Canada expands citizenship
Many Americans who thought they gave up their Canadian citizenship when naturalizing in the United States just got their citizenship back. And, their USA born children will also get Canadian citizenship bestowed on them. According to the Wall Street Journal, “The April 17 amendment to Canada’s Citizenship Act automatically restores Canadian nationality to many people […]
Oklahoma Attorney General asked to investigate immigration scams
The Governor’s Advisory Council on Latin American and Hispanic Affairs asked the Okahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson to investigate an alleged immigration scam that supposedly bilked $185,000 from 10 people. Oklahoma prosecutors do not currently actively investigate immigration scams. I recall last year that the Daily Oklahoman even did a profile of one of these […]
Oklahoma governor and legislature take one step back on anti-immigrant HB 1804 for those renewing expired IDs
The Oklahoma governor and legislator took a step back from the harsh ID requirements of HB 1804 when attempting to renew an Oklahoma drivers license after it expires. Under HB 1804, which went into effect on November 1, 2007, those renewing an expired license needed to appear before a state drivers license examiner. Under the […]
Labor leaders signal they will sign off on ‘legalization’ for many unlawful immigrants
Labor leaders say they will sign off on the “legalization” of unlawfully present immigrants as well as on a commission to determine the year to year numbers for work visas. Has labor ever been ready to agree to this sort of compromise on immigration? I cannot imagine business being against this despite some lip service […]
Google has its own immigration fixer
It should come as no surprise that Google has an immigration fixer. According to the New York Times, Google spends $4.5 million per year on administering employment visas for its employees.
Angry conversation leads to one year suspension from federal court in Louisiana
There is one rule that goes above all others in federal court, “Be polite.”
Some citizens falsely accused and jailed for being unlawful foreign nationals
Japanese schoolgirl told to choose country or family
The Japanese government gave a 13-year-old schoolgirl the choice between leaving Japan with her parents, who were being deported, or with staying in Japan. She chose Japan. The story estimates 500 other such cases in Japan with so called families of blended ctizenship and immigration status. I estimate that Oklahoma City’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
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Immigration court system releases FY 2008 Statistical Year Book
The immigration court system actually is called the Executive Office of Immigration Review. It is part of the United States Department of Justice. The FY 2008 Statistical Year Book was just released. Prior Year Books are available here. The Dallas Immigration Court case load grew by 12 percent according to the 2008 report. The Oklahoma […]