http://www.mail.com/subjects/21608-passports-visas.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/21608-passports-visas.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145188-immigration-green-cards-citizenship.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of gridlock, this may be the moment when Congress at last does something about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. All eyes are on a more than 1,000-page Senate proposal with the you-said-a-mouthful title of the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013." The bill cle... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:47:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145188-immigration-green-cards-citizenship.html 2013-06-12T07:47:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2110960-high-tech-industry-big-immigration-bill-winner.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than any other group, the high-tech industry got big wins in an immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, thanks to a concerted lobbying effort, an ideally positioned Senate ally and relatively weak opposition. The result amounted to a bonanza for the industry: unlimited green cards for foreigners with c... Sun, 26 May 2013 12:35:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2110960-high-tech-industry-big-immigration-bill-winner.html 2013-05-26T12:35:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097434-senators-require-fingerprinting-30-airports.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by mid-week. In a long day of drafting, the panel voted to begin phasing in a requirement for foreigners to undergo finger... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097434-senators-require-fingerprinting-30-airports.html 2013-05-20T22:23:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093444-canada-trying-to-lure-silicon-valley-tech-workers.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system. Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, arrived in the San Franc... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093444-canada-trying-to-lure-silicon-valley-tech-workers.html 2013-05-17T18:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in recent days e... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html 2013-05-17T00:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job marke... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html 2013-05-16T17:36:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 14 about a Senate immigration bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers entered the U.S. on student visas. In fact only one of them did. A corrected version of the story is below: Senators tackle student visas in immigration bill Senators move to strengthen student visa secur... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html 2013-05-15T19:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082632-high-tech-pushes-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate. Labor unions said the Silicon Valley had already gotten enough in the legislation and further changes risked chipping away at protections for U.S. workers. The clash is set to play out in ... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:50:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082632-high-tech-pushes-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-14T02:50:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican senators bluntly warned on Tuesday. "If in fact the American people can't trust that the border is controlled, you're never going to be able to pass this bill," declared Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, top Re... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html 2013-05-08T00:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059556-gop-senator-wants-info-student-boston-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Republican senator asked the Obama administration Thursday to explain how a student from Kazakhstan charged with trying to help get rid of evidence for one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects managed to enter the country without a valid student visa. In a three-page letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. C... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:08:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059556-gop-senator-wants-info-student-boston-case.html 2013-05-02T22:08:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2056046-friends-bombing-suspect-immigration-court.html BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for two men friendly with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect say their clients have been extensively interviewed by federal investigators. Azamat Tazhayakov (AHZ'-maht tuh-ZAYE'-uh-kov) and Dias Kadyrbayev (DYE'-us kad-uhr-BYE-ev), both originally from Kazakhstan, appeared via video for a visa violation hearing in immigration court ... Wed, 01 May 2013 14:55:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2056046-friends-bombing-suspect-immigration-court.html 2013-05-01T14:55:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054364-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press. U.S. law enforcement officials have been trying to determ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054364-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html 2013-04-30T20:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038630-us-immigration-bill-slow-indian-outsourcers.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — Low cost efficiency put India's outsourcing companies at the heart of global business and created a multibillion dollar industry that for years has skated over criticism it was eliminating white collar jobs in rich nations. Now, the industry's long-held fears of a backlash are being realized in its crucial U.S. market. Provisions in a... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:02:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038630-us-immigration-bill-slow-indian-outsourcers.html 2013-04-24T01:02:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2021380-senators-plan-to-unveil-immigration-bill-this-week.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a 13-year path to U.S. citizenship that would cost $2,000 in fines plus additional fees, and would begin only once steps have been taken to secure the border, according to an outline of the measure released Monday. The sweeping legislatio... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:04:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2021380-senators-plan-to-unveil-immigration-bill-this-week.html 2013-04-16T04:04:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015152-ap-source-immigration-bill-exclude.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A promised path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally may leave out hundreds of thousands of them. Bipartisan Senate legislation would make legalization and ultimately citizenship available only to those who arrived in the U.S. before Dec. 31, 2011, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals. ... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:20:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015152-ap-source-immigration-bill-exclude.html 2013-04-13T00:20:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011350-ap-source-senate-plan-to-stiffen-border-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators finalizing a landmark immigration bill has agreed to require greatly increased surveillance of the border and apprehensions of people trying to cross it, a person familiar with the proposals said Wednesday. The legislation, to be released within days, would call for surveillance of 100 percent of the U.S. b... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:19:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011350-ap-source-senate-plan-to-stiffen-border-security.html 2013-04-11T01:19:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009914-employers-eager-foreign-worker-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing. But employers that struggle to fill those jobs — washing dishes, cleaning hotels, caring for the elderly — could soon get help now that b... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:07:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009914-employers-eager-foreign-worker-program.html 2013-04-10T14:07:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008514-tentative-farm-workers-deal-immigration-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A tentative deal has been reached between agriculture workers and growers, a key senator said Tuesday, smoothing the way for a landmark immigration bill to be released within a week. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who's taken the lead on negotiating a resolution to the agriculture issue, didn't provide details, and said growers had yet... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:24:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008514-tentative-farm-workers-deal-immigration-talks.html 2013-04-10T01:24:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007390-senators-to-add-high-tech-visas-dispute-details.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators finalizing a massive immigration bill are arguing over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers, Senate aides and industry officials say, with disputes flaring over how best to punish companies that train workers here only to ship them overseas. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who's taken the lead in pushing to crack down on outsour... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:15:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007390-senators-to-add-high-tech-visas-dispute-details.html 2013-04-09T07:15:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2001380-high-skilled-visa-requests-exceed-supply-1-week.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department has received more applications for high-skilled immigration visas than are available and will use a lottery to select which companies will receive them and then pass them on to prospective employees. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services started accepting petitions for the 85,000 highly coveted visas ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:10:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2001380-high-skilled-visa-requests-exceed-supply-1-week.html 2013-04-05T20:10:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1999912-house-group-finalizing-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republicans and Democrats in the House is finalizing a sweeping immigration bill that offers work permits and the eventual prospect of citizenship to millions of people living illegally in the United States, aides say. That path to citizenship, however, is likely to take at least 15 years for many, longer than envisioned by Senate immigration neg... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:44:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1999912-house-group-finalizing-immigration-bill.html 2013-04-05T15:44:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994720-immigration-bill-envisions-farm-worker-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who are living in the country illegally. Farm workers already here would get a speedier path to legal status ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:28:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994720-immigration-bill-envisions-farm-worker-program.html 2013-04-03T18:28:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992392-high-skilled-visa-requests-to-exceed-supply.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days, one of the fastest runs on the much-sought-after work permits in years and a sign of continued economic recovery amid new hiring by U.S. technology companies. The urgent race for such visas — highl... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:48:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992392-high-skilled-visa-requests-to-exceed-supply.html 2013-04-02T14:48:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989298-senators-caution-immigration-deal-final.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. The AFL-CIO and the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce reached a deal late Friday that would allow tens of t... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989298-senators-caution-immigration-deal-final.html 2013-03-31T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1988550-business-labor-deal-worker-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration legislation allowing 11 million illegal immigrants eventual U.S. citizenship, labor and Senate officials said Saturday. The agreement was reached in a phone call late Friday night with AFL-CIO P... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:42:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1988550-business-labor-deal-worker-program.html 2013-03-31T00:42:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1973704-senators-close-immigration-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-minute dispute over wages for lower-skilled workers flared Friday as senators scrambled to sketch out a deal on a sweeping immigration bill before Congress takes a two-week recess. The public clash between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO underscored the high stakes involved in legislation that would dramatically resha... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:53:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1973704-senators-close-immigration-deal.html 2013-03-23T00:53:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970890-senate-gang-8-close-immigration-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is nearing agreement on a comprehensive immigration bill that would put illegal immigrants on a 13-year path to citizenship, officials with outside groups keeping up with the talks said Thursday. The legislation also would install new criteria for border security, allow more high- and low-skilled workers to... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:00:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970890-senate-gang-8-close-immigration-deal.html 2013-03-22T01:00:27Z