immigration

 Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill.

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Sen. Marco Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the U.S. illegally.

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Two of the lawmakers negotiating an immigration overhaul in Congress say a final deal is at hand but caution that the bipartisan group working on a proposal hasn't finished its work.

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Hundreds of illegal immigrants have been released by the Obama administration due to budget pressures. Officials have also scaled back border agent hours, drug patrols and staffing at border crossings — all during the peak illegal border-crossing season.

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A big rally is planned for next month in Liberty State Park in Jersey City for immigration reform.

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A newspaper is reporting says that a draft of an immigration bill prepared by the White House lays out an eight-year process for illegal immigrants to become legal permanent residents.

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On the heels of federal lawmakers calling for immigration reform, a statewide Latino organization believes this is a step in the right direction for the some 11 million undocumented workers in America.

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Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship, as well as making improvements to the legal immigration system and border security.

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A woman from Ghana charged with shoplifting in Toms River Monday night now faces possible action by the federal bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Police say that Joyce Abbabio, 33, also gave officers an address on Tudor Place in the Bronx at the time of her arrest in Kohl's in the Toms River Shopping Center on Route 37

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Photo Courtesy of Save Ellis Island

This past weekend I had the pleasure of taking a "behind the scenes" tour of Ellis Island. When most of us think of Ellis Island, we think of the huge Main Building where millions of immigrants passed through from 1890 to 1952.