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In suburbs of L.A., a cottage industry of birth tourism

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USA Baby Care's website makes no attempt to hide why the company's clients travel to Southern California from China and Taiwan. It's to give birth to an American baby.

"Congratulations! Arriving in the U.S. means you've already given your child a surefire ticket for winning the race," the site says in Chinese. "We guarantee that each baby can obtain a U.S. passport and related documents."

Deferred action applications continue at slower pace

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What some initially perceived as an election-related drop in applications for deferred action - a federal program offering temporary legal status to young undocumented immigrants - has continued into December. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is reporting that the daily pace of incoming applications for the program continues to slow.

Family Chain Migration to Flood U.S.

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The U.S. Census forecasts the population of the U.S. will grow by more than 100 million by the year 2060, and analysts say much of that growth will be from “family chain migration,” which is family members following after one member when he or she makes the move.

Ira Mehlman, the media director for Federations of Americans for Immigration Reform, told WND that the numbers are dire.

Chino Hills 'maternity hotels' reanimate birthright citizenship debates

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The discovery of at least two alleged "maternity hotels" in Chino Hills is motivating the area's assemblyman to craft a bill creating new penalties for those who he believes are exploiting a loophole in immigration laws.

The state Legislature does not have power over immigration, but Assemblyman Curt Hagman, R-Chino Hills, wants to find a way within the state's powers to attack the issue.

Immigration debate ensnares tech talent

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The immigration debate is heating back up in Washington — and in Silicon Valley.
A coalition of technology firms is taking its issue east, meeting in Washington this week with White House officials and key members of Congress to discuss how the debate is expected to unfold.

http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/immigration-debate-ensnares-tech-talent-84713.html

By Michelle Quinn and Eliza Krigman in Politico

Microsoft push for worker visas raises concerns, exposes loopholes

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Microsoft is so eager to find qualified engineers and programmers for its thousands of vacancies that it has offered to pay a bounty to the government in exchange for extra visas in order to import more foreign workers.
 
The proposal, which also would raise fees on other corporations seeking to tap the additional visas, was intended to help jump start immigration reform that had stalled in Congress.

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