Foster program for immigrants criticized
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The strip mall storefront of International Educational Services opens up into cheerful offices and classrooms decorated with American flags. Open a classroom door, and dozens of smiling children look up from their workbooks for a heavily accented group "good morning."
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The federal immigration agency is facing a lawsuit for refusing to accept visa applications from highly-skilled immigrants who the government encouraged to apply.
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Critics complained a that a mandatory mortgage counseling program amounted to government intrusion.
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DANBURY, Connecticut  - Ten Hispanic immigrants filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Connecticut city, its mayor and police chief, and federal agents who led a crackdown on illegal immigration last year.
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Family detention centers for illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in the United States are like prisons, where residents face harsh discipline and lack adequate health care, two advocacy groups said on Thursday.
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S hould a Cabinet nominee&#39;s failure to pay the taxes of a nanny who was in the country illegally require his or her withdrawal?
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The UN children&#39;s agency has come under fire from critics who say it has prioritized children&#39;s &quot;rights&quot; over their survival.
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Child welfare agencies are involving troubled families in decisions about where endangered children should live.
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Ines Olivia Martinez wonders if her family will be denied medical care. Even her mentally disabled 13-year-old son has been anxiously pointing out police cars amid fears of a local crackdown on illegal immigrants. Resolutions to deny a potentially wide range of public services to illegal immigrants have thrust two northern Virginia counties into the nation's immigration debate.
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NEW YORK -- Bank of America Corp. is defending its decision to offer credit cards to people who don't have US Social Security numbers amid criticism the program effectively endorses illegal immigration.
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A confidential registry of child abusers and neglecters kept by the state Department of Children and Families is drawing fire from lawyers who work child protection cases.
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President Bushâs call for a $400 million program to use tax dollars to help parents send their children to private or religious schools was quickly denounced by some top Democrats.
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Thousands of children are suffering because of a severe shortage of foster carers, a charity warns.
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LISBON, Aug 29  (IPS) - Portugalâs new immigration law has drawn fire from  foreign workersâ associations, who accuse the authorities of  favouritism towards university graduates and those who have  plenty of money to invest in the country.
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Immigrants should be told not to touch people without permission, spit in the street or play loud music, the government says.
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The Iraqis who signed up to help the Americans are losing faithâand often their lives. One family's story.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) joined a chorus of immigrant advocacy groups in condemning the Bush administration's plan to charge legal immigrants significantly more money to obtain green cards, adjust their residency status and bring relatives to the United States.