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For Some Immigrants, The Ticket To A Visa Is A Check

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 03/05/2010 - 5:30am

Thousands of wealthy foreigners have gotten visas by investing at least $500,000 in a new business that will create jobs in the U.S.

While some think everyone wins under this arrangement, others scoff at what they say is a "pay to play" system.

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Flood Of Immigrants To Long Island Sparks Tension

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 11/19/2009 - 5:10am

People born and raised in Suffolk County, N.Y., complain about dozens of people living in single-family homes; immigrants complain that they are victimized by locals.

An Ecuadorean day laborer was murdered last year, allegedly by teenagers who said they regularly looked for immigrants to bash.

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