Immigration Law Blog
Immigration law is a constantly changing legal field. Immigration lawyer Harlan York provides this blog so you can stay up to date on how legal trends affect immigration law cases.
February 13th, 2012
Three years ago, the Justice Department assured the Supreme Court that although it sometimes deported immigrants while they were challenging unfavorable court decisions, it would bring those people back to the United States if they won on appeal. That was US policy, the department asserted. The justices relied on that statement in deciding that immigrants would not suffer irreparable harm if they were forced to leave the country while still appealing their cases. Now it turns out, according to US District…
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February 2nd, 2012
In 2006 a Republican-controlled Senate supported immigration reform that included a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. Although that bill failed to pass the Republican House, President Bush supported it, saying the U.S. could be “a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time.” Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s positions on illegal immigrants have largely echoed party orthodoxy, but he deviated from the script when he said the US must “figure out a way to accommodate” young…
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January 24th, 2012
A Pew Research Center survey found that illegal immigration has dropped in importance in the 2012 election more than any other issue on the minds of voters. Only 39% of Americans call illegal immigration an important issue, down from 55% in 2007. That’s a bigger drop than crime, the environment and global warming. The economy has moved up 18% in importance and the budget deficit is up 16%. Terrorism has fallen to third, behind the economy and jobs. Overall, illegal immigration ties for 17th on a…
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January 12th, 2012
Rick Snyder is a pro-immigration Republican. While some Republican governors in Arizona, Alabama and South Carolina face controversy over their attempts to stop illegal immigrants, Snyder assigned agencies to woo educated immigrants to Michigan. “I view it as education, to explain the facts to people,” Snyder said. “They’re not taking jobs, they’re creating jobs.” Snyder, a former chairman of computer maker Gateway Inc., wants Congress to ease the entry of people with advanced degrees, especially in science and technical fields, and newly minted foreign…
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January 6th, 2012
President Obama moved to repair relations with a crucial voting bloc and opened another battle with Republican lawmakers by easing rules on the politically volatile issue of illegal immigration. His proposal will probably affect tens of thousands — perhaps more than 100,000 — illegal residents. It would end a requirement that undocumented immigrants with parents or spouses in the US leave the country first if they wish to file paperwork that would forestall deportation on the grounds of family hardship.…
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December 29th, 2011
They are the fastest growing voting group in the nation. Many Latinos are watching closely how the presidential candidates view the issue of immigration in the US. In California, legislators recently passed a law providing financial aid for students who are illegal immigrants. “I was born in Mexico. I came to the US at the age of two,” said Nancy Meza, whose story is not uncommon. Her mother brought her to the U.S. to get an education. Meza just graduated…
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December 11th, 2011
“You have to wonder how many New Hampshire primary voters even know who this sheriff from Arizona is, so it’s hard to see how he’s the guy who’s going to save Rick Perry” says Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy in Arlington, Va. But Newt Gingrich is unlikely to suffer the same fate as Perry over his immigration stance, says Mr. Anderson, who specializes in immigration issues. While Perry’s “heart” comment sounded like he was…
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December 8th, 2011
Even though Maria Luna’s parents are US residents, she is in limbo. That’s because her mother drove to Mexico to deliver Maria and leave her there. “I happened to be born on New Year’s Day, and my grandmother who owned a house in Mexicali, Mexico — where I was born — was celebrating with her family. And when she found out what my mother had done, she immediately came to my rescue and brought me over to the US at…
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November 30th, 2011
Former President Bill Clinton said the Newt Gingrich idea was a good compromise between positions offered by the left and the right. “That sort of splits the difference between the immigration reforms proposed by President Bush and President Obama, which would give a path to citizenship, and would be a version of what President Reagan did,” Clinton said. “I am prepared to take the heat for saying let’s be humane in enforcing the law,” said Gingrich, the Presidential hopeful. (cnn)…
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November 24th, 2011
“I don’t see how the party that says it’s the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter-century,” he said. “And I’m prepared to take the heat for saying let’s be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but by finding a way to create legality so that they are not separated from their families.” The former US House Speaker said longtime residents who have raised…
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