August 31, 2009 by Bradley Maged.

According to an article on latimes.com:  “A coalition of advocacy groups sent a letter to President Obama last week demanding that the administration end a program that allows local police to enforce federal immigration law.”

Ending the 287(g) program would be a wise move for several reasons.:  (1) it encourages racial profiling and leaves room for abuse; (2)  immigration law is federal and should be enforced by the federal authorities - we would not want the local police enforcing federal tax laws, immigration is no different;  and (3) the concept of “community policing” that has proven effective over decades becomes more challenging as immigrants will be less likely to assist authorities in prosecuting and/or reporting serious crimes for fear of immigration consequences - in other words, a shift from working together to fight crime to an “us versus them” perspective becomes inevitable. 

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August 31, 2009 by Bradley Maged.

According to a DHS Press Release:  “Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new directives to enhance and clarify oversight for searches of computers and other electronic media at U.S. ports of entry—a critical step designed to bolster the Department’s efforts to combat transnational crime and terrorism while protecting privacy and civil liberties.”

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August 31, 2009 by Bradley Maged.

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would like to clarify to associations and their members certain regulatory requirements for filing petitions for H-2B classification on behalf of foreign workers. We are issuing this clarification so that the public can be better informed of filing requirements and avoid unnecessary denials of individual petitions that may be otherwise approvable. We have noticed a particular type of filing error in many H-2B petitions filed by certain associations on behalf of their members. Rather than file an individual petition with USCIS, some employers who are members of an association have sought H-2B non-agricultural workers via a “master” petition filed by their association.”

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August 31, 2009 by Bradley Maged.

According to a USCIS Update:  “Employers may use the Form I-9 with the revision date of either Aug. 7, 2009 or Feb. 2, 2009. The revision dates are located on the bottom right-hand portion of the form.”

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August 31, 2009 by Bradley Maged.

According to an article on boston.com:  “Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced this morning that 31,000 legal immigrants whose state-subsidized health insurance was set to expire this week have received a last-minute reprieve — although their coverage will not resume until October.”

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