Breaking immigration news, stories about the trials and travails of an immigration attorney practicing in Tampa, Florida.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The sadness of the season
Monday, December 13, 2010
Frustrating stalemate
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
When does the bad news end?
“The next two years will be a very, very bleak period for immigration reform and for immigrants,” said Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, which has been urging passage of the DREAM Act.
In January, Sharry added, Reps. Lamar Smith of Texas and Steve King of Iowa, the Republicans driving immigration policy in the House, “literally want to expel 11 million undocumented immigrants in our country, to make life so miserable they can’t get work, get an apartment, go to school or survive here, so they pick up and go home.”
When the Senate roll-call vote comes up Wednesday, there may be few, if any, GOP supporters, and even some politically vulnerable Democrats may vote against the bill, fearing a 2012 backlash.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46052.html#ixzz17XYWz8zo
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Americans and Immigration
Friday, November 12, 2010
Bad news everywhere, but....
Monday, November 1, 2010
Immigration overhaul: Republican senators signal a partisan showdown - latimes.com
Friday, October 29, 2010
USCIS: New Application and Petition Fees Go Into Effect on Nov. 23, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
I wish I could help everybody.............but
Monday, August 30, 2010
Obama comes through!
Monday, August 16, 2010
How to report suspected victims of human trafficking.
Human Trafficking
Report Human Trafficking, 24 Hours
- To report suspicious activity to law enforcement:
866-347-2423 - To reach a non-governmental organization:
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline
888-3737-888
Human trafficking is a crime and a human rights abuse involving commercial sexual exploitation of a child or the use of force, coercion or fraud to compel someone into labor servitude or commercial sexual exploitation. Thousands of men, women, and children are trafficked in the United States every year.
Born in the USA, but not an American? - The Boston Globe
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Obama moves on policy.
"The Obama administration, while deporting a record number of immigrants convicted of crimes, is sparing one group of illegal immigrants from expulsion: students who came to the United States without papers when they were children." Julia Preston, NYT, Aug. 9, 2010.