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Thousands gather to press Obama for immigration reform
1. Wide shot with flags and protesters, with Capitol Hill in background, chanting in Spanish: "Obama, listen, we are struggling!"
2. Tight shot of protesters chanting
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Marisol Saucedo, Protester from Homestead,...
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An upscale townhouse development in suburban Los Angeles was shut down after being used as a maternity center for Chinese mothers paying to give birth in the U.S. so their children would automatically gain citizenship, city officials said.
HEADLINE: Calif. site for 'maternity tourists' shut down
CAPTION: An upscale townhouse development in suburban Los Angeles was shut down after being used as a maternity center for Chinese mothers paying to give birth in the U.S. so their...
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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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New Americans celebrate their citizenship
Fifty-two citizenship candidates from over twenty-five countries took the Oath of Allegiance to become America's newest citizens Tuesday during a naturalization ceremony held at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
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Immigrants call on Congress to revive immigration legislation
1. Wide of protest
2. Medium of men playing drums
3. Medium of man with sign reading "We are America"
4. Pan of crowd
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Aura Rivas, Protester:
"We are here fighting for the Spanish people and we are fighting for...
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USA: RECORD NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS SPARKS ANTI IMMIGRANT BACKLASH
Cant/Eng/Nat
The record number of immigrants making their way to the United States has touched off an anti-immigrant backlash.
Angered by the perception that foreigners enter the country illegally and then suck up taxpayer dollars, many...
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A neurosurgeon from Peru who performed emergency surgery on an Immigration Services Officer became a U.S. citizen Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. 48-year-old Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo says he's 'very happy' and 'very excited.'
HEADLINE: 'Lifesaving' doctor becomes U.S. Citizen
CAPTION: A neurosurgeon from Peru who performed emergency surgery on an Immigration Services Officer became a U.S. citizen Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. 48-year-old Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo...
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USA: FORMER KGB POLICEMAN BECOMES A US LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
English/Nat
A former KGB secret policeman has achieved a remarkable first, by becoming a US law enforcement officer less than a decade after defecting to the United States.
The 46-year-old Cold War veteran who once caught a British spy,...
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Sarkozy plan to remove citizenship of immigrants who attack police, sots
1. French President Nicolas Sarkozy arriving at local Grenoble police headquarters
2. Sarkozy greeting police officials
3. Sarkozy entering police headquarters
4. Various of two men being arrested by police
5. Exterior of Grenoble...
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USA: NEW SYSTEM TO DEPORT CRIMINAL ALIENS
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The United States' Justice Department initiated a new system to deport criminal aliens on Thursday.
The new system streamlines the process and allows Immigration to send the immigrants home the same day of their hearing.
The...
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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: IMMIGRATION RULES CHANGED
Eng/Span/Nat
The United States is changing its immigration rules to allow more Cubans in, but will send Salvadorans back home.
190-thousand Salvadorans have been protected from deportation on human rights grounds.
But that law will now...
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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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Demonstrators demanding a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants rallied around the nation Tuesday, hoping to spur Congress to act before the looming presidential primaries take over the political landscape.
HEADLINE: Immigration rally draws thousands in Chicago
CAPTION: Demonstrators demanding a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants rallied around the nation Tuesday, hoping to spur Congress to act before the...
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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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Clinton: 'We Are a Nation of Immigrants'
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus052850At a rally in Brooklyn, New York, Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton championed equal pay for women. "The last time I checked, I don't think women going up to the cashier at...