Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) allows beneficiaries of I-130 petitions that have been converted from the Family Second Preference (F2B) to the Family First Preference (F1), after the parent has naturalized, to opt out and remain in the F2B. The American Immigration Council’s February 2015 advisoryprovides a comprehensive overview of the […]
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe. Alphonse X the Wise of Castile Many non-citizens will be subject to additional payment to the Internal Revenue Service if they do not maintain “minimum essential […]
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta We cannot teach people. We can only help them discover it within themselves. Galileo Galilei On November 21, 2014, as part of President Obama’s Executive Actions, the President issued a memorandum to modernize and streamline the U.S. immigrant and nonimmigrant visa systemfor the 21st century. The DHS followed up by […]
By Rachel Weissman When one examines the many visa categories through which a foreign national may lawfully enter or remain in our country, certain values are immediately evident. Categories which allow foreign nationals entry through U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident relatives bespeak the value our nation places on family unity. Categories which allow foreign […]
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta The Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 (S. 153) (“I-Squared” Act) was introduced by Senators Hatch (R-UT), Klobuchar (D-MN), Rubio (R-FL), Coons (D-DE), Flake (R-AZ), and Blumenthal (D-CT). When partisan rancor is the norm in Congress, the I-Squared Act is genuinely bipartisan, and endeavors to provide critical reforms needed […]
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta Although states have been experimenting with their own initiatives on immigration, they have been related to mainly punitive enforcement laws, the most notorious being Arizona’s SB 1070. Section 2(B) of the Arizona law, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in Arizona v. USA, requires police officers to determine the immigration […]
Thank you for reading and supporting The Insightful Immigration Blog. Listed below are the top 10 most viewed blogs in 2014. We will continue to provide insightful commentary on contemporary immigration issues in 2015, and wish all of our supporters and well wishers a very happy New Year! While these are the 10 most viewed […]
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. MehtaMost of the commentary and attention on the recent blizzard of White House and DHS memoranda on immigration reform quite properly fell on executive initiatives to bring the undocumented and their parents in from the shadows. This is what the Administration clearly cares most about for logical political reasons. The White House […]
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me Matthew 25:35 A lawsuit was expected as soon as President Obama dramatically announced that his immigration executive actions could impact more than 5 […]
You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. EXODUS 22:21 By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta November 20, 2014 was a historic night. The President announced a series of executive actions to expand enforcement at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require […]
