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Legislation Introduced to Legalize Undocumented Workers
U.S. House Democrats proposed legalizing undocumented workers in October 2002.
Temporary High-Skilled Migration
In FY 2000, 1.1 million people entered the United States on temporary visas, many of them highly skilled.
Court Challenges Secrecy in Post-Sept. 11 Deportation Proceedings
A U.S. court ruled secret deportation hearings were unconstitutional in 2002; separately, new grants of lawful permanent residence hit 1 million in FY 2001.
Settlement Patterns of the Foreign Born in the United States: Results from Census 2000
While the U.S. states of California, New York, and Texas held the largest numbers of immigrants in 2000, fastest growth came in the South.
Education May Boost Fortunes of Second-Generation Latino Immigrants
First-generation Latino teens in the United States out-earned peers in 2000, but second-generation Latinos who focus on school surpass them in earnings and attainment by adulthood.
Head of INS Submits Resignation
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Commissioner James Ziglar announced he would resign in August 2002.
Homeland Security Dept. Proposal Moves Forward
The U.S. House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill in July 2002 moving only the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) enforcement arm to the new agency; the Senate version would transfer the entire INS and elevate it to its own directorate.
Immigrants and Welfare Reform: Glossary
A glossary of key terms for U.S. noncitizen welfare eligibility under the 1996 welfare reform law.
Immigrants and Welfare Use
The 1996 U.S. welfare reform cut about 935,000 noncitizens from government benefits.
Immigrants, Welfare Reform and the Coming Reauthorization Vote
With reauthorization due by September 2002, the U.S. Senate favored restoring noncitizen welfare benefits cut in 1996, while the House and White House proposed no restorations.