Dreamer Applications (also known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) have been in the news a lot lately, with President Trump’s administration talking about ending the program, but now also claiming they will preserve the close to 800,000 youth currently protected by the program in the United States.
The most notable public perception of President Donald Trump and immigration policy has manifested in daily stories about deportations. These heartbreaking pieces — parents detained and removed from their kids; husbands and wives permanently separated; and adults returned to nations where they have not lived since childhood…
Trump’s administration has just added another delay to immigrants wanting to get green cards in the US. In a move that, in my opinion, is a wasteful use of resources, USICS announced that certain immigrants will now be required to have in-person interviews.
In the United States there is a lot of talk about Mexican immigrants…and a lot of assumptions about who they are, and what that means.
Over the years, many of the young lawyers I’ve come in contact with – both as a teacher and as an employer- ask me what it takes to be a top lawyer. The answer that I give is never one they expect: no matter how high up the ladder you are, it pays to keep your ego in check.