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  • A petitioner holds a US flag during a naturalization ceremony.

    The top Senate Democrat on Sunday predicted that Congress will pass and send to President Barack Obama legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system, saying "things are looking really good." Obama last week expressed hope Congress can get a deal done on immigration, possibly in the first half of the year.

  • WASHINGTON, Feb 3- The top Senate Democrat on Sunday predicted that Congress will pass and send to President Barack Obama legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system, saying "things are looking really good." Obama last week expressed hope Congress can get a deal done on immigration, possibly in the first half of the year.

  • SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- Hispanics will become the largest ethnic group in the nation's most populous state early next year, the California Department of Finance said Thursday, marking a big milestone in a long-running demographic shift that has already deeply altered the political balance of power, the economy and culture.

  • WASHINGTON, Jan 31- A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives is attempting to craft a bill that would give millions of illegal immigrants a way to become citizens, House aides said on Thursday, mirroring an effort in the Senate.

  • WASHINGTON-- President Barack Obama says he's looking for immigration reform to be completed within six months.

  • WASHINGTON-- A group of a half-dozen House members, equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is nearing completion of wide-ranging immigration legislation similar to proposals by Senate negotiators and President Barack Obama, including a pathway to legal immigration status for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S.

  • Peter Morici, Professor, Smith School of Business, University Of Maryland discusses the United States' road to immigration reform.

  • Sen. David Vitter, (R-LA); and Christopher Ruddy, Newsmax Media CEO, discuss whether the President's proposal will get through Congress.

  • WASHINGTON, Jan 29- U.S. senators introduced a new proposal on Tuesday to make life easier for highly skilled immigrants and their employers to nourish America's high-technology industries as Congress begins the long process of tackling immigration reform.

  • President Barack Obama addresses immigration reform on Jan. 29. 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    President Obama called on Congress to make good on plans to overhaul the immigration system and offer a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. He said that if Congress is unable to act quickly, he will propose legislation and demand lawmakers vote on it.

  • NEW YORK, Jan 29- The sluggish U.S. economy could get a lift if President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of senators succeed in what could be the biggest overhaul of the nation's immigration system since the 1980 s.

  • "We are encouraged by the momentum on these important issues," said Microsoft general counsel and executive vice president Brad Smith. But Smith said Microsoft needs to see the details of the legislation, which has not yet been crafted, and that it hopes the reform will expand the so-called H-1B visa system for highly skilled workers.

  • One-third of China's workforce is made of migrants, many of whom have effectively become second-class citizens in their own country. The GlobalPost reports.

  • WASHINGTON, Jan 28- Agricultural laborers would be on a separate path to U.S. citizenship than other undocumented workers in the immigration reforms proposed by eight senators on Monday that cited the importance of feeding America.

  • CNBC's Eamon Javers reports 8 senators offered a bipartisan proposal to overhaul immigration; and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) offers insight on the plan. Mark Hannah, Democratic Political analyst; Robert Costa, National Review; and Phil Musser, New Frontier Strategy, weigh in.

  • CNBC's Eamon Javers reports 8 senators offered a bi-partisan proposal to overhaul immigration that addresses employment verification and green cards for advanced degrees. The Senators hope the law could pass by late spring or summer of this year.

  • WASHINGTON, Jan 28- Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate hope to put immigration reform legislation on a fast-track, possibly passing a bill by the middle of this year, Senator Charles Schumer of New York said on Monday.

  • A bipartisan group of senators put forth a plan to tackle immigration reform. Tamar Jacoby, ImmigrationWorks USA president, explains why this proposal could create a positive jolt for the U.S. economy.

  • CHICAGO-- As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls other states faced. Pat Quinn signed Illinois' measure into law Sunday in Chicago.

  • OTTAWA, Jan 24- Foreign innovators who want to set up new companies in Canada will be able to immigrate under a new start-up visa program that Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said on Thursday was the first of its kind in the world.