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USA: SECURITY STEPPED UP TO STOP DRUG SMUGGLING & ILLEGAL ALIENS
Eng/Span/Nat
Hundreds of additional law enforcement officers and state-of-the-art equipment will be deployed along the California-Arizona border in an attempt to reduce the number of illegal aliens and cross-border drug smuggling.
The...
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Ashcroft sets out post Sept 11 policy for foreign students
1. John Ashcroft, US Attorney General, entering press conference
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English), John Ashcroft, US Attorney General:
"Today I am announcing a new system for tracking the more than one million foreign...
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More than a decade ago, 10-year-old Shyima Hall came to America. She was forced to sleep in a cold garage at night and work as a maid during the day for an affluent Southern California family. Now the former child slave has become a U-S citizen.
HEADLINE:Former child maid from Egypt becomes US citizen
CAPTION: More than a decade ago, 10-year-old Shyima Hall came to this country. She was forced to sleep in a cold garage at night and spend her days working as a maid for...
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USA: GHANAIAN WOMAN GRANTED ASYLUM
English/Nat
Two years after fleeing her native country, a Ghanaian woman once threatened with genital mutilation, has been granted asylum by the United States.
After spending most of those two years at an I-N-S (Immigration and...
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US presidential candidates at Colombia University
1. Various of Republican Presidential nominee John McCain walking onto the stage and waving to audience
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John McCain, Republican Presidential Candidate:
"Americans are so frustrated now with our government....
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President-elect meets foreign media, presser, Obrador speech
Mexico City - 7 September 2006
1. Various of news conference given by Mexico's President Elect Felipe Calderon
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Felipe Calderon, Mexican President Elect:
"I will assume the presidency on December 1st, there is no...
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USA/MEXICO: IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES PRAISE NEW DUAL NATIONALITY LAW
Spanish/Nat
Immigrant advocates from Mexico and the United States have praised the passage of a new dual nationality law in Mexico.
The legislation means that Mexicans who've become U-S citizens can retain their Mexican citizenship....
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USA: WORKSHOPS SET UP TO HELP IMMIGRANTS BECOME US CITIZENS
Spanish/Nat
While US legislators are considering tougher proposals on immigration, some immigrant groups are looking for ways to defend themselves.
They believe immigrants should be better informed on how to become U-S citizens, and are...
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Latinos wield influence in vote as nation's largest minority
April 7, 2003, Los Angeles, California
1. Wide shot of U.S. Marines carrying flag draped casket during funeral of slain U.S. Marine Jose Antonio Gutierrez.
2. Wide shot of people at funeral.
3. Mid shot of woman at funeral.
4. Stills...
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USA: CUBAN BOY CUSTODY BATTLE UPDATE
Span/Eng/Nat
Relatives of six-year-old Elian Gonzalez in Miami say they're only willing to let his father visit the boy in their home.
Juan Migel Gonzalez, father of Elian, arrived in Washington D-C Thursday morning with his wife and...
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Army reaches out to Chinese community following recruitment scam
Pomona, California - 13 April, 2011
1. Wide of accused, Yupeng Deng entering courtroom
2. Mid of Deng seated in courtroom
3. Close-up of Deng seated in courtroom
4. Wide of Deng rising from seat and exiting courtroom
South El Monte,...
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China human rights campaigner Harry Wu dies
Harry Wu, a long-time Chinese human rights campaigner and author, died on Tuesday. He was 79 years old.Wu died while on vacation in Honduras, administrator Ann Noonan of his 'Laogai Human Rights Organization' told The Associated...
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USA: CUBAN BOY CUSTODY BATTLE LATEST (2)
Miami, Florida, Mar 28, 2000
1. Lawyers for Miami relatives walk out of I-N-S building
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Manny Diaz/Lawyer for Relatives
3. Cutaway
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Armando Gutierrez/Family Spokesman
5. Cutaway, police in...
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Cubans of Spanish descent apply for citizenship under new law
Havana, Cuba
1. Wide shot exterior Spanish Embassy, Havana
2. Medium shot Spanish flag
3. Pan right people in long line outside embassy
4. Medium shot people in line with Cuban flag in the background
5. Close up people talking in line...
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Former GOP Chairman Michael Steele reacts to Monday night's Republican debate in Tampa, Florida. Michael Steele said a close, hard-fought battle can be good for the party and the candidates, because it gives them a chance to make their arguments.
HEADLINE Former GOP Chairman Reacts
CAPTION: Former GOP Chairman Michael Steele reacts to Monday night's Republican debate in Tampa, Florida. Michael Steele said a close, hard-fought battle can be good for the party, because it gives the...
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Wife of Palestinian engineer accuses Israel of kidnapping her husband
The Ukrainian wife of a Palestinian engineer has accused Israel's secret intelligence service of seizing her husband from a commuter train in central Ukraine and placing him in custody in Israel.
Veronika Abu Sisi, 32, told The...
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored designer Ralph Lauren at a naturalization ceremony in Washington, Tuesday for his work helping preserve American artifacts. (June 17)
For Ralph Lauren, the American flag is not just a motif. When he uses the flag as inspiration for his designs -- including his U.S. Olympic uniforms -- he believes in what that represents.
The 74-year-old fashion designer was honored...
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Singer Wyclef Jean tells of political plans for Haiti if he's elected president
AP Television
Port-au-Prince,Haiti August 14 2010
1. Wide of Air France flight taxiing on tarmac at Toussaint Louvertoure international airport in Port-au-Prince
2. Mid of airport
3. Haitian presidential hopeful and hip hop artist Wyclef...
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RALLY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF SCHOOL BLAST, MINISTER VISITS
A rally was held in the Italian port town of Brindisi on Saturday following the death of a teenage girl was killed after a bomb exploded outside a high school.
Officials said several other teenagers were injured after the device went off...
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US president says security along border with Mexico toughened
1. US President George W. Bush walking towards podium
2. Cutaway of border control officers applauding
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush:
"Past efforts to reform did not do enough to secure our nation's borders, as a...
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Police protect body of drug cartel leader, US consulate temp closed
Guadalajara - 30 July 2010
1. Various of military surrounding forensics building where body of drug lord Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel was found
Ciudad Juarez - 30 July 2010
2. Various of people standing outside US consulate in Ciudad Juarez ...
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Israel allows Palestinians with dual citizenship to leave Gaza City
1. Bus and taxi on side of road picking up Palestinians with dual citizenship at the Red Cross centre
2. Taxi driver taking luggage of roof
3. Palestinians on pavement waiting to leave and relatives seeing them off
4. Close up of luggage...
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Peruvian doctor takes US citizenship oath watched by immigration officer whose life he saved
1. Various of neurosurgeon Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo during naturalisation ceremony
2. Pan left of ceremony
3. Mid of Gonzales-Portillo taking citizenship oath
4. Mid of Milissa Wingerd, Immigration Services officer during naturalisation...
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Haitian serving with US military is naturalised
1. Mid of US naturalisation ceremony for Private First Class (PFC) Guy Albert Eugene
2. Close up of Eugene
3. Various of Eugene taking oath before being granted US citizenship
4. Eugene receiving citizenship certificate
5. Close up of...