How is the Swine Flu Affecting Immigration?
Wednesday April 29, 2009
By now, everyone's heard about the swine flu or H1N1 virus, which, as of this morning, has 91 confirmed cases in the United States with potentially many more affected.
The conservative ... Read More
Is the Economic Crisis Making the Job Search More Difficult For New Immigrants?
Saturday April 25, 2009
I read a Newsweek article this morning about immigration holding steady despite the current economic crisis. It led me to wonder how legal immigrants who come to the U.S. without ... Read More
What Would You Change First About the Immigration System?
Friday April 24, 2009
The U.S. immigration system is broken: President Obama has said that it's broken; Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano calls the system broken; America's two largest unions recently united over the ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Kids Naturalize Under the Big Top
Wednesday April 22, 2009
USCIS partnered with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to hold a naturalization ceremony for immigrant children on March 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. In this picture, 3-year ... Read More
Tips For Managing the Wait
Saturday April 18, 2009
It's such a chore getting that immigration application or petition together with all the required documents, but the excitement and sense of relief that you feel once it's mailed makes ... Read More
Unions Unite For Immigration Reform
Thursday April 16, 2009
America's two largest labor federations have united to support a push for comprehensive immigration reform legislation. AFL-CIO and Change to Win announced a plan this week to overhaul the broken ... Read More
Immigrant Spotlight: Actress Catherine Bell
Tuesday April 14, 2009
Actress and naturalized citizen Catherine Bell is best-known for her roles in the popular military TV dramas, Jag and Army Wives.
Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
More Reform Buzz
Thursday April 9, 2009
The media is buzzing about Obama's intention to pursue immigration reform this year. Julie Preston from The New York Times reports that administration officials have confirmed that President Obama will ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: A Community Mourns
Wednesday April 8, 2009
People pay their respects in front of the American Civic Association Center in Binghamton, New York, where 13 people were killed on Friday, April 5, 2009. A gunman shot 11 ... Read More
A Senseless Act of Violence
Tuesday April 7, 2009
Last Friday, 41-year old Jiverly Wong walked into the American Civic Association Center and killed 13 people, wounded four others, then turned the gun on himself.
The question on everyone's mind ... Read More
Immigrant Spotlight: CNN Anchor Rick Sanchez
Friday April 3, 2009
While watching the news coverage of today's tragedy in Binghamton, I learned that Rick Sanchez is an immigration. Read more about this Cuban-American's rise to successful CNN anchor.
Opposition to the DREAM Act
Wednesday April 1, 2009
While I can't imagine why anyone would deny undocumented youth of a way to obtain legal status, there seems to be plenty of opposition to the DREAM Act. Watch the ... Read More