Allan Angel is an immigrant from the Philippines, now living the American dream as a comic book artist in San Jose, California. He has created his own comic book publishing house which he calls "Integrity Comics,"  a place where he gives young people the chance to be...

this data comes from a WSJ piece published earlier this year Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation—at least until the recession began—refuting predictions that post-9/11 restrictions on...

Edward Schumacher-Matos on Social Security and illegals: By 2007, the Social Security trust fund had received a net benefit of somewhere between $120 billion and $240 billion from unauthorized immigrants, representing 5.4% to 10.7% of the trust fund’s total assets...

ICE is rapidly expanding its Secure Communities Project, a strategy that enables the government to identify any immigrant booked into custody by local law enforcement. Before this, an arrestee’s fingerprints were checked during the booking process for criminal history...

As part of the Administration’s effort to remake the enforcement of immigration laws, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have aggressively stepped up various enforcement...

On August 6, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency announced the implementation of a $14 fee beginning September 8 for applications made through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). This fee affects all travelers visiting the United States...

Immigration lawyers who read this post will know what we're talking about.  It's a good story. Back in December 2000 (the 21st, to be exact), a law under §245(i) of the Immigration Act was passed. Without going to get into all the legal mumbo, basically this was the...

Customers Flee Phoenix Out of Fear of Arizona Immigration Law Harlan York, Immigration Attorney serving clients in all fifty U.S. States. From Los Angeles Times Article Link: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/22/nation/la-na-immigration-phoenix-20100723 Reporting...

USCIS has redesigned the permanent resident card, or “green card” to make it more secure, and began issuing the new card in green last month. While originally issued as a green colored card, hence its nickname, the card has long since been issued in white. The card...

Nonimmigrant visa and border crossing card application processing fees are now $140 for most non-petition-based nonimmigrant visas (machine-readable visas or MRVs) and $14 for Border Crossing Cards (BCCs). The Department of State also established a new, higher fee for...

TORTURE? She said "not our clients." Lauren Anselowitz, Immigration Attorney.  Harlan York and Associates. Your #1 Immigration Firm. Lauren won a couple of really big cases in the last few weeks.  Two cases under the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT):...

The Dream Act Been here since you're a child? Wanna go to college or join the military? From Harlan York and Associates, the #1 Immigration Law Firm! You better have a green card, support the DREAM Act! http://dreamact.info/students   From the site: The DREAM Act...

A woman came to see us today for consultation. Sixty-seven years old. She has lived here for more than TWO DECADES. On numerous occasions, the woman made efforts to file for her green card through sponsorship by employers. The applications fell apart due to one...

"we will never fully secure our border until we create a lawful way for foreign workers to come here and support our economy . . . We must also find a sensible and humane way to deal with people here illegally. Illegal immigration is complicated, but it can be...

Believe it or not, we are occasionally asked, "Why do people need Immigration Lawyers?" Well, here's one example. A client who we assisted with his green card in 1996 returned to our office in 2007. He hired us to represent him in his naturalization case. Prior to...