A Tale of Two Lies Sep 19, 2008
Limbaugh uttered the first words back in 1993 when he was supporting NAFTA. Stupid and unskilled as his comments may have been, Limbaugh's point was that NAFTA would send unskilled jobs to Mexico while creating more high-skilled jobs in the U.S. And the second Limbaugh reference was a parody of Mexican immigration law. What either of these comments has to do with John McCain is anyone's guess. (Townhall.com)
Study: U.S. Hispanics say they're frequently stopped, asked status Sep 19, 2008
In the past, federal authorities have detained illegal immigrants by charging them with administrative offenses under U.S. immigration law. Inside KHOU.com. (KHOU.com, TX)
Dozens Accused Of Passport Fraud Sep 18, 2008
Investigators said Chih-Fong Chen of Atherton, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, was arrested while working at an immigration law firm. Chen was sentenced to probation last year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Real case of employer sanction could open law to fresh review Sep 18, 2008
A coalition of business and civil-rights groups had argued that federal immigration law makes that off limits. The judges also agreed that the mandatory use of a federal system called E-Verify to screen new hires is permissible and is not prevented by federal law. (AZCentral)
Mind-forged manacles still bind the most Sep 18, 2008
My mom was a teenager in the 1920s and knew all about that ugly immigration law, and the Sacco-Vanzetti case too. As the grandchild of hungry Irish immigrants, she made sure her own kids knew the family story, and understood how it feels to be counted out on the basis of what you look like or where you are from. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Wash. state man denies role in Nazi crimes Sep 18, 2008
Moreover, immigration law in effect in 1966, when Egner won his citizenship, would not necessarily have barred him from becoming a citizen even if he had disclosed his SPSS membership, Gibbs said. The government, Gibbs argues, has an extraordinarily high burden of proof in trying to strip someone of citizenship and must meet it with "clear, unequivocal and convincing" evidence. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Appeals Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law Sep 18, 2008
Appeals Court Rejects Arguments From Businesses Challenging Arizona's Employer Sanctions Law. Text Size: (AP) A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an Arizona law that penalizes businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants and requires them to verify the employment status of their workers. (CBS News -- US)
Around Town -- Library honors top readers Sep 18, 2008
CROWLEY JOINS VERRILL DANA Verrill Dana, LLP, has expanded its immigration law group to include global workforce migration and international employee transfers. Two experienced immigration practitioners, who formerly practiced with the prominent Boston firm of Mintz Levin, have joined the firm. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Indians promised Komagata apology Sep 14, 2008
Later, speaking at another rally, he promised to change the newly enacted immigration law which gives sweeping powers to the immigration minister. Under the immigration law, enacted ostensibly to clear the huge backlog of 900,000-plus applications, the minister can decide how many people are allowed into Canada each year. (India Times, India)
REGION: Judge dismisses suit challenging 30-day impound law Sep 13, 2008
Now if they can wrote on Sep 12, 2008 12:31 PM:just decide that enforcing immigration law is also in the spirit of the law to protect citizens ... And, I have to agree with 'Now if they can' that we need to get cracking on enforcing our immigration laws to get the hordes of illegal aliens out of our communities with the same zeal. (North County Times)
Illegal workers booted, but what of their bosses? Sep 12, 2008
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the largest division within the federal Department of Homeland Security and which oversees enforcement of immigration laws, has moved aggressively in recent months in Hawaii and on the Mainland, targeting companies that are job magnets for illegal workers ... In my view, it is the workers who are being targeted in this enforcement effort and they are the ones paying the price for the United States haphazard approach to immigration management, said John... (Pacific Business News, HI)
Lawmakers delve into illegal immigration again Sep 11, 2008
Professors specializing in immigration law gave different answers and advice ... Bernard Trujillo, a law professor at Valparaiso University, said the federal government had the sole authority to regulate immigration laws, and for states to gain exceptions would require reaching a high bar ... He said they are sick of the federal government not tackling illegal immigration and tired of paying for illegals to be in the U.S. John Hill, an Indiana University law professor, said there was a clause in... (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Dept. of Labor Files Response to Immigration Firm's Lawsuit Sep 10, 2008
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a response to an immigration law firm's lawsuit seeking an injunction against the department's audit, saying the injunction request is moot. New York's , considered the nation's largest law firm dedicated to corporate immigration, against the DOL following its the firm's immigration applications. (Law.com)
Make Immigration Work for Working Immigrants Sep 10, 2008
Yet DOL is using its questionable authority to, among other things, audit thousands of green card cases from the nations largest immigration law firm, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen. The Fragomen firm has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging DOL has exceeded its authority. (Townhall.com)
ABCNEWS CHARLIE GIBSON WILL GET TWO DAYS WITH PALIN: 'No topics off-limits'... Sep 9, 2008
We must reform the current immigration laws so we can secure our borders, implement a mandatory biometrically enabled, tamper proof documentation and employment verification system, and increase legal immigration into America ... Governor Mitt Romney, 01-28-2005 Press Release "The current system puts up a concrete wall to the best and brightest, yet those without skill or education are able to walk across the border. We must reform the current immigration laws so we can secure our borders...and... (The Drudge Report)
Bond fund helps immigrants fight deportation Sep 9, 2008
He said this suggests that the true goal of the bond fund is to "lawyer up illegal immigrants" and "obstruct enforcement of immigration law until Congress passes an amnesty.". This article appeared on page A - 4 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Immigration Reform Bill Sep 5, 2008
The lack of a clear and comprehensive immigration law means that certainly to the satisfaction of its critics there will not be amnesty for those undocumented laborers that live in the shadows. It will just mean that instead of a clear act of legislation that would automatically disqualify those who do not follow the new rules, it will be just a matter of luck for those who in effect will have amnesty and remain here and who will be the unlucky few unlucky, who probably could have been the more... (Suite101.com)
Georgia Law Chills Latino Home-Buying Market Sep 2, 2008
But ever since Georgia passed one of the most stringent and far-reaching immigration laws in the nation, the number of Latino buyers who call the Re/Max agent s home office in suburban Atlanta has dwindled from about 10 to two a day ... For the record Latino home buyers: A June 19 Section A article about Georgia s Latino housing market said real estate agent Diego Castaneda had two clients who were illegal immigrants and had pulled out of housing contracts after the state s adoption of an... (Yahoo News -- Latinos & Hispanics)
Farmers standing by tobacco, particularly as researchers find new uses for crop Sep 1, 2008
I fear that this legislation will definitely hurt tobacco production in our state; in fact, right now I feel I will not grow tobacco next year because of the immigration law. While international smoking trends continue to drive up demand for South Carolina s tobacco, researchers are studying alternative uses for the plant. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
City clerk OKs illegal immigration petition Aug 30, 2008
It is definitely not right, but I think the problem lies in Washington DC. It is the Federal Governments duty to enforce the immigration laws ... In addition to sneaking into the country in violation of the immigration law that requires that aliens be documented for legal entry (referred to as "entry without inspection -- EWI"), others enter with legal documentation and then violate the terms on which they have been admitted by taking jobs that are not authorized or overstaying the authorized... (Columbus Telegram, NE)
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Attorney General defends Oklahoma immigration law ... Published: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:12 AM CDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma is asking the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out a judges order blocking enforcement of parts of the states tough anti-illegal immigration law affecting employers and contractors. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Attorney General defends Oklahoma immigration law Aug 30, 2008
Published: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:12 AM CDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma is asking the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out a judges order blocking enforcement of parts of the states tough anti-illegal immigration law affecting employers and contractors. The office of Attorney General Drew Edmondson, in a brief filed this week, asks the Denver court to reverse a ruling by U.S. District Judge Robin J. Cauthron, who has blocked enforcement of provisions that had been... (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Feds probe S.F.'s migrant-offender shield Aug 30, 2008
The city's practices recently prompted a federal criminal investigation into whether San Francisco has been systematically circumventing U.S. immigration law, according to officials with knowledge of the matter ... "Our job is to uphold the nation's immigration laws," said Greg Palmore, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (Yahoo News -- Immigration)
SL does not foresee immigrant raid, but concerns continue Aug 29, 2008
A decision must ultimately be made on whether the U.S. will be a "nation of laws", or if the feds will give up making any effort to enforce immigration law. "If that happens, the floodgates will be open, and it will be a free for all. Local businesses that don't hire illegal workers will no longer be able to compete with those who do," Worthan said. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Panel Upholds 'Privileged Material' Ruling Against Mohawk Aug 28, 2008
Mohawk lawyers claimed that Carpenter was dismissed after he "engaged in blatant and illegal misconduct" by attempting to channel the employment of a Mohawk worker whom he believed was an illegal alien to a temporary employment agency as "an attempt to circumvent federal immigration law.". "As a result of Mr. Carpenter's misconduct, Mohawk fired Mr. Carpenter and did not give him any severance package," the Mohawk pleading stated. (Law.com)
* Government seeks to boost efforts to combat trafficking Aug 28, 2008
Chien said the government was determined to fight human trafficking, as shown by the anti-human trafficking project launched by the Executive Yuan in November 2006, an inter- agency task force on anti-human trafficking that was established last year and an human trafficking article that was added to the Immigration Law (k). I hope that Taiwan will be upgraded to a Tier 1 country because of these efforts to combat human trafficking, Chien said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jackson Lewis Attorneys and Senator George McGovern to be Featured on Labor Day CBS Radio Show Discussing Issues at Stake With Employee Free Choice Act Aug 27, 2008
With offices in 38 cities and 500 attorneys, Jackson Lewis has developed a specialized expertise in every aspect of employment, labor, benefits and immigration law. Additional information about Jackson Lewis LLP can be found at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dismissal of Cuban Exile's Indictment Nixed Aug 26, 2008
Kathleen Walker, a partner in the El Paso office of who is immediate past president of the (AILA), says immigration lawyers who represent clients in federal civil proceedings that could expose them to criminal charges can learn some important lessons from Posada Carriles ... Michael A. Olivas, an immigration law professor at the , says he usually is sympathetic to immigrants who've been subjected to heavy-handed government investigations -- but not in Posada's case. (Law.com)
Agents round up 350 at plant Aug 26, 2008
Brandon attorney Robert Ogletree, who specializes in immigration law, said the best thing family members can do for detainees is gather documentation. "They need to find out where they are and where they are being taken," Ogletree said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Illegal college students dropping out Aug 24, 2008
"Besides, I was afraid at college because I saw the 'migra' (immigration law enforcers) there twice.". Going back to Mexico is not a good option, said activists who see congressional approval of the proposed "Dream Act" as the only solution. (AZCentral -- News)
When America's Ally is a Terrorist Aug 24, 2008
"I worry that these cases... have the tendency to make very bad law," says Miami attorney and immigration law expert Ira Kurzban. The U.S., he insists, shouldn't be "willing to tolerate terrorists as long as they are your friends.". (Time.com)
ICE: Scrapped program not a waste Aug 23, 2008
"We're going to enforce immigration law whether it's convenient for people or not," said Hayes, who, as he did at the program's outset, refused to name the groups that asked for its implementation. Advocates said they weren't surprised by the government's spin. (Houston Chronicle)
Immigration Agency Ends Self-Deportation Program Aug 23, 2008
"We are going to continue our enforcement of immigration law whether it is convenient for people, or whether it's not convenient," , ICE's acting director of detention and removal operations, told reporters ... "It seems to me ICE used this as nothing more than a publicity ploy as a means to justify their harsh enforcement of immigration law," said Charles Kuck, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
SF to be sued by family of slain father, 2 sons Aug 23, 2008
The claim alleges the city knew Ramos "would likely murder men simply because they appeared to be Latino or African American.""When a city is violating federal law and that violation of law leads to horrific consequences like this, then the city has clearly acted in a negligent manner," said one of the Bologna's attorneys, Kris Kobach, an immigration law professor at University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law. Kobach, who also served as former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's chief... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Once eager for U.S., Brazilians going home Aug 21, 2008
Immigration law a factor. Moraes says another major factor has been the strict enforcement of immigration laws ... Da Rocha says that the majority of Brazilians who have come to the United States were enjoying a better life than the one they led in Brazil, but due to discouraging immigration laws and policies, many Brazilians are getting a sense that they are not as welcome as they once were. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
DMV identification rules are an unfair burden and unrealistic Aug 21, 2008
The Justice Department drafted a legal opinion in 2002 clarifying the right of state and local police to make arrests for violations of federal immigration law ... But the Bush administration spiked this memo, keeping in effect a Clinton-era policy directive discouraging state and local use of immigration law. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Town gets immigration lawyer (72) Aug 21, 2008
Teri Stamsos is only the second attorney practicing immigration law in Benton County ... Town gets immigration lawyer ... When Teri Stamsos moved into her law school friend s law office in Corvallis last month, she became only the second attorney in Benton County practicing immigration law. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Nevada Jury Awards Inventor Gil Hyatt $388 Million Against California's Taxing Agency Aug 18, 2008
Mr. Hyatt was grateful for the verdict rendered by the jury and stated that he "hoped this will prevent other taxpayers from going through the same nightmare I have had to endure for over a decade." About Hutchison en, LLC Hutchison en, a Martindale-Hubbell(R) AV-rated law firm, provides a wide variety of legal services, including business and commercial litigation, real estate, appellate litigation, creditor's rights, construction law, employment law, insurance litigation, landlord/tenant law,... (PR Newswire)
6th Middlesex hopefuls shown to be close on ESL Aug 18, 2008
CCFIILE stands for Concerned Citizens and Friends of Illegal Immigration Law Enforcement. An investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center portrayed the group as anti-Brazilian xenophobes. (Framingham TAB, MA)
'Husband and wife's lives hang in the balance: Part 2 of 2 Aug 18, 2008
Immigration laws passed in 1996 and as far back as 1952 allow the government to deport immigrants convicted of crimes. The "aggravated felony" part of immigration law includes many kinds of crimes and offers little flexibility for avoiding deportation. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Former Bristol Resident Fights To Stay In U.S. Aug 18, 2008
The agency wants to send her back to her native Turkey; under immigration law, her role in the multimillion-dollar Daedalus Relative Value Fund fraud is grounds for deportation ... Instead, sometime in the next year Ayfer Yalincak and immigration lawyer Edwin Gania of Chicago will ask another federal judge to dismiss the deportation order. (FOX61, CT)
* Little progress made in citizenship case Aug 16, 2008
However, US immigration law does not stipulate an automatic revocation of US citizenship when one of its citizens serves in senior level positions of another government. All cases must be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis by an immigration judge, the US immigration Web site says. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Real-life stories about immigration - told by real-life immigrants Aug 16, 2008
" The testimony in "Underground America" gives nuance to the often black-and-white landscape of immigration law. Many of the names and details have been changed to protect the interviewees, but their stories have been verified as best as possible. Hundreds of hours of tape were transcribed by Orner and a team of his students from San Francisco State. One story is that of Lorena, 22, originally from Mexico and now living in Fresno, who fights to keep her dream of becoming a doctor alive in the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces new assistant director Aug 15, 2008
Their mission also includes carrying out traditional border-related responsibilities, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration law, and protecting the nation s food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases. Advertisement. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Business Notes (Aug. 14) Aug 14, 2008
Resident joins immigration law group. Verrill Dana, LLP, has expanded its existing Immigration Law Group in its Portland and Boston offices to include global workforce migration and international employee transfers ... He is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. (Needham Tab, MA)
Radical Ties and Hate Speech in the Immigration Debate Aug 14, 2008
Among the network of organizations that have not only been promoting amnesty for illegal aliens, but actively working to thwart enforcement of U.S. immigration laws, few have been as effective as CASA de Maryland. CASA not only lobbies on behalf of complete amnesty for immigration law violators, it operates day labor hiring centers around Maryland specifically geared toward helping illegal aliens find jobs that federal law prohibits them from holding ... explicitly compared U.S. enforcement of... (Townhall.com)
Immigration raid nets two in Somerville Aug 13, 2008
Those residing in the U.S. on visas or green cards can be deported if they are convicted of a crime, which is a violation of federal immigration law, according to Grenier. Somerville Capt. Paul Upton said Somerville Police officers provided assistance to ICE agents during the arrests. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Bloggers' challenge: If you could, what law would you enact or change? Aug 12, 2008
Big joe wrote on Aug 7, 2008 9:39 AM:" This is a no-brainer:ENFORCE EXISTING IMMIGRATION LAWS!1. Request 287g training for our law enforcement officers and work closely with ICE.2. Hold illegal employers accountable. Require all employers to use E-Verify. The penalties for knowingly hiring illegal occupiers should fit the crime. Example: Why was no one in management/ownership at EA Miller charged/fine/jailed? 3. Illegal occupiers should be jailed until they can be turned over to ICE. If they've... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
USA to open borders to those with AIDS... Aug 11, 2008
Tucked in a bill pledging $48 billion to combat the disease, signed into law by President Bush last week, was language stripping the provision from federal immigration law. But that change didn't fully lift the entry ban on visitors with HIV or AIDS, which applies whether they're on tourist jaunts or seeking longer stays. (The Drudge Report)
Immigration divisions dominate Dist. 18 debate Aug 11, 2008
Gibbons estimates that 90 percent of his law practice deals with immigration issues, and for 12 years, he has hosted programs on Spanish-language radio to deal with callers' questions about immigration law. He supports the Stop Illegal Hiring initiative that Sproul and business interests have put on the Nov. 4 ballot and says that he doubts a secure-the-border-first approach to national immigration policy can work, although he says that is what voters want. (AZCentral -- News)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 9. 2008 Aug 10, 2008
All I see are articles that demonize Caucasians and exonerate all "undocumented workers." Never mind the fact that all illegal aliens are criminals, guilty of breaking immigration law, CNN wants you to believe that they are really just law-abiding hard workers who forgot to get documented and that they deserve the resources of your country because they work harder than you ... Thanks from all who would like to see our immigration laws enforced ... " Nonsense DD wrote on Aug 9, 2008 2:25... (North County Times)
CARLSBAD: Illegal immigrants caught with $21K of stolen beauty products Aug 9, 2008
The Bush II administration has at last begun enforcement of federal immigration law, both at the border and in country. By this enforcement, America can free itself of illegal aliens, and will prosper all the more. (North County Times)
Rep. Gutierrez's Comparison of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Gestapo is Slap in the Face to Rule of Law, Charges FAIR Aug 8, 2008
"Every American should be offended and outraged by comparisons between our dedicated public servants risking their lives every day to enforce our immigration laws and the Nazi secret police, no matter who is making the comparison. That such a vile statement was made by a member of Congress is truly reprehensible and irresponsible," said Dan Stein, president of FAIR. In recent months ICE has increased its efforts to enforce laws against the employment of illegal aliens. In addition to arresting... (PR Newswire)
The Goodling Report: How Aides Took Control of DOJ Hiring Aug 5, 2008
The office publicly announced vacancies, and eligible candidates needed at least seven years of legal experience, plus some knowledge of either judicial procedure or immigration law ... Sampson's system was exposed in a 2005 lawsuit filed by Guadalupe Gonzalez, a career government immigration lawyer who alleged she had been passed over for a judgeship because of her gender and ethnicity. (Law.com)
School system should favor education over illegal immigrant exclusion Aug 4, 2008
North Carolina holds no power to reform immigration law and can only handle its affairs. In this case, inclusion remains the proper course. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Opinion: How to shape new U.S. citizens Aug 4, 2008
American immigration law has long reflected this concern over culture, keeping out different groups at different times, from the Chinese in 1882, to Eastern and Southern Europeans 40 years later. Now it's the Mexican border Americans are worried about. (Christian Science Monitor)
Old crimes haunt legal immigrants Aug 4, 2008
A 1996 federal immigration law facilitated such deportations by greatly expanding the categories of crimes that are deportable offenses, including some misdemeanors. The law also removed most legal immigrants' rights to fight expulsion by presenting evidence of community ties or hardship to U.S.-citizen relatives, and it was retroactive, so that even those convicted before the law took effect in 1997 can be deported. (AZCentral -- News)
S.F. fund aids teen felons who are illegals Aug 4, 2008
Four years later, the city extended the policy to all immigrants and indicated that the city could not use its resources or funds to assist federal immigration law enforcement, except when required by federal law. In 1992 and 1993, the legislation was altered to allow law enforcement to report felony arrests of suspected undocumented immigrants to federal authorities. (San Francisco Chronicle)
For some ill migrants, free care has a price Aug 3, 2008
"The problem is hospitals can't properly guarantee that the proper level of care will be provided," said Sonal Ambegaokar, the health-policy attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, a public-interest law group in Washington, D.C.. Several recent transfers have drawn intense media attention, especially in the Spanish media, and have put St. Joseph's hospital under scrutiny. (AZCentral -- News)
Immigrant files civil rights suit against trooper Aug 2, 2008
"We're seeing this across the country, where officers are taking immigration law - which they don't know anything about - into their own hands," said Noorani, the former head of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, who is not involved in the lawsuit. Massachusetts has considered giving state troopers a role in enforcing immigration law ... In December 2007, more than two years after the incident, then-Governor Mitt Romney signed a controversial agreement with federal... (Boston Globe)
On dual citizenship issue Aug 2, 2008
Aliansi Pelangi Antar Bangsa is currently proposing amendments to both the Citizenship Law and the Immigration Law to address the difficulties faced by women and children in mixed marriages both in Indonesia and overseas. SALLY WELLESLEY Jakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Climate of fear bred fatal police shooting Aug 2, 2008
I practice immigration law ... We must restore a sense of humanity and civility to the enforcement of our immigration laws, and must restore confidence in the Immigration Court system. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Immigration: Border Order Aug 2, 2008
The CIS has long pushed for tougher immigration law, and its study will be criticized by those who don't share the think tank's pro-enforcement views. But the CIS isn't alone in noticing the downturn. (Investors Business Daily)
Rizoli foe pleads not guilty to harassment Aug 1, 2008
Rizoli, who is the head of the Concerned Citizens and Friends of Illegal Immigration Law Enforcement, has had a dispute with Tulaba and his wife, Ellie, about his stance on immigration. (Norman Miller can be reached at 508-626-3823 or nmiller@cnc. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Tracking devices for self-deporters? Aug 1, 2008
"The program is a head scratcher, to think people are going to come forward and walk away from their life here. It shows how desperate and delusional this administration has gotten in dealing with illegal immigration," said Angela Kelly, director of the Immigration Policy Center of the American Immigration Law Foundation. Plan a political move. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
