Posts Tagged immigrants

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Wanted: Pinoys who came via Ellis Island

By Lito Katigbak
WASHINGTON - Five years after launching a search for Filipinos who may have passed through Ellis Island just off the tip of Manhattan, New York, from 1892 to 1954 on their way to carve a new life in America, historians have drawn a blank.
“Because the Philippines was an American Commonwealth, immigrants did not [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Mexico a dominant immigrant force in LA

Immigrants from Central and South America countries who have moved to Los Angeles say the Mexican culture is a dominant force in the U.S. city.Juan Carlos Rivera of El Salvador says he is one of countless immigrants living in the California city that are f…

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

As U.S. sours, home beckons immigrants

SEATTLE - Shortly after the company he worked for as a carpet layer went bankrupt in December, Lauro Manuel made a critical decision: He was taking his family back to Mexico. The souring U.S. economy was showing no signs of turning around, and after searching for weeks for work alongside other…

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

LAX worker accused of smuggling immigrants

An elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Jail checks turn up illegal immigrants

U.S. Customs agents have found 48 illegal immigrants at a Missouri jail since they began making daily visits

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Are Immigrants a Homeland Security Risk? - Council on Foreign Relations

Two experts debate the extent to which U.S. security is affected by immigration.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Liberty City suspect detained on immigration charges

MIAMI - Lyglenson Lemorin, acquitted of terrorism charges last week in federal court in Miami, is still a guilty man in the eyes

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Options for handling immigrants

Effectively dealing with illegal immigration requires much more than just cops. It involves logic and a bit of pragmatism,

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Servanos get 60-day reprieve

PHILADELPHIA Supporters of Dr. Pedro Servano and his wife, Salvacion, have mobilized to stop the deportation of Filipino Dr. Pedro Servano

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

U.S. agency considers eliminating old green cards

some of which are now nearly 30 years old. They were issued between 1979 and 1989. Newer cards, which expire after 10 years,

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Denial of Care for HIV+ Detainees ‘Unacceptable,’ Says AHF

The grossly inadequate treatment of HIV-positive detainees in the government’s care, as detailed in this report

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

US presidential hopeful fires immigrant gardeners

A US Republican presidential hopeful who often scolds his rivals for tolerating illegal immigration has had to fire gardeners

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Census data show Americans on the move

Demographers reported an increase in the nation’s mobility rate, fueled largely by immigrants to the United States and people

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

High U.S. immigration report criticized

A conservative Washington think tank’s report claiming U.S. immigration is at its highest level ever has been criticized

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

43,000 Filipinos get dual citizenship

MANILA Out of the millions of Filipinos who have become citizens of foreign countries, including the United States,