Perhaps it will turn out to have been the high-water mark of bipartisanship in the comprehensive immigration reform debate, that brief shining moment back in 2006 when Democratic and Republican Senators came together to pass the bipartisan McCain-Kennedy immigration reform bill, by a vote of...
Individuals undergoing the immigration process often have a keen and sophisticated grasp of some rather complex aspects of their cases. The priority date is one fundamental, vitally important element in these cases, however, for which an understanding appears to be somewhat illusive. A basic primer...
A recent article in the Washington Post cites demographic figures from the National Bureau of Health Statistics, showing a drop in the U.S. birthrate for the second consecutive year, to a record low, after peaking in 2007. (See Why Immigration Could Help America, by Suzy...
Many businesses are reporting difficulties in hiring the foreign workers they need to grow, even to maintain their day-to-day operations. The problem affects a wide variety of industries, but has been particularly onerous for employers in the high-tech and agricultural sectors, as a recent article...
Despite a recent court decision suspending the more onerous provisions of the now-infamous Arizona immigration bill - commonly known by its bill number, S.B. 1070 - immigrant-rights activists still want to punish Arizona for enacting the measure in the first place, with some continuing to...
It is famously difficult to amend the United States Constitution, requiring two-thirds of both houses of Congress to agree, or three-fourths of the states, through their legislatures or constitutional conventions. (See U.S. Constitution, Article V) If the process sounds unwieldy and complex, it is, and...
We often call our readers' attention to scholarly studies that document the many economic benefits of immigration - the creative energy and brainpower of foreign-born workers who help America to maintain its competitive edge in a knowledge-based economy. Beyond the hard economic numbers, though, immigration...
The day after the Senate folded its tent for the August recess, President Obama signed into law a new measure designed to mend fences - literally and politically - in the states along the border of the American southwest. The new law can be seen...
President Barack Obama signed a law on August 13, 2010, that increases funding for U.S. border security by $600 million. The funding for this increase in security will be paid for, in part, by substantially increasing the fees that some employers must pay when filing...
The USCIS held a public teleconference today, August 19, 2010, to outline some of the details regarding the new fee increase contained in the 2010 Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The USCIS plans to issue written guidance shortly and is continuing to consider some of...
