California: Charges in Immigrant Death
Three officials at a now-defunct farm labor contractor were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a pregnant teenager who collapsed from heat stroke last year. nytimes.com |
Congo and Angola Agree to End Expulsions
Both countries had forced out each other’s citizens; some had fled war, while others sought economic opportunity. nytimes.com |
Reform, on Ice
The wait for immigration reform has been ugly, and President Obama must remember his campaign promise: that the undocumented deserve a chance for citizenship. nytimes.com |
Stores’ Treatment of Shoplifters Tests Civil and Legal Rights
Groceries are using the Chinese custom of holding accused shoplifters, then ordering them to pay and posting their photographs. nytimes.com |
EU MEPs back single immigration work and residence permit
The European Union Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) is backing a single permit directive which will allow citizens of non-EU countries obtain a work and residence permit through a "one-stop shop". The CLC directive is in keeping with the European Union's proposed single permit blue card immigration scheme for the European Union.... workpermit.com |