New America Media-El Nuevo Herald, News Report, MIAMI, Fla.- The head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ordered the cancellation of deportation proceedings against foreigners with pending residency applications or whose family members are citizens or legal residents and are petitioning for them to stay in the country legally, El Nuevo Herald [...]
New America Media: Washington Afro, News Report, Staff Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele once again talked his way into the news this week with comments on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. Steele, speaking to Spanish-language television network Univision, said the views of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer don’t necessarily represent his view or those of all [...]
IMMIGRATION IMPACT : Walter Ewing: A new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) highlights the enormous contributions that highly skilled immigrants make to the U.S. economy. The report, entitled Regaining America’s Competitive Advantage: Making Our Immigration System Work, rebuts the simplistic claims of immigration restrictionists that foreign-born [...]
Commentary, Raoul Lowery Contreras: They keep coming to the United States — the men and women from rural Mexico — to work in the flower fields, nurseries, avocado groves and sundry jobs throughout the country. Some would say that they are coming as criminal invaders. So say rabid anti-immigrant groups such as the Center for [...]
New America Media, News Report, Deirdre Ruscitti: The debate over illegal immigration has moved to a new territory: the U.S. Constitution. Under the 14th Amendment, U.S. citizenship is granted automatically to nearly everyone born in the United States, including the children of undocumented immigrants. (There are a few exceptions, such as the children of foreign [...]
By Sandip Roy: EDITOR’S NOTE: In recent weeks, immigration attorneys in Arizona and other states have been flooded with questions from anxious residents about how to avoid getting detained by immigration authorities and what to do if they or a loved one does get caught. Here’s some advice from Margarita Silva, an immigration lawyer in [...]
By: David R Fullmer, Attorney At Law Immigration Reform is currently one of the hottest topics in the United States. As President Barack Obama renews his call for a comprehensive approach to addressing illegal immigration, politicians, community leaders and constituents at every level are discussing and weighing in on the various components of immigration reform. [...]
Focus Must Now Return to Comprehensive Federal Solutions July 28, 2010 Washington, D.C. – Today, Phoenix district court judge Susan Bolton enjoined key provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070. The judge recognized that the federal government has primary authority over making and enforcing immigration law, and that while states have limited authority in [...]
The DV Lottery results are out. You can check your status to determine whether your entry was selected for further processing in the 2011 DV Lottery (i.e. whether a winner or not) by using this link http://www.dvlotter y.state.gov/ ESC/. You will be required to enter your confirmation number, your last name, and your year of [...]
Everyone knows that serious criminal conduct will get you deported. However, some criminal activities that are not felonies or that do not appear very serious on the face will also get you deported. Certain crimes will prevent you from getting your greencard because they will make you inadmissible to the United States and certain crimes [...]
