Russian worker telecommutes to work in Oklahoma due to J-1 visa penalties
Here is the story. The J-1 visa is a great program. It allows cultural exchange between countries. However, when the recipient gets “funded” by certain government or private programs, then recipient must return to his or her home country for a period of two years before being allowed to return to the United States. While […]
FBI says name and fingerprint backlog almost gone
The story is here. I love this quote about the cases that are still pending due to other issues. “They are being looked at, they don’t just sit on a shelf,” said Gregory Smith, an assistant director for the agency. The best thing for these files is that they are picked off one person’s desk […]
Are more foreign nurses the key to solving nursing shortage?
The story is here. It is one part of the puzzle. We need some nurse immigration relief. There are persons who live in the United States at this time who have been here since childhood who have nursing degrees but our current immigration laws leave them without the ability to get a license and to […]
Study says immigration needed for housing recovery
The story is here. I am of the opinion that aging out of the Baby Boomers is depressing the economy across a lot of sectors except certain limited areas such as pharmaceuticals. We need a reasonable amount of population growth through immigration to help fill service needs for this aging population as well as to […]
Pakistani immigrant indicted for sham marriage
Here is the story. Popular movies such as “Green Card” or the just released “The Proposal” starring Sandra Bullock make light of marriages to obtain immigration benefits. Despite the Hollywood tales of duping immigration, be warned that the reality of using a sham marriage to obtain an immigration benefit can carry dire consequences including criminal […]
Supreme Court allows immigration court more leeway in deporting persons convicted of fraud
The Supreme Court will let immigration court judges look to the facts of a particular case in determing the amount of loss in fraud cases. In immigration law, a person can be deported for a so-called aggravated felony (an immigration term of art) if the amount lost in a fraud case exceeds $10,000. The story […]
Pregnant American woman and husband escape Mexico by swimming across the Rio Grande
Embedded video from CNN Video Two Americans (the wife pregnant) tell their unlikely story of crossing into the United States by swimming the Rio Grande at night.
Secretary Napolitano announces two year suspension of deportations in widow penalty cases
Here is the story in the Wall Street Journal. Congratulations to Oregon immigration attorney Brent Renison who has taken on the task to bring down the awful widow penalty. As Brent says in this story, it is a Band-Aid. However, it’s a Band-Aid that is much needed for those who are victims of this injustice. […]
Minutemen protest wise police policy in Utah and shout at Hispanic workers
Cheers to Salt Lake City, UT, for not cross training local police officers in immigration enforcement. Twenty so-called Minutemen showed up on Monday in Salt Lake City to protest the decision. They ended up shouting at Hispanic construction workers to “go home.” On November 1, 2007, when I spoke at the State Capitol, before a […]