As we have noted in earlier postings, GOP support for comprehensive immigration reform has waned to the point that Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and John Kyl (R-AZ) have made clear that they do not intend to support CIR in the near future. Anti-immigrant anger is...
As regular readers of MurthyDotCom are aware, E-Verify is the web-based system that allows employers to determine whether their employees are eligible to work legally in the United States. The system is run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in cooperation with the Social...
At the end of her trip to Mexico in mid-April, First Lady Michelle Obama added her voice to the chorus of Administration insiders who would like to see Comprehensive Immigration Reform back on the legislative agenda. Mrs. Obama told CNN's Juan Carlos Lopez that both...
The push continues for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR), but the political forecast remains partly cloudy, with occasional sunshine. Health care reform is now history, although voices on the right insist it's still not over, and continue to call for repeal of the landmark legislation. Supreme...
In a 7-2 decision issued March 31, 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that criminal defense lawyers must advise their non-citizen clients about the potential immigration consequences that flow from a guilty plea. The case concerned a Honduran man named Jose Padilla (not related to...
The immigration court and detention system are "grossly lacking" in due process protections and mental health treatment for immigrants with mental disabilities, according to a study released in late March by a social justice advocacy organization, Texas Appleseed, and a leading U.S. law firm, Akin...
Effective April 5, 2010, Greek nationals are now eligible to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), meaning they can visit the United States for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa in advance at a U.S. consular post overseas....
On Friday, April 2nd, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced a revision to the agency's passenger screening standards for international flights to the United States. This comes three months after emergency measures were put in place following the Christmas Day bombing attempt...
To all except those on the exclusionist fringe, it has become a commonplace that immigration is vital to our economic growth. A recent op-ed piece in the pages of Investor's Business Daily is the latest of many to make precisely that point. (See: To Thrive,...
Like their counterparts in the United States, students in India are learning to dream and innovate and solve problems creatively, using the language and techniques of science. At MurthyDotCom and the Murthy Law Firm, we are particularly proud of the students from the Agastya International...
