For one, I would like to be an optimist about immigration reform. I really wish that immigration reform would pass already. We have been waiting since Section 245 (i) left the Immigration and Nationality Act on April 30, 2001. Gone are the days when immigrants paid a $1000 penalty in their green card applications through work and family as a trade-off for crossing the border.
Many Filipino associations and American politicians have requested that the President designate Filipinos for TPS. It really would be sensible and humane to set Temporary Protected Status for nationals of the Philippines much like Haitians given TPS after the terrible earthquake there. Immigrants receiving TPS are few and far between.
Gandhi was once famously asked if he was a Hindu. His answer: “Yes I am. I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew.” This perspective is very important when representing immigrants. As lawyers who help immigrants, we must look at all of our clients with truly global perspective. Here are four essential points that you must remember in reviewing immigration policy…
“White Americans. What? Nothin’ better to do? Why don’t you kick yourself out. You’re an immigrant too.” – Jack White. The above lyrics from the 2007 hit “Icky Thump” remind me of the oft-repeated notion that the only people who are not immigrants are the Native Americans. But then immigrants have always taken the scapegoat beating…
The Dream Act still has not passed, but Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals went into effect in August 2012. Here are ten things you must know about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
The federal government shutdown that started earlier this week has already affected the country in many ways. While the Immigration Service appears to operating “business as usual,” many other federal agencies are not functioning normally…
It has been lurking in the news for years, but over the last ten months or so, immigration reform has truly stayed among the biggest stories. Here’s everything you must know, based on my 18 years of experience in the immigration field and countless studies, both long term and in 2013…
So as we commemorate the 1st year of DACA, we read now that Senator Marco Rubio – Republican from Florida and pro-immigration reform politician – has warned that lack of action by Congress may lead to President Obama signing an executive order granting amnesty
Former President George W. Bush spoke out this week - to push Congress to do what he repeatedly favored throughout his time in the White House - to reform immigration. Bush spoke of fixing the "broken system" and giving people "respect." The fact that reform never...
“This case illustrates the archaic and convoluted state of our current immigration system.” So begins a very important June 5th decision from the 6th Circuit, which has authority over immigration cases in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In Flores, et al. v....
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass the Border Security, Economic Opportunity & Immigration Modernization Act to the Senate floor for full vote! The bipartisan Gang of Eight compromised in a number of areas to convince conservatives to back the...
K-1 visas for fiancées of US citizens. We have had a number of these approved in recent months and more pending ... Litigation for immigrants. Every single day we take on new court matters in NJ NY PA and many other states. Managers and executives at international...
I have been a proud member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for well over 15 years. AILA has done excellent work in many areas, advocating on behalf of foreign nationals from all over the globe. This week, AILA took a look at the bill known as...
I have written and spoken for years about how our representatives favor certain ideals. The media sometimes distorts things, but it is now clearer than ever that we are starting to see a change coming. Today, a group of conservative members of the House voiced...
As we stand closer to immigration reform, I talk to many people who are disillusioned and unsure. "We have been here for more than a decade," they say, "and we work hard, pay taxes, have US born kids, but still we await our green cards." I reply to them that reform...
Well, with a Republican-controlled House, Democratic Senate, and a second term for the President, what to expect on Immigration? Microsoft, Intel and Hewlett-Packard, among others, have pushed to expand H-1B visa availability from its current 65,000 annual limit. So,...
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