Blog Posts in February, 2012
Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By admin
Image via Wikipedia Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made an audience of conservatives laugh when he ribbed the U.S. government for not using mail services, such as UPS, to track down ...
Continue reading "Gingrich: Track Undocumented Aliens Like UPS" »
Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By admin
Immigration officials have granted a reprieve to a gay man from South Africa so that he can stay in Long Island and care for his spouse who is very sick. His name is Tim Smulian, 65, and was nearly ...
Continue reading "Same-Sex Couple Update" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By admin
Image via Wikipedia The Florida Senate Judiciary committee voted against a bill that would have allowed immigrant students who meet certain requirements to pay in-state tuition rates at Florida public ...
Continue reading "In-State-Tuition Bill Fails to Pass in Florida Senate" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By admin
After the scandalous Maricopa County, Arizona case enabled by the country's notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has released details on another case of police discrimination ...
Continue reading "Another Case of Civil Rights Abuse in Immigration" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By admin
During what was dubbed the "congressional showdown" over payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits, an arrangement for an increased number in immigration beds was taken into consideration as part of ...
Continue reading "Immigration and the 2012 Appropriations Act" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By admin
The upcoming Supreme Court decision on Arizona's immigration enforcement law SB 1070 will have an impact on both the 2012 elections and on the lives of millions of immigrants, reassures a ...
Continue reading "Spanish Media Weighs in on upcoming Supreme Court review of Arizona Law" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By admin
Even though recent court decisions and interpretations from the state's Attorney General have limited the implementation of Alabama's punitively harsh immigration law, HB 56, much of the damage has ...
Continue reading "The Repercussion of the Alabama Immigration Law" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By admin
A group of Indonesian Christians and their supporters are calling for the passage of a federal bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives last week that would give them protection from ...
Continue reading "Calls for Passage of Bill that will Help Prevent Further Religious Persecution" »
Posted on Feb 15, 2012 By admin
The privilege of driving with a Florida driver's license is one that is elusive for the thousands of undocumented aliens and people in removal proceedings without status. Under a new initiative from ...
Continue reading "Driver's License Breakthrough" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By admin
Before the holidays, the President signed a spending bill for 2012 that includes the " Lautenberg Amendment " which is a provision that gives an extension for refugees seeking religious freedom. This ...
Continue reading "Lautenberg Amendment" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By admin
The Obama administration has proposed a new process allowing spouses and children of U.S. citizens to file for visas while remaining in the country-ending one of the most heartbreaking practices in ...
Continue reading "Family Unity Waivers" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By admin
Image via Wikipedia Mitt Romney, who is considered the favorite and frontrunner in the bid for the Republican presidential ticket, has made it clear that he is an opponent of the DREAM Act and said he ...
Continue reading "Romney Anti-DREAM Act" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By admin
There is an identity argument that has gained momentum with the growth of the Latino population. These fifty million people-and counting-are split between how they see themselves and how the ...
Continue reading "Racial Identity Census" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By admin
Sad as it may be, it is a fact that when most people think of immigration in the United States, they likely call to mind fear-fueled myths perpetuated by immigration restrictionists, like "immigrants ...
Continue reading "Fact or Fiction" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By admin
Image via Wikipedia The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has decided to grant deferred action on the immigration case of an Australian man who is married to an American and ...
Continue reading "Foreign National Same-Sex Couple Granted Deferred Action" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By admin
Image via Wikipedia There has been a shift in immigration priorities in the Florida legislature. Our congressmen have filed bills that would allow undocumented immigrants to access children's health ...
Continue reading "Florida Shift in Immigration Priorities" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By admin
Image via Wikipedia After the Department of Justice accused Sheriff Joe Arpaio of engaging in "unconstitutional policing" by unfairly targeting Hispanics and Latinos for detention and arrest ...
Continue reading "Arpaio Heading to Court" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By admin
Mitt Romney rolled to victory in the Florida primaries earlier this week, coming ahead of Newt Gingrich and reclaiming his dominant position as the leading Republican presidential candidate. Florida ...
Continue reading "Mitt Romney Wins in Florida" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By admin
It generally used to be the case that when a noncitizen would leave the country, be it through deportation or voluntary departure, he could not reopen his immigration case from outside the United ...
Continue reading "Motions to Reopen While Outside the U.S." »