U.S. immigrants waiting, hoping for new law
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HAMILTON, Ohio  - Miguel Garcia owns a Mexican grocery and would like to open a bakery too, but the illegal immigrant is waiting to see if the U.S. Congress will pass immigration reform before he invests in a new business.
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A plan to tighten U.S. borders by requiring passports or tamper-resistant identification cards from everyone entering the country by land from Mexico and Canada has been delayed.
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The authors of a comprehensive immigration bill said today that they would try to resuscitate the measure, which stalled Thursday.
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Senators are betting the U.S. would benefit from giving most illegal immigrants the chance to become American citizens &amp;#151; highlighting their resolve to pass a landmark immigration overhaul.
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An immigration reform bill that includes a proposed hike in the annual cap on H-1B visas was the subject of a hearing in the U.S. House. But it's unlikely that the bill will become law this year.
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The Bush administration yesterday unveiled dozens of new questions that may be added to the nation's naturalization test, and immigration advocates are concerned that the changes could make it more difficult for millions of legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens.
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After decades of being waved through, Americans returning from Mexico are increasingly being checked and questioned like foreigners, leading to wait times of two hours or more.
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Like politicians in Washington, Massachusetts business and labor leaders are finding plenty to gripe about in the proposed overhaul of America's immigration laws.
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A new law strengthens protections amid increasing signs of restiveness among tens of millions of migrant laborers.
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The US Senate on Monday set its sights on passing a bill granting legal status to 12 million illegal immigrants, despite claims by opponents that the move is tantamount to a mass amnesty.
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A plan to tighten U.S. borders by requiring passports or tamper-resistant identification cards from everyone entering the country has been delayed.
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Congressional Republicans considering an overhaul of the nation&#039;s immigration laws are leaving Washington to examine labor needs and the vulnerabilities of the nation&#039;s borders.
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The Senate's revived legislation to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants faces a critical test Thursday after surviving potentially fatal challenges
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Backers of a broad U.S. immigration overhaul on Friday began efforts to revive the stalled bipartisan package in the U.S. Senate amid partisan bickering over who is to blame for the bill's failure.
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The Senate should wrap up work on a sweeping overhaul of U.S. immigration laws before July 4, but its odds of passage remain uncertain, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says. President Bush's pledge to support $4.4 billion in additional border security funds has breathed new life into the bill, but critics of the legislation show no signs of quieting.
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After almost four years of minimal progress, Secretary of State Colin Powell says prospects are improving for congressional action to grant legal status to millions of undocumented aliens in the United States.
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Revamping U.S. immigration laws to  let more Mexicans work legally in the United States is a high  priority, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, although a  skeptical Congress could still block the plan.