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1 07, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court Paves the Way for Green Cards for Same Sex Spouses

By |2013-07-01T07:34:58-05:00July 1st, 2013|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, immigration reform, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|Tags: , , |

Published:  July 1, 2013 This past week the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman and effectively de-legitimized same sex marriage.  The main consequence of the Supreme Court decision is that the federal government will now have to recognize same sex marriage as equal to opposite sex marriage in all of the legal realms where being married brings legal benefits or presents legal ramifications, including tax law, family law, social security law and immigration law – to name a few. Little by little, […]

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29 06, 2013

On the Comprehensive Immigration Front: The U.S. Senate passed an Immigration Reform Bill – including a path to citizenship component, by a 68-32 margin.

By |2013-06-29T07:26:55-05:00June 29th, 2013|Categories: immigration reform, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: , |

Published:  June 29, 2013 Next up, later this month, is debate in the U.S. House of Representatives.  According to many House Republicans, an immigration reform bill with a legalization component will only pass over their dead bodies, and that absent a definitive plan to “secure the border” (whatever is meant by that) a non-comprehensive, piecemeal immigration bill is what is appropriate for consideration.   Maybe their strong objections are based on what their truly believe is best for our country, or maybe they are just spouting out what they think their local constituencies want to hear.  Maybe, they will not even truly […]

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14 06, 2013

Would We Really Want to Round Up and Deport 12 Million People?

By |2013-06-14T13:55:21-05:00June 14th, 2013|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, immigration reform, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: , , , , , |

Published:  June 14, 2013 House to house searches.  Bullhorn calls to assemble and gather for deportation processing.  Mass detention facilities.  As millions of families prepare to be torn apart, you will witness the tears and deafening wails of old and young, grandparents and parents, sons and daughters.  No doubt, these scenes will be unavoidable components of the mass round-up and deportation of 12 million undocumented foreign nationals.  For the folks who refuse to give an inch and forgive immigration law breakers, it’s a path to deportation, not a path to citizenship that is the right and only option.  However, as our elected officials […]

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10 05, 2013

As We Await Passage of a Legalization Measure, DREAM ACT/Deferred Action Applicants Continue to File; Some Scheduled for Interview

By |2013-05-10T08:57:07-05:00May 10th, 2013|Categories: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: , , , , , , |

Published:  May 10, 2013 There are at least 11 million folks in the U.S. who are more than a little curious whether immigration reform and a legalization program will ever become law.  With legislators in Congress “marking up” proposals and negotiating the details of a new law, we will no doubt have a better sense of the viability and substance of an eventual measure in the coming months.  In the meantime, undocumented childhood arrivals qualifying for 2 year work permits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) program continue to receive approvals. As of March 31, 2013, more than 488,000 Deferred […]

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