Archive for the ‘Obama’ Category
Friday, January 8th, 2010
The Associated Press reports that the United Nations have praised United States and South Korea for ending their policies restricting entry of people living with HIV and urged 57 other countries to follow the same. UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe lauded the actions as “a Victory for human rights on ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
In recognition of U.S. Military’s important contributions, President Obama and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USICS) recently gave a warm reception to U.S. Military personnel. On May 1, President Obama kicked off National Military Appreciation Month by hosting a special all-military naturalization ceremony for 25 service members at the ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
The White House summary on immigration-related funding in Obama’s FY2010 budget reflects more monitory funding (nearly $27 billion) for border and transportation security activities, an 8 percent increase over 209. Out of which $24.6 billion is within the budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), largely for U.S. Customs ...
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