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Month: March 2011
On Dog Bites and Bombs
Recommended reading for the week: This Dog Bites Several years ago, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) dropped a bomb on my family. My mother was declared legal because her mother is a U.S. citizen, my father was Read More …
U.S. Immigration Plots Separation of Married Same-Sex Couples Again
Married same-sex bi-national couples across the United States had only 24 hours to celebrate an announcement by USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) that the agency would no longer deny green-card applications filed by the couples. Today, the Obama administration Read More …
Clarying USCIS On Gay Green Cards
Last week, USCIS told us that they would hold green card petitions filed by same-sex married couples in abeyance. This week, they are telling the press something else. The last thing the agency wants is to spread the perception that Read More …
#WC11
Today is the World Cup Cricket semi-final between India and Pakistan. About a billion people around the world will be less productive during the next 24 hours. India has never won at Mohali against Pakistan. In return, Pakistan has never Read More …
Should States and Localities Be Able To Opt Out of Secure Communities?
Paging immigration and constitutional law experts. The spread of the non-opt-out federal Secure Communities program raises a compelling constitutional question: Does the federal government have the right to coerce state and local officials to participate in Secure Communities? That’s essentially Read More …