Immigration
Symposium on “The Future of Legal Education”
The Iowa Law Review is holding a Symposium on “The Future of Legal Education” this Friday and Saturday. America’s law schools are reevaluating the way they teach the law. Recent research has suggested new techniques for legal education, and some law schools have either made pedagogical changes or are considering doing so. Iowa Law Review’s symposium, [...]
Indicting Hezbollah in Mexico
A few months, the United States issued an extraterritorial indictment against Jamal Yousef, a senior agent of Hezbollah, an Iranian-sponsored and U.S.-designated terrorist organization. The agent was conducting a business deal to provide thousands of new U.S. arms stolen from American forces in Iraq that had been shipped and stored in Mexico and were to [...]
Some States “Just Say No” to Harmful Immigration Enforcement Laws
If Arizona had its own television show, the warning “don’t try this at home” would appear after every commercial break. (Cut to tumbleweeds and Arizona businesses pulling their pockets inside out) This week, some states—like Virginia, South Dakota and New Hampshire—actually heeded that warning and rejected a host of enforcement measures targeting undocumented immigrants. States [...]
Lobbyists Spin GAO Report on H-1B
We have previously reported that the GAO has released a new study on the H-1B program titled “H-1B Visa Program: Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program”. As you can tell from the title, this report does not paint a pretty picture of the H-1B program, like all the other [...]
Multiculturalism in the U.S.: Cultural Narcissism and the Politics of Recognition
Multiculturalism in the United States has a long silent history. The United States has, from its founding, taken in immigrants from different cultural backgrounds, many of whom were, at the time, controversial. First, it was the Germans who raised questions about whether they could or would become “real Americans.” Then questions were raised about the [...]
Another Watergate Mystery
Obscure Arm of DHS Probably Does Right Thing as Visa-Seeking Iranian Apparently Tries to Buy into Watergate Hotel with Lawless Cash! If I were on the copy desk of a tabloid newspaper, that would be the (admittedly long) headline I would write regarding one of the latest decision of the Department of Homeland Security’s privacy-crazed [...]
‘Biblical Exodus’ – Thousands of Tunisians Arrive In Italy
Thousands of migrants have landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa in recent days, fleeing economic and political uncertainty in North Africa. Italy has declared a humanitarian emergency. So far, its requests to send police to patrol the Tunisian coast have been rejected by government officials in Tunis. Tunisian authorities have angrily turned down an [...]
Eurpoean Milticultrualism’s Lessons for the U.S.: Double Standards
The crumbling of the heretofore-taboo subject of the impact of multiculturalism on immigrant assimilation opens up a critical question for debate. That question is premised on the reality that immigration into the western democracies from all parts of the world will continue to be a fact that these governments must address. The question is how [...]
The Greatest Thing About Citizenship and Immigration to Canada
Immigration to Canada is usually a time consuming and hectic process so Citizen and immigration Canada is more necessary if you do not know the place to start. Of course there is nothing stopping you applying your self, but an immigration Consultant who focuses on Canadian immigration could make the process lots smoother and less [...]
Kentucky Workers Rally Against Anti-Immigration Bill
The people at the center of Kentucky’s immigration debate – Hispanic workers – rallied on the Capitol steps Tuesday against Senate Bill 6, which would create state crimes for illegal immigrants and those who harbor or transport them. In English and Spanish, speakers told the crowd of several hundred that those who come to Kentucky [...]
RINO Update: As Lindsey Graham works on new immigration bill, poll shows he’s more popular with Democrats than Republicans
As we hear the news of RINO Senator Lindsey Graham working with Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer for yet another immigration bill, a new poll shows that Graham is actually more popular with liberals than conservatives. Lindsey continues to fail to understand that what the American people want is not another immigration bill, rather a fixed [...]
4 Fundamental Flawn in the H-1B Visa Program
Loopholes in H-1B and L-1 visa programs have made it too easy to bring in cheap foreign workers who are displacing American workers, according to a new report, which says that an overhaul of the programs should address four fundamental flaws in their design. The H-1B and L-1 visa programs are “riddled with problems,” and [...]
America’s Secret Innovation Weapon: Immigration
When I was 8 years old, my father explained to me the secret to American prosperity. Immigrants come to the United States and take menial jobs so that their children have a chance at a better future, he told me. While the jobs they take are below their intrinsic capabilities, they’re focused on giving their [...]
President Obama has been too busy deporting immigrants to address immigration reform
The first eighteen months of the Obama Presidency have come and gone, and the President has yet to address immigration reform. That being said, the President has assured us that he WILL address immigration reform. Not now, but soon. So we should all just be patient. Our time will come. Not now, but soon. What [...]
Sandoval Statement on Immigration Perp Rulings: My policy was to get these offenders out of our communties
A statement from Brian Sandoval re: his bench rulings that waived prison time and instead ordered probation and small fines for illegal immigrants: “This is a very common practice, for a very logical reason — To get the criminal in federal custody as soon as possible so they can be deported and off the backs [...]
Are You Eligible for an EB5 Investor Visa?
EB5 investor visa eligibility is based on the amount of legal funds available for foreign investors to invest in the United States. It is a fast-track process to becoming a permanent U.S. resident. This article will outline some steps you can take if you are considering applying for the EB5 program. An Eb-5 Investor Visa is [...]
Praying for Family-Friendly Immigration
Amid the legal challenges to stop Arizona’s tough new immigration law, a small group of people gather regularly on the corner of a dusty lot in south-central Phoenix to pray the rosary. By 7 p.m. one recent evening, about 25 people slouched in metal folding chairs and recited the Hail Mary prayer in Spanish and, [...]
NAFTA’s Impact on Immigration
The Arizona immigration bill that has been grabbing headlines for months due to its controversial provisions came to a temporary conclusion today. The bill was signed into law and parts of it will go into effect, but the more contentious aspects of the bill have been placed on hold after a federal judge ordered an [...]
700% Increase in Dismissed Cases in Houston Immigration Court
The Houston Chronicle has reported that after Department of Homeland Security attorneys began a review of immigration cases in Houston, Immigration Judges dismissed more than 200 deportation cases, a 700% increase over the previous month. Executive Office for Immigration Review data reveals that this August Houston Immigration Judges dismissed 217 cases. There were only 27 dismissals [...]
An Inside Look at the EB5 Investor Visa Program
If you are immigrating with the intent of starting a business in the United States, you may want to consider applying for an Eb-5 Investor Visa. The first step in applying for this visa is to fill out USCIS form I-526. This application must be sent to the USCIS center where you intend to launch your [...]
