a case brought against it by the US Department of State, US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of...
Murdoch says Australia needs more immigration
17:41 01/11/2013
The Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch has used a speech in Sydney to call for Australia to become 'the world's most diverse nation' because of the 'incredible political advantage' this would...
