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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will co-host a breakfast program discussing comprehensive immigration reform and assistance with international recruitment efforts for colleges and universities. The program, presented in conjunction with Marymount Manhattan College, will take place Thursday, April 3, 2014.

Speakers from Greenberg Traurig and the U.S. Department of Commerce will provide an update regarding the status of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill. The program is geared towards higher education professionals and general counsel dealing with issues relating to the recruitment of international students or who are interested in the impact of immigration reform and international outreach assistance.

Program topics will include:

Immigration Reform

The legislative challenge

The Senates Comprehensive Immigration Reform and what it would mean for colleges and universities House immigration bills and their potential impact on colleges and universities

Legislative outlook for immigration reform

Commerce Department Assistance with International Outreach

The use of the Commerce Department's one-on-one appointment services overseas to meet new international education partners

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PORTER, Okla. - Farmers in Oklahoma are joining a national effort for immigration reform.

The farmers depend on immigrant workers to operate their businesses.

They say if Congress fails to reform the nation's immigration laws, their businesses will suffer.

Kent Livesay, a peach farmer from Porter, is one of the Oklahoma farmers calling for immigration reform.

The peach orchard he operates has been in his family for nearly 50 years and is the largest in the state.

Livesay said his family's business would not be as successful as it is today if not for the same families of documented workers he has depended on since 1985.

But he says those workers are getting older and without immigration reform, he's worried his business will not be able to grow in the future.

"As we think about expanding in the future or continuing to keep production where we're at, we do need some reform of the immigration laws," said Livesay."Ideally, we'd have a guest worker program that would allow people to come here and work for short periods of time in the U.S. legally."

Livesay said he has also employed Americans, but says he still depends on documented workers in order to sustain and grow his business.

As Congress continues to discuss and debate immigration reform, Livesay hopes all that talk will turn into action, sooner rather than later, for the sake of his business.

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. -

Allentown City Council took a symbolic stand in support of comprehensive U.S. immigration reform Wednesday night.

The seven-member council unanimously passed a resolution recommending "federal enactment of rational solutions to fix our broken immigration system."

The resolution states that an estimated 11 million to 14 million immigrants "contribute to our communities, the economy and the country - yet are denied essential rights."

Saying comprehensive immigration reform is urgently needed and widely supported, council said such reform will .keep families together, recognize the harm caused by deportations and "respect the rights of all persons regardless of where they come from."

Council's action was commended by Rafael Collazo of the National Council of La Raza, which calls itself the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization.

"I'm really proud to be here today," said Collazo. "The National Council of La Raza really thanks you for your leadership."

The resolution was introduced by council president Julio Guridy.

"Unfortunately, the immigration process in the United States is broken," said Guridy.

"We desperately need a comprehensive immigration bill. But the federal government has failed to enact one for the last 10 years."

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