Today I did a standard consultation with a United States citizen. The fellow, a son of Italian immigrants, appeared in my office. Hard working guy who built a very successful construction company. He wanted to know about sponsoring a Central American employee. I explained that the immigration law had changed in 2001. Thus I could not properly achieve what he was seeking. The guy was incredulous…
Everybody comes from somewhere. The people who arrive first make the rules. Immigrants who enter afterwards are subjected to restrictions and being deemed “illegal.”
I heard Phish bassist Mike Gordon say today that his bandmate Trey Anastasio once told Dave Matthews that placing the word “dance” in a song can automatically encourage a crowd to dance. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services have begun their own dance song, in recent years. And immigrants, their employers and attorneys, have all had to start dancing as fast as possible to keep up with the rhythm…
On March 4, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit issued a very important ruling. The case is called Galarza v. Szalczyk. The 3rd Circuit ruled that an immigration detainer is NOT mandatory. Rather, when Homeland Security lodges an immigration...