ILW.com reports about a new Documentary “Made in L.A.” follows the remarkable journey of three Latina immigrants working in L.A.’s garment factories and their struggle for self-empowerment as they wage a three-year battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table. The film is scheduled to air nationally…
Who doesn’t know 5-year-old Youssif by now?, an Iraqi boy who had gone out to play on a January day when he was suddenly grabbed by masked men, doused in gas and set on fire. As a father to a young boy myself I became outraged and very upset after…
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced its new, online NEXUS application system on August 16, 2007. The use of the NEXUS card is an alternative to a passport for travel between the US and Canada. According to the CBP, “[t]he system helps [its] officers accomplish their dual mission…
Channel 10 contacted one of our leading Hospitality clients, Tower 23 Hotel to discuss the recent SSA No Match rules, hiring workers in this day and age and working with us, their immigration lawyers to make the entire process even possible.
An illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her U.S.-born son has been deported to Mexico. Elvira Arellano became an activist and a national symbol for illegal immigrant parents as she defied her deportation order and spoke out from her…
As I previously discussed in this Blog, On August 10, 2007, DHS released an advance copy of the final ICE “No-Match” regulation, “Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter.” Publication of the final rule in the Federal Register is expected the week of August 13, 2007. The…
There may be no immigration reform coming up but, new—and potentially costly—demands on employers to ensure that their workforces are legal are coming up. The New rules describe the obligations of employers when they receive no-match letters from the Social Security Administration or receive a letter regarding employment verification forms…
A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday. At a joint news conference, Secretary Chertoff and Gutierrez put the onus on Congress for any consequences that may be suffered by employers as result of the stepped-up enforcement effort. “Our…
I have been following the latest BBS world reports about the fact that Pop star Lily Allen has had her US work visa cancelled after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport. Well now we know it, even big stars can not have their way with our USCIS agency (unless your…
The Dream Act is a bill that has been introduced several times in the United States Congress that would provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrant students. ILW.com the leading immigration online news source reported the following, and you can see why we need this act to pass ASAP.…