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Longer US white majority if immigration slows

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:28:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population would not reach 400 million until after 2060, a decade or more later than forecast, according to census estimates Wednesday.

May Day activists cheer state immigration laws

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:02:30 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country.

Lower tuition for immigrants becomes law in Colo.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:20:14 -0400

DENVER - Immigrant students will pay significantly less in tuition at Colorado colleges under legislation signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday.

Immigrant tuition debate challenges Arizona policy

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:27:14 -0400

PHOENIX - Efforts to allow some immigrants without legal status to pay lower tuition rates have pitted Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne against higher education leaders and raised questions about whether the state's refusal to grant public benefits to young immigrants granted deferred deportation by the Obama administration is legal.