All Entries in the "IMMIGRATION" Category
Immigration reform: Birthright should remain
Full Story: North Jersey.com To deny children of illegal immigrants U.S. citizenship would be to violate the U.S. Constitution, and to create a permanent underclass of people who are disenfranchised because of the decision of the parents, says Cid Wilson, who is a member of several state and national civil rights groups. Wilson, the son [...]
Deportation of illegal immigrants without criminal records more likely in N.J. than nationwide
Full Story:NJ.com In 1991, Faustino Escamilla snuck across the border from his native Mexico into Brownsville, Texas, eventually making his way to Norristown, Pa. where he worked as a stable hand. Seven years later, he moved to New Jersey and went to work for a fencing company in Hillsborough. He met a Costa Rican woman [...]
Henry Sosa: The reasons for my immigration and education involvement.
On October 23 2009 I received the visit that no immigrant ever wants to receive. While I was taking an early college class, I received a call from my house that 3 immigration officers had been to my house looking for me, and had left a business card for me to call them back immediately. [...]
Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law.
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press Writers Jacques Billeaud And Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press Writers – Full Story:Yahoo.com PHOENIX – A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona’s immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown. The overall law will still [...]
Immigration agency targets N.J. businesses
BY ELIZABETH LLORENTE The Record STAFF WRITER Immigration officials in the past 10 months have warned 25 businesses in New Jersey that they may face fines if they failed to ensure that their employees are eligible to work in the U.S., said Harold Ort, the spokesman for the Newark office of U.S. Immigration and [...]
El porque de mi pasion por imigracion.
El 23 de octubre 2009 recibí la visita cual ningun imigrante quisiera haber recibido. Mientras yo estaba tomando una clase en la universidad temprano en la manana, recibí una llamada de mi casa que tres funcionarios de inmigración habían estado en mi casa a buscarme, y habían dejado una tarjeta de visita para que yo [...]
