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Less than 24 hours after the leaders of the Senate's Democratic and Republican parties announced a marriage of convenience on immigration reform, Minority Leader Harry Reid went against his party member Bill Frist and blocked the bipartisan bill he had backed the day before.
The Senators headed for their two week break over Easter furious that the bill could not be decided upon before the break.
Up to half a million Hispanics and their supporters poured onto the streets of Dallas April 9, to rally for the rights of immigrants as Democrats and Republicans remain at "logger-heads" over the overhaul of immigration laws.
Many wore white t-shirts to symbolise peace, waved American flags and voiced their anger at Congress' failure to pass reforms that would help many of the estimated 11-12 million illegal immigrants to become citizens.
At least 15,000 nurses and other medical professionals are leaving the Philippines each year for better-paying jobs abroad, threatening the country's health infrastructure, World Health Organization (WHO) officials warned. WHO officials called it a serious situation for the Philippines.
The number is more than any other country, with the United States, Britain and lately Australia the main destinations.
With the US locked in a nation wide immigration debate, latest figures reveal that the country has one-fifth of the world's immigrants within its borders.
A report by the United Nations reveals that since 1990 attitudes have changed in economically advanced countries toward would-be immigrats. These countries have now developed immigration legislation to allow skilled and non-skilled workers to meet workplace demands.
Legal immigrants fluent in English could become US citizens in 4 years rather than the current 5 years.
This proposal by Senator Lamar Alexander was agreed to by the US Senate April 3. The Senate passed the proposed bill 91 votes in favour to one vote against.
According to the Homeland Security Department and Immigration Service an estimated 7.2 million legal permanent residence have lived long enough in the US to qualify for citizenship.
The committee passed the bill to change the number of H-1B visas from 65,000 per year to 115,000. It now only has to face the real challenge of being passed by Congress.