Canadians (and All Immigrants) Beware! Your Legal Marijuana Use Does Not Extend to the US

Canadians (and All Immigrants) Beware! Your Legal Marijuana Use Does Not Extend to the US

An unnamed top border US border official has confirmed that those who work in, or invest in the soon-to-be legal Pot trade in Canada will be treated like drug traffickers and risk being turned away at the border at the minimum or worse. While it might seem insane, any legal jobs involving cannabis in Canada — or even legal investing in the marijuana industry in Canada — will result in your being treated as a member of an illegal drug cartel by Customs and Border Protection.

New “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Is Traumatizing by Design

New “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Is Traumatizing by Design

While immigration has been in the news fairly solidly since the Trump administration took the reigns, in the last few weeks we have entered a whole new era of previously unimaginable policies. Detaining children is nothing new. Under Obama the detention of children was met with outrage by a lot of immigration attorneys and advocates. In fact as many have said before, Obama, our “deporter in chief”  oversaw very aggressive detention and removal policy. He deported…

What Problems Do Immigrants Face? 5 Top Problems on the Road to Immigration and Naturalization

What Problems Do Immigrants Face? 5 Top Problems on the Road to Immigration and Naturalization

The term “immigrant” gets tossed around a lot these days – it feels like more than ever since the Trump administration came to power. I tweet 3 to 5 new immigration articles daily, or it seems that way… In the US, however, most of us are immigrants in one way or another.  It just depends on how many generations you go back. Immigrants have frequently experienced difficulties in trying to go to another country. Many are fleeing wars, or persecution at home and have already faced untold hardships before they even hit our shores. But what happens when they get here? What is the process like once they are trying to get their green card or naturalization in the US?

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