Immigration Law

Evangelicals Push Immigration Reform By Lobbying And Preaching – Huffington Post

At first, the main efforts will be in Florida and Colorado, where evangelicals will knock on doors to talk to neighbors about problems with existing immigration law. “[It is] not just a press conference effort, but a sustained effort that … Continue reading

A patchwork of state immigration laws – WMUR.com

According to the Ellis Island website, during the late 1800′s, “as long as an immigrant’s papers were in order and they were in reasonably good health, the Ellis Island inspection process would last approximately three to five hours.” In today’s … Continue reading

Immigration status keeps Chicoan who passed bar from working as lawyer – Chico Enterprise-Record

But federal law restricts state agencies from granting licenses to people who are undocumented, said Linton Joaquin, general counsel of the National Immigration Law Center. Garcia will argue the law does not apply to the California Supreme Court …

Arizona governor brings battle with Obama to Irvine – msnbc.com

Brewer and Obama are entwined in a legal battle over an Arizona immigration law that would require local police to inquire into individuals’ immigration status during any “lawful stop, detention or arrest … or lawful contact” and would make it … Continue reading

Immigration lawyer say odds favor Arizona on SB 1070 – Phoenix Business Journal

managing partner of Kuck Immigration Lawyers LLC, says the Obama administration will have a tough time convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn SB 1070, Arizona’s law cracking down on illegal immigration. Click the link below to our …

Immigration Summit: Are Undocumented Workers Really Taking ‘American’ Jobs? – FOX News

Agricultural and restaurant business leaders say Arizona-style laws aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration threaten their industry.   They’re appealing to Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform to avert what they describe as a crisis.

Immigration must be fixed, leaders agree – Chattanooga Times Free Press

… system is broken — that’s the message heard over and over again Monday during the first Southeast immigration summit. Law enforcement, politicians, faith and community leaders gathered in Atlanta to talk about immigration and its effect on …

Alberto Gonzales: Immigration Flip-Flop Worth Political Risk For Mitt Romney – Huffington Post

The supporters of immigration reform’s main message: Republicans are hurting their standing among Latino voters with their rhetoric, from GOP hardliners advocating for large-scale deportation to Romney’s attacks on Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s law …

Texas Republicans take a softer approach to immigration – Boston Herald

“We seek common ground to develop and advance a conservative, market- and law-based approach to our nation’s immigration issues.” Fen Sword of Spring said she supports the immigration provisions.

Faith, Politics and the Undocumented: Can the Bible Inform the Illegal Immigration Debate? – Huffington Post

straight away amnesty and other steps), Christian groups across denominational lines have backed humane immigration reform, while also condemning anti-immigrant laws such as Arizona’s SB 1070 and its copycat counterparts in other states.