If immigration had fallen off the presidential campaign radar, it may be forced back on now.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted the largest single-site raid ever in Postville, Iowa (the state where the first presidential caucus/primary is always held), at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant, which is also the nation’s largest kosher slaughterhouse. 
The number of alleged illegal immigrants detained amounted to 390, consisting […]

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The H1B visa has become as valuable as gold.  Today is the first (and probably the last) day this year for employers to apply.  For more, click here.

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Next door to Maryland in Virginia, the immigration situation is also getting messier.  Click here for details.
Interestingly, the immigration debate has subsided in the presidential campaign.  It’s likely to heat up in the general election–maybe before then, if stories like those in Maryland and Virginia continue.

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With Congress punting, so far, on a comprehensive plan for dealing with immigrants who are living and working in the U.S. illegally, states are beginning to try to fill the gap.  Click here to read about what Maryland is doing or trying to do.  As you’ll see, immigration is proving to be a volatile political issue in […]

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As you may recall, a federal judge in San Francisco blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to require employers to fire any employee whose name didn’t match with his/her social security number.  The “no-match rules” aren’t going away.  Last week, Homeland Security said it intended to move forward with its plans in this regard.  Stay […]

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Immigration is a hot button issue, perhaps even more so for Senator McCain. Branded as liberal on this issue by some Republican conservatives, he has tried to take a middle of the road position by balancing the need to secure our borders with the reality that millions of illegal immigrants are already in the […]

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Immigration is an issue that separates Senator Obama from Senator Clinton to some extent–at least, to a greater extent than the other issues already discussed. I suppose that means that Obama’s position on this issue is a bit less murky than Clinton’s. It seems reasonable to assume that his views on the subject […]

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Senator Clinton’s view on immigration is somewhat murky. She has been recently reluctant to take a tough stand on closing the borders for fear of alienating voters she needs to win the presidency. On the other hand, because immigration is such a hot button issue, she’s tried to straddle the fence (no pun […]

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Check out this announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice.  Then mind your p’s and q’s.

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Check out this article from Kiplinger about the possibility of these new rules being proposed by the Department of Homeland Security soon.

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