From the monthly archives:

September 2010

FAQ: Getting Public Assistance & Filing for K-1 Fiancée Visa

September 15, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: My fiancée lives in Jamaica and I want to file for the K-3 visa for him. The issue is that I have been recently ill and had to apply for social services. My doctor ordered me not to work for four [...]

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Advocacy Alert! DREAM Act/One Nation Working Together

September 15, 2010

Sources: Michael Mandel & Tanya Goldsmith, AILA-NY Advocacy/Media Committee Co-Chairs, and the NY Immigration Coalition
1) DREAM Act
Senate Majority Leader Reid announced today that he will include the DREAM Act Click here to read AILA’s blog on it. as part of the defense authorization bill which could be voted on in the Senate as early as [...]

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Jon Stewart/The Daily Show – Islamophobiapalooza

September 14, 2010

This really made up laugh out loud. We just love Jon Stewart.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

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Sheriff Joe’s Immigration Roundup Last Night

September 14, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Some people get their jollies listening to Lady Gaga, or laying dead to the world on the beach, or going to a good flick starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Not Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, our least favorite character in the immigration debate.
The self-proclaimed America’s [...]

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Immigration FAQ: H-1 Holder Applying for H-4 Visa

September 14, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: My wife has been in U.S. for six months on H-1 and is going back to India. In India, if she applies for H4, will it be necessary to carry any paystubs generated during her stay in US on H-1? [...]

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The Unwanted: Immigration and Nativism in America

September 13, 2010

Source: Immigration Policy Center
As another 9/11 anniversary passes, marked by heated controversy surrounding a proposed Islamic Cultural Center in New York City and a Florida preacher’s threats to burn a copy of the Quran, writer Peter Schrag draws parallels between present-day fear-mongering by the restrictionist and nativist movements in America and similar movements throughout U.S. [...]

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Poll: Immigration Issues Hurting Pres. Obama

September 13, 2010

According to the latest Quinnipiac University national poll on a variety of immigration issues:
1) By a 60%-to-28% margin, people disapproved of the way Pres. Obama is handling illegal immigration.
2) Democrats favored granting citizenship by 62% to 31%, while Republicans and independents oppose it by 67% to 27% and 51% to 42%, respectively.
3) People had a [...]

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Gay Couples Forgotten Ones in Fight for Immigration Reform

September 13, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
If racism and xenophobia are at the core of most anti-immigrant sentiment, then homophobia is largely responsible for gay and lesbian couples (involving immigrants wanting U.S. citizenship) being the forgotten ones in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform.
According to an analysis [...]

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On Immigration, Voters Get It, Politicians Don’t

September 13, 2010

Source: The Huffington Post
By Frank Sharry
Founder and Executive Director of America’s Voice
So, just where do Americans stand on the red-hot issue of illegal immigration? Is it true that they want the government to just “build the dang fence” and be done with it? Are they so fed up with those who have violated [...]

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Entering on/Applying for Non-Immigrant Visa w/Green Card Pending

September 13, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I filed an I-130 for my parents (and it) is still pending. They have five years multiple visa and have been here 4-5 times already. Is it okay for them to visit for a month again while their I-130 is still [...]

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The Anti-Immigration Hardliners Lose Another One!

September 10, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Just over a month after an Arizona judge beautifully – and justifiably – cut the legs out from under SB 1070, a federal appeals court yesterday stopped Hazelton, Pa., from its equally creepy illegal immigration crackdown, saying Hazelton may not punish employers [...]

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Immigration Enforcement in a Time of Recession

September 10, 2010

Source: Immigration Policy Center
Immigration Enforcement in a Time of Recession: Explaining the Recent Decline in Unauthorized Migration
Recent estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center indicate that
the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States has declined by roughly one million since 2007 – bringing the total size of the unauthorized population to approximately 11.1 million.
Coming [...]

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Survey: Immigration Judges More Receptive to Asylum Requests

September 10, 2010

We plucked this very interesting factoid from yesterday’s New York Law Journal: “Asylum seekers’ rate of success in the nation’s immigration courts is the highest it has been in 25 years and one significant factor is increased legal representation, new research has found. In fiscal year 1986, immigration judges denied almost nine out of [...]

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Repeal of Birthright Rule Would Boost Illegal Population

September 9, 2010

Source: Wall Street Journal
By Miriam Jordan
A denial of birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants would end up increasing the size of the nation’s illegal population, according to a new study released Wednesday.
The idea of ending birthright citizenship has become popular among politicians and activists seeking to curb the number of illegal immigrants. But [...]

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Sheriff Joe Considers Presidential Run in 2012!

September 9, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
The news of one of the most loathsome characters in the Immigration Debate, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, considering a run at the presidency in 2012 nearly made us spill our morning coffee smack in our lap, if not upchuck our first couple [...]

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FAQ: Green Card for Talented Sportsmen/Sportswomen

September 9, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: Before coming to the U.S. three years ago, I was a competitive soccer player. I played in my country’s national team and played internationally. Since coming to the US, I have coached soccer, but not played in any competitive teams. I [...]

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NYT: Immigration Crackdown Steps Into the Kitchen

September 8, 2010

Source: New York Times
By Sarah Kershaw
FOR a man facing the possibility of up to 30 years in prison, almost $4 million in fines and the government seizure of his small French restaurant here, Michel Malecot has an unusually jovial and serene air.
During lunch recently, he walked around the French Gourmet, his 45-seat restaurant, bakery [...]

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Immigration on Decline, Hysteria on the Rise

September 8, 2010

By Brad Bernstein
President, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
As we’ve been saying here for months @ Spar & Bernstein, there’s an obvious and total disconnect between rants and reality regarding the Immigration Debate.
The facts say one thing, the political rhetoric from some say another.
Studies report a decline in immigration, a decrease in undocumented immigrants, [...]

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Facts Can’t Trump Politics In Immigration Debate

September 8, 2010

Source: NPR
By Liz Halloran
A major national survey has found that the flow of unauthorized immigrants into the U.S. has slowed dramatically over the past five years, leading to the “first significant reversal” of growth in their population in two decades.
Border security has benefited from an infusion of federal money. Deportations of those in the [...]

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Marrying a US Citizen and Filing for Daughter & Her Child

September 8, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I am married to a U.S. citizen who is filing for me. I have a daughter in Jamaica who is 16 and just gave birth to a baby boy. She is not married. My husband is filing for her as well, [...]

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