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Immigration: When Only 'Geniuses' Need Apply

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Far away from these debates lies one quiet corner of U.S. immigration policy: the program for what are known as "genius" visas. These visas are awarded to immigrants with extraordinary abilities in the arts, sciences, education, business, or athletics. The program, for what are officially called O-1 visas, began in 1990 as lawmakers sought to separate these applicants from the pool of those seeking H-1B visas, the visa program for skilled immigrants used by many technology companies.

E-Verify ID checks gaining in popularity

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Bergman cited an October raid of an N.C.-based House of Raeford Farms plant in Greenville, S.C. More than 300 workers were detained. The plant manager, the human resource manager and about a dozen supervisors were arrested on immigration charges.“When you actually hear that they're going to go ahead and prosecute, take to court the people who actually did the hiring, that's a big concern for HR people,” he said.

Cities That Don't Enforce Immigration Laws Should Not Be Branded Sanctuary Cities, Kansas Police Chief Says

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Cities where the local authorities do not enforce U.S. immigration laws should not be branded as sanctuary cities because the federal government still has the ability to enforce the immigration laws there, says Topeka, Kan., Chief of Police Ronald Miller.

Senator says health insurance plan won't cover illegal immigrants

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Health care reforms that aim to insure every American won’t provide insurance for illegal immigrants and may not address the cost to state and local governments for providing medical care to this large group of the uninsured, Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, D-Mt., said Thursday.

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