Arizona & Immigration: Just when you think you’ve heard it all

February 15, 2011

I just read an interesting post from the Associated Press on the latest legislative move coming out of Arizona. There is pending legislation that would effectively require hosipitals to “check on whether patients are in the country legally, causing outrage among medical professionals who fear becoming de facto immigration agents under the law”, noted [...]

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American Soldier on the Bumpy Road to Citizenship

February 11, 2011

When he was eight years old, Luis Lopez was brought to the United States by his parents who had tourist visas. His parents later fell out of legal status. After finishing high school, Luis applied and was accepted into the U.S. Army. He served 10 years, including several war tours in Afganistan [...]

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Conditional Green Card Travel & Work Permit

February 9, 2011

Don’t forget, you can get your questions on immigration answered on my internet radio show tomorrow from 3:00pm-3:30pm EST. Go to www.blogtalkradio.com/sparbernstein for more information.
In the meantime, I thought you’d enjoy this clip from a recent show:

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Immigration Question? Ask Brad Bernstein…

February 8, 2011

Join us on Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 3:00pm-3:30pm EST and join Brad Bernstein LIVE online at www.blogtalkradio.com/sparbernstein. Brad will be available to answer your immigration questions for FREE. All you have to do is call 1-424-222-5282 during the show or use the chat function to send your question to Brad. Don’t [...]

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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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Brad Bernstein: Conditional Green Card Health Benefits

February 4, 2011

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Get Your Immigration Questions Answered for FREE

February 3, 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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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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Pew Study: Illegal Immigrant Population

February 2, 2011

Despite the bad economy and ICE under the Obama administration working overtime to deport as many unauthorized immigrants as possible, a new Pew Center study indicates that the overall population has remained steady.
“As of March 2010, 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States, virtually unchanged from a year earlier, according [...]

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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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Denied Green Card Application After Marriage

January 26, 2011

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Immigration 2011: What Will Obama Do?

January 25, 2011

President Obama addresses Congress tonight on the State of the Union. Last year, Mr. Obama paid only lip service to immigration in his SOTU address, which was a factor, albeit small, in keeping some Democratic supporters at home in November 2010, leading, in small part to the shellacking that the Democrats then received. This year, [...]

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Brad Bernstein Answers Your Immigration Questions LIVE!

January 24, 2011

Have an immigration question?
Spar & Bernstein President & Senior Attorney Brad Bernstein will give you the opportunity to have your immigration questions answered LIVE on our new BlogTalkRadio show on Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 3:00pm to 3:45pm eastern time. Just go to www.blogtalkradio.com/sparbernstein on 2/3/11 at 3:00pm and you’ll be able [...]

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Mississippi Senate Passes Arizona-based Immigration Bill

January 20, 2011

When Arizona decided in mid-2010 to take immigration policy and make it their own, there were many other states that echoed the same thought. Mississippi is now working to complete its own immigration policy, styled along the same lines as the Arizona law. Ignoring the fact that immigration is a national policy and [...]

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Myth: We Can Easily Change the Constitution and Eliminate Birthright Citizenship

January 12, 2011

There are a lot of myths and untruths circulating about birthright citizenship and the fourteenth amendment. I recently read a great mythbuster published by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (I’m a member) that I thought I’d share with you.
Myth: We can easily change the Constitution and eliminate birthright citizenship.
Fact: Wrong. The Fourteenth [...]

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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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Dream Act: This Could Be It

December 17, 2010

On Thursday night Dec. 16, Senate Majority Leader Reid filed cloture on the Dream Act (H.R. 5281) setting the bill up for the critical “cloture” vote in the Senate expected on Saturday. The Senate will need 60 votes for Dream to move forward. With the House’s passage of Dream last week, we are [...]

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