The Two-Way posts about Immigration
A surprising New York Times report says the family of Chinese premier Wen Jiaboa has amasssed extraordinary wealth - about $2.7 billion dollars, while Wen presents himself as a modest leader with a common touch.
by Krishnadev Calamur
The film Innocence of Muslims, which denigrates Islam and its prophet, Muhammad, has put the spotlight on a little-known community. Egypt's Coptic Christians have been coming to the U.S. since the 1950s, but are emigrating in greater numbers since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak last year.
by Corey Dade
The agents say Obama's new immigration policy makes them break federal laws.
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by Eyder Peralta
The new policy allows young immigrants to apply for a temporary stay of deportation and work permit.
by Eyder Peralta
With independents, the policy was popular by a better than two-to-one margin.
by Eyder Peralta
The Homeland Security secretary said one key part of law enforcement is prioritizing and this policy does just that.
Eyder Peralta and Mark Memmott
The Obama administration is also making work permits available to those who arrived in the U.S. before age 16, are younger than 30 and have fulfilled some other requirements.
by Eyder Peralta
Bloomberg argues that immigration policy should be used as an economic tool.
by Mark Memmott
The early analyses of this morning's Supreme Court hearing on parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law are in. The consensus is that the majority of justices will likely uphold the state.
by Eyder Peralta
It marks a halt to a historic, four-decade migration that brought 12 million Mexicans to the U.S.
by Eyder Peralta
Charlie Beck said handing out licenses would ensure everyone on the road has been through rigorous testing. The idea, however, is an issue that California lawmakers have battled over repeatedly in the last 15 years.
by Corey Dade
The settlement appears to be the largest ever paid by the government to resolve a lawsuit over an immigration raid of a home.
by Mark Memmott
The answer: George Romney's parents were U.S. citizens, so at birth he also became a natural-born U.S. citizen. His son, Mitt Romney, brought up George Romney's birth during Thursday's Republican presidential debate to rebut the charge that he's "anti-immigrant."
by Dana Farrington
They want to rescind a law providing financial aid for students who are living in the state illegally. Supporters of the initiative fell short of the signatures needed to get it on the ballot.
by Eyder Peralta
The teenager, who doesn't speak Spanish, told American authorities she was Tika Lanay Cortez, a Colombian citizen born in 1990. She was deported and ended up in Colombia, partying and smoking marijuana, the family said.
by Eyder Peralta
Under the new rule, children and spouses of American citizens may not have to leave the country to apply for legal status.
by Eyder Peralta
The hot line is intended to stem concern over local authorities conducting immigration screenings. The new measures come after reports that American citizens were being held on immigration charges.
A federal judge blocks portions of South Carolina's strict new immigration law intended to stop illegal immigrants. The judge says the state is taking over immigration powers that belong to the federal government.
by Mark Memmott
The Maricopa County (Ariz.) sheriff, who has become a national figure thanks to his tough treatment of inmates and his tough talk on immigration, engages in "a pattern or practice of misconduct" mostly aimed at Latinos, the federal agency says.
by Mark Memmott
The Obama administration has challenged the law, saying it encroaches on the federal government's jurisdiction.
