Author Archives: Stacey Schmidt

Immigration Reform-News

Four years ago during the past Presidential election campaign, President Obama promised to pass comprehensive immigration reform during the first year of his term. However, this did not happen — he focused on his Health Reform instead. And one major criticism of the first Obama Administration is that he lost the opportunity of working on […]

Recent Decisions from the Utah Court of Appeals

In Clarke v. Clarke, husband challenged several decisions made by the district court in entering the divorce decree, particularly concerning the court’s property distribution, and its decisions to award full legal and physical custody of the parties’ children to wife. Husband also challenged the district court’s decision to hold him in contempt and award related […]

THE DREAM ACT AND THE ACHIEVE ACT: COMPETING LEGISLATION FOR UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH

More than three million students graduate from high school every year. Many of them achieve their goal to attend College or a University and live the American Dream. However, approximately 65,000 of them lose this opportunity because they are illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. by their parents when they were children. Because […]

IMMIGRATION NEWS- CALIFORNIA LACKING AG WORKERS

It is well known that immigrants from different countries, especially Hispanic immigrants, work harvesting the U.S.’s fields. Immigrants have been doing so for several decades, making them a crucial part in the development of this industry. Because illegal immigrants have seen their freedom threatened if they work in states such as Arizona and California, they […]