Archive for November, 2008

Georgia Town Attempts to Pass Illegal Immigration Ordinance

By micro99 at 18 November, 2008, 12:09 pm

A Georgia town is attempting to pass an ordinance which would target United States illegal immigration in their county by punishing businesses that hire illegal immigrants and forcing renters to provide immigration status information.
The Cherokee County commission attempted to pass a similar ordinance in 2006 that placed the burden of checking immigration status on landlords, [...]

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More U.S. Citizens Naturalized in 2008

By micro99 at 7 November, 2008, 11:21 am

The Department of Homeland Security has reported an increase in the number of people who became U.S. citizens during 2008.
According to iCNN, over a million people took the Oath of Allegiance this year, the largest number in the 100 years since records began.
It is thought that the increase came as a result of a call [...]

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