The Obama administration’s challenge to the controversial Arizona immigration law goes before a federal judge Thursday. The Justice Department’s lawsuit, seeking to stop the law from going into effect, is one of two challenges scheduled for a hearing Thursday. The first challenge by a group of more than 100 individuals…
I am writing this Blog entry from my conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Washington DC. In this past few days Immigration lawyers from across the nation gathered here in DC to share ideas and discuss our Immigration laws and policy. On Thursday not so far from our…
The President was passionate about the need to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform asserts while speaking to 24 American service members as they became citizens USA in April. Over the years, many have attempted to confront this challenge, but passions are great and disagreements run deep. Yet surely we can all…
Take a look at this second grader who asked First Lady Michelle Obama whether the President was going to “take away” people who didn’t have “papers”. Apparently, the child’s mother had expressed some fear in the privacy of their home. Michelle Obama, who is also the nation’s “First Mom” handled…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and fellow Democrats on Thursday unveiled a “framework” for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. immigration laws. In wake of the furor over Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants, Democrats said the first step toward reform must be bolstered border security. The REPAIR Proposal, which still…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) strongly urges Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to veto a bill moving rapidly through the state legislature that would make it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in the state. In addition to the absurdity of aligning undocumented status with state trespassing, the law…
Immigration reform legislation is “dead” in the Senate this year, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said. Graham, who’s sought to work with some Democrats on the controversial issues, said that healthcare efforts had “poisoned the well” for bipartisan cooperation going forward. Graham had partnered with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to work…
The House voted Sunday night on the Senate bill for health care reform, passing it 219 to 212. President Obama won a historic victory in the struggle for health care reform Sunday as the House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill overhauling the American medical system. What does this mean…
President Barack Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year. Obama also met separately…
I am proud to say that fellow San Diegans are fighting to keep the Immigration debate alive. A group of about 100 people rallied in front of the San Diego downtown offices of California’s U.S. senators Thursday night, calling for renewed attention to immigration reform. The group gathered at St.…