Death Toll in Migrant Ship Sinking Passes 230
More than 230 of the 257 Europe-bound migrants aboard an overcrowded ship that sank off Libya’s coast Monday are presumed dead, officials said. nytimes.com |
Agency Plans for Visa Push by Residents Made Legal
A gigantic increase in visa applications would be expected if President Obama’s overhaul of immigration law comes to pass next year. nytimes.com |
New Guest-Worker Rules Seek to Increase Wages
Farm worker organizations hailed the changes, but growers’ groups said they would be costly and prohibitively cumbersome. nytimes.com |
Do You Take This Immigrant?
A pop-culture story line — marrying not for love, but for green cards — is the focus of a New York immigration unit. As in the movies, love usually wins. nytimes.com |
Olympic Hopeful Needs U.S. Citizenship to Box for U.S.
The amateur boxer Erick De Leon needs U.S. citizenship to bring his champion fighting to the U.S. Olympic team in 2012. nytimes.com |