Immigration
How to Choose a Very Bood Immigration Lawyer
As immigrants, many people face troubles with the government whether it be with expired visas or past business in their land of origin, but what most people do not talk about is how to find a good Boston Immigration Lawyer when these problems come up. The stakes can be very high in these instances and [...]
U.S. to Halt Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Who Meet Certain Criteria
PanARMENIAN.Net - Bowing to pressure from immigrant rights activists, the Obama administration said that it will halt deportation proceedings on a case-by-case basis against illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria, such as attending school, having family in the military or having primary responsible for other family members’ care, The Washington Times reported. The move marks a major step [...]
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait recall ambassadors to Syria
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait all recalled their ambassadors to Syria Monday over concerns about the crackdown on protestors by the Syrian government. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia announced the decision to recall the country’s Syrian ambassador in a statement read on state television, saying that “[t]he Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [demands] the stoppage of the killing machine and bloodshed, and the use [...]
Youth Group Wants Government Ban On Russian Migration Scheme
n a petition circulated last week, the Hima (Now) movement said controversial activities of the Russian Federation Migration Service (FMS) in Armenia are illegal and must be banned. Hima referred to the Russian government’s Compatriots program that offers employment, accommodation and financial benefits to married residents of former Soviet republics willing to settle in Russia. [...]
9/11 conspiracy theory goes to U.S. Court in Denver
On Monday, July 11, 2011, pro se plaintiff Leonardo Ramos-Hernandez filed a draft of a first amended complaint in the U.S. District Court in Denver,Colorado claiming that the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11 was an inside job. Ramos-Hernandez says that as a consequence of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration convened various task forces that established policies that he claims now violate [...]
Study Visa For School Children
The immigration law allows foreign nationals to study in the United States. These foreign nationals must attend a school in the United States that has been approved by the USCIS for such attendance. These schools must be approved by USCIS to enroll foreign nationals. The foreign national (student) from abroad who wishes to enter United [...]
Mexican Government Helps Illegal Colonists Get Free Healthcare at Our Expense
Mexico’s government may be corrupt and ineffective at controlling drug violence, but unlike ours it looks out for the best interests of its people. For example, it helps its illegal colonists to take advantage of free healthcare on our side of the border: Mexico’s government operates programs in about a dozen American cities that refers its [...]
Illegal Immigration
The situation of Europe, notably Italy, is at a decidedly uncomfortable, because of excessive, arrival of illegal immigrants, willing to invade Europe in a month on the Italian coastline is nearly 10,000 illegal immigrants arrived from Tunisia, these people are all willing to reach other European nations, including France, Germany, England, but without any permits, [...]
Federal Overhaul to Immigration Courts
Federal officials are taking steps to overhaul the nation’s immigration courts — adding judges, improving training, and trying to reduce the influence of politics. But critics say these changes are too little and long overdue. The efforts follow a flurry of studies, congressional testimony, and calls to address the crush of cases, complaints about erratic [...]
What about Nativism?
Is nativism really mean? Is nativism really naïve? Is nativism the beginning of the end? An editorial last month in the New York Times entitled “The Anti-Arizonans” celebrates different expressions of opposition to legislative action taken in Arizona aimed at restricting illegal immigration. Such celebrations of righteous indignation have become fairly commonplace in much of [...]
New Immigration Article: Sorry Ma’am, Your Baby is an Alien: Outdated Immigration Rules and Assisted Reproductive Technology
Sorry Ma’am, Your Baby is an Alien: Outdated Immigration Rules and Assisted Reproductive Technology by Scott Titshaw, Mercer University School of Law. Abstract: The growing use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and legal recognition of same-sex relationships are raising questions regarding the recognition of parent-child relationships. State and foreign family law have been wrestling with [...]
Illegal Immigration Profiteers
When employers exert their power and influence to safeguard their access to an unlimited supply of illegal alien labor, they put profits ahead of principle and sacrifice millions of American children to identity theft. These employers are like war profiteers who put profits ahead of the interests of their nation and its people. War profiteers [...]
New Mexico’s Driver’s License Law for Illegal Immigrants Remains in Effect
Republican Governor Susana Martinez campaigned on repealing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants, one of only three states to have such a law – she failed. The initiative that would of barred undocumented immigrants from receiving driver’s licenses was passed in the State House and then when it came to the Senate it was modified to [...]
Utah’s New Immigration Bills: A Blast From the Past
Last week the Utah legislature passed three new laws that have been hailed in the media as a new, more reasonable, approach to immigration policy. Reasonable, that is, compared to Arizona’s S.B. 1070, which would allow police to stop anyone, demand immigration papers and hold her or him for deportation. Utah’s law was signed by [...]
Office for Civil Rights Posts Agreements From Investigations
The U.S. Department of Education’s office for civil rights is posting agreements online that are forged between the office and school districts resulting from compliance reviews or investigations of complaints. Russlynn H. Ali, the assistant secretary for the OCR, made a point of telling me about the new method of distribution in a phone interview [...]
House Panel Has Lively Session on Illegals’ Impact on Black Workers
The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held a lively but largely good-tempered discussion yesterday morning about the extent of the impact of illegal alien workers on the labor market experiences of blacks, particularly black men. Presiding was Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), the new chair of the subcommittee; also very much present [...]
Why The Executive Branch Was Correct in Rejecting An Unconstitutional Act
Last week the executive branch signaled that it would not defend the constitutionality of DOMA – an unconstitutional statute purporting to define what constitutes a valid marriage at the federal level. The case where the issue came up was in the Second Circuit, but the executive’s position is applicable nationwide. In a letter by the [...]
Should Employer Fines Be Cut Because of the Recession?
When jobs for American residents are scarce, should an employer pay smaller fines for ignoring the rules on hiring illegal aliens because there’s a recession? That’s the odd position taken by an administrative law judge (ALJ) who works for the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), an arm of the U.S. Justice Department. One might [...]
Anti-Immigrant Laws Won’t Solve Mexico’s Economy
The Arizona Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared the way for a host of bills targeting undocumented immigrants. SB 1611, Senate President Russell Pearce’s latest effort to punish the state’s immigrant community with harsh sanctions and restrictions, was one of them. This comes on the heels of legislation introduced a couple weeks ago in the Arizona [...]
Multi-Tasking Coast Guard Does a Lot Besides Stopping Illegal Entries
Since I am curious about the apparent current and strange lack of illegal entry attempts from Haiti in recent months, I have been following the flow of press releases out of Coast Guard’s Seventh District headquarters in Miami. The image I get is an entity as busy as a one-armed paperhanger, who is also charged [...]
