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Even as a bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill to tighten potential security gaps in the visa waiver program, they acknowledge the measure has limits on how effective it might be.

Last year more than 378,000 workers were authorized for H-2A visas, or temporary agriculture positions, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. In 2012, it was less than a third of that.

Pakistan's Federal Cabinet ratified four agreements with neighboring India that are aimed at improving business, trade, and travel relations.

His proposed "great wall" gets all the attention. But his plan would mean record spending on top of what's already record spending on border enforcement.

Indian software giant and outsourcing firm Infosys is expected to pay a $35 million fine to settle work visa fraud charges -- the largest fine of its kind in United States history.

The Obama administration is changing the system that allows travelers from Europe and elsewhere to reach the U.S. without a visa. Steve Inskeep talks to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

Responding to a call to end visa-free travel for Americans who want to visit Europe, the EU said progress has been made toward full reciprocity.

Recent allegations that a McDonald's franchise abused students, who came to the U.S. on cultural guest work visas, is reactivating the debate about how immigration reform should deal with guest workers, and whether the State Department's efforts to curb abuse have failed.

The first impression most Chinese have of the U.S. government comes when they apply for a visa. A deal announced this week between the U.S. and China may spare people from having to apply every year.

A federal appeals court denied the president's attempt to reinstate his controversial executive order, at least for now. Refugee groups are seizing the opportunity and booking plane tickets.