From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Bill Maher’s Hilarious Spot-On Take on Immigration

June 25, 2010

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Immigration: The Unintended Consequences of AZ’s SB 1070

June 24, 2010

Source: The Huffington Post
By Daniel Cubias
The good people of Arizona are counting the days. In just a few weeks, SB 1070 kicks in. At that time, every illegal immigrant in the state will be rounded up, processed for deportation, and kicked out.
Well, at least that’s the thinking among the anti-immigrant crowd.
However, Arizona citizens might be [...]

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Comedian Vladimir Caamano on Immigration

June 24, 2010

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Immigration Tip of the Day: Don’t Assume!

June 24, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
Never assume that the Immigration Service will contact you when it’s time to file your application for adjustment of status based on an approved employment or family based petition.
If you’re living in the United States and waiting on [...]

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Jorge Castaneda: Obama Must Act Fast on Immigration

June 24, 2010

As President Obama pushes for an overhaul of immigration law, Mexico’s ex-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Castaneda, warns that Obama must succeed in 2010, or risk seeing his policies stall as George W. Bush’s did.
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Immigration Law – Frequently Asked Questions Answered!

June 24, 2010

By Bindhu Vijayan
New York Immigration Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
Q: Under what circumstance will a foreign spouse’s permanent resident status in the U.S. be conditional?
A foreign spouse will be granted conditional permanent residence status if the individual adjusted his/her status or was granted permanent residence prior to the couple’s second year wedding [...]

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How a Little History Sweetens the Immigration Debate

June 23, 2010

Source: The Huffington Post
Louise Mirrer
New-York Historical Society president
This is the story of a Spanish-speaking immigrant–one of nine children in his family, who grew up plowing fields in Spain and eventually made his way to this country from Cuba in search of a better living. Manuel Rionda was just 16 years old when his family sent [...]

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Things You MUST Know about Immigration/Part 4

June 23, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
Our fourth and final set of five Things You MUST Know about Immigration:
1. You MUST know the difference between pleading guilty versus a dismissed charge -paying a fine in criminal court does not mean that the case was dismissed. A guilty [...]

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Immigration: Why Immigrants Can Drive the Green Economy

June 23, 2010

Source: Immigration Policy Center
Why Immigrants Can Drive the Green Economy
Washington D.C. – The 2000 Census found that immigrants, while accounting for 12 percent of the population, made up nearly half of the all scientists and engineers with doctorate degrees in the United States. Nearly 70 percent of the men and women who entered the fields [...]

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10 Immigration Twitter Hashtags You Should Know

June 23, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
A word of advice about Twitter: If you want your tweets to hit the desired target, you should definitely paste a hashtag (the symbol # followed by a word or words fused together) on them. Tagging tweets makes sifting through zillions [...]

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Defining Roles: Federal vs. State Immigration Authority

June 22, 2010

Source: Immigration Policy Center
Defining Roles: Federal vs. State Immigration Authority
Closing the Floodgates and Reasserting the Constitution
Today, the small town of Fremont, Nebraska is in the headlines after passing an ordinance that requires, among other things, that renters apply for an occupancy license – which also requires a legal immigration status check – before renting an [...]

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Immigrants in America: A Hollywood Perspective

June 22, 2010

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Immigration: Who Are You Calling Names?

June 22, 2010

Source: The Huffington Post
By Richard Trumka
President, AFL-CIO
“Wop.” “Hunkie.” “Polack.” “Kike.”
When I was a kid growing up in Nemacolin, Pa., those are some of the slurs people used for us.
Why? Because our parents or grandparents came to this country from somewhere else, fleeing poverty and war, seeking opportunity and hope. As a kid, every person I [...]

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Immigration Law – Frequently Asked Questions Answered!

June 22, 2010

By Shelli Arbusman
New York Immigration Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
Question: What is an H1B visa?
Arbusman: An H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa which allows a foreign worker to work in a specialty occupation in the United States.
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Question: Can attorney representation really make a difference in my immigration proceeding?
Arbusman: Yes, definitely. An [...]

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Immigration Arts, Culture & Media

June 22, 2010

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Things You MUST Know about Immigration/Part 3

June 22, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
Our third set of five Things You MUST Know about Immigration:
1. You MUST know that the processing times as posted on the USCIS website are not 100% correct. Find a way to double or, if possible, even triple check the times.
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Plea to President Obama Led to Immigrant’s Arrest

June 21, 2010

Source: New York Times
By Nina Bernstein
The letter appealing to President Obama was written in frustration in January, by a woman who saw her family reflected in his. She was a white United States citizen married to an African man, and the couple — college-educated professionals in Manhattan — were stymied in their long legal [...]

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Last Night on”60 Minutes”: Andy Rooney on Citizenship Test

June 21, 2010

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Illegal: Life and Death in Arizona’s Immigration War Zone

June 21, 2010

We interviewed Phoenix journalist Terry Greene Sterling back in December (click here to read that interview). Now, all these months later, Ms. Sterling’s non-fiction book, Illegal: Life and Death in Arizona’s Immigration War Zone, is finally set to come out July 1. The timing couldn’t be any more perfect. Plus, the advance praise has been [...]

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Justice Department Set to Challenge Arizona Immigration Law

June 21, 2010

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