Blog Posts in July, 2011
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By admin
As the U.S. economy continues to be far from what it used to be, in a recent letter U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez outline the economic benefits of ...
Continue reading "Immigrants: The Force Behind Job-Creation" »
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By admin
Florida Governor Rick Scott, who is a strong supporter of the recently halted efforts to pass state legislature to curb immigration through a draconian and discriminatory immigration bill, has ...
Continue reading "FL Governor to Revamp State Immigration Law Effort in 2012" »
Posted on Jul 24, 2011 By admin
A new bill has been introduced in the United States Senate that would make it easier for the family of service members on active duty to obtain permanent resident status in the U.S. without having to ...
Continue reading "New Immigration Bill to Benefit Military Families" »
Posted on Jul 24, 2011 By admin
In the past ten years, the United States government has spent $90 billion on the attempts to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, data shows. The focus on strengthening the security of the ...
Continue reading "Border Issues" »
Posted on Jul 24, 2011 By admin
A graduate student from the University of California at Davis who launched a national facebook campaign to avoid being deported to India with her mother won an 11 th hour stay last week after ...
Continue reading "Graduate Student Granted Stay from Deportation" »
Posted on Jul 24, 2011 By admin
United States Senator Marco Rubio is receiving a lot of pressure from the Tea Party activist group to deliver a campaign rhetoric for tougher immigration enforcement. "We've been waiting for him to ...
Continue reading "Florida Sen. Marco Rubio Flaky on Immigration" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By admin
In what may seem as the most bizarre situation, a police officer from Boynton Beach who in 2010 was singled out as the "Officer of the Year" has been indicted for conspiring to possess and traffic 500 ...
Continue reading "Boynton Beach Officer Indicted" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By admin
A bill that offers a comprehensive framework for a lasting immigration reform has been introduced by Senator Menendez (D-NJ), along with Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Richard ...
Continue reading "Immigration Reform Bill" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By admin
Once again, the DREAM Act is up on the discussion board; yet this time its possibilities seem greater than ever. For the first time ever, a Senate hearing has been held to discuss the bill with ...
Continue reading "DREAM again . . ." »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By admin
Much to the dismay of immigrant activists, a bill has recently been introduced in the U.S. Congress that could enable immigration authorities to re-detain indefinitely Cubans with criminal records who ...
Continue reading "Indefinite Detention" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By admin
Due to the ever increasing degree of illegal activity, immigration and border security officials have teamed with lawmakers to unveil legislation aimed at prosecuting smugglers who traffic drugs and ...
Continue reading "Underground Tunnels" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By admin
While it appears this topic has gone on under the radar, so to speak, it is official-the Obama administration has intensified a crackdown on employers of illegal immigrants across the country. ...
Continue reading "Silent Raids" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By admin
While contemplating a possible run for president by touring the country, Sarah Palin spent some time in New York and New Jersey signing autographs last week and expressed her thoughts on immigration. ...
Continue reading "Sarah Palin Says, "Wait in line"" »