The annual green card lottery, which has been going on since 1995, could be cut with new immigration legislation, according to reports. The lottery system awards permanent residency to 50,000 people from countries that have citizens who do not emigrate to the U.S. in large numbers. This lottery has recently been under attack from the House of Representatives, which Read more….

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest labor federation in the country, reached an agreement on a guest-worker program on March 29, meaning that a final bill is now in the works of being written and agreed upon.  The bill will include an Read more….

A Supreme Court hearing on March 27 could change immigration laws for same-sex couples. The hearing will challenge the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that currently states that marriage is between one man and one woman. DOMA denies benefits to same-sex couples and does not recognize gay marriage in individual states. If DOMA is opposed Read more….

While border security is a main concern for senators working to revamp the nation's immigration system, a less likely problem- immigrants who come to the U.S. legally but stay long after their visas expire- is another issue that government officials aim to end with new legislation. The proposed bill may adapt a system similar to Australia's, where passports Read more….

Expanded immigration could decrease the federal deficit by $2.5 trillion, according to a recent report from the American Action Forum. The Wall Street Journal announced that the American Action Forum, a conservative think tank, released an analysis on April 9 projecting that an overhaul of immigration laws could boost gross domestic product (GDP) growth. The American Read more….

A federal District Court judge concluded on April 4 that U.S. federal authorities must set new rules for immigration raids in private homes. This ruling comes after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were accused in a class-action lawsuit of forcing their way into eight homes of Latino families on Long Island and in Westchester County, New Read more….

The annual green card lottery, which has been going on since 1995, could be cut with new immigration legislation, according to reports. The lottery system awards permanent residency to 50,000 people from countries that have citizens who do not emigrate to the U.S. in large numbers. This lottery has recently been under attack from the House of Representatives, which Read more….

Immigration reform has taken Hollywood by storm, and more than 100 celebrities have signed a letter to President Barack Obama and members of Congress urging them to pass an immigration bill that creates a clear path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants in the United States who are not recognized as legal. Those who signed the Read more….

The new immigration reform would let many agricultural workers stay in the U.S. permanently and create a new visa to benefit dairy and horse farms that don't rely on seasonal help. CNN reported that agricultural workers who are currently in the country illegally would be allowed to apply for this "blue card" if they have worked in Read more….

The Obama administration is under fire from the national pro-immigrant group Café Con Leche Republicans after allegedly stripping U.S. citizens of their citizenship over birth certificate fraud. Citizen status for hundreds of Latinos is now in jeopardy as the current administration refuses to recognize the citizenship of those who were birthed with the assistance of Read more….

Acquiring a valid U.S. passport can be a long process, but it doesn't always have to be. According to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the process can be fairly simple for those looking to get a U.S. passport in a timely manner. According to the source, in addition to regular application Read more….

As the immigration laws in Alabama get tighter, one group is continuing to support immigrant rights. The group, Southern Poverty Law Center, announced on June 6 that it will relaunch a support hotline that allows undocumented immigrants to report any injustices they feel they have experienced under the state's immigration law. According to CNN, the Read more….

While border security is a main concern for senators working to revamp the nation's immigration system, a less likely problem- immigrants who come to the U.S. legally but stay long after their visas expire- is another issue that government officials aim to end with new legislation. The proposed bill may adapt a system similar to Australia's, where passports Read more….

The Senate plans to crack down on those who are outsourcing tech jobs and abusing the H-1B system with new rules issued by the immigration legislation. According to an outline from the Senate, figures show that the leading recipients of these highly skilled  H-1B visas are IT outsourcing companies, most of which are based in India. This bill could cost Read more….

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is bracing for a large number of applications for high-skilled immigration visas. This demand is likely to outpace the available supply in a matter of days in one of the fastest runs for the highly desirable work permits in history. With just 85,000 visas, called H-1B visas, available for the 2014 allocation, large technology companies like Microsoft, Apple and Read more….

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the transition to a new online, centralized manual of immigration policies on January 7. The Citizenship and Naturalization volume is the first of the USCIS Policy Manuals to be changed and there are 11 other volumes to be released. This comes after an unprecedented, agency-wide review of USCIS Read more….

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services released a draft on December 10 seeking support for the organization's field offices. This is one step in the re-completion of the Field Office Support Services contract, which supports 68 field offices and 10 asylum offices. "USCIS is seeking administrative records support to 68 of 86 USCIS field office Read more….

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently launched a new website that will help make it easier for foreign-born entrepreneurs to work and start their own businesses in the United States. USCIS and other immigration officials worked with entrepreneurs to create one concise website that will provide a link between the entrepreneurial community and the federal Read more….

A Senate panel approved the bipartisan immigration overhaul on May 21, and now the bill will go through months of debates in the Senate for its final stamp of approval. The bipartisan "Gang of Eight" legislation was passed 13 to 5 by the Senate Judiciary Committee vote, and three weeks of debates finally approved what many Read more….

The fifth day of the immigration reform bill debate began May 21, and there are still many problems for leaders to address. On Tuesday, senators discussed some of the final controversial changes to the bill, including increasing the number of visas for the high-tech industry and whether or not to allow people in same-sex marriages to apply Read more….

On May 20, a large union of more than 12,000 federal immigration officers announced its opposition of the new immigration reform bill proposed by the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" senators who authored the legislation. The group represents a large number of employees in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who specifically deal with immigration. Made up of the National Citizenship and Read more….