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Post Frequency: 2.9/day Last Entry: March 07, 2011 at 17:08:57 Recent Entries: 464
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Another Judge Rules Farmers Branch Rental Ban Is Unconstitutional
Posted on March 26, 2010For the second time, a federal judge has declared a Farmers Branch ordinance banning illegal immigrants from renting in the city to be unconstitutional. Here are excerpts from a Dallas Morning News article reporting this decision: U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle of Dallas ruled Wednesday that the ordinance was an attempt to enforce U...
Another Judge Rules Farmers Branch Rental Ban Is Unconstitutional
Posted on March 26, 2010For the second time, a federal judge has declared a Farmers Branch ordinance banning illegal immigrants from renting in the city to be unconstitutional. Here are excerpts from a Dallas Morning News article reporting this decision: U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle of Dallas ruled Wednesday that the ordinance was an attempt to enforce U...
Wait-And-See Is Not An Immigration Strategy
Posted on March 23, 2010"...the time for comprehensive immigration reform is overdue, that our nation's system just isn't working." That was the gist of an excellent editorial this week in the Dallas Morning News. Here are excerpts: We don't know how many times we'll have to write that the time for comprehensive immigration reform is overdue, that our nation's system just isn't working...
Wait-And-See Is Not An Immigration Strategy
Posted on March 23, 2010"...the time for comprehensive immigration reform is overdue, that our nation's system just isn't working." That was the gist of an excellent editorial this week in the Dallas Morning News. Here are excerpts: We don't know how many times we'll have to write that the time for comprehensive immigration reform is overdue, that our nation's system just isn't working...
Tamar Jacoby: New Heartland Voices on Immigration
Posted on March 22, 2010Tamar Jacoby is president of ImmigrationWorks USA, a national federation of employers working to advance immigration reform. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News that raises interesting points. Here are excerpts: In the years since Congress last considered an overhaul – since the bitter failures of 2006 and 2007 – a new type of immigration advocate has emerged: small-business owners...
Tamar Jacoby: New Heartland Voices on Immigration
Posted on March 22, 2010Tamar Jacoby is president of ImmigrationWorks USA, a national federation of employers working to advance immigration reform. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News that raises interesting points. Here are excerpts: In the years since Congress last considered an overhaul – since the bitter failures of 2006 and 2007 – a new type of immigration advocate has emerged: small-business owners...
Obama Still Committed to Immigration Reform
Posted on March 15, 2010The primary question among immigrants, immigrant advocates, and anyone else interested in immigration reform is whether the president and congress will attempt to address comprehensive immigration reform this year. As reported in the Dallas Morning News, President Obama says he is still committed to reform, Here are excerpts from the article: President Barack Obama on Thursday assured frustrated supporters of a promised overhaul of U...
Obama Still Committed to Immigration Reform
Posted on March 15, 2010The primary question among immigrants, immigrant advocates, and anyone else interested in immigration reform is whether the president and congress will attempt to address comprehensive immigration reform this year. As reported in the Dallas Morning News, President Obama says he is still committed to reform, Here are excerpts from the article: President Barack Obama on Thursday assured frustrated supporters of a promised overhaul of U...
300 Immigrants with Criminal Records Arrested in Texas
Posted on March 01, 2010Nearly 300 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions were arrested last week in Texas, the Dallas Morning News reports. The largest number of arrests, 119, were in North Texas. According to the article: Of the total, about half of the immigrants had convictions for violent crimes or drug offenses...
300 Immigrants with Criminal Records Arrested in Texas
Posted on March 01, 2010Nearly 300 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions were arrested last week in Texas, the Dallas Morning News reports. The largest number of arrests, 119, were in North Texas. According to the article: Of the total, about half of the immigrants had convictions for violent crimes or drug offenses...
K-3 Visa Processing
Posted on February 23, 2010Spouses of United States citizens may enter the U.S. with a non-immigrant K-3 visa while the immigrant visa petition is pending. It is important to note that the marriage must be valid in order to qualify and all previous marriages must be legally terminated...
K-3 Visa Processing
Posted on February 23, 2010Spouses of United States citizens may enter the U.S. with a non-immigrant K-3 visa while the immigrant visa petition is pending. It is important to note that the marriage must be valid in order to qualify and all previous marriages must be legally terminated...
Judge Finds Grounds to Sanction Arizona Sheriff Arpaio
Posted on February 15, 2010 The Associated Press is reporting that a "federal judge has found grounds for sanctioning an Arizona sheriff's office for its acknowledged destruction of records in a lawsuit that accuses deputies of racially profiling countless Hispanics in immigration patrols...
Judge Finds Grounds to Sanction Arizona Sheriff Arpaio
Posted on February 15, 2010The Associated Press is reporting that a "federal judge has found grounds for sanctioning an Arizona sheriff's office for its acknowledged destruction of records in a lawsuit that accuses deputies of racially profiling countless Hispanics in immigration patrols...
Take Your Passport If You Go To Mexico
Posted on February 08, 2010 Beginning March 1, 2010, Mexico will require U.S. citizens to have valid passports when traveling to Mexico. Legal residents of the U.S. must have their green cards or other documents demonstrating legal status in the U.S. This new rule by Mexican authorities shouldn't change travel habits, because it has been the law in the U...
Take Your Passport If You Go To Mexico
Posted on February 08, 2010Beginning March 1, 2010, Mexico will require U.S. citizens to have valid passports when traveling to Mexico. Legal residents of the U.S. must have their green cards or other documents demonstrating legal status in the U.S. This new rule by Mexican authorities shouldn't change travel habits, because it has been the law in the U...
Running Away From Immigration Reform
Posted on February 05, 2010Columnist Reuben Navarrette has spoken out about President Obama's near non-mention of immigration reform in the State of the Union speech. Navarrette is concerned that the president will not push for meaningful reform, but will simply work on increased enforcement, which is the one area that gets a consensus opinion...
Running Away From Immigration Reform
Posted on February 03, 2010Columnist Reuben Navarrette has spoken out about President Obama's near non-mention of immigration reform in the State of the Union speech. Navarrette is concerned that the president will not push for meaningful reform, but will simply work on increased enforcement, which is the one area that gets a consensus opinion...
President Declares Ongoing Commitment to Immigration Reform
Posted on January 28, 2010Press release from the Immigration Policy Center: January 27, 2010 Washington D.C. - In the State of the Union Address this evening President Obama made clear his ongoing commitment to immigration reform noting "we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system - to secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute to our economy and enrich our nation...
39 Countries Now Eligible for H-2A & H-2B Visa Programs
Posted on January 27, 2010The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano designated 11 new countries to be eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs. The H-2A and H-2B visa programs allow U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary or seasonal jobs for which U...
President Declares Ongoing Commitment to Immigration Reform
Posted on January 27, 2010Press release from the Immigration Policy Center: January 27, 2010 Washington D.C. - In the State of the Union Address this evening President Obama made clear his ongoing commitment to immigration reform noting "we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system - to secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute to our economy and enrich our nation...
39 Countries Now Eligible for H-2A & H-2B Visa Programs
Posted on January 27, 2010The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano designated 11 new countries to be eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs. The H-2A and H-2B visa programs allow U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary or seasonal jobs for which U...
New Web Site for Haitian Earthquake News
Posted on January 26, 2010The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has launched a new Web site — 2010 Earthquake in Haiti. This is a useful tool because it allows people to search for information about the location or condition of a person in Haiti. There is a Person Finder link which can be used by anyone to find and share information about foreign citizens in Haiti...
New Web Site for Haitian Earthquake News
Posted on January 26, 2010The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has launched a new Web site — 2010 Earthquake in Haiti. This is a useful tool because it allows people to search for information about the location or condition of a person in Haiti. There is a Person Finder link which can be used by anyone to find and share information about foreign citizens in Haiti...
Nationals of Haiti in U.S - Apply for TPS Now!
Posted on January 25, 2010Nationals of Haiti who were in the United States on or before January 12, 2010, are eligible to apply for temporary protected status (TPS). If eligible, nationals of Haiti with TPS will be allowed to remain in the United States as a result of the earthquake that occurred in Haiti on January 12, 2010...
Nationals of Haiti in U.S - Apply for TPS Now!
Posted on January 25, 2010Nationals of Haiti who were in the United States on or before January 12, 2010, are eligible to apply for temporary protected status (TPS). If eligible, nationals of Haiti with TPS will be allowed to remain in the United States as a result of the earthquake that occurred in Haiti on January 12, 2010...
Free Webinar on Legal Changes Affecting Haitian Immigrants
Posted on January 22, 2010 Here is a message I received from the good people at Thomsen Reuters: I wanted to pass on some news that may be of interest to your readers, just posted this morning: Thomsen Reuter's CLE division, West LegalEdcenter, is hosting a FREE webcast seminar on Haiti and immigration law...
Free Webinar on Legal Changes Affecting Haitian Immigrants
Posted on January 22, 2010Here is a message I received from the good people at Thomsen Reuters: I wanted to pass on some news that may be of interest to your readers, just posted this morning: Thomsen Reuter's CLE division, West LegalEdcenter, is hosting a FREE webcast seminar on Haiti and immigration law...
More Information on Haitian Deportation
Posted on January 16, 2010The administration has clarified the earlier announcement regarding the suspension of deportation of Haitian citizens. The Haitians must have been in the United States before the earthquake January 11, and any Haitians who arrive here illegally after that date will be deported...
More Information on Haitian Deportation
Posted on January 16, 2010The administration has clarified the earlier announcement regarding the suspension of deportation of Haitian citizens. The Haitians must have been in the United States before the earthquake January 11, and any Haitians who arrive here illegally after that date will be deported...
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