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Lawmakers advance pathway for immigration reform
The Senate Judiciary Committee recently did something that few thought would be possible: they approved incredibly controversial legislation aimed at comprehensive immigration reform. The bill could provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of...Tags: Migration, Interior Policy, Immigration, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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Almost a 'Trusted Traveler': Are the airport hassles behind her now?
I'm a step closer to Trusted Traveler status. In a post that ran May 17, I wrote that I had received conditional approval for the Trusted Traveler program as part of the Global Entry system but that the earliest available appointment was Aug. 6....
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Trips and Vacations, Transportation Industry, Los Angeles International Airport, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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Tourism execs urge hiring more Customs agents
WASHINGTON -- Members of Florida's congressional delegation met Thursday with top representatives from the state's tourism industry, and the early-morning affair was similar to a young kid asking his parents for one more ride at Walt Disney World....
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Vern Buchanan, Transportation Industry
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Border entry fee study sparks northern opposition
SEATTLE (AP) — By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of the 49th parallel, he said, is about $1.30 per gallon more...
Tags: National Security, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Patrick Leahy, Mexico
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Kiosks at border are welcome addition
Six newly installed kiosks at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry already are making a difference for pedestrians waiting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection are reporting shorter wait times due to the Ready...Tags: Electronics
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Ready lanes to reduce border crossing times
Staff WriterCALEXICO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are already reporting shorter border wait times for pedestrians utilizing the six newly installed Ready lane kiosks at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry. The six kiosks were installed...Tags: Transportation Industry, Electronics
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Global Entry: Help may be at hand for those who wait to get OK'd
Los Angeles Times Travel editorIf you’re waiting…and waiting…for an interview appointment to complete your application for the Global Entry fast-pass-through-customs program, help may be at hand. In a blog post Monday, I explained that I had been conditionally...Tags: Agriculture, Layoffs and Downsizing, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Air Transportation Industry
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Saudi with pressure cooker in baggage seeks bond
DETROIT (AP) — A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after allegedly lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker asked to be released on bond Monday. Hussain Al Khawahir, 33, was arrested May 11 by federal agents at...
Tags: Boston Marathon, Interior Policy, Police Arrests, Judges, Justice System
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Dead monkey, elephant meat and reptile purses seized at LAX
In what even U.S. Customs officials are describing as a “weird” week of sorts, border protection officers seized nearly half a pound of exotic meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made with reptile skin coming in from Nigeria....
Tags: Endangered Species, Wildlife, Los Angeles International Airport, Nigeria, Conservation
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Valley Police Beat: Cocaine and heroin found in muffler, 18-year-old arrested
CALEXICO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 32 pounds of heroin and cocaine hidden inside a vehicle’s muffler and arrested an 18-year-old suspected of drug smuggling at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry on Sunday morning,...Tags: Heroin, Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking
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Cocaine and heroin found in muffler, 18-year-old arrested
CALEXICO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 32 pounds of heroin and cocaine hidden inside a vehicle’s muffler and arrested an 18-year-old suspected of drug smuggling at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry on Sunday morning,...Tags: Heroin, Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: National Security, Immigration, Federal Aviation Administration, Cocoa Beach, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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