http://www.mail.com/subjects/8034-immigration.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/8034-immigration.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764006-israeli-fm-charged-with-breach-trust.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's powerful foreign minister was charged Thursday with breach of trust, but escaped more serious charges in a fraud and money-laundering case that could jeopardize his political career and upend the Israeli political system just a month before parliamentary elections. The decision by Israel's attorney general capped an investigation... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764006-israeli-fm-charged-with-breach-trust.html 2012-12-13T16:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762016-mcafee-released-guatemala-flies-to-miami.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Anti-virus software founder John McAfee was released from a detention center Wednesday and was escorted by immigration officials and police trucks to the Guatemala City airport, where he was put on a commercial flight bound for Miami. McAfee sat in a coach-class seat on the flight, which took off at midafternoon. The escort to the ai... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762016-mcafee-released-guatemala-flies-to-miami.html 2012-12-12T21:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761144-census-whites-longer-majority-us-2043.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race. The official projection, released Wednesday by the Census Bureau, now places the t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761144-census-whites-longer-majority-us-2043.html 2012-12-12T21:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761854-senate-intern-sex-offender-faces-deportation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP. ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761854-senate-intern-sex-offender-faces-deportation.html 2012-12-12T21:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750394-analysis-demint-move-defies-gop-shift-to-center.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The surprise job change by the Senate's most prominent tea partyer will complicate Republican moderates' bid to nudge their party toward the center after another stinging campaign loss. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina is giving up his high profile in the Senate, where he annoyed establishment Republicans and delighted conservative puri... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750394-analysis-demint-move-defies-gop-shift-to-center.html 2012-12-07T08:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1748576-mcafee-hospitalized-denied-asylum.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee was hospitalized briefly Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala, and his lawyers said they were making a last-ditch effort to keep him from being flown back to Belize for questioning about the killing of a fellow American expatriate. McAfee told The Associated Press that he suff... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1748576-mcafee-hospitalized-denied-asylum.html 2012-12-07T00:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748846-nazi-guard-appeals-to-immigration-board.html FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A former Nazi concentration camp guard who has lived quietly in western Pennsylvania for more than 50 years took his fight against deportation to the nation's highest immigration court Thursday, arguing that he shouldn't be punished because he served in Hitler's army against his will. The Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Chur... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748846-nazi-guard-appeals-to-immigration-board.html 2012-12-07T00:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747360-gypsies-take-curious-route-through-us-to-asylum.html DERBY LINE, Vermont (AP) — A minivan with California license plates and a dozen passengers zipped across the border between Vermont and Quebec in October, heading north in a southbound lane unblocked by traffic. Border agents could only watch as the Dodge Caravan sped off into Quebec. But the vehicle and its occupants didn't try to disappear. About 22 mil... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747360-gypsies-take-curious-route-through-us-to-asylum.html 2012-12-06T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747214-illegal-immigration-drops-decade-long-rise.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year from a peak of 12 million in 2007, part of an overall waning of Hispanic immigration. For the first time since 1910... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747214-illegal-immigration-drops-decade-long-rise.html 2012-12-06T16:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1746084-senate-gop-fails-to-bring-up-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked Republicans from bringing up an immigration bill offering permanent residence visas for foreigners with advanced degrees that passed the House last week despite the opposition of most Democrats. Senate Republican John Cornyn of Texas sought unanimous consent to consider the bill that provides some 55... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1746084-senate-gop-fails-to-bring-up-immigration-bill.html 2012-12-05T20:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745762-us-aware-assad-asylum-offers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Wednesday that several countries in the Middle East and elsewhere have informally offered to grant asylum to Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family if they leave Syria. Administration officials also said they were continuing to encourage those close to Assad to defect and said they believed that Syrian... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745762-us-aware-assad-asylum-offers.html 2012-12-05T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743732-obama-uncle-mass-deportation-hearing.html BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's uncle is getting a new deportation hearing after an appeals board ordered the agency running the U.S. immigration court system to review his case. Onyango Obama, the half brother of the president's late father, is from Kenya but has lived in the United States for decades. He was ordered by an immigration judge to lea... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743732-obama-uncle-mass-deportation-hearing.html 2012-12-05T02:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1743092-mcafee-plans-to-seek-asylum-guatemala.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee has surfaced in public for the first time in weeks, saying Tuesday that he plans to ask for asylum in Guatemala because he fears persecution in Belize. McAfee spoke to The Associated Press in a restaurant near a high-end hotel where he is staying in Guatemala City after sneaking out of neighboring... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1743092-mcafee-plans-to-seek-asylum-guatemala.html 2012-12-04T23:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1741556-coast-guardsman-fired-gun-to-avoid-fatal-crash.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Coast Guardsman fired several gunshots from an inflatable boat before it was slammed by another vessel in a crash that caused the first law enforcement fatality since the smuggling of drugs and immigrants by boat began spiking along the California coast several years ago. A criminal complaint filed Monday against two Mexican nationals a... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1741556-coast-guardsman-fired-gun-to-avoid-fatal-crash.html 2012-12-04T18:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1742044-criticism-dutch-black-pete-tradition-grows.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Foreigners visiting the Netherlands in winter are often surprised to see that the Dutch version of St. Nicholas' helpers have their faces painted black, wear Afro wigs and have thick red lips — in short, a racist caricature of a black person. The overwhelming majority of Dutch are fiercely devoted to the holiday tradition of "Zwarte Piet"... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1742044-criticism-dutch-black-pete-tradition-grows.html 2012-12-04T15:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1740572-small-bore-proposals-to-help-avert-fiscal-cliff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure the rich may have to pay more in taxes. But a "fiscal cliff" budget deal could mean pain for nearly everyone else, too: higher airline ticket prices, for example, an end to Saturday mail delivery, fewer food stamps and lower farm subsidies. Each of those changes would make some powerful constituency angry. And even if approved, they... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1740572-small-bore-proposals-to-help-avert-fiscal-cliff.html 2012-12-03T20:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733316-ap-exclusive-myanmar-verifying-muslim-citizenship.html SIN THET MAW, Myanmar (AP) — Guarded by rifle-toting police, immigration authorities in western Myanmar have launched a major operation aimed at settling an explosive question at the heart of the biggest crisis the government has faced since beginning its nascent transition to democracy last year. It's a question that has helped fuel two bloody spasms of ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733316-ap-exclusive-myanmar-verifying-muslim-citizenship.html 2012-12-01T03:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1733480-house-votes-to-offer-advanced-degree-visas.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Testing the waters of what is expected to be a turbulent battle over immigration policy next year, the House voted Friday to make green cards accessible to foreign students graduating with advanced science and math degrees from U.S. universities. But even this limited step, strongly backed by the high-tech industry and enjoying some bipa... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1733480-house-votes-to-offer-advanced-degree-visas.html 2012-11-30T18:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731386-brewer-sued-license-policy-immigrants.html PHOENIX (AP) — Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under a new Obama administration policy. The lawsuit alleges the state has in effect classified young-adult immigrants as not having pe... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731386-brewer-sued-license-policy-immigrants.html 2012-11-29T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731696-republicans-stepping-way-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After Mitt Romney's loss in the presidential election, Republicans quickly identified one of their mistakes as the party's dysfunctional relationship with Hispanic voters, who overwhelmingly voted for President Barack Obama. But the earliest efforts by GOP lawmakers to tackle immigration policy on Capitol Hill aren't likely to win them new support among His... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731696-republicans-stepping-way-immigration.html 2012-11-29T18:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1729336-us-pushes-to-entrepreneur-jobs-country.html CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Obama administration's top immigration official says his agency is working to attract and keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs who are seeking to start companies in the U.S., a move he hopes will help the nation retain its edge in an increasingly competitive global economy. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Dir... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1729336-us-pushes-to-entrepreneur-jobs-country.html 2012-11-28T21:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727822-singapore-strike-years-highlights-strains.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore responded to its first strike in nearly three decades with riot police and strident official criticism of the disgruntled Chinese immigrant workers, highlighting strains from an influx of foreign labor. Many of the 171 striking bus drivers returned to work Wednesday after a government minister warned them they had "crossed the l... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727822-singapore-strike-years-highlights-strains.html 2012-11-28T06:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1726518-republicans-propose-plan-undocumented-young.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their version of the Dream Act, stalled legislation that would provide a path to legal status for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, many who have spent most of their lives in the United States. The bill introduced by Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas was the lat... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1726518-republicans-propose-plan-undocumented-young.html 2012-11-27T19:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1721408-immigrants-struggle-to-cope-sandys-aftermath.html NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy plunged some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. into darkness and even deeper into the shadows. Some of those who need help to get temporary housing and food are afraid to come forward because they risk deportation. And many have returned to damaged, powerless, moldy homes because they have no other place to stay. ... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1721408-immigrants-struggle-to-cope-sandys-aftermath.html 2012-11-24T18:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1719806-house-to-consider-limited-gop-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the U.S. Republican lead... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 07:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1719806-house-to-consider-limited-gop-immigration-bill.html 2012-11-24T07:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1719558-swedish-immigrant-shooter-life-prison.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish gunman convicted of two murders and five attempted murders has been sentenced to life in prison for the spate of shootings that mainly targeted immigrants in the southern city of Malmo. The Malmo District Court on Friday also ordered 40-year-old Peter Mangs to pay 1.2 million kronor ($180,000) in damages to survivors and their f... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1719558-swedish-immigrant-shooter-life-prison.html 2012-11-23T08:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1718098-iowa-straw-poll-outs-with-gop-establishment.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover. For Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, it starts with the smallest of actions: abandoning the state's now-infamous straw poll. Once a festive checkpoint on the road to the leadoff Iowa caucu... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1718098-iowa-straw-poll-outs-with-gop-establishment.html 2012-11-22T11:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1715336-ap-launches-spanish-language-stylebook.html NEW YORK (AP) — Spanish-language journalists can now learn that the correct word for channel-surfing is "zapeo," sexting is best written in their language as "sextear," ''submarino" is an accepted term for waterboarding and Thanksgiving day is accurately translated as "Dia de Accion de Gracias." Those and thousands of other terms are included in the first... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1715336-ap-launches-spanish-language-stylebook.html 2012-11-21T02:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1709662-jindal-liking-people-key-to-expanding-gop-tent.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the Republican Party needs to go back to basics to attract the broad coalition of voters credited with putting President Barack Obama back in the White House. Kindergarten basics. "If we want people to like us, we have to like them first," Jindal said on Fox News Sunday. Former Commerce Secretary Carlos G... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1709662-jindal-liking-people-key-to-expanding-gop-tent.html 2012-11-18T19:30:00Z