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Business, Labor, Hispanic Groups Make New Push for Immigration Amnesty

Business interests, labor unions and Hispanic activists are launching a summer push for federal immigration reform — including legalization of some illegals already in the U.S.

Group of Colleges Urges Congress to Offer Tuition Aid, Citizenship to Many Illegal Immigrants

Wading into the politically charged immigration debate, a group of colleges and universities is urging Congress to give illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship in light of efforts in several states to block them.

NAFSA Statement On H-1B Visas

Tomorrow, employers may begin filing applications for the 65,000 H-1B visas that are available for the 2010 fiscal year, which begins October 1.

Legal Groups Call For End To 'Ideological Exclusion' Of Scholars, Others Denied Visas

The American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Society of American Law Teachers, the Constitution Project, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and more than 70 other legal, civil rights and human rights organizations are urging the Obama administration to end the practice of "ideological exclusion," under which foreign scholars, artists, and activists have been denied visas on the basis of their ideas, political views and associations.

The New York Times Takes on Immigration

The New York Times has started a national conversation on immigration and the impact on immigrants.

AILA Applauds Introduction of the "Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009"

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) applauds The "Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009" (S. 577) introduced by Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Kennedy (D-MA).

Representative Jerrold Nadler Re-Introduced The Uniting American Families Act In Congress

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) last week re-introduced a bill seeking to enable gay Americans to sponsor their foreign same-sex partners for legal residency in the United States. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) re-introduced the companion bill in the Senate.

Gutierrez Announces Five-Week, Fourteen-City Tour to Document Urgency for Immigration Reform in 2009

U.S. Representative Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) announced that he will spearhead a five-week national tour-visiting 14 U.S. cities-to document the harm caused to citizens across our nation in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform.

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