Obama to Make Immigration Bill a Priority Despite Risks

By JULIA PRESTON

NY Times

NY TimesThe new effort would include looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said.

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At the turn of the 21st century, the country has experienced another great wave of immigration, the largest since the 1920s. However, for the first time illegal immigrants, the largest since the 1920s.

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No Rush by U.S. Employers for Visas for Foreign Workers

By DIANE STAFFORD
The Kansas City Star

U.S. employers have yet to ask for as many H-1B work visas as authorized for the federal fiscal year beginning in October.
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Applications for the 65,000 visas authorized by Congress opened April 1. As of Wednesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had received only about half that number, said Marilu Cabrera, regional spokesman for the federal agency.