Arizona lawmakers to target automatic citizenship Published: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are again wading into the national debate over illegal immigration by proposing a bill that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. The bill comes Thursday after Arizona's enactment last year of the nation's toughest local immigration enforcement law.... Read More

Mexican-American people in Oklahoma: Antonio Perez, Tulsa grocery and media entrepreneur Updated: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 His older brothers didn’t want him to join them in Los Angeles. They said he was too young to find work in America. But 15-year-old Antonio Perez was determined to make it across the border. Read More

Citizenship exam: not so easy Updated: Fri, May 8, 2009 Being born a U.S citizen is easy enough, but the process for an immigrant to become one is not simple. Legions of immigrants take the citizenship exam every year, but the lengthy and sometimes stressful process could be difficult even for a natural-born American. The exam has four parts: speaking, writing,... Read More

Watson, de los Thunder, es un hombre de muchas culturas Updated: Mon, Dec 1, 2008 Earl Watson sostiene la vieja y ya amarillenta green card de su abuelo como un recuerdo que resiste el paso del tiempo. La fotografía tamaño infantil de la credencial nunca llegó a parecerse a él. El mentón pronunciado, las cejas arqueadas, los ojos oscuros. Incluso el bigote. Read More

Pride of America: Immigrant stories shine at Beijing Games Updated: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 SAN DIEGO — Now that the flame has gone out on the Olympics in Beijing, it's worth taking a moment to applaud the U.S. Olympic team. Not only for dominating so many events and winning the most prizes overall — 110 medals, 36 gold — but also for winning the argument back home over the contributions of... Read More

Immigration: Overload of requests for employment visas after 9/11 causes massive delays Published: Mon, Dec 18, 2006 Desperation drove Chao Li to sue the U.S. government this fall. For more than two years, the Chinese doctor had been waiting to become a legal permanent resident of the United States. Until he got his green card, he could not apply for grants — vital to his career as a researcher at the University of Oklahoma... Read More

Immigration Bill Faces Senate Showdown Updated: Tue, Jun 26, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate's revived legislation to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants faces a critical test Thursday after surviving potentially fatal challenges. Attempts from the right and left to alter key elements of the delicate bipartisan compromise failed Wednesday, including a... Read More

Legal immigrant status leads to business success Updated: Mon, Jul 3, 2006 Miguel Salazar’s massive desk with carved trim sits below a vaulted ceiling in a private office off the showroom floor at his roofing business. He moved Salazar Roofing and Construction into this remodeled, 4,200-square foot building in Yukon two months ago because he needed space for a business that... Read More

Service members become citizens Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 _DASH_DASH_ NORFOLK, Va. -- More than 140 immigrants serving in the U.S. military became Americans on Wednesday in a Flag Day ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Emilio T. Gonzalez, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director, administered the oath of allegiance to the service... Read More

140 who served in U.S. military become citizens Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 NORFOLK, Va. - More than 140 immigrants serving in the U.S. military became Americans on Wednesday in a Flag Day ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Emilio T. Gonzalez, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director, administered the oath of allegiance to the service members, many of... Read More

U.S. military provides shortcut to citizenship Updated: Sun, Apr 2, 2006 Harvey Ocana expects to spend the first anniversary of his U.S. citizenship serving Uncle Sam. A native of Venezuela, Ocana works out daily, hoping to shed a few pounds before he ships out this month for eight weeks of training with the National Guard, which he joined nearly two years ago. Almost immediately,... Read More