Author Archives: Stacey Schmidt

Immigration News- IIIinois Would Issue Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants

Utah is one of the states in the country which does not issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. This state only issues driver’s privileges, which are not accepted as a form of identification. This situation has caused problems to those who are out of status, especially when they get pulled over and a police officer […]

CA NECESITA TRABAJADORES QUE COSECHEN TIERRAS

Es bien sabido que inmigrantes provenientes de diferentes países especialmente inmigrantes Hispanos trabajan cosechando los compos Americanos. Estos inmigrantes han estado haciendao por varias décadas éste trabajo, siendo ellos parte crucial en el desarrollo de ésta industria. Debido a que los inmigrantes ilegales han visto amenazada su libertad para trabajar en algunos estados como Arizona […]

Karren v. Karren

The Utah Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s order denying husband’s motion to disqualify all civil and judicial authorities who are also members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). “Rule 63(b) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a motion to disqualify “shall be accompanied by an affidavit […]

Immigration News Update

DHS Announces Taiwan now part of Visa Waiver Program On October 2, Janet Napolitano announced that the Department of Homeland Security has designated Taiwan as a participating country in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The Visa Waiver Program allows passport holders from participating countries to travel to the United States without a visa for 90 […]

The Expanding Nature of Title IX

Title IX states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving financial assistance.” This piece of legislation, passed in 1972, was, and continues to be controversial. Certainly the aim of the legislation […]