Immigration Agency Mired In Inefficiency
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Last June, U.S. immigration officials were presented a plan that supporters said could help slash waiting times for green cards from nearly three years to three months and save 1 million applicants more than a third of the 45 hours they could expect to spend in government lines.
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A circus agent helped nearly 900 illegal immigrants jump through the hoops of the U.S. visa application process by falsely declaring they were performers hired to work in Florida circuses, authorities said on Friday.
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Vancouver, British Columbia office will house international workers caught in immigration tangle.
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With the immigration debate focused on the estimated 12 million immigrants who have come to the United States illegally, hundreds of thousands of others who have obeyed the law are disappointed by the legislation now pending in Congress.
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Many foreign nationals deported to their home countries are being   returned to the UK because of documentation problems.
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Â· Clean record and ability to speak English required Â· Spokesman admits proposal is contentious
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Over the past seven months, Bush administration officials have quietly toured the country, trying to persuade businesses that rely heavily on immigrant labor to join a little-known program that would spare them from embarrassing federal raids if they voluntarily handed over their workers' documents so the government can scan them for fraudulent information....
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The nation's 45,000 federal airport security screeners suffers from low morale, understaffing and excessive overtime, according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general.
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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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Canadaâs merit-based immigration system has helped it compete for highly educated workers but has created waits of four years or more for immigrants.
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Frustrated with Congress's inability to pass an immigration overhaul bill, state legislatures are considering or enacting a record number of strongly worded proposals targeting illegal immigrants.
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Bush administration officials hope to resolve one of the government's most vexing problems before leaving office -- how to speed up security clearances for federal employees and contract workers.
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Various groups had complained about provisions of a comprehensive immigration bill, but when it appeared to be dying, they were flummoxed.
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It has taken us about 20 years of nonenforcement of immigration law -- since the 1986 amnesty -- to get into our current untenable situation. It may take a period of time to correct the problem.
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Tech group urges Congress to boost the number of worker visas after immigration bill fails.
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After years of growth in "remittances," a crackdown on illegal immigration and a slowing United States economy appear to take a toll.
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For Raquel RodrÃ­guez of San Antonio, legal immigration status has been both a privilege and a burden.