by Jeremy Jennings | Mar 23, 2007 | Immigration Law Blog
March 23, 2007 H.1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy (STRIVE) Act of 2007 was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday by Representatives Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). The STRIVE Act is a nearly 700-page...
by Jeremy Jennings | Feb 19, 2007 | Immigration Law Blog
February 19, 2007 One of the recently-enacted provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act has had a serious and probably unintended impact on the immigration process. The intended immigration impact was to prevent U.S. citizens who had been convicted...
by Jeremy Jennings | Jan 24, 2007 | Immigration Law Blog
January 24, 2007 2007 may be the year that comprehensive immigration reform finally succeeds. President Bush again called for comprehensive changes in his State of the Union address last night and, ironically, he found a more receptive audience among the Democratic...
by Jeremy Jennings | Dec 18, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
December 18, 2006 The two-month 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery registration ended on December 3, 2006, and the U.S. Department of State reports that 6.4 million people applied for the approximately 55,000 available immigrant visas. Winners will be randomly selected by...
by Jeremy Jennings | Dec 14, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
December 14, 2006 On Tuesday U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nearly 1,300 meat processing workers who were employed by Swift & Company facilities in six different states. ICE targeted Swift & Company after becoming aware of an alleged...
