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Latest news related to immigration law in a simple, clear, and interesting manner by a partner in Siskind Susser's Memphis, Tennessee office who specializes in immigration matters in the healthcare and technology industries.
By Greg Siskind

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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 17:55:32

10 REASONS AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION TO BAR BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP IS A TERRIBLE IDEA

Posted on August 09, 2010
I've written a piece for the AILA Leadership Blog that lists the first ten reasons that come to mind. I'm sure there are many others folks can find with very little effort.

MCCONNELL: WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO SCRAP THE 14TH AMENDMENT (WINK WINK)

Posted on August 08, 2010
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he's not aware of anyone who wants to alter the 14th Amendment (uh, did you just wake up from a coma and miss the last two weeks?). But he doesn't see any harm in having a couple of hearings. Keep feeding the Tea Party beast, Mitch...

SENATE BORDER BUDGET BILL PAYS FOR ENFORCEMENT WITH NEW H-1B AND L-1 FEES

Posted on August 06, 2010
Well this came out of nowhere. Last night the Senate passed an emergency border enforcement bill that provides $600 million for increased security on the southern US border. The $600 million will come from raising fees on staffing companies. The fee will increase by $2250 for each L-1 visa application for companies that employ 50 or more workers if 50% of the workforce is on an H-1B or an L-1...

FOREIGN DOCTORS IN US OUTPERFORM THEIR AMERICAN-BORN COUNTERPARTS

Posted on August 06, 2010
This is not really a surprise and it's not because American doctors are in any way inadequate. However, while virtually all US medical school graduates will eventually go on to practice medicine, residency and fellowship slots that go to J-1 and H-1B doctors are filled by doctors who generally finish near the top of their medical school classes...

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FEINGOLD TO GOP: DROP DEAD

Posted on August 05, 2010
Okay, he was a little more diplomatic before he gave the smackdown. Senator Russ Feingold made it clear today that he has no intention to allow hearings on the GOP's offensive plan to repeal the 14th Amendment.

ANOTHER SHARK JUMPING SIGN

Posted on August 05, 2010
Wingnut Alan Keyes says repealing the 14th Amendment is going too far. And lest wingnut readers of this blog (you know who you are) wave public opinion polls that seem to support this, I would remind you that the whole point of enshrining civil rights protections in the Constitution is precisely to protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority...

ONE FIFTH OF ONE PERCENT

Posted on August 05, 2010
ABC News has an interesting piece that discusses the birth tourism controversy and quotes a statistic that actually comes from Lindsey Graham's office. According to the National Center of Health Statistics, just 7,760 mothers report that they live outside the US of more than 4,000,000 births each year...

ANOTHER SIGN THE GOP HAS JUMPED THE SHARK

Posted on August 04, 2010
Lou Dobbs actually takes the GOP to task for their new extreme position on repealing the 14th Amendment. I wonder if those nitwit wingnuts pushing for this would casually accept the repeal of the 2nd Amendment as well?

SHERIFF JOE SHOWDOWN

Posted on August 04, 2010
Sheriff Joe has two weeks to turn over documents to the Justice Department in a civil rights violation investigation. Or else!

IMMIGRATION HUMOR: THE DAILY SHOW AND THE 14TH AMENDMENT

Posted on August 04, 2010
As usual, Jon Stewart gets it right. Saw this live last night and appreciate AV sending the link. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cBorn in the U.S.A.www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party

EDEN'S RUN 5-K - AUGUST 22 - MEMPHIS, TN

Posted on August 03, 2010
Okay, here's a shameless plug from a proud father for a worthwhile charity project of my fourteen year old daughter Eden. For the second year, she's organizing a 5-K to raise money for an art therapy program for Darfurian kids at a refugee camp in Chad...

WOLGIN: DON'T FORGET TO DEAL WITH LEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM

Posted on August 03, 2010
Philip Wolgin blogs at Huffington Post that whether we move on comprehensive reform or not, legal immigration reform is needed soon. A good place to start - the AgJobs bill that will legalize workers in a field in which Americans have clearly demonstrated they're not interested.

VIRGINIA AG THUMBS NOSE AT ARIZONA

Posted on August 03, 2010
It takes a lot of razzle dazzle for a state attorney general to make national headlines on a regular basis, but Virginia Attorney Generaly Ken Cuccinelli is doing his best. His latest attention-grab is his issuing an opinion yesterday that law enforcement officers in the state can ask anyone in the state they stop for another reason about their immigration status...

LADY GAGA TO TURN ARIZONA SHOW INTO A PROTEST AGAINST ARIZONA LAW

Posted on August 02, 2010
Good for her. While some are boycotting, this might be just as helpful in educating young people in Arizona about what the world thinks about what is happening in their state and why they need to speak out.

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: JUSTIN BIEBER - POP STAR

Posted on August 02, 2010
Canadian-born Justin Bieber is today's selection in honor of my teenage daughter who went with her girlfriends to hear the 16 year old singer here in Memphis over the weekend. Bieber has the distinction of being the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album listed on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time and his second album debuted at #1 on the charts...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: SIMON CHO - OLYMPIC SPEED SKATER

Posted on July 31, 2010
ABC News is reporting this month on illegal immigration in its "Out of the Shadows" series of reports. They're meeting different undocumented individuals to find out what brought them to America and why they entered illegally or fell out of status. One extraordinary story told is that of the Cho family from Korea...

HOW WE KNOW IT'S TIME TO DECLARE CIR DEAD

Posted on July 31, 2010
I've written a number of times that we need to think about pursuing piecemeal immigration reform and give up on the notion of a comprehensive solution. The reason for this is simple math - you need Republican votes in the Senate to make it happen and the Republican Party has moved so far in to the Tea Party camp that it can't even muster a single pro-immigration voice...

LEAKED MEMO SHOWS MAYORKAS PUSHING FOR MAJOR IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES

Posted on July 30, 2010
This is really major and thanks to reader gg for posting the link. The headlines are likely to be about the benefits to people out of status. The provisions stated early in the memocould benefit thousands, though I'm not sure it will help the vast majority of people out of status, though many, many would be helped...

9TH CIRCUIT WON'T EXPEDITE CONSIDERING OVERTURNING OF ARIZONA INJUNCTION

Posted on July 30, 2010
Sorry Governor Brewer.

WHY THE ARIZONA RULING IS GOOD FOR DEMOCRATS

Posted on July 29, 2010
Robert Creamer has an interesting analysis of how the ruling in Arizona could affect the Democrats' prospects in November. Many pundits are assuming that Republicans benefit. But Creamer makes a point I've said here many times. The only voters who switch their votes on the immigration issue are Hispanics...

CALL FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST PLAINTIFFS

Posted on July 28, 2010
Recently, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy issued a controversial policy barring graduates of physical therapy schools in the Philippines, India, Pakistan and Egypt from sitting for the National Physical Therapy Examination. This effectively bars immigration of PTs from these countries...

DHS WEIGHS IN ON BOLTON'S DECISION

Posted on July 28, 2010
From DHS Deputy Press Secretary Matt Chandler: ?The court?s decision to enjoin most of SB1070 correctly affirms the federal government?s responsibilities in enforcing our nation's immigration laws. Over the past eighteen months, this Administration has dedicated unprecedented resources to secure the border, and we will continue to work to take decisive action to disrupt criminal organizations and the networks they exploit...

WHAT THE DECISION DOES?

Posted on July 28, 2010
The judge enjoined four parts of the new law from taking effect: - the requirement to request documents if the officer has ?reasonable suspicion? about a person's immigration status at the time they make the stop - the creation of a new state law to carry federal immigration documents - the creation of a new state law making it a crime for unauthorized alien to solicit, apply for or perform work...

JUDGE BLOCKS CONTROVERSIAL SECTIONS OF ARIZONA LAW

Posted on July 28, 2010
Here it is. ARIZONA injuntion

TWO-THIRDS OF ARIZONA EMPLOYERS IGNORING E-VERIFY MANDATE

Posted on July 28, 2010
Is Arizona ready to start spending the big dollars to enforce this law as well? I'm sure the good taxpayers of Arizona have plenty of extra money available.

ARIZONA JUDGE'S DECISION EXPECTED IN NEXT FEW HOURS

Posted on July 28, 2010
I'll have more to say on this once I get the ruling.

IMMIGRATION: A DESERT MIRAGE FOR REPUBLICANS

Posted on July 27, 2010
Reuters analyzes how immigration could play out for Republicans in the November election.

AILA SUES USCIS TO FORCE AGENCY TO OPEN UP ON H-1B PROCESS

Posted on July 25, 2010
For several years, USCIS has been moving more and more to a secretive style of carrying out its role. Gone are the days when rules were published for comment. Examiners operate in anonymity. A two year appeals process and expensive fees mean that most people simply give up when their cases are denied...

WHAT IF ICE REFUSES TO COOPERATE?

Posted on July 25, 2010
The Arizona Republic discusses the intriguing question of what happens if Immigration and Customs Enforcement simply says no thanks when Arizona police call them: Arizona's tough new immigration law is slated to take effect Thursday, but the nation's immigration enforcement agency has not indicated whether it will cooperate with police who are trying to enforce it...

JUDGE CONSIDERING PARTIAL INJUNCTION IN ARIZONA CASE

Posted on July 24, 2010
Judge Susan Bolton, who heard arguments this week on the first of the Arizona lawsuits, has narrowed the issues she is considering blocking before the law takes effect next week. Some sections that are not in dispute, such as the provisions on day laborers, will take effect on the scheduled date...

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