Birthright Citizenship Under Siege in Not Just US but Israel

August 25, 2010

Source: The Huffington Post
By Eli Y. Adashi
One cannot help but note an eerie similarity between the birthright debates raging in the US and the State of Israel. Both nations are badly in need of resetting their immigration policies in the face of a rapidly globalizing flat planet. Both must face up to the reality that [...]

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Immigration FAQ: Employer Not Paying – May I Transfer H-1?

August 25, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I am on H-1B since Oct 1st 2008 and working with my employer at his site. Though he is paying me in cash and kind he is not running a payroll for me since the inception. Now if I want to [...]

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McCain the Immigration Hard-Liner Wins

August 25, 2010

Ok, Sen. McCain, we applaud your win over J.D. Hayworth yesterday, like we said we would – but we won’t forget that it came via your disturbing transformation from a bipartisan maverick who once breathed life into a legal pathway for undocumented immigrants to a hard-line populist catering to those who wish your precious Arizona [...]

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When Will the John McCain We Once Loved Return to Us?

August 24, 2010

By Brad Bernstein
President, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
There was a time when we really loved, respected, and admired Sen. John McCain.
He was a shot-down Vietnam war hero who spent nearly six years within that torture chamber called the Hanoi Hilton, refusing a way out to continue suffering with his troops. He was a [...]

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Divorcing and Removing Conditions on Permanent Residence

August 24, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I got married in July, 2000, to an American citizen and we have a son who was born on March 31, 2002. I am awaiting my green card in the mail, but I need to file for a divorce. I believe [...]

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Can We Just Leave Babies Out of the Immigration Debate?

August 23, 2010

By Brad Bernstein
President, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
As the November elections get closer and closer, you’ll hear louder and louder rants from the Self-Righteous Right and those insipid Tea Party Animals how America should simply scrap the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that grants citizenship to all persons born in this country.
The [...]

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Cancellation of Removal for Unlawful Permanent Residents

August 23, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: In October 2000, I entered the US on a K-1 fiancee visa, but not too long after my entry, the relationship with my fiancee fell apart, and we never married. Shortly after we broke up, I met a wonderful man who [...]

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DREAM Act: American Dream, American Nightmare

August 20, 2010

Source: The Huffington Post
By David Perez
J.D., Yale Law School
Imagine a world where you couldn’t dream of a better future, but others around you could. Where you knew that no matter how much you studied, or how hard you worked, you would never realize your full potential. Where your friends could go on to college, law [...]

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Stop the Insanity: 22 States Ready for AZ Immigration Law

August 20, 2010

According to research compiled by the Reform Immigration for America Campaign, since the passage of Arizona’s law, legislators in 22 states have publicly stated that they intend to introduce legislation similar to the dreaded (and thankfully now, partially blocked) SB 1070: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, [...]

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Immigration FAQ: Divorcing & Filing for Naturalization

August 20, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I received my green card as the spouse of a U.S. citizen, but we were married less than one year and so I received a conditional green card. Even before I got my green card, our marriage was falling apart. Within [...]

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What’s with the Visa Problems? Let Larry King Retire!

August 20, 2010

By Brad Bernstein
President, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Ok, so this morning I’m reading the New York Post and I see that CNN is postponing Larry King ’s retirement from Larry King Live because supposed replacement Piers Morgan, the British journalist and “America’s Got Talent” judge, is “apparently having trouble obtaining a work [...]

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Another LOL Funny Jon Stewart/Daily Show Clip on Immigration

August 20, 2010

If this doesn’t make you fall on the floor laughing, you ain’t breathing.
From July, 8, 2010

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

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An End to Anti-Immigrant Sentiment? Sadly, I Don’t Think So

August 19, 2010

By Mariana Vázquez-García
Managing Attorney/New York Immigration Attorney
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Attacks against immigrants seem to be making the rounds these days, with states seemingly eager to legislate racial profiling of anyone born South of the Border, Asian or Arab-looking.
But the fact is, anti-immigrant sentiment has been around for centuries. It is the [...]

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Add Alabama to List of AZ Immigration Law Sympathizers

August 19, 2010

Along come news today that Republican candidates for the Alabama Legislature have endorsed a set of goals that includes an Arizona-style immigration law.
Great. That adds Alabama to the list with Virginia and Florida.
What state is next?
How many more will follow?
And where does all this end up?
A showdown, clearly, is coming. You can bet on it. [...]

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Frequently Asked Immigration Question: Derivative Status

August 19, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: My father sponsored me about eight years ago. I finally got everything straightened out and got my immigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy. I entered the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident a few months ago at the age of 35. [...]

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Huffington Post: Parents, Children, and Citizenship by Birth

August 19, 2010

Source: The Huffington Post
By Paul Finkelman
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy and Senior Fellow, Government Law Center, Albany Law School
Under the Fourteenth Amendment, children born in the United States are citizens, even if their parents are not. Inspired by Arizona’s new (and partially suspended) law regulating unauthorized immigration, Senators Mitch McConnell, [...]

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FAQ: Effect of Bankruptcy on Immigration

August 19, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I tried to find information on the internet on how bankruptcy affects H-1 visa status and future green card processing, but couldn’t find any information on this?
Spar & Bernstein: Bankruptcy should have no effect on H-1 or on future green card. [...]

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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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Arizona Shelves Idea to “Tweak” Immigration Law

August 18, 2010

Source: The Associated Press
Arizona legislators are setting aside Gov. Jan Brewer’s suggestion that lawmakers consider changing parts of the state’s controversial immigration law.
Brewer on July 30 floated the idea of making “tweaks” to the law shortly after a federal judge blocked implementation of numerous provisions. Legislative aides said Tuesday the idea has been shelved, at [...]

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Immigration:Death of Petitioner & Who Can Substitute Him/Her

August 18, 2010

By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: We have a little brother (14 yrs old) in Haiti whom our father (non-citizen) had filed for in October 2002. We already have the approval for him, but unfortunately, our father passed away last year. We would like to know what [...]

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