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By Robert Kraft

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Last Entry: March 07, 2011 at 17:08:57

Compare The Presidential Candidates' Immigration Policies

Posted on September 22, 2008
I recently mentioned a statement Barack Obama made about immigration policy. You can see the candidates' complete immigration policies on their Web sites — Barack Obama's immigration policies and John McCain's immigration policies. Both candidates, fortunately, are in favor of comprehensive immigration reform...

Delay Forecast For Fence At Mexican Border

Posted on September 22, 2008
An article this month in the Washington Post suggests that the much-debated fence along the Mexican border is unlikely to be completed before the Bush administration ends. The delays have been caused by apparently unforeseen difficulties in acquiring land for the fence, and by rapidly increasing construction costs that have depleted the allocated funds for the fence...

Barack Obama's Position On Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Posted on September 19, 2008
As quoted in a Wall Street Journal article, these comments were made by Barack Obama in a recent speech: “This election is about the 12 million people living in the shadows, the communities taking immigration enforcement into their own hand. They are counting on us to stop the hateful rhetoric filling our airwaves, and rise above the fear, and rise above the demagoguery, and finally enact comprehensive immigration reform...

LPGA Reverses Decision On English-Only Golfers

Posted on September 06, 2008
I wrote a note just a few days ago about the seemingly unjustified decision by the LPGA to require all professional golfers to be proficient in English in order to play on the U.S. tour. Now the Dallas Morning News reports that the tour has reversed its decision, and will simply encourage players to "get by with the basics of the language...

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Female Professional Golfers Must Speak English

Posted on August 28, 2008
Here's an interesting little story not directly related to immigration. I watch quite a bit of golf on TV, men's and women's. I've noticed the dominance of Asian players on the ladies tour, especially South Korean players. Now a story emerges that the Ladies Professional Golf Association is going to require fluency in English in order to qualify for the tour...

ICE Detains Nearly 600 In Mississippi Plant Raid

Posted on August 27, 2008
MSNBC has a good article about the huge immigration raid in Mississippi. I hope the detainees are treated better this time than were those in Iowa. Here are excerpts from the article: The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...

ICE Press Release Regarding Mississippi Raid

Posted on August 27, 2008
Here is the official ICE press release regarding the immigration raid in Laurel, Mississippi this week: 595 arrested in ICE and Department of Justice joint immigration enforcement action initiated at Mississippi transformer manufacturing facility Approximately 106 identified with humanitarian issues, eight charged criminally LAUREL, Miss...

Pilgrim's Pride Owner Calls For Immigration Law Changes

Posted on August 26, 2008
An article today in the Dallas Morning News details the opinions of the owner of Pilgrim's Pride poultry company regarding our immigration laws.Here are excerpts: Poultry mogul Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim on Monday called for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws...

United States Must Fix Antiquated Green Card Policy

Posted on August 26, 2008
That's not simply my opinion, but the title of a recent Dallas Morning News editorial. If we don't make major changes to our immigration laws soon we will fall behind (some would say further behind) the rest of the industrialized world in technical research and engineering...

Politically-Appointed Judges More Likely to Reject Asylum Bids

Posted on August 25, 2008
I wrote before about the scandal of choosing Immigration Judges based upon their political beliefs and loyalty. It had the potential for enormous unfairness in judicial opinions. Now my concerns seem to have been confirmed by a study reported on in the New York Times...

E-2 Treaty Investor Visa

Posted on August 21, 2008
You could qualify for an E-2 Treaty Investor Visa. First, the investor should be from a country that has a treaty of commerce and navigation or bilateral investment treaty with the U.S. Once the investor enters the U.S, the investor will be responsible for the development and administration of the investment enterprise in which he or she has invested, or is actively in the process of investing, a large sum of capital...

E-2 Visa De Inversionista Para Paises Del Tratado (Treaty Investor)

Posted on August 21, 2008
Usted puede calcificar para una Visa de Inversionista (E-2 visa). Primero que todo, el solicitante debe ser ciudadano de un país que mantiene un tratado de comercio con los Estados Unidos. El propósito de la visa es para que el solicitante entre a los Estados Unidos para desarrollar y administrar las operaciones de una empresa en la cual él o ella ha invertido, o está activo en el proceso de invertir, una suma de capital alta...

Please Help The Muscular Dystrophy Association

Posted on August 19, 2008
This is my second request for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, but time is running short, and I'm still not at my goal. I'm going to be locked away in "jail" if some of you don't help bail me out. Here's what I said earlier in the month: I'm proud to tell you that I'm being locked up...

USCIS Making Progress In Naturalization Processing Delays

Posted on August 11, 2008
USCIS today announced the most recent projected time delays for processing naturalization applications. The time periods range from approximately five months in San Antonio and Harlingen, Texas to eleven months in Dallas, and up to 14.9 months in Charlotte, North Carolina...

Carrollton Council To Take Its Time On Illegal-Immigration Advisory Panel

Posted on August 07, 2008
The Dallas Morning News published an article today about the suburban city of Carrollton, and its approach to illegal immigrants. Here are excerpts: Carrollton City Council members want to have a residents' panel advise them on combating the effects of illegal immigration...

Please Help Bail Me Out Of Jail!

Posted on August 05, 2008
I'm proud to tell you that I'm being locked up...that's right, I'm going behind bars to help Jerry's Kids and MDA. To be released on good behavior I have to raise bail and I need your help! All you have to do is click here to make a secure, online donation before 08/28/08...

Immigration Judges Chosen For Political Views?

Posted on July 30, 2008
The Washington Post has a column today decrying the news that under the Bush Administration appointees to various departments were made on the basis of politics and not on merit. Shockingly, this seems to have included immigration judges. This is extremely disappointing and of course illegal...

After Iowa Raid, Immigrants Fuel Labor Inquiries

Posted on July 28, 2008
An article in the New York Times reveals that the recent immigration raid in Postville, Iowa has exposed not only immigration violations, but also violations of child labor laws. This is a rather shocking example of how illegal aliens and their families are exploited in this country...

C Visas For Foreign Nationals In Transit

Posted on July 24, 2008
Foreign nationals passing in immediate and continuous transit through the U.S. may apply for the C-1 General Transit visa. In order to satisfy the C-1 requirements, the foreign national must show the following: 1. He or she is in possession of a ticket or other assurance of transportation to a third country; 2...

Errors On Work Permits

Posted on July 23, 2008
Have you been issued an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with a notation “Serves as I-512 Advance Parole”? Please note that EAD cards serve specifically for employment authorization purposes and not for international travel. The foreign national should not travel outside the United States without an approved I-512 Advance Parole...

In Immigration Cases, Employers Feel The Pressure

Posted on July 21, 2008
The Washington Post has a very good article today about the increasing effect of immigration enforcement raids on employers. I continue to believe that as more and more middle-level and upper-level managers are arrested, pressure will increase from Big Business for enactment of comprehensive immigration reform...

Candidates Called Upon To Speak Out On Immigration Policies

Posted on July 14, 2008
The Dallas Morning News has an enlightened attitude on immigration, especially for a generally conservative newspaper. An editorial today bemoans the presidential candidates' failure to clearly speak out on immigration issues and concludes with these excellent proposals: This newspaper wants a president who pledges to address comprehensive immigration reform – including border security – without delay...

Two Supervisors Are Arrested After Sweep At Meat Plant

Posted on July 10, 2008
Earlier this month, in Iowa, two supervisors at a kosher meatpacking plant where hundreds of illegal immigrants were rounded up in May were arrested on criminal immigration charges. I believe this is just the first of many such management arrests to come...

Married To A U.S. Citizen - Permanent Residence Is Not Automatic!

Posted on July 09, 2008
A foreign national who legally entered the United States, overstayed the authorized stay, and is married to a U.S. citizen does not derive automatic lawful permanent status. Yet, by filing the appropriate paperwork with the Immigration Service, the foreign national may be eligible to attain immigration benefits and become a lawful permanent resident, even if the foreign national overstayed the visa and is out of status...

Backlog Of Naturalization Applications Continues To Delay Citizenship

Posted on July 08, 2008
This has become an old story by now, but as we get nearer to the November election (will it ever get here?) the story is taking on more urgency. USCIS is not able to process citizenship applications quickly enough, and as a result there is a very good chance that thousands of would-be U...

Employers Fight Tough Measures On Immigration

Posted on July 07, 2008
Today's New York Times has an excellent article about employers fighting tougher immigration laws. This is presenting a dilemma for certain politicians who want to appear tough on immigration but soft on big business. Most lawyers who are involved with immigration saw this impasse coming long ago —you just can't have it both ways...

Will Illegal Immigration Situation Solve Itself?

Posted on July 07, 2008
An article in the Dallas Morning News points out that more and more illegal immigrants are returning to their home countries because of the worsening U.S. economy. The jobs are not as plentiful and the pay is not as good as a couple of years ago. Of course increased enforcement of workplace immigration laws has contributed to the exodus, as has a growing sense among immigrants that U...

Check Your FOIA Status Requests Online

Posted on July 02, 2008
Individuals seeking access to their immigration records may do so by filling out a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The requests are handled under the provisions of FOIA 5 U.S.C § 552 and usually take around a year so before the documents are copied and sent back to the individual...

More Than 160 Arrested In Houston Immigration Raid

Posted on June 26, 2008
An immigration raid in Houston yesterday netted more than 160 immigrants, many of whom will be deported. Here are details in excerpts from a story in the Dallas Morning News: More than 160 suspected illegal immigrants working in a hot, cluttered rag factory were detained Wednesday in one of the largest immigration raids in Houston in nearly two years...

Texas Farms Are Suffering From A Labor Crisis

Posted on June 23, 2008
The Dallas Morning News has an interesting op-ed piece today, written by the owner of a large Texas produce company. The gist is that many farmers are having to cut back on their production, or change the types of crops they grow, because of a shortage in farm laborers...

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