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Immigration TV: Get ready for the ad blitz
Scott Tong Jun 11, 2013
As the Senate debates a significant overhaul to our nation's immigration laws, special interest groups are wading into the fight. Advocates and opponents of immigration reform are spending on TV ads and lobbying.
Immigration bill's border security cost could jump even more
Mitchell Hartman Jun 10, 2013
A proposed amendment would double the number of new Customs and Border Patrol officers and add another $6 billion for border security.
The only way to protect yourself from 'The Purge'? Money
Lindsay Foster Thomas Jun 7, 2013
A futuristic horror film called "The Purge" opens at the box office this weekend and to survive the horror, you have to have... enough money.
Convicted of a violent crime? Senate proposes food stamp cutoff
Krissy Clark May 27, 2013
Democrats in the Senate agreed to an amendment that would ban anyone ever convicted of certain violent crimes from receiving SNAP food stamps -- for their entire lives.
Meet the unusual suspects lobbying for immigration reform
David Gura May 17, 2013
It's no surprise farmers and home builders want more immigrant labor, but horse breeders?
ATM heist reveals vulnerabilities in global security
Sabri Ben-Achour May 10, 2013
A band of thieves working across two dozen countries has made off with $45 million. The caper reveals serious vulnerabilities in the banking system
Thieves stole $45 million in global ATM heist
Mark Gregory May 10, 2013
Forget bank heist movies with ski masks and safe cracking. These thieves were high tech.
Emigrants loan money to homelands with 'Diaspora bonds'
David Brancaccio May 10, 2013
Emigrants are estimated to have $400 billion in savings, and some are investing the money at home.
New York City cyber thieves loot $45 million
Kai Ryssdal May 9, 2013
The thieves also hit up 2,000 ATMs in Manhattan in a single day.
Income provisions in immigration bill could trip up undocumented workers
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 9, 2013
Tucked away in the 844-page immigration bill is a provision that could thwart citizenship hopes for many undocumented workers.
