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15 million people apply for US green card lottery

A record 15 million people around the world this year entered America’s green-card lottery, an immigration scheme offering a quick path to legal and permanent United States residency for 50,000 people annually, a media report said on Monday.

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Texas Sen. John Cornyn accuses Democrats of playing politics with immigration policy by forcing vote on DREAM Act

Texas Sen. John Cornyn today accused Democrats of playing politics with immigration policy by forcing a vote on a bill that offers legal status to 2.1 million young illegal immigrants through education, military service or fines.

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U.S. Citizenship Test: Can You Pass It?

The U.S. Citizenship Test is administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It is a test given to all immigrants applying to be naturalized. For years, these questions have been selected from a list of 100 questions. Some are relatively simple, while others are not so easy. Below is a list of the kinds of questions you’d find on the U.S. citizenship test:

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Nazis Were Given ‘Safe Haven’ in U.S., Report Says

WASHINGTON — A secret history of the United States government’s Nazi-hunting operation concludes that American intelligence officials created a “safe haven” in the United States for Nazis and their collaborators after World War II, and it details decades of clashes, often hidden, with other nations over war criminals here and abroad.

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Justices consider case on parent gender, citizenship

A majority of Supreme Court justices may be bothered by an immigration law that treats American fathers differently than American mothers. But it seemed unlikely after an hour-long oral argument Wednesday that a majority of justices thought they could do anything about it.

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How do I apply for a student visa?

Foreign students occasionally look to the United States to pursue or finish an education. Learning how to apply for a student visa assists the would-be foreign student to make the most of the educational experience without getting caught up in a paperwork nightmare. Beware! It’s not as easy as it seems! Planning and foresight are required.

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Apple Pie & Bitter Loss—A Palestinian’s 60 Years in America

EDITOR’S NOTE: Saleh Mujahed (shown on right side in above photo) arrived in the United States with his eyes wide open to a new world and strange culture. It was 1947, a year before Israel was on the map, and…

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the news source for legal professionals. Free! Join 35000+ readers [Federal Register: November 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 211)] [Notices] [Page 67383-67386] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr02no10-82] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS …

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Obama is a bigger threat to the U.S. than Al Qaeda, says Colorado governor candidate

President Barack Obama is a bigger threat to the United States than Al Qaeda or terrorism, Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo has claimed. The former Congressman made the comments while campaigning in Canon City Tuesday.

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More US Latinos cite discrimination

Nearly two thirds of Latinos in the United States think they are being discriminated against, and a plurality believe the backlash over illegal immigration is the central driver of such bias.