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Dear Readers, It is time to think positive thoughts for 2008 and beyond. So, here is a warm wish for you and your loved ones the very best in the New Year. Yours, Jacob

As we about to welcome 2008 and wish for the best for us and our families, millions of illegal aliens, will join the celebrations with us. Over the years this, second class America has become part of our life, just like we became part of theirs. Ellis Cose of newsweek…

It will be a sad end of the year for many pro immigration activists and immigrants (legal and illegal) in the State of Arizona. The new Employer sanctions legislation is the talk of the state for many months now. The state’s new employer-sanctions law, which takes effect January 1, will…

When applicants apply for visas abroad they need to pay a fee for the visa and sometimes additional fees for reciprocity. Well, the cost of such fees will increase next year so it seems. DOS published an Interim Final Rule raising the fee charged for processing of immigrant and nonimmigrant…

Last month ICE issued a new directive relating to detained arriving aliens who are found to have a credible fear by an Immigration Judge or USCIS officer. The new policy can be found on AILA’s website: AILA Doc. No. 07111264 (Nov. 12, 2007). The new policy implements a two-part analysis…

I guess the USCIS have some bad apples as well. The former assistant chief in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Alexandria on two felony counts of harboring an illegal alien and encouraging and inducing an illegal to reside in the United…

EFFECTIVE 12/17/07 (Posted on AILA Infonet 12/14/07 ) Due to the limitations of the INFOPASS appointment system regarding scheduling options for I-601 waivers under the new I-601 pilot program implemented on March 6, 2007, the USCIS Ciudad Juarez office has been trying to put in place a new system. INFOPASS…

We reported a few moths ago about the propsed rule requiring all US Citizens to carry passports when crossing to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. Congress is seeking to delay the rule requiring passports at all U.S. border crossings next year in hopes of avoiding a repeat of last summer’s…

I knew that things were getting out of control along the San Diego-Tijuana border, but recently things have taken a turn for the worse. According to the AP: In an escalation of clashes between U.S. Border Patrol agents and rock-throwing smugglers, agents have begun launching pepper spray and tear gas…

To stress the problems that high–tech workers face getting green cards and work visas like the H1B visa, all members of Congress now have “blue cards.” The Compete America coalition has been distributing the cards to lawmakers during meetings, one of several industry lobbying efforts on competitiveness issues in the…