Published: February 11, 2013 By the end of the summer, if not sooner, it is very possible Congress will act to provide undocumented individuals an avenue toward legalizing their status in the U.S. Exactly what the terms or requirements of such legislation will be, or whether for certain a measure will be enacted at all, [...] Read more →
Published: January 18, 2013 In recent weeks, the State of Illinois passed legislation to allow the state’s population of roughly 250,000 undocumented drivers to obtain driver’s licenses. The bill, which is expected to be signed by Governor Quinn, will make Illinois the 4th state in the U.S. to issue driver’s licenses to... Read more →
Published: January 3, 2013 On March 30, 2012, US Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services first announced its plan to implement a “stateside” I-601 Waiver program, an initiative for processing a “waiver of inadmissibility” for certain applicants for permanent residence who under current law, are ineligible... Read more →
Published: December 18, 2012 We are already talking fiscal year 2014, and for Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services, it starts October 1, 2013. AND as early as April 1, 2013, interested employers and foreign workers can start the process by filing for one of 85,000 H-1B visas that will be available, with 65,000... Read more →
Published: December 14, 2012 As of December 13, 2012, more than 350,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) applications have been received by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DACA applicants are also known as “DREAMERS” since they make up the demographic that would presumably benefit from previously proposed legislation... Read more →
Published: December 1, 2012 As of November 15, 2012, a total of almost 300,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) applications have been received by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DACA applicants are also known as “DREAMERS” since they make up the demographic that would presumably benefit from previously proposed... Read more →
Published: November 12, 2012 According to many of our nation’s leading pundits and political commentators, it was the “Hispanic Vote” that made President Obama’s reelection possible. What exactly is the “Hispanic Vote”? It seems to have a variety of meanings, although the common theme would be that it is the demographic composed of... Read more →
Published: November 3, 2012 The battered spouse, whether a man or woman, is a protected class in the world of immigration law. Sensing that foreign nationals who marry U.S. citizens or residents can become vulnerable to the U.S. spouse’s physical or extreme mental abuse, Congress enacted a variety of laws aimed at protecting these foreign [...] Read more →
Published: October 23, 2012 Just when it seems I have a grasp of where presidential candidate Mitt Romney stands when it comes to immigration policy, he contorts to a new position. According to statements made by him in recent weeks, including during presidential debates, Mitt Romney would do away with the current Deferred Action for [...] Read more →