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Month: March 2011
No Blanket Deferred Action for DREAM Act Students
Here’s a persistent media myth that needs to die: President Obama is not deporting undocumented students. Actually, he is. The President keeps reiterating his support for the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. He did so on Univision last night. Read More …
USCIS Unveils E-Verify Self-Check – I Passed
I guess I don’t need to get married just yet. Authorized to work but not authorized to live, seriously USCIS?
Victory! USCIS Won’t Deny Green Card Applications From Bi-National Same-Sex Couples
Bi-national same-sex married couples across the country can breathe a huge sigh of relief tonight. After a long struggle with the law, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will no longer deny green card Read More …
USCIS Grants De-Facto Deferred Action For Same-Sex Bi-National Couples
Update: USCIS is no longer going to deny green card applications (I-130s) filed by married same-sex binational couples. They will hold them in abeyance till a decision can be reached on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Not that holding Read More …
Fighting Against Women’s Oppression All Over Again
I’ve such a horrible case of déjà vu right now. Anyone else remember how the oppression of women in Afganistan was used as a polemic and rhetorical device to justify the occupation of the country and distinguish between “us” and Read More …