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More Central American immigrants seen than Latinos

The latest immigration crisis has brought a break from the prototype of the past; more faces from Central America especially from Honduras and El Salvador are being seen in the US than the Latinos. These children are basically escaping from their countries due to violence from their home countries rather than seeking jobs in the…

News

New tool from US Customs and Border Protection: tracking the Entry/Exit across the Canada-US border

 Snowbirds (people coming into the USA from Canada or vice versa) need to be more cautious while entering and leaving their respective countries now as the US Customs and Border Protection has come up with a new tool that tracks the number of days a person is staying in and out of the country. Earlier…

Immigration Reform, News

$3.7 billion solicited by President Obama from Congress, $18 million to be used for free legal service

With the growing flow of illegal immigrants’ especially unaccompanied children exerting tremendous pressure on President Obama the administration has requested an $3.7 billion emergency fund from Congress,  for free legal service, children care and to provide food services for growing number of immigrants. As per Department of Justice, more than 375,370 immigration cases are pending…

Immigration Reform, News

Bleak prospects for S.744 bill- Immigration reform measures unlikely to advance before end of year

Senator Charles Schumer along with seven members of the “Gang of Eight”, a bipartisan group of US Senators wrote and negotiated the bill S.744, a Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 was introduced on April 16, 2013. The 68-32 vote came after long debates and with a deal to boost the border…

Immigration Reform, News

Worst Immigration Border Crisis @ South West US Border

Nearly 52,000 unaccompanied children-mostly from Central America have been taken into custody. This has turned out to be the largest invasion of refuge seekers into the US in recent times.  The border crossing has nearly doubled from last year’s total and 10 times more since 2009. The issue has mounted its tip forcing President Obama…

Immigration Reform, News