News of specific interest to employers.
|
|
Employer updates
|
|
Wednesday, 05 April 2006 |
|
By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer Conservative Republicans tweaked their alternative to a bipartisan guest worker proposal for illegal immigrants Wednesday as Democrats pressed for a vote that would put most of those in the U.S. illegally on a path to citizenship. President Bush urged swift action.
The latest counterproposal to a bill by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., would base the chance of citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. largely on whether or not they were here before a cutoff date. That date has not yet been determined.
Those in the U.S. before the cutoff date, an overwhelming majority, could apply for green cards if they pay fines and back taxes and learn English. Among that group, those who had spent five years in the U.S. would get an easier path to citizenship, with newer arrivals facing more obstacles.
Those who arrived illegally after the cutoff date would be viewed as living here illegally and unlikely to qualify for citizenship while in the country.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Employer updates
|
|
Tuesday, 04 April 2006 |
Disagreement over providing a path to citizenship for illegal laborers may prevent Republicans from meeting a Friday vote.
By Maura Reynolds and Nicole Gaouette
Times Staff Writers
WASHINGTON — Facing a self-imposed Friday deadline for reaching agreement on the thorny issue of immigration, GOP senators worked Monday toward a possible compromise that would permit some illegal immigrants to remain in the country and apply for citizenship but would deny that opportunity to others.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) launched what participants said would be a series of closed-door negotiations to bridge a divide between Republicans who favored providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and those who opposed it.
"What we're looking for is a middle ground, something that will appeal to a broader base" in the Republican Party, said Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 11 12 Next > End >>
|
| Results 67 - 71 of 71 |
EMPLOYERS' DAILY UPDATES 
