Although comprehensive immigration reform went down in flames earlier in the summer of 2007, there is hope that smaller measures could get passed in Congress. On September 20, 2007, Senator Durbin offered an amendment to the military authorization bill (H.R. 1585), which would introduce the DREAM Act (S.A. 2919).

HOUSTON: The fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants in the United States doesn't speak Spanish. They typically aren't found at day labor sites or streaming across the Southwest border into the US.

LONDON: Thousands of prospective Indian immigrants will be affected by the British government's plans to make it compulsory for skilled migrants from outside the European Union to be able to speak, write and understand English before they are allowed to enter Britain.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), issued a final rule, effective September 14 that amends the regulations relating to the unlawful hiring or continued employment of unauthorized workers.