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Greg Siskind's Blog

Latest news related to immigration law in a simple, clear, and interesting manner by a partner in Siskind Susser's Memphis, Tennessee office who specializes in immigration matters in the healthcare and technology industries.
By Greg Siskind

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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 17:55:32

THE GOP'S DAMAGED BRAND

Posted on May 14, 2010
There have been many op-ed pieces discussing the GOP's suicidal alienation of Latino voters. There is no evidence that Republicans will even get a short term boost from anti-immigration voters (the relatively small number of people who make that their major electoral issue) since these folks overwhelmingly vote Republican anyway...

GOP SLAPS ARIZONA BY AWARDING NATIONAL CONVENTION TO TAMPA

Posted on May 13, 2010
From the NYT. Oh, the irony.

LOS ANGELES APPROVES ARIZONA BOYCOTT

Posted on May 13, 2010
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a measure barring city workers for traveling to Arizona on official business and also banning the city from contracting with Arizona businesses. Some contracts for key infrastructure items are not affected, but the LA Times estimates that the vote will cost Arizona upwards of $8 million per year...

JUNE VISA BULLETIN OUT

Posted on May 13, 2010
Mixed news. Big advancements in Family 2A. Backlogs for Mexico and India in the employment categories are not improving. Family 1st - Advancement of worldwide, China and India numbers by two months to 08 November 2004. Mexico advances one week to 22 October 1992...

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AILA BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Posted on May 13, 2010
I just wanted to let folks who are American Immigration Lawyers Association members know that I've decided to throw my hat in to the ring for a spot on the Board of Governors. I may write a lot about politics, but I'm not exactly a politician and have not sought a position with AILA in nearly 20 years...

WAR WIDOW FORCED TO LEAVE

Posted on May 12, 2010
Last year, the story of a Japanese widow Being forced to return to here native Japan with her husband's child captured the public's attention and prompted members of Congress to promise action. But six months later, we're in the same place.

A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM

Posted on May 12, 2010
Immigration overplay - BostonHerald.com.

BARKLEY SLAMS ARIZONA LAW

Posted on May 10, 2010
Arizona resident Charles Barkley doesn't hold back.

WILL IMMIGRATION FACTOR IN KAGAN NOMINATION?

Posted on May 10, 2010
This evening, news media outlets are reporting that Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be the nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the US Supreme Court. Kagan was asked last summer by the Supreme Court to opine on whether the high court should hear a challenge to the constitutionality of the 2007 Arizona employer immigration sanctions law...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: MARTIN ESCOBAR - CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST/ POLICE OFFICER/JIU-JITSU CHAMP

Posted on May 10, 2010
Mexican-born Tucson, Arizona police officer could easily keep a low profile on SB 1070. He's a naturalized citizen and could just keep his mouth shut regarding his concerns over the bill. Instead, Officer Escobar is the plaintiff in the first lawsuit challenging the new Arizona law...

SENATOR MENENDEZ URGES BASEBALL PLAYERS TO BOYCOTT PHOENIX ALL STAR GAME

Posted on May 10, 2010
From the AP.

REID: GOP IS THE "ANTI-IMMIGRANT" PARTY

Posted on May 10, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had some unusually harsh words for his colleagues across the aisle. From Politico: Reid became annoyed when [Univision's] Ramos asked him whether Democrats should be concerned about losing Latino votes in the midterm elections because of their failure to pass reform...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: JOHN KESTON - MARATHON MAN

Posted on May 09, 2010
British-born actor/singer/writer John Keston is a world class marathon runner who regularly break records. That the 85 year old began breaking records more than 30 years ago at the age of 55 is nothing short of astonishing. The New York Times recently reported on Keston's amazing career and included some of his finishing times...

IMMIGRATION WORRIES HAUNT MILITARY FAMILIES

Posted on May 08, 2010
Julia Preston of the New York Times reports on a common problem that really should be a source of shame for our country - active duty soldiers who not only have to deal with the dangers of serving in a war zone, but also have to deal with the tremendous psychological strain of dealing with family members facing deportation...

SCHUMER ASKS ARIZONA GOVERNOR TO DELAY LAW FOR A YEAR

Posted on May 07, 2010
Senate Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Charles Schumer (D-NY) has asked Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to delay implementing SB1070 for a year to give Congress time to pass an immigration reform bill that would provide the border security being demanded.

DUNCAN HUNTER: DEPORTING CITIZEN KIDS IS GOOD FOR FAMILY VALUES

Posted on May 05, 2010
This story was from a few days ago, but I couldn't let it pass without at least a mention. Can you believe this guy was once a serious contender for the GOP nomination for President?

MY GUEST SPOT ON JEFF FARIAS SHOW

Posted on May 05, 2010
Phoenix radio show host Jeff Farias had me on yesterday to talk about his state's new law. Here's the recording:

POLLS SHOW AMERICANS STILL WANT REFORM

Posted on May 05, 2010
Despite a severe recession, Americans still largely support immigration reform efforts that include tough enforcement measures, dealing with future flows of immigrants, and legalizing the undocumented population. According to Politico, two new polls are out showing solid support for comprehensive immigration reform...

SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR CRITICIZES ARIZONA LAW

Posted on May 05, 2010
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, appointed by President Reagan, recently made comments on the new law in her home state of Arizona: In a question-and-answer session after a speech to alumni at St. Ignatius College Preparatory School - from which her late husband, John, graduated in 1947 - O'Connor avoided passing legal judgment on the far-reaching law, which would make it a crime for immigrants to be in Arizona without valid residency papers...

ARIZONA'S CONSERVATIVE HISPANICS LEAVING GOP

Posted on May 05, 2010
There have been numerous stories on this already, but this story in the Wall Street Journal will certainly grab the attention of many in the Republican Party.

LOS SUNS

Posted on May 05, 2010
The Phoenix Suns NBA team will make a political statement of solidarity with Hispanics by donning jerseys that say "Los Suns" rather than the normal jerseys in tonight's playoff game against San Antonio. The Phoenix Suns basketball franchise announced that they will be wearing ?Los Suns? jerseys on Wednesday night for Game 2 of their playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs...

MORE CONFERENCES WEIGHING ARIZONA BOYCOTT

Posted on May 04, 2010
Law.com reports that the American Bar Association is being pressured to move a conference in Phoenix scheduled for next week after its co-sponsor for the event, the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, announced it was pulling out of the event. Other groups that planned to send representatives, like the City Bar Justice Center in New York, called for the conference location to be moved...

H-1B USAGE HINTS CAP MAY NOT BE HIT THIS YEAR

Posted on May 04, 2010
After about 13,000 H-1B petitions were claimed in the first week of this year's cap season, USCIS is reporting only about 3,000 additional visas were claimed in April. At that pace, the 65,000 would not be reached this year. However, we can expect a pick up in filings later in the year as the economy continues to mend and graduates of US institutions going in to professions requiring licenses start filing cases.

THE IMPACT OF THE CHANGES TO THE ARIZONA LAW

Posted on May 03, 2010
The Washington Post's Michael Gerson does a good job explaining that the changes to the Arizona law help in some respects, but make the situation worse in others.

WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERING CHALLENGE TO ARIZONA LAW

Posted on May 03, 2010
Looks like the Administration is getting ready (finally) to argue that federal immigration law preempts Arizona from regulating immigration.

LUIS GUTIERREZ AND 35 OTHERS ARRESTED AT WHITE HOUSE PROTEST

Posted on May 02, 2010
The Washington Post reports that Gutierrez and the other protesters were planning to engage in civil disobedience and get arrested.

HALF MILLION PROTEST ARIZONA LAW

Posted on May 02, 2010
Reform Immigration For America reports that 500,000 people participated in May Day protests at 80 events around the country. I was attending my 20th law school reunion this weekend in Chicago so took the opportunity to attend the event in the Windy City...

ESCOBAR V. BREWER

Posted on April 30, 2010
Here is the text of the lawsuit filed today challenging Arizona's law.

ADVOCACY GROUPS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO SUE ARIZONA

Posted on April 29, 2010
MALDEF, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) have announced that they will hold a news conference tomorrow morning on the steps of the State Capitol in Phoenix to announce they will sue to overturn SB1070...

DEMS CIRCULATE DETAILED CIR PROPOSAL

Posted on April 29, 2010
The big news today was Senator Reid now backtracking and promising climate change legislation before immigration reform. But in a seeming effort to show the Democrats are close to ready to go on immigration reform, Senators Reid, Schumer and Menendez began circulating a detailed outline of a comprehensive immigration reform bill that appears to exclude Senator Graham...

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