Immigration bill includes worker screening
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The nation's employers say a major problem with system overload is on the way if Congress forces them to prove, electronically, that all their workers are legal.
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to limit debate on election-year immigration legislation, clearing the way for final passage later this week of a bill that calls for tougher border security as well as an eventual chance at citizenship for millions of men and women in the country illegally.
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The Senate may attach language to the immigration bill that would prohibit city councils from requiring home improvement stores to maintain orderly day labor sites
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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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A bill authorizing construction of a   fence along the U.S. border with Mexico advanced in the U.S.   Senate on Thursday as Republican backers pushed to get an   immigration measure to President George W. Bush desk before the   November 7 elections.
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It was a good day for unions. A Senate committee yesterday approved a measure that would give collective-bargaining rights to about 43,000 airport screeners at the Transportation Security Administration. The committee's action followed House approval of similar legislation last month.
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Illegal immigrants who are victims of violent crimes in the US can now apply for special visas, seven years after Congress offered protection against deportation to those who cooperate with law enforcement agencies
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As Congress resumes work on the immigration bill, a point system will be at the heart of the debate.
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The US Senate adopted sweeping reforms of immigration law that would allow millions of undocumented workers to seek legal status in the United States.
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European nations, juggling the need to fight unemployment, fill a dearth of skilled labour and combat illegal immigration and labour, are one-by-one adopting legislation aimed at handpicking the immigrants they need.
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A sharply divided House took up legislation Thursday that would make it easier for labor activists to organize workers and could give a boost to flagging union membership.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed  a Democratic-sponsored measure that would give new labor  protections to airport screeners while seeking to address White  House concerns that federal authorities have flexibility to  respond to security threats.
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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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Unable to agree on comprehensive   immigration legislation sought by President George W. Bush, the   U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill   cracking down on illegal immigrants who commit crimes or are   gang members.
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Arizonaâs law to address illegal immigration could test statesâ ability to crack down on the countless businesses that have relied on illegal workers.
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Lawmakers hire illegals to write the nationâs immigration-reform bill.
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The Senate voted Wednesday to slash the number of foreign workers who could come to the U.S. on temporary visas as part of a broad bipartisan immigration bill