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WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's refusal to even use the word "terrorism" in remarks prepared for a congressional hearing last week underlines the fact that she has yet to commit to upholding the laws that derive from the 9/11 Commission's recommendations on border security. To highlight the importance of these measures, Janice Kephart has prepared the latest installment in her "Border Basics" educational video series, this...

1 in 7 New Construction Jobs Could Go to Illegal Immigrants WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Senate Stimulus bill currently being considered contains about $104 billion in new government funding for construction projects with the goal of creating jobs for millions of unemployed Americans. Unlike the House version, there is no provision in the bill to bar illegal immigrants from getting these taxpayer-funded jobs. The Center for Immigration Studies says this could result in...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama and top administration officials are actively pressuring Congress to pass an expensive economic stimulus package by mid-February, while quietly undermining an administrative rule that would protect American workers. The president has delayed, until May 21, the implementation of an executive order requiring all federal contractors to utilize the E-Verify program to ensure that all workers paid with taxpayer dollars are legally...

15 Categories of Infrastructure Analyzed in New Report: The Twin Crises: Immigration and Infrastructure WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obama Administration needs to seize the opportunity to add immigration policy to fiscal and monetary policies as tools for fixing a failed economy, according to Edwin S. Rubenstein's new 83-page report, The Twin Crises: Immigration and Infrastructure, which is being released a News Conference at the National Press Club in Washington,...

British retailer Primark is under fire amid claims that some of its clothing is made by illegal immigrants working for about half of the minimum wage. The Mail on Sunday reported that controversy erupted after investigators discovered a factory where illegal immigrants were forced to work 12-hour days in sweatshops in Britain. The investigation by media groups, including BBC, discovered illegal workers from such places as Pakistan, Afghanistan and India were paid about $4.58 per hour,...

ATLANTA, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Payroll Association (APA) has named Dave Fowler chairman of its Government Affairs Task Force (GATF) Immigration Subcommittee. Mr. Fowler is Senior Director of Product Strategy at TALX Corporation, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource and payroll-related services. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060224/CLF037LOGO ) Fowler is responsible for launching the award winning TALX I-9 service...

By Art Marroquin A longtime elevator mechanic allegedly smuggled at least 15 illegal immigrants past federal authorities shortly after they arrived at Los Angeles International Airport this summer, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. Roberto Amaya Canchola, 53, of North Hills was arrested Aug. 23 during a sting operation at LAX, where he had worked for more than 20 years, according to an affidavit filed Wednesday in federal court. Canchola apparently used a...

An elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States, officials said. The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that Roberto Amaya Canchola, 53, is accused of leading illegal immigrants out of an airport terminal before they were inspected by federal authorities. Canchola, who was arrested at the airport Aug. 23, is believed to have smuggled in at least 15 illegal immigrants, the newspaper reported. "We don't know...

By TIM MCGLONE By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot Brenda Smith and her husband became curious last winter about the workers who showed up in their neighborhood around Old Providence Road in Virginia Beach. Without any notice to her, the largely Hispanic crew began digging trenches in her front yard and shoving orange tubing into the ground. She tried to ask them questions, but they didn't speak English. Concerned about the growing number of illegal immigrants in Virginia, Smith decided...

By STEPHANIE INNES A federal judge in Tucson is considering whether full water jugs left in the desert for illegal immigrants should be classified as litter. Magistrate Judge Bernardo Velasco of U.S. District Court postponed a decision Friday on whether Daniel Millis, 29, is guilty of littering in Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, a federal offense, by leaving full water jugs. Velasco listened to more than two hours of testimony Friday morning, including statements from law...