The Comprehensive Immigration Reform is finally addressing many issues in immigration law that need to change. As with all reforms, however, it has challengers who oppose the changes. Today, Monday, May 20, a labor union representing 12,000 immigration officers is planning to publically oppose the immigration plan, claiming that the bill fails to take into
In Advance of the DREAM Act, Some Connecticut Authorities State their Qualms In May 2011, Connecticut passed the DREAM ACT, a piece of legislation that allows undocumented students who graduated from a Connecticut High School to attend a State university and pay the in-state rate. Supporters of the bill called it “common sense” (Governor Daniel
Maybe it isn’t 2007 after all? For those of us who followed the vicious debate over immigration reform the last time it was discussed in Congress, the attitude about the current discussions about immigration reform tends to be a “wait and see” attitude. Yet, there have been leaks about the provisions that will be included
Is Someone Trying to Represent Your Deferred Action Application? He May Be a Fraud President Obama announced on June 15, 2012 an important new policy that will grant deportation relief and work permits to young students who have grown up living in the United States. This new policy is known as “deferred action.” Eligible students
If you are injured in an accident you should know the basics in order to protect your rights. Connecticut is a state where you can receive compensation for injuries that you receive when involved in a car accident. The injuries that you receive, through the negligence of another person, are classified as economic and non-economic
When the President flies to Nevada to give an important policy speech on Immigration, the nation stops to listen. “Yes, they broke the rules. They crossed the border illegally. Maybe they overstayed their visas. But these 11 million men and women are now here.” President Barack Obama, January 29, 2013. Why did the President say
Is it finally time that common sense changes are made to the nation’s Immigration laws? It seems like it. We as a nation have gone years without addressing a broken system of immigration laws. We have come a long way from the major ICE raids of 2005-2008 or so though, I will say that much.
