http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Immigration | Deseret News en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:03 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630183/Committee-nears-final-big-immigration-decisions.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630183/Committee-nears-final-big-immigration-decisions.html The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over... ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 08:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630081/Senators-work-through-changes-to-immigration-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630081/Senators-work-through-changes-to-immigration-bill.html Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people... ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 15:49:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630086/Cartel-towns-pose-challenge-for-immigration-reform.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630086/Cartel-towns-pose-challenge-for-immigration-reform.html Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported... ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 10:49:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580007/Checking-more-than-one-box-A-growing-multiracial-America.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580007/Checking-more-than-one-box-A-growing-multiracial-America.html For the first time, the 2000 Census allowed citizens to check off more than one box for race. The last Census showed 9... ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 13:58:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629540/Hatch-champions-high-tech-in-immigration-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629540/Hatch-champions-high-tech-in-immigration-bill.html High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration... ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579987/Refugees-journey-inspires-former-LDS-Church-Service-missionary-to-finish-college.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579987/Refugees-journey-inspires-former-LDS-Church-Service-missionary-to-finish-college.html Amy Wylie, a recent graduate of the University of Utah, credits Saran Nahas, a refugee from Sierra Leone, with inspiring her... ]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 20:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579889/Religious-leaders-call-for-compassion-reform-on-immigration.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579889/Religious-leaders-call-for-compassion-reform-on-immigration.html Leaders from various Salt Lake City religious organizations met for a special service on the subject of immigration Saturday... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 21:52:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629194/Obama-in-Texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629194/Obama-in-Texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest... ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 14:44:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629179/Senators-defeat-border-security-provision.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629179/Senators-defeat-border-security-provision.html Bipartisan authors of a sweeping immigration bill agreed to Republican-authored amendments to boost border security, as they... ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 12:01:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629178/US-home-building-is-surging-but-job-growth-isnt.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629178/US-home-building-is-surging-but-job-growth-isnt.html The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company.... ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 MDT