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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 […]

Noticias de Inmigración- IIIinois Podría Otorgar Licencias de Manejo a Inmigrantes Ilegales

Utah es uno de los estados en el país el cual no expide licencias de manejo a los inmigrantes ilegales. Este estado solo les expide privilegios para manejar los cuales no son aceptados como forma de indentificación. Esta situación ha causado problemas a aquellos que están fuera de estatus, especialmente cuando son detenidos por un […]

Federal Appeals Court: Arizona Sheriff Cannot Detain People on Suspicion of Being Undocumented

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff’s Department This Tuesday, a federal appeals court denied Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s request to reverse the U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction that barred his deputies from detaining people solely on the suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants. The court held that the district court judge […]

Immigrants, a Remarkable Help in Enhancing Cities’ Economy

It is known that states such as Arizona and Alabama reject immigrants and are doing possible (and impossible) things to keep them out of their territories. Just to name a couple of their anti-immigrant actions, I will mention Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his law enforcement of discrimination based on racial profiling. Sheriff Arpaio is not […]

Congressional Bill Increasing Immigrant Visa Availability for Foreign-Born College Graduates to be Introduced This Week

Earlier this year, Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that sought to increase the pool of immigrant visas/green cards available to foreign-born graduates with advanced degrees in science, math and technology fields. House Democrats criticized this measure because it would eliminated the diversity visa program — a “lottery” […]

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