Immigration Law

REP. BILBRAY: ARIZONA COPS CAN SPOT ILLEGALLY PRESENT IMMIGRANTS BY THE WAY THEY DRESS

Posted on April 22, 2010
Do they shop at special boutiques I haven't heard about?

NEW STUDY SHOWS IMMIGRANT POPULATION HARD TO STEREOTYPE

Posted on April 21, 2010
Other sites have blogged on a new study from the Fiscal Policy Institute showing immigrants are distributed across all sectors of the economy. Here's a quick overview of the news from my friend John Phillips.

EXTREMISTS ATTACK PRO-IMMIGRATION REPUBLICANS

Posted on April 21, 2010
And the purge continues... First Minutemen founder Chris Simcox goes after John McCain. From Politico: A co-founder of the anti-immigration Minutemen on Monday dismissed Sen. John McCain?s new, tougher immigration stance as 'shameful election-year politics...

ARIZONA AG: BILL HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS

Posted on April 21, 2010
From the Arizona Star: Attorney General Terry Goddard said anti-illegal-immigrant legislation awaiting final Senate action is 'troubling.' Goddard, speaking last week, also said SB 1070 may have 'civil-rights implications' due to provisions that could be seen as an excuse to stop and question Hispanics...

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MCCAIN PRAISES ARIZONA BILL

Posted on April 20, 2010
Sad for a guy who used to be the voice of reason on immigration.

BREAKING NEWS - OBAMA: WE ARE MOVING IMMIGRATION IN A MONTH

Posted on April 20, 2010
The story begins with Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Weisman tweeting this evening: Scott Brown says Obama called him from AF1 to talk finreg, then dropped da bomb: Dems moving forward on immigration in a month. Get ready. Weisman later wrote on his blog at the WSJ site: Brown, in an interview with the Journal?s Neil King Jr...

PITTING NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR

Posted on April 19, 2010
The Los Angeles Times reports on the turmoil the new Arizona immigration law is bringing to a small town. And the New York Times runs an editorial slamming the measure.

WHAT TO DO IF THE ICELAND VOLCANO IS DELAYING YOUR DEPARTURE

Posted on April 17, 2010
If you're stuck in the US because of the Iceland volcano and it is causing you to overstay your I-94 departure date, you have options. Customs and Border Protection has just posted this notice: Travel Advisory: Delays Due to Icelandic Volcano Eruption (04/17/2010) If you or someone you know is stranded in the United States because of the airport closures in Europe due to the Icelandic volcano eruption and is about to exceed their authorized stay as a direct result of these closures, there are two avenues for relief: If the traveler is at the airport and traveling under the...

IMMIGRATION COULD BE A "REVERSE" WEDGE ISSUE FOR DEMS

Posted on April 16, 2010
In an amazing turn of the tables, Republicans are growing increasingly concerned that Democrats will attempt to pass immigration reform this year in order foster an internal split on the right. Since Prop 187 was passed in California in 1994, Republicans have often tried to use the immigration issue as a way to energize right wing voters and get them to oppose Democrats who are pro-immigration...

REID: I STILL INTEND TO PASS REFORM IN 2010

Posted on April 16, 2010
Roll Call reports that Reid is also now talking about passing the bill in the lame duck session of Congress after the election.

ARIZONA PASSES NATION'S TOUGHEST ANTI-IMMIGRATION LAW

Posted on April 14, 2010
And there's plenty of competition. Essentially, the bill makes the entire state a 287(g) state without the supervision of Department of Homeland Security. The bill's constitutionality seems extremely dubious, but we'll have to wait on the courts and I feel certain that a suit will be filed within days of the governor signing...

REID WANTS A SUMMER VOTE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

Posted on April 13, 2010
Roll Call has a story (subscription required) quoting the Senate Majority Leader as saying that he is pushing for the introduction of a reform bill within days and will seek a vote in June or July.

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: JOSE ANDRES - CHEF

Posted on April 13, 2010
Vilcek's artist of the year award recipient is Spaniard José Andrés. He's the well known Washington, DC chef. The foundation describes his contribution: Deemed a "food philosopher" by NPR and dubbed "Mr. Spain" by the culinary vanguard, Chef Andrés's emphasis on the link between culture and cuisine reflects the Vilcek Foundation's values of enriching American society through the infusion of immigrant culture and talent...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: ALEXANDER VASHAVSKY - SCIENTIST

Posted on April 13, 2010
The Vilcek Foundation, a foundation that "honors and supports foreign-born scientists and artists who have made outstanding contributions to society in the United States" has announced its 2010 prize winners. The top award winner in biomedical science is Alexander Vashavsky...

H-1B VISAS BY THE NUMBERS

Posted on April 12, 2010
The National Foundation for American Policy has a new report providing a number of interesting observations about how H-1B visas are being used. As always, worth the read.

REID'S MATH

Posted on April 12, 2010
Harry Reid told a Las Vegas rally yesterday he can get 56 Democratic votes for immigration reform with three voting no. According to the NY Times he also said "I want a handful of Republicans, a few Republicans, let them step forward...There is no excuse...

LOTS OF MIXED MESSAGES ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

Posted on April 11, 2010
From the last few days: LEADING HISPANIC DEMOCRAT WARNS OBAMA ON IMMIGRATION - Representative Javier Bacera (D-CA) warned President Obama that he's in danger of losing the support of the country's Hispanics over his failure to take action on immigration reform...

MAY VISA BULLETIN OUT

Posted on April 11, 2010
A few nice advances. Many categories remain frustratingly stalled or slow-moving. Family 1st - Advancement of worldwide, China and India numbers by two months to 08 September 2004. Mexico is stalled at 15 October 1992. The Philippines moves up eight months to 1 November 1994...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: KWAME JAMES - TERRORIST FIGHTER

Posted on April 11, 2010
Thanks to Richard Reid, we all have the extra task of removing our shoes when we go through security at airports. The "shoe bomber" from England tried to set off a bomb hidden in his shoes ten years ago, but thanks in part to Canadian born, Trinidad raised Kwame James, Reid was unable to carry out his plan...

H-1B TALLY FOR FIRST WEEK JUST ONE-THIRD OF LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS

Posted on April 09, 2010
USCIS has released figures from the first week of the H-1B season and filings for the 65,000 H-1B "regular" cap slots for the fiscal year that begins in October were just 13,500. That is less than one third of the 42,000+ received during the same period last year and only about one-tenth of the number filed two years ago...

INITIAL H-1B NUMBERS LOW

Posted on April 08, 2010
Holy smokes, our free market works! USCIS is reporting that as of the close of business last Monday, April 5th, the agency had received a grand total of 9,525 H-1B applications for the new H-1B cap beginning next October. 6,791 were for the main cap of 65,000 and 2,734 were for the bonus cap of 20,000 for graduates of US graduate degree programs...

DO TEA PARTIERS REALLY CARE ALL THAT MUCH ABOUT IMMIGRATION?

Posted on April 08, 2010
Not according to ThinkProgress which examines the polls of self-proclaimed Tea Party members.

THE NOVEMBER STRATEGY

Posted on April 03, 2010
New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez discusses why immigration reform might be best left to a post-election vote.

DHS REPORT SLAMS 287(G) PROGRAM

Posted on April 03, 2010
A Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report has been released which paints a very troubling picture of the 287(g) program which allows local and state law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration laws. The report doesn't mince words:We observed instances in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement and participating law enforcement agencies were not operating in compliance with the terms of the agreements...

APRIL 1ST ARRIVES QUIETLY AT FIRMS AROUND THE US

Posted on April 02, 2010
Most lawyers I've spoken with have had a much quieter April 1st than normal. April 1st is the opening day of H-1B filing season because it is the first day you can file for a visa in the fiscal year that starts October 1st. We'll know in a few days whether filings were up or down...

SHERIFF JOE CONDUCTS IMMIGRATION RAID AGAINST PHOENIX AREA MCDONALD'S

Posted on April 02, 2010
Notorious Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio deserves some credit for creativity. After losing much of his ability to enforce immigration laws when the Administration grew frustrated over civil rights complaints being filed against the Phoenix area law enforcement chief, Sheriff Joe has found a loophole...

NY TIMES: US JAILING HAITIANS IT AIRLIFTED TO THE US

Posted on April 01, 2010
Nina Bernstein, one of the country's best immigration reporters, has a front page story in this morning's Times regarding 30 survivors of the January Haiti earthquake who were airlifted by Marines to the United States and are now sitting in detentions centers in Florida...

GOP HEAD SORT OF PROMISES TO SUPPORT CIR

Posted on April 01, 2010
Our friendly anti Jack has provided in the comments a couple of links to an intriguing story regarding Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele (currently embroiled in another scandal - this time involving strippers and GOP money - oy!). Steele has been one of the moderate voices in the GOP when it comes to immigration reform in the past and apparently he met with a pro-reform group called the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)...

JAIME ESCALANTE DIES

Posted on April 01, 2010
Bolivian immigrant Jaime Escalante, the inspiration for the calculus teacher portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the film Stand and Deliver passed away yesterday at the age of 79. Escalante taught disadvantaged inner city Latino high school students in Los Angeles and was known for his innovative teaching techniques...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: STILIAN KIROV - CONDUCTOR

Posted on April 01, 2010
I received the excellent news today that the Memphis Youth Symphony Program has landed Bulgarian-born Stilian Kirov as it's new Music Director and Conductor. And since one of my children performs with the MSYP, the news is even better. Kirov is a graduate of the Julliard School of Music and has conducted major orchestras across Europe and the United States...

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