News tagged with illegal immigration

Europol says internet main tool for organised crime

The Internet has become a major tool in European organised crime, which uses it for drugs and human trafficking and money laundering as well as cybercrime, Europol's top official said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Architect envisions border wall as good neighbor

The U.S.-Mexico border wall may be here to stay, but a University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor of architecture has some provocative ideas about how to redesign the barrier to slow illegal immigration and at ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mass illegal immigration violations reveals flaws in the law

Anyone who cares about the rule of law has to acknowledge that illegal immigration has serious social costs that cannot be casually dismissed, says immigration law expert Stephen Legomsky, JD, DPhil, the John S. Lehmann University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Unauthorized population would soar if birthright citizenship repealed

Repeal of birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants would expand the nation's unauthorized population by at least 5 million over the next decade, according to a new report from the Migration ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outside help for social security

(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor proposes an idea that would address both the problems of illegal immigration and Social Security.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 12, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Phone points illegal border crossers to water

(AP) -- A group of California artists wants Mexicans and Central Americans to have more than just a few cans of tuna and a jug of water for their illegal trek through the harsh desert into the U.S.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

How will the uninsured fare in swine flu outbreak?

(AP) -- Swine flu could shine a glaring light on the best and worst about American-style health care.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-9/11 immigration enforcement lowered demand for undocumented workers

A recent study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management shows that as a result of a variety of interior enforcement initiatives implemented in 2002-2005, such as the ramping up of the Social Security no-match progra ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Houston: The face of America in the next 20 years

Houston is a reflection of where most of America's cities will be in the next 20 years, according to Stephen Klineberg, Rice University sociologist and director of the annual Houston Area Survey.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 18