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October 2011
For many years, cities across California were pushed to adopt ordinances ordering businesses to verify that their employees were eligible to work in the U.S. Now, however, legislation has been signed into law that prohibits the state, cities and counties from mandating that private employers use E-Verify. Cities that had previously adopted the now outdated...
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The Senate Judiciary Committee next month will hold a mark-up and vote on a bill repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The announcement by committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sets up a collision course for the Senate and House over the issue of gay...
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A class action lawsuit has been filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on behalf of five students who were all born in the United States yet have been classified as “non-residents” and charged a significantly higher tuition for college due to their parents being undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit was filed against Florida education...
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It is being reported that immigrant children in the state are facing more bullying and taunts at school since Alabama’s tough crackdown on illegal immigration took effect last month. Just last week, a basketball game amongst seventh-graders turned ugly when children of Latin descent defeated a group of boys from Alabama, leading to name-calling and...
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After nearly a year in immigration custody, our client sees the light at the end of the tunnel. Image via Wikipedia In July, our firm filed its motion to vacate our client’s August 2010 conviction which was just 5 months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky , 130 S. Ct. 1473...
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As a general rule Dutch citizens are not legally able to obtain U.S. Citizenship without giving up their Dutch citizenship. Two commonly used exceptions to this general rule are U.S. citizenship through marriage, and Dutch nationality for children born in the U.S. to a Dutch parent. The Dutch government is currently reviewing a law that...
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Two days ago, the U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it deported record numbers of immigrants during this fiscal year, and that same day, immigrant advocates announced a national day of action called “Obama, Immigration and the Latino Community. This day of action took place in ten cities across the nation-Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Houston,...
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As you may know, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has asked the 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals to block the enforcement of Alabama’s immigration law until an appeal can be heard. Now, the DOJ has set up a hotline and an accompanying e-mail address for the public to report potential civil rights concerns related...
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with other civil rights groups, is suing to prevent South Carolina’s tough new illegal immigration law from taking effect in January. The lawsuit was filed last week in a Charleston federal court, and it is yet another challenge brought against states that passed ever-tougher illegal immigration laws, arguing...
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Image via Wikipedia The state of California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation making illegal immigrants eligible to receive state financial aid to attend California universities and community colleges. Highlighting the need to expand educational opportunity, he signed the California Dream Act because it makes sense to allow high-achieving students access to college financial aid....
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