As I am writing this blog entry from my office in downtown San Diego, San Diego County residents are ordered from their homes as wind-driven wildfires spread from the East County toward the coast. In what may be the worst disaster to hit our county in decades, we can see…
I read Ruben Navarrette Jr. article on CNN earlier today and he couldn’t be more accurate with his analysis of the above. As an Immigration attorney, I often hear complaints from clients about Police Officers trying to play Immigration Judges. Staements like “your apssport has already expired so how come…
Civil Rights movement leadres are not happy about House bill 1804, a tough Oklahoma immigration law that will go into effect November 1, 2007.This law blocks undocumented immigrants from obtaining jobs and places strict requirements for receiving public benefits. It also forces that law enforcement check a suspect’s legal status…
California farmers wait for comprehensive immigration reform and prepare for work in the fields. The Associated Press reported that some Oregon farmers contend the U.S. government’s decision to place National Guard troops along the Mexican border is contributing to a shortage of workers to pick their ripe fruit. The stepped…
This will be useful to all our clients ready to schedule appointments in Ciudad Juarez. The following information was provided by Edward R. an AILA member in El Paso in response to one of AILA members in San Diego questions about the timing of and scheduling of InfoPass appointments in…
It is always interesting to read what members of Congress think about key issues, in this case immigration. Sen. Lott’s opinion was published in the Clarion Ledger, among other things he says: As you know, I had hoped to pass a broader immigration reform bill this year. I saw the…
A few hours ago we got reports from clients and media outlets in Los Angeles, about the big raids conducted by ICE and the Border Patrol, rounding up thousands of illegal aliens and processing expedited removals. This is just the beginning and the government is planning further raids before the…
Recently the Department of Labor announced that the permanent foreign labor certification program’s backlog has been eliminated, with nearly 95 percent of cases completed and the rest awaiting responses from employers. The BECs have begun a transition and shutdown phase that will continue through December. I can say that this…
It was actually a strange day for me today. After a hectic week trying to get most of our H2B visa cases ready for filing, I was actually dreaming about this at night. In my dream all H2B visas were gone on Monday morning and all the angry employers are…
Every year I hear the same complaints from our farmer clients, there are just not enough workers in this country to keep with the demand. What choice do they have but to hire illegal workers. According to the Department of Labor’s National Agricultural Workers Survey, 53 percent of the hired…