Immigration
Visa Lottery May Limit Bay Area Companies Hiring Foreign Workers
Demand for H-1B visas for highly-skilled workers is so high this year that the government announced Friday it will be issuing the visas by lottery.
Pelosi To ‘Fight’ For Gun Control, Predicts DOMA Defeat & Immigration Reform
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) predicted a high court victory for same-sex marriage, signaled the passage of immigration reform efforts soon and promised a tough fight to ensure a federal background check is required for all gun purchases.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg To Push Immigration Reform
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy.
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Propose Startup Colony On International Waters
Citing a shortage of work visas, two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are floating the idea of a high-tech colony where immigration laws don’t apply.
Immigration Reform On The Agenda For Santa Clara County Supervisors
For the first time in decades, Santa Clara County Supervisors plan to take up immigration reform. The hotly debated topic is slated for discussion Tuesday.
California Voters Overwhelmingly Back Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants
A new poll finds that nine in 10 California voters support allowing illegal immigrants who have been in the country for several years to stay and become citizens if they have a job, learn English and pay any back taxes they may owe.
Poll Finds Californians Upbeat Over Future, Budget Plan
A new poll finds that Californians are more optimistic about the future of the state than at any time since before the recession.
Immigration Reform Efforts Applauded By South Bay Day Laborers
Talk of sweeping immigration reform on Capitol Hill is being cheered by day laborers in Silicon Valley, although there are still concerns about the nuts and bolts of the proposal.
California Immigration Shift Shows Asians Overtaking Latin Americans
There’s a California population shift with Asian immigrants replacing Latin America as the primary source of the state’s immigrants.
Hundreds Arrested In Child Porn Raid Includes From 20 Northern California
A child pornography investigation led by federal immigration agents led to the arrests of more than 200 suspects, authorities announced Thursday.
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