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 […]
Citizens held as unlawful immigrants
More than once in the past year, I’ve been at the county jail or the Oklahoma City office and encountered the phenomenon of citizens being detained as unlawfully present foreign nationals. The most recent occurred while I sat waiting on another matter at the Oklahoma City field office of the Department of Homeland Security. An […]
Elderly Ukrainian immigrant faces deportation over second set of war crime claims
From March 24, 2008 The U.S. government again moves to deport suspected World War II Nazi prison guard, John Demjanjuk. If proven true, the allegations should lead to the harshest punishment allowed by law. However, the case illustrates the innumerable do overs that immigration authorities get even after a person becomes a naturalized citizen. Why […]
Veterans court? Drug court? DUI court? Why not immigrant court?
From March 10, 2009 In Tulsa, Oklahoma, they’ve got a criminal court that helps veterans rehabilitate rather than going through the traditional criminal justice system. One of the judges I admire, the Hon. Candace Blalock, started something called domestic violence court in the District Court of Garvin County, Oklahoma. Most of us know about drug […]