Immigration
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Republicans ramp up minority outreach
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Republicans are ramping up their recruitment of minority candidates in an effort to combat the demographic trends that helped hand them stinging losses in November.
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Immigration debate threatens to split Republican Party
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The immigration debate is threatening to split the Republican Party, pitting those who focus mainly on presidential elections against those who care mostly about congressional races.
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Immigration: Local immigrants react to President Obama's plan
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At a rally in Nevada Tuesday, President Obama said we must create a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. Dozens of immigrants gathered in Langley Park to hear how they could be impacted.
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Immigration reform: President hopes for swift immigration reform
"A call to action can now be heard all across America," Obama said during a campaign-style event in Las Vegas, one week after being sworn in for a second term in the White House.
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Immigration reform, immigrants react to proposal
A Maryland woman talks about her fears and what immigration reform could mean for her family.
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Immigration push to be launched by White House, senators
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President Obama will launch a campaign next week aimed at overhauling the nation's flawed immigration system and creating legal status for millions, as a bipartisan Senate group nears agreement on achieving the same goals.
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Immigration reform effort to begin next week
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For President Obama, a successful push on immigration reform would be a promise kept to the Latino community after he disappointed many by failing to act on the issue in his first term, and it could be central to his legacy.
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Anton Geiser, former Nazi guard, appeals to immigration board
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Anton Geiser acknowledges serving in the Nazi SS as a guard at two concentration camps. A federal judge ordered him deported in 2010.
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Superstorm Sandy pushes some illegal immigrants further into the darkness
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Superstorm Sandy plunged some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. into darkness and even deeper into the shadows.
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Dream Act supporters rally at University of Maryland
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A referendum will determine whether undocumented immigrants will get the benefit of in-state tuition. Some believe the path to a better life in the U.S. is education.
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Lundy Khoy, D.C. woman faces deportation to Cambodia
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A D.C. woman who immigrated to America from Cambodia as a baby is now fighting deportation back to a country she’s never known.
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U.S. Constitution naturalization ceremony
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"Being a citizen of two continents, that is really amazing to me," said Alessandro Presacco, who was sworn in Monday.
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Illegal immigration deportation deferment program set to begin
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Starting today, the Homeland Security Department is accepting applications from young illegal immigrants trying to avoid deportation and obtain a work permit.
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Young illegal immigrants to begin application process
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Starting Wednesday, up to 800,000 young immigrants with illegal status can begin applying for a deportation waiver that could keep them in the U.S. The temporary protection is for children brought to America illegally by their parents.
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SCOTUS: Supreme Court rules on health care reform, Arizona's immigration law
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The Supreme Court is meeting this week to issue rulings on whether President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is constitutional and the legality of Arizona's immigration law.
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Asian immigrant rate surpasses Hispanics, study shows
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For the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand for high-skilled workers.
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Illegal immigrant deportation of young people to stop, Obama announces
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As many as 800,000 illegal immigrants could be impacted by the Obama administration's decision to stop deportation of young immigrants who have led law-abiding lives.
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POLL: Do you agree with Obama's new immigration policy?
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Illegal immigrants will now be immune from deportation if they came here before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been here for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED, or served in the military.
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