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Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill
President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. He says the bill meets the challenge of fixing a broken U.S. immigration system. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill in a 13-5 vote after the panel's chairman agreed ...
Senate panel approves immigration bill
Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an ...
Details of the Senate immigration bill
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee: ___ BORDER SECURITY —The bill sets goals of surveillance of 100 percent of the border with Mexico, and catching or turning back 90 percent of would-be crossers. —Within six months of enactment of the bill, ...
Details of the Senate immigration bill
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee: ___ BORDER SECURITY —The bill sets goals of surveillance of 100 percent of the border with Mexico, and catching or turning back 90 percent of would-be crossers. —Within six months of enactment of the bill, ...
U.S. TRACKED FOREIGNERS LEAVING FOR CANADA
c.2013 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of foreigners passing into Canada from the United States have unwittingly been a part of a grand experiment by the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on visitors who violate laws governing the length of their stay. Long ...
U.S. TRACKED FOREIGNERS LEAVING FOR CANADA
c.2013 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of foreigners passing into Canada from the United States have unwittingly been a part of a grand experiment by the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on visitors who violate laws governing the length of their stay. Long ...
Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
El Paso Times. May 20, 2013. Military 'crisis': Sex crimes seen as epidemic The nation's top military leaders admit that they've failed to check an epidemic of sexual assault and sexual harassment in our uniformed services. "We're losing the confidence of the women who serve that we can solve this ...
AP Sources: Obama ok punting gay immigration idea
Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate. President Barack Obama backs the proposal to give equal treatment ...
Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by mid-week. In a long day of drafting, the panel voted to begin phasing in a requirement for foreigners to undergo fingerprinting ...
Exhibit on US Jews who helped refugees from Nazis
An exhibition opens Tuesday at a museum in Lower Manhattan about efforts by American Jews to bring refugees to the U.S. from Europe during the Nazi era. The exhibition, "Against All Odds: American Jews and the Rescue of Europe's Refugees, 1933-41" will be on view for a year at the ...
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