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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…

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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…

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Undocumented individuals with infectious tuberculosis (TB) often do not complete the necessary treatment

The rate of TB among detainees is on a higher scale when compared with the general US population. Completion of TB treatment requires at least six months and can prevent relapse and the emergence of drug resistance. Health care authorities have reported an alarming rise in the trend of immigrants who have contracted the disease…

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