United States of America

Immigrant rights organizations have planned a major march in Washington on 21 January, the day after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president.

According to US authorities, in the last year the government arrested and deported record numbers of illegal immigrants whilst in the same period it naturalized a record number of new Americans.

Entries to the United States 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery must be received by noon on 01 December, 2008.

The paternal aunt of President-elect, Barack Obama, is to fight a US Government move to deport her to her native Kenya.

Obama has voiced his support for US immigration reform in the past, both with regard to helping the growing Hispanic population and on the issue of increasing skilled immigration to help the U.S...