Archive for January, 2008

Be Careful What you Wish for Virginia

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Be careful what you wish for advertisement.

Speak out in support of immigrants living in this country

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Please write letters to your local newspapers.  You can use the form found on the following  website: http://www.immigrantslist.org/page/speakout/Presidential

60% are ambivalent

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

In an LA Times article, Tamar Jacoby points out that a majority of U.S. citizens are not anti-immigrant, but merely expect the politicians to resolve the issue.  He writes: Public opinion surveys on immigration are remarkably consistent, changing little even in the last year. An unvarying 20% to 25% of voters ...

Tougher FOIA Request Law

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

On Monday, President Bush signed a tougher Freedom of Information Act bill into law without any comment.  This legislation creates a system allowing the public to track the status of their FOIA requests.  The system is required to show when the request was initially received and the estimated date that ...

USCIS Reminds Employers to Use New Form I-9

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

After December 26, 2007, employers who fail to use the new Form I-9 may be subject to all applicable penalties. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each new employee hired in the United States.

Politics of Fear

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

All of the Republican candidates are clamoring to show who can have the toughest stance on immigration.  Everyone on the right political spectrum (and some on the left) is formulating policies that will push out hard-working persons who come to the U.S. to follow their American dreams.  Why?  Do you ...

Family Guy and Immigration

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008