Immigration reform had a high and a low in 2010.  For example, on December 9, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act that would allow certain undocumented immigrants that were brought to the U.S. as young children who met requirements such as receipt of a college degree or having completed a certain amount of military service, would be legalized.  However, [...]

The Los Angeles Times reported today that in an interview last week in Los Angeles, the President put fault on Republicans in Congress for their unwillingness to come together and work with him to to reform our country’s immigration laws that would legalize approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants. During the interview, he mentioned that when immigration reform was being debated in Congress back in 2006, 11 Republican [...]

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcment (USICE) reported today that agents arrested the owners and employees yesterday of 5 Arizona commercial shuttle transportation companies based on a year long investigation to identify and apprehend perpetrators of human smuggling.  Over 800 agents and officers from various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies carried out the arrests. The arrests were the result of the USICE’s heightened internal enforcement [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that agents from the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement  (USICE) arrested 286 people in California  in a 3 day operation to apprehend suspected immigrants with criminal records and, undocumented immigrants without criminal records in California. This enforcement action was conducted by the USICE’s Fugitive Operations Program, which is responsible for identifying, apprehending, and deporting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives who have [...]

The New York Times reported today that the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning ahead for the possibility of legalizing millions of undocumented aliens. We are all aware that the Obama Administration has placed immigration reform on the back burner until next year because of more pressing issues that mist be resolved including, health care [...]

The Miami Herald reported today that President Obama, Democratic congressional leaders, and advocates for reforming the nation’s immigration laws have said that that passing a comprehensive immigration bill this year is a top priority, despite other legislative actions that include confirming Sonia Sotomayor to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, reforming the nation’s health care system, addressing climate change and, conducting wars in both Iraq [...]