Former Fed Chairman says immigration system needs overhaul

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan testified today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security. He said, “There is little doubt that unauthorized, that is, illegal, immigration has made a significant contribution to the growth of our economy.” An overhaul of U.S. immigration laws is “badly needed” to create legal avenues for […]

More info Mark Lyttle, the US citizen deported by ICE

More on the Mark Lyttle story here. Only the McClatchy news organization has published a seemingly well researched report on Mr. Lyttle’s tragic journey. According to the McClatchy story, “Jacqueline Stevens, a political science professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, said she has been researching wrongful deportations for the past year. She said […]

ICE deports US citizen

In this story, a US citizen named Mark Lyttle claims that he was deported to Mexico. Let’s see where this leads. It’s not been picked up by the national news media yet.

State and local immigration laws hindering a real fix

The Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Projects of the American Civil Liberties Union said that cities and states in trying to work out their own solutions to illegal immigration are not making constructive changes and are slowing efforts in fixing what is a federal problem. I agree. State and local immigration laws do not advance […]

ICE opens investigation unit in Tulsa

ICE opened a new investigations unit in Tulsa, OK. The announcement stated that the investigators stationed in Tulsa will focus on gangs, human trafficking and drug trafficking. I disagree with the mass deportations that we are currently undergoing on humanitarian grounds as they tear apart many good families and legal grounds as many of the […]

Please support documentary about Oklahoma’s immigration law HB 1804

Filmmaker George Adams is making a documentary movie about state immigration laws. Since the passage of HB 1804 no news organization has taken a serious look at HB 1804 and its effect on the state and many of our citizens and resident foreign nationals. The production needs individuals and businesses to step forward and provide […]

College Board supports Dream Act

The College Board’s trustees voted unanimously to support passage of the Dream Act. The College Board is the same group that administers the SAT exam. As usual, the story, in seeking “balance,” quotes some representative from FAIR saying how unfair the Dream Act will be to citizens. Every government measure has some inherent unfairness to […]

Los Angeles federal court judge orders ‘widow penalty’ cases reopened

Immigration Attorney won a big victory in his quest to end the so-called widow penalty. The widow penalty concerns spouses who filed to adjust status but their United States citizen spouses die before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issues a final decision. The Los Angeles Times reports that U.S. District Judge Christina A. […]