June 28, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
On June 27, 2013, the United States Senate passed a sweeping immigration bill that would put the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants on the path to a more permanent status, and invest $46 billion to increase border security and overhaul the country’s immigration system. The Bi-Partisan effort, Senate Bill 744, passed by an overwhelming 68-32! […]
June 27, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in United States vs. Windsor, invalidating the so-called Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA, which barred the federal government from recognizing any marriage that was not between one man and one woman. The Supreme Court’s decision has far-reaching implications in federal law, including immigration. President Obama […]
April 2, 2013|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Progress and momentum toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2013 continues to build. On March 31, senators from the “Gang of 8” announced that they had reached substantive agreement on the reform. While the language of the bill has yet to be drafted, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced that he expects the parameters of the plan […]
April 1, 2013|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
An immigration attorney knows the economy is improving based on the number of H-1B petitions she files at the end of March. Both the private and public sectors speculate every year on how much earlier the H-1B cap for the next fiscal year will be reached. This year, based on surveys, the government predicts that […]
March 4, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney In January 2013, the Department of Homeland Security announced the final rules for the I-601A provisional waiver process for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are physically present in the United States. Starting today, individuals can apply for this waiver while in the United States and then to proceed […]
February 1, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed By Amber Blasingame The Agricultural Workforce Coalition is encouraged by the announcements both from the Senate and President Obama this week that Immigration Reform efforts recognize the needs of America’s farmers and ranchers. Both proposals would create programs to legalize undocumented agricultural workers counted among the 11 million undocumented aliens in the United States, […]
February 1, 2013|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Contributed by Aaron Hall A bipartisan group of Senators and the White House have each come out to give the principles for comprehensive immigration reform. Advocates for reform hope that a bill is presented to Congress in the coming months. One of the common principles between the plans is the idea that undocumented immigrants will […]
January 30, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin One of the main lessons that came out of the Presidential elections last year was that Immigration Reform is a far more important subject to the public than many considered. Exit polls show huge majorities of Latino and other immigrant citizens voting for President Obama, in hopes of a continued promise […]
January 4, 2013|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
On January 3, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule changing the way people who are inadmissible to the United States for accruing unlawful presence file for a pardon or “waiver” of that inadmissibility. The final rule, published January 4, 2013, allows immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are physically […]
December 23, 2012|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Senior Attorney “Fatima” is a young undocumented immigrant. She is married to a United States citizen and has three children. Her husband has taken her passport, all of her identifying documents, does not allow her to drive or to leave the house without his permission. She is regularly ridiculed by him […]
