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U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
Reuters* Major U.S. airports would be first to install equipment * Negotiations continue over high-tech visas By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the...Tags: Technology, Labor Legislation, Interior Policy, Jeff Sessions, Government
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Lehigh Valley takes action to 'Stamp Out Hunger'
On behalf of Second Harvest Food Bank and our network of member agencies that provide food assistance to more than 70,000 people each month, I would like to extend sincere thanks to the National Association of Letter Carriers. On May 11, for the 21st...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, U.S. Postal Service
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Johnson leads Williamsport at 2A West meet
Saturday, May 18, 2013 PREP TRACK & FIELD IJAMSVILLE, Md. — Nick Johnson led the Williamsport boys team to a fourth-place finish at the Maryland Class 2A West region championships at Oakdale High School. Johnson won the 400-meter dash in 50.23...Tags: Track and Field, Sports, Baseball, AAA, Francis Scott Key
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, John E. Bradley, Labor Legislation, Environmental Cleanup
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Labor Disputes, Technology, Labor Legislation, Work Relations, Interior Policy
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Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer
The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...
Tags: Minority Groups, Illegal Immigrants, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Los Angeles International Airport
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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said on Friday. But it fails to address the difficult issue...Tags: Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace, Politics
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U.S. House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls -aides
Reuters* Longer path to citizenship than Senate measure * Republicans, Democrats deadlocked on low-skilled workers By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants...Tags: Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Senators hit snag on tech provisions in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersBy Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Amid fierce lobbying from the tech industry and organized labor, senators on Thursday hit a snag over a visa program for high-skilled foreign workers in the U.S. immigration bill and...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Employment, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Senadores EEUU discrepan sobre empleos tecnológicos en reforma inmigratoria EEUU
ReutersPor Caren Bohan y Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, 16 mayo (Reuters) - Senadores estadounidenses disintieron el jueves ante un programa de visas para trabajadores extranjeros cualificados parte de la reforma al sistema de inmigración, en medio de la...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Politics
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U.S. House lawmakers in last-ditch bid to save immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immigration bill met on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a temporary worker program and healthcare benefits for illegal immigrants....Tags: Mitt Romney, Interior Policy, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace, Lindsey O. Graham
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Seneca Valley knocks out Rebels
Thursday, May 16, 2013 PREP BASEBALL GERMANTOWN, Md. — Second-seeded Seneca Valley erased a 2-0 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the first on Thursday en route to an 8-4 win over South Hagerstown in a Maryland Class 3A West semifinal....Tags: Track and Field, Sports, Baseball, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Francis Scott Key
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