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German Family Denied Asylum by U.S. Court of Appeals

May 15, 2013

Retrieved from: commons.wikimedia.org A Christian family who fled Germany due to fears of prosecution for home-schooling their children were denied asylum by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court claimed U.S. immigration laws did not designate the family to qualify for asylum. Homeschooling has been illegal in German since 1918, when normal school attendance…

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AZ-Style Immigration for North Carolina

May 15, 2013

After the Supreme Court approved the controversial provision of an Arizona immigration law last year, four House Republicans of the General Assembly of North Carolina, led by Rep. Harry Warren of Salisbury, filed the RECLAIM N.C. Act, short for “Reasonable Enactment of Comprehensive Legislation Addressing Immigration Matters in North Carolina”, with comprehensive immigration enforcement measures.…

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Spars Between Business Groups and Organized Labor Emerge Over Immigration Bill’s H-1B Visa Program

May 14, 2013

Amidst a high-skilled worker program, incorporated in the Senate’s proposed immigration bill, differences have arisen between business groups, who want to make it easier for companies to hire people from abroad, and organized labor, who aim to ensure that American tech workers get the “first crack” at a job. Prior to a hearing Tuesday of…

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Der “große Lauschangriff” auf Facebook und Google

May 9, 2013

Ein Gesetzesverstoß des FBI sorgte gestern für Aufmerksamkeit, weil damit der gesetzliche Rahmen für die Online-Überwachung in den USA ausgeweitet werden soll.  Die US-Regierung möchte Abhörmaßnahmen für Chat-Anbieter gesetzlich regeln um die Kommunikation im Netz besser überwachen zu können. Eine Neufassung der Überwachungsmaßnahmen erscheint dem FBI dringend nötig zu sein, bereits in 2010 zeigten sie…

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Supreme Court Rejected Alabama’s Immigration Law

May 8, 2013

(c) lubavitch.com Alabama has asked U.S. Supreme Court to consider the portion of the immigration law to legally harbor or transport undocumented immigrants. On April 29, 2013 the Supreme Court denied Alabama’s writ of certiorari with Justice Antonin Scalia disagreeing. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling against the controversial Alabama immigration…

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New Arrival/Departure-Record for Non-Immigrant Visitors

May 7, 2013

On April 30, 2013 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has started the electronic rollout of I-94 arrival/departure-record process for foreign visitors arriving in the United States via air or sea. Form I-94 provides foreign visitors evidence they have been lawfully admitted to the United States which is necessary to verify alien registration, immigration status, and…

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Neues Wahlrecht für Auslandsdeutsche in Kraft

May 7, 2013

Am 3. Mai 2013 ist die Neuregelung des Wahlrechts für Auslandsdeutsche in Kraft getreten. Demnach können jetzt gemäß der neuen Fassung des § 12 Absatz 2 Satz 1 Bundeswahlgesetz (BWG) auch diejenigen Deutschen wählen, die am Wahltag außerhalb der Bundesrepublik Deutschland leben, sofern sie entweder nach Vollendung ihres 14. Lebensjahres mindestens drei Monate ununterbrochen in…

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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the Next Secretary of Transportation

April 29, 2013

The cat is out of the bag. After weeks of speculation as to why Charlotte’s mayor Anthony Foxx declined to run for re-election to the city’s highest office, the White House officially confirmed that President Obama will nominate the Charlottean native today, Monday, April 29th as Secretary of Transportation. The nomination will come one day…

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Bundestagswahlen in Deutschland – Kanzlerkandidaten

April 25, 2013

Am 22. September diesen Jahres finden die Bundestagswahlen in Deutschland statt. Hier finden Sie einen kurzen Überblick über die Kanzlerkandidaten der verschiedenen Parteien. Angela Merkel Die regierende Bundeskanzlerin wird für die Union aus CDU und CSU nach 2005 und 2009 erneut für eine dritte Amtszeit kandidieren. Die 59jährige studierte Physikerin belegte 2012 den zweiten Rang in der…

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North Carolina Legislative Update

April 25, 2013

Transportation Plan Gov. Pat McCrory announced a new transportation plan in April. The so-called “strategic mobility formula,” selects projects based on objective data and local input. Under the proposal, all modes of transportation compete for the same funds. The new plan would fund 260 projects and create more than 240,000 jobs over the next 10…

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