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Illegal immigration dropping, study says

Oct. 2, 2008
Illegal immigration has slowed in the past three years and the influx of legal permanent residents in the United States now exceeds the number of new undocumented residents, according to a report released today by a Washington think tank. There were...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch