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'Silent raids' focus on employers, not workers
Jeff Tyler Sep 22, 2011
The federal government is changing how it'll crack down on illegal immigrants. Instead of dramatic raids, immigration authorities will be combing through employment records.
Impact of undocumented on local biz
Sep 22, 2011
Federal immigration reform is probably dead for now thanks to election-year politics. Meanwhile, state and local governments have been taking matters into their own hands, passing laws to crack down on undocumented immigrants. Which in turn impacts local businesses, as Mitchell Hartman reports.
French crack down on gypsy travelers
Christian Fraser Sep 22, 2011
In France, the government is expelling gypsy, or Roma travelers -- rounded up as part of a summer clampdown on illegal camps. Over 700 people are expected to be flown out of France in the next few weeks.
Taxes on H-1B visas pay for border bill
Alisa Roth Sep 22, 2011
President Obama signed a $600 million border security bill that will put more agents and equipment on the job along the Mexican border.
But with the U.S. bank balance deeply in the red, where's that money coming from? According to the White House, from taxes on H-1B visas for skilled workers. Alisa Roth reports.
A new beginning for meatpacking plant
Sep 22, 2011
In 2008, federal agents walked into a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa and walked out with almost 400 people. At the time it was the biggest immigration raid in U.S. history. For the tiny town of Postville and its main employer, it was devastating. Now, the plant is trying to get back on its feet. Jeff Horwich reports.
The impact of illegal immigrant births
Amy Scott Sep 22, 2011
A new study from the Pew Hispanic Center says in 2008, 340,000 babies were born in the U.S. to at least one parent who was in this country illegally. That's nearly 1 in 12 newborns. A section of the constitution grants automatic citizenship to those babies. Amy Scott reports on what that means for the economy.
Smugglers encourage migration to Europe for profit
Christopher Werth Aug 9, 2010
Every year, thousands of refugees and illegal migrants try to sneak into the U.K. France's north-coast are flooded with fleeing migrants -- and smugglers hoping to profit from their plight.
MID-DAY UPDATE: The Senate could vote today to send $26 billion to the states...
Bill Radke Aug 5, 2010
... The "jobs bill"would avert state worker layoffs.
New unemployment claims rise
Sales for big retailers like Costco, Macy's, & Target are...
Sell the right to immigrate to the highest bidder?
Steve Evans Aug 4, 2011
An American Nobel Laureate is proposing a radical solution in the U.S. immigration debate: auctioning off the right to a green card.
Illegal immigrant 'snitches' use up 10,000 visas in crime-assistance
Jill Barshay Sep 22, 2011
Illegal immigrants who report being the victim of a major crime can get working papers to cooperate with police. This year, enough illegal immigrants reported crimes to use up all 10,000 allotted visa slots.
