Recently, the United States Senate committee for Homeland Security considered several guest worker programs that were recently proposed. Within a week three “Securing the Border” hearings were conducted covering topics such as the roots and causes of the Central American migration into the United States and transnational crime. Overall, there was a concurrence that a...Read More
The United States Department of Justice announced earlier this week that over 100,000 undocumented individuals had been granted a three year reprieve from removal or deportation under an expansion of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. These individuals fall under a specific category of young immigrants who were brought into the United...Read More
Despite the outcry against the current immigration policy, the fact that at least 7,706 undocumented children from Central American countries have been ordered “ removed” or “ deported” by a Federal Immigration Judge without their day in court, speaks volumes about the current immigration system. This increased peak in court decisions follows the increase in...Read More
Last summer, due to the surge in undocumented women and children crossing the border from Mexico in to the United States, the U.S. Immigration Courts have been inundated with hundreds of thousands of non-criminal cases that were filed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These cases have been fast-tracked or placed on what is...Read More
The new changes in diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba that President Obama have enacted are being met with some trepidation by many Cuban nationals who are living in the United States, many in the south Florida area. Prior to the change in these relations, Cubans who had been convicted of a criminal...Read More
On Saturday, Iowa congressman Steve King, an infamously anti-immigration advocate, hosted a political event for Republican conservative presidential hopefuls. Missing from this roster of potential presidential contenders was Jeb Bush. In the past Congressman King has made disparaging and pejorative remarks towards undocumented individuals. His personal verbal attacks have made him a leader for some...Read More
Not long after the mid-term elections which put Republicans in control of the House, a vote took place that passed amendments which would undermine President Obamas plans for immigration. The president’s most recent immigration policy included protecting undocumented individuals who have children born in the United States and in addition are from any criminal history....Read More
The Executive Action regarding immigration reform, which President Obama announced last month is not receiving support by the majority of the American public. Not surprisingly, a new Gallup poll shows that Americans who do not support the law number at 51 percent of people polled, while those who are in favor of the new Executive...Read More
However, the White House continues to move forward and expressed further explanation on the new Executive Action regarding immigration reform and made some important points for the public to understand. One of the first concerns is that individuals make educated choices about who can help them with the application process. They warn against the use...Read More
The number of states who have joined the lawsuit against President Obama has risen to 24. That means that half of the states in the United States have decided that they believe that the Executive Action towards immigration reform that the President has taken, is unlawful. These states include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,...Read More
