Entries by Cyrus Mehta

United States v. Arizona: Constitution Wins Over the Tyranny of the Majority

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In Round 1 of the legal battle against Arizona’s Immigration Law, S.B. 1070, the Constitution triumphed. Judge Susan R. Bolton agreed with the United States that the State of Arizona had invaded into an area that has always been occupied by the federal government, http://www.scribd.com/doc/35017735/USA-v-Arizona-Order-Granting-Preliminary-Injunction. The judge blocked the most controversial provisions – allowing local […]

NATURALIZING IN A FLAT WORLD

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byGary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, the world seems to be getting far more flat than what Tom Friedman originally envisaged with people being able to deliver services and products to the US and other countries from anywhere via the internet. Also, coinciding with this […]

Indian Government Backs Down Over Passport Surrender Rule, But Will the New Guidance Lead to Further Confusion?

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As a result of pressure from the overseas Indian, the Indian government has backed down. Here is the latest guidance from the Indian Consulate in New York website, http://www.indiacgny.org/php/showHighLightDet.php?h_id=144&key. “In supersession of the rules regarding Surrender/Renunciation Certificate the Government of India have decided as follows:- Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) who have already acquired foreign […]

NEW INDIAN GOVERNMENT RULE REQUIRING RENUNCIATION OF INDIAN CITIZENSHIP AND SURRENDER OF INDIAN PASSPORTS OUTRAGES OVERSEAS INDIANS

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By Cyrus D. Mehta The new rules requiring overseas Indians to renounce Indian citizenship and surrender the Indian passport after they have taken up the citizenship of another country misinterpret the provisions of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955. The guidance, including Frequently Asked Questions, can be found on the website of the Indian Consulate in […]

Why Lawyers and All Others Should Boycott Arizona

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I was most proud when the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) decided to pull its Fall conference out of Scottsdale, Arizona within minutes of the passage of Arizona’s SB 1070, which makes it a criminal offense for failing to carry alien registration documents, and authorizes law enforcement to determine the immigration status of a person […]

MAKING COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM POSSIBLE

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By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta In shock at the overtly racist profiling now sanctioned by the State of Arizona, http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/news.aspx?SubIdx=ocyrus201042724527, the Democratic Party has turned to comprehensive immigration reform to pay off its political debt to the vast and growing body of Hispanic voters whose allegiance may determine our national electoral map for […]