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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As reported in the New York Times, three recent court decisions have given a boost to state and local governments seeking to get tougher on illegal immigrants.  In Arizona and Oklahoma, state statutes have been upheld.  In Missouri, a city ordinance has been upheld.  These victories are likely to bolster efforts in other states to […]

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Arizona has a new immigration/hiring law.  It’s touted as the toughest state immigration law there is.  For an explanation of this new law, check out an article in the Arizona Employment Law Letter.
ARIZONA NEWS
IMMIGRATION:
It’s the LAWA: what you need to know about Arizona’s new hiring law

Article provided by Arizona Employment Law Letter

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Employers with operations in Arizona should remember that the nation’s toughest state law on immigration goes into effect tomorrow.  It appears that Arizona employers have been slow to get ready for the new law, so it will be interesting to see what happens during the first quarter of ‘08.  This is a law with real […]

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