House Approves New Rules for Asylum Seekers
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Foreigners could have a harder time seeking asylum in the United States and illegal immigrants would be barred from getting drivers licenses under a bill approved on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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House Republicans have inserted language into legislation revamping the U.S. intelligence system that would allow  the Homeland Security  secretary to waive any federal law interfering with construction of a 14-mile anti-immigration fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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A bill intended to grant journalists the right to protect the identity of their sources when questioned in court passed the US House of Representatives yesterday, by a vote of 398 to 21. The version as passed contained much clarified language, closing a legal loophole that might have enabled courts to compel journalists to divulge their sources anyway.
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Help may be on the way to deal with the backlog of unprocessed passport requests. Legislation passed Monday by the House would make it easier for the State Department to rehire retired personnel to pitch in.
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Spain approved new guidelines on  immigration on Thursday, including a partial amnesty aimed at  giving papers to some of the 800,000 illegal immigrants  estimated to be living in the country.
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The US House of Representatives has unanimously adopted a resolution expressing concern about human rights in Syria.
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The US House of Representatives cleared the way on Tuesday for passage of a sweeping overhaul of US intelligence agencies after a long wrangle and mounting pressure from families of Sept.
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GENEVA, Sept. 24 -- Swiss voters ratified new asylum and immigration laws Sunday that make it more difficult for refugees to receive assistance and effectively block non-European unskilled workers from entering the country.
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The House of Representatives on  Tuesday approved a sweeping overhaul of U.S. intelligence  agencies, ending weeks of wrangling over the Pentagon's power  under the reforms demanded after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill yesterday to address illegal immigration. Other bills under consideration by the General Assembly would:
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The House bill would include provisions to make it easier to deport suspicious undocumented immigrants and would relax standards for sending foreigners to countries where they might be tortured.
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The US House of Representatives passes tough legislation against immigration.
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The US House of Representatives approved an amended giant economic stimulus plan Thursday which had been sought by President George W. Bush amid fears the economy is sliding into a recession.
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The United States could spend up to &#36;24 million a year in humanitarian aid for North Koreans, much of it for refugees who have fled the impoverished, totalitarian state, under legislation approved by the House Monday and sent to the president for his signature.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  approved on Friday a Republican overhaul of U.S. spy agencies,  setting the stage for a battle with the Senate over immigration  controls and the powers to be given to a new national  intelligence director.
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The House of Representatives passed   a bill on Thursday that would provide congressional   authorization for President George W. Bush's warrantless   domestic spying program but subject it to new rules.
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The House of Representatives approves a bill normalising trade relations with Vietnam for the first time.