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Immigration & the ‘Brain Waste’

March 28, 2011

How frustrating do you think it is for someone who has had years of specialized training & experience in their home country and find themselves in jobs well outside their expertise? It happens everyday here in the United States.
Most of us Americans think of the job market strictly in terms of the [...]

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Utah: A Better Way to Immigration Reform

March 8, 2011

Of states that lean to the conservative side of issues, few would expect that Utah would take the lead in working to develop a response for immigration reform that makes sense. May I remind you that I’m not in favor of states taking immigration reform into their own hands. Our federal government still [...]

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Texas Immigration: Interesting Exception

March 1, 2011

CNN recently noted that among many immigration reform bills floating around the Texas legislature, one bill contained a surprising loophole for illegal immigrants.
The bill (House Bill 2012), introduced by Texas State Republican Debbie Riddle, makes an exception for hiring unauthorized immigrants “for the purpose of obtaining labor or other work to be performed [...]

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ICE Agent Hit in Mexico

February 16, 2011

Most would think that if you are an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, that catching unauthorized immigrants was your sole job. The truth is, ICE also routinely investigates narcotics smuggling, money laundering, organized crime, and human smuggling.
Case in point is the recent tragedy that took place near Mexico City when [...]

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Brad Bernstein: Tylenol Alert!

February 7, 2011

I wanted to take a moment to inform you of a serious issue that involves Tylenol.
Tylenol, or its generic version Acetaminophen, is a popular over-the-counter medication. It is also included in many prescription drugs, like Darvocet, Percocet and Vicodin. The use of Tylenol or other drugs that contain Acetaminophen has led to severe [...]

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Get Your Immigration Questions Answered for FREE

February 2, 2011

Have an immigration question? You’ve come to the right place. Brad Bernstein will give you the opportunity to have your immigration questions answered LIVE on our BlogTalkRadio show! We have limited lines available, so make sure you call in early.
Date / Time: Thursday, 2/3/2011 3:00-3:45 PM Eastern Time
Link: www.blogtalkradio.com/sparbernstein
Call-in Number: (424) 222-5282

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After the State-of-the-Union: Immigration Reform?

January 27, 2011

This past Tuesday evening, in his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to “win the future” by taking on challenges that have been decades in the making – challenges like updating our current immigration laws to meet the needs of the country. The President outlined [...]

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The Economic Case for Immigration Reform

January 4, 2011

“Immigrants confirm America’s status as the one great global power not just in its trade and influence but in its people and culture.”
Joel Kotkin, Forbes
What has been lost in whatever discussion there has been nationally on the issue of immigration reform is the how immigration policy is key to economic growth. Anytime [...]

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Immigration Wish List for 2011

January 3, 2011

Well, 2010 wasn’t much a banner year for immigration reform..again. Here’s to hoping that 2011 is a year of good, solid and balanced debate and then ACTION. A few months back, I posted my list of 20 action items that would move our immigration policy into the 21st century. Now’s a great [...]

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Immigration Reform & Peter King

December 29, 2010

Republican Congressman Peter King becomes the next Chairman of the U.S. Homeland Security Committee. His focus will primarily take aim at cracking down on illegal immigrants and supporting the efforts of law enforcement officers to get job of policing illegals done.
Cracking down on illegal immigrants is one thing. Becoming part of [...]

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Immigration Reform: Act 2.0?

December 28, 2010

With the recent defeat of the Dream Act, it’s anyones guess as to what form the policy debate over immigration reform will take. So while we didn’t get the Dream Act this year, my take is that Washington cannot ignore the need for immigration reform and a long and sharp debate in our capital [...]

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The Dream Act: I Told You So

December 6, 2010

We can’t always see the way clear on critical issues like immigration, but I think I called it right back in August 2010 on what would happen to the Dream Act before and after the November 2010 elections:
“If you’re waiting for any kind of immigration reform, as we all have for longer than we ever [...]

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AFL-CIO: Gunning for the Dream Act…

December 3, 2010

…and I don’t mean gunning in a good way either. Unions have long been either wary of immigration reform or mostly outright hostile to it. In the lastest union barrage against the possibility of the Dream Act getting passed during this lameduck Congress, the AFL-CIO has launched a campaign to stop it.
No one [...]

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$55 million Visa Fraud Scheme

October 29, 2010

Immigration fraud doesn’t pay. Here’s a recent case that proves it, courtesy of the American Immigation Lawyer’s Association (AILA).
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Brazilian husband and wife were sentenced Thursday for their involvement in a $55 million visa fraud scheme, following an investigation led by the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security [...]

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More On Green Cards…

October 22, 2010
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Immigrants: Underestimated Political Power

October 14, 2010

Here’s some new data from the Immigration Policy Center that illuminates the growing political power of Immigrants…and their children:
New Americans, Latinos, and Asians Are Large and Growing Shares of the U.S. Electorate
New Americans Were 10.2 Percent (15 million) of All Registered Voters in 2008
• 9.3 million were Naturalized Americans, accounting for 6.4 percent [...]

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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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AZ Gov. Brewer Admits, Er, Misspeaking about Evil Illegals

September 7, 2010

By Brad Bernstein
President, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
If you’ve listened to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer in recent months, you’d think that all the evils in her state come from undocumented immigrants, especially those of the brown skin persuasion.
Indeed, the muscle behind the unseemly SB 1070 immigration law, which threatened to turn Arizona into [...]

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Immigration: Green Card Holder Traveliing Abroad a Long Time

August 26, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I am a US citizen married to a green card holder. I married my husband in 1996. He went home to Pakistan to take care of my father-in-law. Due to some unforeseen situation regarding his illness, he ended staying there longer. [...]

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Brad Bernstein on Immigration Reform: Wait for the Lame Duck

August 18, 2010

By Brad Bernstein
President/Immigration Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
If you’re waiting for any kind of immigration reform, as we all have for longer than we ever expected, you better be prepared to be patient for at least another few more months.
I’ve been convinced for quite a while that nothing, except maybe some sweet-sounding [...]

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