<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: News &amp; Videos about U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:02:22 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: News &amp; Videos about U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/04/10/soldier.citizen/tztop.alcivar.swear.cnn.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>For wounded soldier, citizenship is 'icing on the cake'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/10/soldier.citizen/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/10/soldier.citizen/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar raised his right hand and pledged allegiance to the Constitution, swearing to protect it against all enemies, foreign and domestic.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>2008 sees most new U.S. citizens in more than 100 years</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/06/new.citizens/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/06/new.citizens/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More than 1 million people took the Oath of Allegiance and became U.S. citizens during fiscal 2008, the largest number in the 100 years the government has been keeping records, according to the Department of Homeland Security.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Could you pass the new citizenship test?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/01/citizenship.test/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/01/citizenship.test/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>James Yarsiah listened to his college classmates discuss whether the civics component of the new U.S. naturalization test -- which prospective citizens can start taking Wednesday -- is more challenging than its predecessor.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Steep Drop in Citizenship Filings</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840171,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840171,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Immigrants aren't seeking U.S. citizenship as often these days -- not since the American dream became more expensive</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iwo Jima flag-raiser posthumously gets citizenship document</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/29/iwo.jima.citizenship/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/29/iwo.jima.citizenship/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>One of the Marines shown in a famous World War II photograph raising the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima was posthumously awarded a certificate of U.S. citizenship on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>After 2 Iraq tours, Marine gets U.S. citizenship </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/27/greencard.marine.folo/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/27/greencard.marine.folo/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. Marine Cpl. Mario Ramos-Villalta put on his freshly pressed uniform early Thursday as a citizen of El Salvador. By the end of the day, he would be a citizen of the United States of America.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Officer charged with demanding sex for green card </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/21/immigration.officer/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/21/immigration.officer/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A U.S. immigration screening officer faces felony charges for allegedly demanding and receiving oral sex from a woman seeking a green card, according to authorities and court documents.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Green-card Marine' prepares for 3rd deployment</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/19/greencard.marine/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/19/greencard.marine/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Mario Ramos-Villalta flashes a broad smile from beneath his camouflage cap as he talks about the country he loves and why he became a Marine.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tonight's facts </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/dobbs.8.1/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/dobbs.8.1/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. DANGEROUS IMPORTS New USDA regulations would allow poultry raised and processed in the US to be shipped to China, processed further and packaged for resale in the U.S. (applies to "cooked" poultry only -- not raw product). Chicken Export 1st 5 months of 2007 265 Thousand metric tons exported to China / Hong Kong market ($204 million) 1st 5 months of 2006 185 Thousand metric tons exported to China / Hong Kong market ($139 million) 47% increase Source: USA Poultry &amp;amp; Egg Export Council According to Jim Sumner, President USAPEEC, there is no Chinese poultry in U.S. for human consumption. Chicken Imports We currently import no poultry from China. Source: Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics TRASH AND ILLEGAL ALIENS REPORT ON TRASH AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS LEGALIZED IMMIGRANTS According to Citizenship and Immigration</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Does U-Turn on Green Cards</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1644716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1644716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The government did an about-face Tuesday and announced it is accepting applications for green cards filed by skilled immigrant workers</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dobbs: Give it a rest, Mr. President</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/12/Dobbs.June13/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/12/Dobbs.June13/index.html</guid><description>President Bush is building his legacy, adding another unfortunate line of hollow bravado to his rhetorical repertoire. To "Mission accomplished," "Bring it on," "Wanted: Dead or alive," and of course, "I earned ... political capital, and now I intend to spend it," he has added "I'll see you at the bill signing," referring to his own ill-considered push for so-called comprehensive immigration reform legislation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tonight's facts: Immigration statistics</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/01/dobbs.visa/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/01/dobbs.visa/index.html</guid><description>These are some of the facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.    H1-B visas</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dobbs: A peculiar day for immigration rallies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/01/Dobbs.May2/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/01/Dobbs.May2/index.html</guid><description>What a spectacle, what a mess. What a day for thousands and thousands of illegal aliens and their supporters to march through the streets of many of our biggest cities demanding amnesty for illegally entering the country.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 20:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Too soon' for Tsunami adoptions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/tsunami.adoption/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/tsunami.adoption/index.html</guid><description>Government and aid agencies say it is too early to consider adopting children who may have been orphaned by the tsunami disaster.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:32:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>