August 13, 2009
Will Proposed Health Care Bill Cover Illegal Aliens?
While President Obama and Speaker Pelosi try to reassure the American people that the proposed health care reform bill will not cover those that are in this country illegally, there in fact is no system in place to verify an individual's immigration status. Christina Wijfjes-Smit, writing for the Examiner, writes that the language of the health care bill, in regard to coverage of illegal immigrants, is obscure and can be understood to cover illegal immigrants but also to exclude them. Get the whole story here.
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US Population Reference Bureau's report: 9.4 Billion by 2050
The world population is expected to reach seven billion people in 2011 and possibly 9.4 billion people by 2050, Bulgarian BTA news agency quoted US Population Reference Bureau's report on August 13 2009. The US population is expected to grow from 307 million to 439 million people by 2050, largely due to immigration. Read about the report here.
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Wealthy Foreign Investors Get Fast Track to Residency
Eduardo Namnum of Mexico got a green card after investing about $1 million in a Bonita Springs, Fla., restaurant. Namnum told the Miami Herald that many of his friends from Mexico City are also buying real estate in South Florida. "There are very, very good deals," he said. Investors can gain residency in the U.S. much faster than applicants sponsored by a family member, taking just four or five years compared with 12 to 15 years. Read the article from USA Today.
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