California Dream Act – part two signed into law.

UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT STUDENTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CALIFORNIA AID Undocumented immigrant students in California will be able to receive state-funded financial aid in 2013 to attend college, under a new law signed on Saturday by Governor Jerry Brown. The law allows top students who are on a path to citizenship to apply and receive the [...]

By | October 10th, 2011|Immigration, News|Comments Off on California Dream Act – part two signed into law.

BREAKING NEWS: ICE operation result in 2,400 arrests.

2,400 convicted foreign nationals were arrested during a week-long "Cross Check" enforcement operation back in May 2011. The announcement was made by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) yesterday. Quoting from the official news release: "ICE is focused on smart, effective immigration enforcement that prioritizes efforts first on removing those serious criminal aliens who present the [...]

By | June 22nd, 2011|Immigration, News|Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: ICE operation result in 2,400 arrests.

World Refugee Day 2011

Today is World Refugee Day, and in honor of today the UNHCR (UN High Commission for Refugees) has launched the "1 Campaign". The Campaign page includes an array of taglines including: 1 family forced to flee is too many. 1 refugee without hope is too many. 1 refugee returned to danger is too many. 1 [...]

By | June 20th, 2011|Immigration, News|Comments Off on World Refugee Day 2011

BREAKING NEWS: Alabama passes law tougher than Arizona’s S.B. 1070

The American Civil Liberties Union has already announced its intention to bring suit against Alabama's SB 56. The legislation passed today through the state legislature, which many say is the toughest state immigration law - even tougher than Arizona's comparable and controversial SB 1070. -- Zoe Kevork, Principal Attorney Quoting from the LA Times article [...]

By | June 9th, 2011|Immigration, News|Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: Alabama passes law tougher than Arizona’s S.B. 1070

In-State Tuition Benefits to Illegal Immigrants Remain in Effect: USSC Denies Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal of a California Supreme Court Case, Robert Martinez v. Regents of the University of California, in which the California Supreme Court Justices unanimously upheld the law at issue and dismissed the case. At issue is a California Law that gives illegal immigrants the same in-state college tuition [...]

By | June 9th, 2011|Immigration, News|Comments Off on In-State Tuition Benefits to Illegal Immigrants Remain in Effect: USSC Denies Appeal

Practical applications for California businesses stemming from Arizona “licensing” laws and the USSC decision.

The 2010 Arizona law giving police broad authority to detain suspected undocumented individuals (S.B. 1070) was only the latest attempt to infringe upon federal immigration law and enforcement. In 2007, the Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) created “licensing” laws that impose sanctions on companies who employ unauthorized aliens. While S.B 1070 makes its way through the courts, [...]

By | June 8th, 2011|Immigration|Comments Off on Practical applications for California businesses stemming from Arizona “licensing” laws and the USSC decision.