By Brian Bennett WASHINGTON — The Obama administration eased the way Wednesday for illegal immigrants who are immediate relatives of American citizens to apply for permanent residency, a change that could affect as many as 1 million of the estimated 11 million immigrants unlawfully in the U.S. A new rule issued by the Department of […]
By Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year from a peak of 12 million in 2007, part of an […]
Zephyrs, a New Jersey retailer of Italian hosiery, is suing the lingerie giant and its parent company Limited Brands Inc. in an Ohio court for using images of its sexy stockings on its packaging and displays while selling the consumer a lower-quality product. In the complaint, Zephyrs accuses Victoria’s Secret of using cheaper, “knockoff” hosiery […]
-By Peter Burrows Get ready for “rubberbanding.” That’s the way the screen on an iPad or iPhone seems to bounce when you scroll to the bottom of a file — and it’s among the terms jurors must understand as Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. face off in a patent trial this week. […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a split decision on Arizona’s tough 2010 immigration law, upholding its most hotly debated provision but blocking others on the grounds that they interfered with the federal government’s role in setting immigration policy. The court unanimously sustained the law’s centerpiece, the one critics have called its “show […]
New York City has long been known as a refuge that celebrates immigrants, whether they are here legally or not. But some worry that a new federal policy beginning tomorrow will turn the city’s atmosphere from friendly to frightening. The U.S. government is mandating a program called Secure Communities be enforced in the city starting […]