Details of the Senate immigration bill
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee:
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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.… Read Full Story
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Officials: US senators reach high-tech visa deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leading senators working to resolve a key issue in the first major U.S. immigration legislation in two decades have agreed to a compromise covering expansion of a high-tech visa program, officials said Tuesday, resolving one of two … Read Full Story
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Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
WASHINGTON (AP) – Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation’s 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.
Lawmakers called it a step toward a more expansive biometric … Read Full Story
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House immigration group gropes for deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members that has been trying for months to finalize a comprehensive immigration bill is encountering difficulties and trying to decide whether to split up or keep trying.
The four Democratic and four
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Senators argue over immigration bill ID mandates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators weighing a landmark immigration bill have defeated an effort by Republicans to require biometric identification — such as fingerprinting — to track who is entering and leaving the country.
The amendment was by Republican Sen. Jeff
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Coalition on US immigration bill clears 1st tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation’s borders and offer eventual citizenship … Read Full Story
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Immigration bill confronts hundreds of amendments
WASHINGTON (AP) – A landmark immigration bill in the Senate is facing a critical trial – whether it can survive hundreds of amendments from the left and right and still emerge relatively intact.
The test will begin Thursday before the … Read Full Story
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Study sets off immigration bill squabble
WASHINGTON (AP) – A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a … Read Full Story
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New Bedford May Day rally, calls for a more liberal immigration reform
NEW BEDFORD — This year’s May Day celebrations held a special significance for immigrants locally and across the United States with some rather personal pleas.
“OBAMA! OBAMA! DON’T DEPORT MY MAMA!” chanted those gathered at the Social Security office on … Read Full Story
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Protesters charged after Seattle May Day rally
SEATTLE (AP) — City prosecutors have started filing charges against people arrested during a May Day protest in Seattle.
The City Attorney’s Office said Thursday six people who spent the night in the King County Jail face misdemeanor charges that
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Immigration debate gives life to annual rallies
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are expected to rally in dozens of cities from New York to Bozeman, Mont., on Wednesday in what has become an annual cry for easing the nation’s immigration laws.
The rallies
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Cape Verdean Consulate plans to relocate to Quincy
BOSTON — Cape Verdeans needing consular services will soon have to head to a new location to seek them out.
On May 6, the Consulate General of Cape Verde will begin offering services from its new location at 300 Congress … Read Full Story
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17 R.I. immigrants to be honored today
PROVIDENCE — They come from all walks of life and diverse ethnic backgrounds, but they all have something in common: an interesting story to tell.
Today, the experiences of 17 immigrants and refugees residing in Rhode Island will be showcased … Read Full Story
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Piece-by-piece on immigration in House
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will take on the immigration issue in bite-size pieces, shunning pressure to act quickly and rejecting the comprehensive approach embraced in the Senate, a key committee chairman said Thursday.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte,
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Switzerland to restrict Western Europe immigration
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government said Wednesday it plans to restrict immigration from Western European countries starting next month, citing constant growth in the number of people coming to work in the prosperous non-European Union country.
Under a “safeguard
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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are treading carefully when it comes to a proposed addition to the bipartisan immigration overhaul. It would let gay Americans sponsor their partners in other countries for visas, and the Democrats are concerned that by adding … Read Full Story
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HOUSE ADDS $27 MIL TO BUDGET, SENDS IMMIGRANT TUITION ISSUE TO STUDY
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 23, 2013 – House lawmakers tacked on close to $27 million in additional spending for education and local aid on the first night of debate on a $33.8 billion fiscal 2014 budget Monday, engaging in sporadic … Read Full Story
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Court limits deportations over marijuana crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday immigrants cannot be automatically deported if they are convicted of relatively minor crimes involving marijuana.
In a 7-2 decision, the justices sided with Adrian Moncrieffe, a longtime resident of the United States … Read Full Story
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