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You can do it, Home Depot doesn't want to pay
We've all seen the day laborers who congregate outside stores like Home Depot to wait for work. Some local governments have been requiring those businesses to provide facilities such as restrooms and security staff — and Home Depot has had enough. The home improvement giant has been lobbying for help from Washington, hoping to insert language into the looming federal immigration bill that would prohibit local governments from mandating that businesses accommodate the day laborers. Cities have argued that certain businesses bring certain land-use costs with them and it's not fair to taxpayers to have to pick up the tab.
06/27/07 04:28 AM PT Posted on June 27, 2007 4:28 AM PTWelcome to America... the line forms over there
More than 4,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens yesterday, and right now many more are applying for citizenship — before the application fee goes up at the end of this month. Currently, it costs $400 to cover the costs of the paperwork. On July 30, that goes up to $675. Of course, in addition to the fees, citizenship requires a recent background check. And the wait for that is up to two years right now.
07/05/07 04:35 AM PT Posted on July 5, 2007 4:35 AM PTLatest Posts
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