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Nigeria: E-Passport -Locals Living Abroad Besiege Immigration Office (AllAfrica.com)

Lagos — Thousands of Nigerians living abroad yesterday besieged the Ikoyi Passport Office of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Lagos in quest of e-passports.

6 Jan 2009, 3:19 am | click here to view more

Computer breakdown delays airport immigration clearance (Chinapost.com.tw)

TAOYUAN, Taiwan -- A breakdown in the computer system delayed immigration clearance of thousands of passengers at Taoyuan International Airport yesterday.

5 Jan 2009, 7:50 pm | click here to view more

Texas Immigration (KAUZ Wichita Falls)

Looking ahead, Texas lawmakers are set to meet next week and immigration is on the forefront.

5 Jan 2009, 7:13 pm | click here to view more

New Administration, New Immigration Policy (NBC San Diego)

Interested parties on both sides of the fence are awaiting what will happen to immigration policy.

5 Jan 2009, 5:11 pm | click here to view more

Immigration Demands Heat Up Before Obama Takes Over (New America Media)

Lawmakers, academics, immigration advocates and newspaper editorials are now calling on President-elect Barack Obama to pay attention to the immigration issue that was placed on the backburner during his two-year election campaign.

5 Jan 2009, 2:04 pm | click here to view more

Immigration gets spot on Houston legislators' 2009 agenda (Houston Chronicle)

With more than a dozen bills on the issue already filed, immigration promises to be a hot topic during this year's state legislative session.

5 Jan 2009, 12:56 am | click here to view more

Texas lawmakers seek to revive immigration debate, more than a dozen new bills in the works (Canadian Business)

Some state lawmakers want to revive immigration discussions by proposing more than a dozen bills that among other things would punish employers

5 Jan 2009, 12:31 pm | click here to view more

Texas legislators will push new immigration laws (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Some state lawmakers want to revive immigration discussions by proposing more than a dozen bills that among other things would punish employers for hiring unauthorized workers, challenge the U.S. citizenship of immigrants' U.S.-born kids and reverse a Texas law that allows undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition.

5 Jan 2009, 11:30 am | click here to view more

Forum to focus on S.C. immigration law (The State)

Area businesses can learn about the state’s new immigration law during a Wednesday seminar sponsored by the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. •  The training session will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Midlands Technical College’s Airport Campus, 1260 Lexington steer, West Columbia. Two other sessions are planned in the region: •  Thursday: Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical ...

5 Jan 2009, 11:10 pm | click here to view more

P2-b earnings a record for Immigration bureau (Manila Standard Today)

THE Immigration bureau breached the P2-billion income mark in 2008, the first time since it joined the group of billion-peso earning agencies and departments six years ago.

5 Jan 2009, 10:03 pm | click here to view more