Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By admin
The Department of Homeland Security has stepped up its enforcement against employers who hire undocumented workers and it may end up costing seventy-one nursery workers their jobs, the Miami Herald ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By admin
As one of the latest measures implemented to ease some of the restrictions the United States has in place on Cuba, comes the news that chartered flights to and from Cuba will now be allowed to take ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By admin
According to immigration officials, the U.S. government will deport 700 Haitians this year. After the catastrophic earthquake that hit the country in January of last year, deportations to the island ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By admin
As lawmakers in Florida push for immigration-enforcement bills for fear of our state being invaded by a new wave of "aliens," new data shows that the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United ...
Continue reading "Look at the Numbers . . ." »
Posted on Mar 22, 2011 By admin
The Florida Senate's immigration-enforcement bill includes a provision that holds the federal government responsible for failing to enforce immigration laws or enact reforms, a failure that it states ...
Continue reading "Florida Bill Demands Federal Compensation for Immigration" »
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By admin
In times of need, when we lack the means to fix a problem on our own and look to others for help, what happens when the people we would least expect are the only ones that come to our aid? An ...
Continue reading "An Act of Kindness" »
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By admin
It used to be that individuals who applied for permanent residency or adjustment of status and whose cases were still pending ran the risk of having their application denied if they left the United ...
Continue reading "New Dual Purpose Immigration Card" »
Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By admin
Alabama is the most recent state to propose an immigration package similar to the Arizona laws passed last year, following the recent package passed in Utah. A group of protesters gathered at the ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By admin
Florida City is hoping to have a new immigrant detention center built, reports say. The city is applying for a grant to build a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility that ...
Continue reading "Florida Counties Bid to Build Detention Centers for Immigrants" »
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By admin
The Florida Speaker of the House, Republican Dean Cannon from Winter Park, has announced that a new immigration-enforcement bill will be introduced during the newly begun legislative session. Much to ...
Continue reading "The New Legislative Session Promises an Assortment of New Immigration Bills" »
Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By admin
It's official- Florida lawmakers are pushing for a watered-down version of Arizona's strict immigration laws. These will be considered during the 60-day legislative session beginning today. They claim ...
Continue reading "Florida Lawmakers Push for Immigration Bill" »
Posted on Mar 8, 2011 By admin
The Immigration Bar in Miami, Florida lost a good Judge and a great man Sunday when Kevin G. Bradley passed away. Judge Bradley was appointed Immigration Judge in March 1997. He received his B.A. from ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By admin
Those who believe non-immigrants or natives were exempt from discrimination will be blown away by this landmark case that is quickly becoming a hotbed for scandal. What began as a conspiracy charge ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By admin
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has, once again, stepped up to defend the rights of the defenseless. This time, it was to defend a handicapped man who suffers from moderate retardation. Jose ...
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