House to Vote for Merit Based Green Cards

BRATTLEBORO -- In some ways, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy acknowledged that he was singing a familiar tune on Wednesday. Vermont’s senior senator again proposed legislation that would allow U.S. citizens to sponsor their foreign, same-sex partners for green c

Urging the GOP to tout America’s acceptance of legal immigrants, Smith wrote, in a Politico op-ed published on Wednesday, that conservatives should focus messaging “better financial security — more take-home pay, more job opportunities and a stronger eco

OGDEN — Area high school students on Wednesday got some hands-on experience with science at Weber State University. The students used ordinary objects and toys to sample scientific principles and learn about static electricity, basic structural engineeri

There are so many facets to any discussion on immigration, so many different impacts on different places and different individuals and businesses and groups that whatever is said or done will get under someone's skin. Universal agreement may not be possi

immigrant visas and adjust the limits on family-based visa petitions from 7 percent per country to 15 percent without increasing the total number of visas. Arguing that Silicon Valley and the nation are "losing talent and jobs by the day to countries lik

London: In the American heartland, US companies are struggling to recruit the engineers and researchers they need to innovate and remain globally competitive. There are not enough US-born candidates for these jobs and not enough visas for highly skilled