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I hope Zalmay Khalilzad has been relaxing during the last month. The last six years have seen Ambassador Khalilzad serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (2003-2005), the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (2005-2007), and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-2009). Although Ambassador Khalilzad has only recently become a household name, he has … Continue reading “Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad – American Immigrant” The Administration’s immigration team became clearer yesterday as John Morton was nominated as the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Esther Olavarria was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy. Mr. Morton is a career official at the U.S. Department of Justice and Ms. Olavarria brings years of immigration experience to her new … Continue reading “Congratulations John Morton and Esther Olavarria” Did you know that wild jaguars live in the United States? Until spotted in 1996, it was believed that there were none. Since then jaguars have been spotted in the wildernesses of Arizona and New Mexico, and most recently one was tagged with a tracking device in Arizona. Jaguars roam from northern Argentina to the … Continue reading “Will the American Jaguar be Collateral Damage to Border Enforcement?” Congratulations to Senator Charles Schumer on his recent naming as the Chairperson of the Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee. A subcommittee of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee, the Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee has jurisdiction over immigration, citizenship and refugee laws. Additionally, the subcommittee oversees the various immigration-related government agencies and private immigration … Often anti-immigration groups lecture about immigrants taking jobs away from American employees. Given a recent BusinessWeek.com article, the more appropriate question seems to be: how many American jobs do immigrants create? The article pointed to two telling stats. First, the article found that when the number of H-1B visas increased, the number of patent … Continue reading “Silicon Valley Start-ups, Patient Applications, and Immigrants” The New York Times is reporting that the United States Military will recruit non-immigrants into its ranks for the first time since the Vietnam War. Non-immigrants who volunteer to serve the country will have the opportunity to naturalize within six months of entering the miilitary. Non-immigrants are foreign nationals who are legally in the … Continue reading “Military to Recruit Non-Immigrants and Offer Citizenship” Azar Nafisi is the author of numerous memoirs, including the New York Times bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books. Born in Iran, Azar Nafisi received her Ph.D in English and American Literature at the University of Oklahoma. Afterwards, Azar Nafisi returned to Iran and taught at the University of Tehran, the Free … Twice this week I have written posts about protectionist provisions that have been written into the stimulus package. In both of the posts I tried to articulate the negative consequences of those provisions. Yesterday, Thomas Friedman did a much better job. His New York Times article addressed the protectionist provisions of the stimulus package and … Continue reading “Thomas Friedman is a Better Writer Than Me” Today the Conference Committee is meeting to consolidate the House of Representatives’ stimulus bill and the Senate’s stimulus bill. The House’s version contains a provision that would require all federal contract recipients of stimulus funding to enroll in the E-verify system. E-verify is an electronic system meant to improve a business’ ability to verify … Continue reading “Mandatory E-Verify Program in the Stimulus Plan?” Last week a Cardozo Law School professor and his students brought to light Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) documents that show changes in ICE’s enforcement policy against individuals with outstanding deportation orders. As reported by the New York Times, ICE had told Congress that it would focus its efforts on pursuing the most threatening … Continue reading “Cardozo Students Reveal Change in ICE Enforcement Policy” A funny thing happened on the way to passing a stimulus package. At a time when economists are begging for the immediate passage of a stimulus package, two senators have attached an amendment to the stimulus bill that will bar all TARP fund recipients from hiring H-1B employees for one year. Without debating the consequences … Continue reading “A Funny Thing Happened on the way to a Stimulus Package” According to a 2007 report of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers entitled Immigration’s Economic Impact, it is estimated that each immigrant to the United States has a net financial benefit of $80,000. That means that each immigrant, in the long run, will contribute $80,000 more in taxes than that immigrant (and his or her … The United States Border Patrol is investigating allegations that border patrol agents at its Riverside, California station were threatened with punishment if they did not meet a quota of arresting 150 suspected illegal immigrants in January. The region’s chief patrol agent confirmed that the Border Patrol does try to inspire agents through setting goals, … Continue reading “Border Patrol Investigates Possible Arrest Quota” The New York State Court of Appeals recently held that a foreign national who was in the United States in B-2 visa status could not seek protections available under the rent stabilization laws of New York City. At issue was the requirement that a rent-stabilized apartment must be used as the “primary residence” of the … As mentioned last Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) was set to release a new I-9 form on February 2, 2009 (today). Better late than never – the DHS announced late last week that it was delaying the release of the new I-9 form for sixty days. Now, the DHS plans to release the … |
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