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President Obama has been filling his cabinet and staff positions with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. The New York Times published an intriguing portfolio of these individuals, including today’s featured American immigrant – Patrick Gaspard. Mr. Gaspard is the new Director of the Office of Political Affairs for the White House. During the campaign, … Continue reading “Patrick Gaspard – the new White House Political Affairs Director” Last Friday Nashville’s population soundly defeated a measure to require the local government to only conduct business in English. The measure, which was defeated 41,752 votes to 32,144, would have made Nashville the largest U.S. city to accept such a measure. As reported by the BBC, Nashville is home to 60,000 immigrants whose first language … Continue reading “Nashville Rejects "English First" Legislation” Congratulations to the new Senator from the State of New York. As the youngest serving senator, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand now represents one of the most diverse states in the nation. With over 20% of New Yorkers being foreign born, Senator Gillibrand will do well to position herself as a leading proponent of immigration reform in … Continue reading “Congratulations to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand” [Update – The release of the new I-9 form has been delayed – see the February 2, 2009 post] Employers take note. Beginning February 2, 2009 a new version of the I-9 form will be available for use when new employees begin work. The new I-9 form, which is used to verify employment eligibility, replaces … I will admit it – I had never heard of Isabel Toledo until Tuesday. It should be no surprise – I do not think I can name another designer. Ms. Toledo got an extra surprise on inauguration morning when she turned on the T.V. and saw that Michelle Obama was wearing her dress design. … Continue reading “Isabel Toledo – Designing America’s Fabric” Today, I continue to examine the speech that Secretary Napolitano made last April at Santa Clara University (Available as a free podcast on iTunes). Today, I am going to focus on her thoughts about reforming immigration policy. Secretary Napolitano started her discussion about immigration reform by clearly stating that America is not allowing enough … Yesterday, Janet Napolitano was confirmed as the new Secretary of Homeland Security by the Senate. As Secretary Napolitano takes office it is prudent to examine her thoughts about immigration and the current national debate surrounding immigration. Luckily, we have access to a speech that then Governor Napolitano gave at Santa Clara University entitled “Immigration: … There are not too many days in your life when you wake up knowing that you will always remember that day. Today is such a day and forty years from now people will be asking what you did today. Nothing that is written on this post is profound enough for today. I make just one … It is Martin Luther King Day and this will be a short post. Last Thursday, Janet Napolitano had her Senate confirmation hearing. As reported by the Washington Post, Governor Napolitano made one point unambiguously clear – the Department of Homeland Security will shift its focus from prosecuting unauthorized workers to prosecuting employers that are … Continue reading “Department Of Homeland Security Will Shift Focus on Employers” Each week I hope to feature an immigrant who has had a positive impact on American society. This week, as my first featured immigrant, I highlight Fareed Zakaria. I first saw Fareed Zakaria during his frequent appearances on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. A member of the weekly round table, Mr. Zakaria always brought pragmatic … The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) reports that over 1 Million individuals became naturalized citizens during the Government’s 2008 fiscal year. According to a December 4, 2008 USCIS correspondence to its Ombudsman, 1,051,640 individuals made the choice to become American Citizens. Welcome! Two caveats before I get to the main topic of this post. First, it is not my intention to provide in-depth legal analysis about any new judicial decision, statute or regulation. My reason is simple – I don’t want to bore you. Second, I am determined to keep this blog apolitical. I follow politics … Yesterday, the New York Times ran an article examining the Department of Justice’s shift in resources to prosecuting more immigration law violators. According to the article, the number of federal immigration prosecutions rose to over 70,000 last year. The focus has created two negative changes at the Department of Justice. First, the focus on … Welcome! Greetings and Congratulations – you may be the first reader of my first blog. You may also be the only reader. As you may have guessed, my name is Chris Gafner and I am an immigration attorney practicing in New York City. My practice provides representation to clients from throughout the world in employment-based … |
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