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
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
he people have voted and the incumbent president was once again chosen to be our chief executive for four more years. Barack Obama’s reelection comes with a string of ripple effects that will transform the way U.S. presidential campaigns are run. Mitt Romney will forever go down as the presidential candidate to have captured the...Read More
As I watched the election results come in I switched back and forth from network to cable news. I was paying particular attention to some of our local races along with, of course, the Presidential race. After a while, I realized that almost every news channel had at least one commentator saying the same thing....Read More
The Florida State Board of Education decided, Tuesday, not to appeal a ruling from a Federal Judge prohibiting colleges and universities from charging higher tuition rates to children of undocumented immigrants. This is an important ruling and decision affecting thousands of students throughout the State of Florida. This is one more step toward better treatment...Read More
The Miami New Times is a trendy South Florida newspaper provided free to all who want to open the news box on the corner and read it. The news magazine is full of interesting stories one of which touched on the on-going troublesome issue of the detention of undocumented immigrants at a private for-profit facility...Read More
Grover Norquist, a staunch right-wing conservative Republican, is coming around with support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. In a speech at the Midwest Forum, Norquist stated that immigration is not just a Democratic/Republican issue, it is an issue for the United States. Specifically, he said that it was a good idea to have more immigrants in...Read More
Finally what we have been waiting to hear from the man himself ever since the second presidential debate took place. In an interview Obama has said that if he is re-elected, he will “force a grand bargain with Republicans to reduce America’s debt” and most importantly that he will “achieve comprehensive immigration reform” all within...Read More
In Los Angeles, a group of inmates have filed a challenge to the “Immigration hold” system used throughout the country. Typically, if a non-citizen is arrested for a crime, even if the case is dismissed, an immigration hold is lodged against the person by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In many cases, the person detained...Read More
