The Mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, has begun an interesting initiative to help reinvigorate the city by attracting immigrants to bring the skills, entrepreneurship, and tax base needed to bring new life back to a once thriving port city. Since immigrants are known for driving urban growth and renewal, the mayor thinks they are exactly...Read More
In this past election, 72% of Latinos eligible to vote came out in support of President Obama, being a decisive force behind his victory. That is why now, just a few weeks shy of the end of yet again another year with him at the nation’s helm, the immigrants who helped him get re-elected are...Read More
Who would have thought a major figure of the Republican Party would be publically calling for immigration reform? Former President George W. Bush delivered an opening speech at a symposium on immigration and economic growth, and his stance on immigration reform was actually a positive one. The fact that he decided to come out and...Read More
President Obama’s Uncle, who is in deportation proceedings, was just granted a new hearing by the Board of Immigration Appeals who opined that he did not receive competent representation of legal counsel during his removal proceedings hearing. In an OP/ED piece appearing in the Washington Post the author offers that while it may appear that...Read More
In yet another article about Immigration Judge Rex Ford, the Huffington Post highlights the issues at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida. Front and center is the culture at the facility where they seem to have a policy of not releasing detained immigrants on bond. In the case highlighted, a twelve year old...Read More
As we pause in our daily lives to give thanks on Thanksgiving, there is much to reflect on from the Presidential election results and the impact on immigration. Whatever your political opinion, the fact of the matter is that immigration reform has a much better chance of becoming a reality with President Obama re-elected. There...Read More
It appears that Republican Marco Rubio is taking the lead for the party in trying to attract Hispanic voters. He is urging a more permanent solution for the so-called DREAMers who were brought to the United States when they were minors and are now attempting to secure higher education. Rubio has been quoted as saying,...Read More
Asaf Darash, an Israeli citizen, started a software company in San Francisco called Regpack. The company has hired about 15 people so far. Despite this he is faced with deportation from the United States. The issue is that there is no such thing as an entrepreneur visa so he is forced to try and fit...Read More
Miami is what it has become thanks to its Cuban immigration, there is no doubt about that. Ever since Fidel Castro assumed power in 1959 there has been a huge influx of Cubans who immigrated to South Florida, and soon thereafter immigrants from all Latin American countries followed suit, turning Miami into a culturally-rich cosmopolitan...Read More
On Tuesday evening the Presidential election was not the only thing to be decided, throughout out the nation people everywhere were voting for state amendments and referendums. In Maryland, the citizens of the state voted for their version of the Dream Act to stand, thereby allowing the undocumented students of the state to pay in-state...Read More
