Oh, Oh…Type-O?
A type-o on the U.S Visa and Border Crossing Card? Maybe they could have gotten by if it had 57 state flags. When it comes to U.S. Presidents, we know an Adams from an Adames.
Do Visa Documents Have A Type-O?
Aug
25
Aug
7
Too Much Traffic
Would you ever have believed that the United States of America has a “serious problem with human trafficking?” Well, believe it.
from NPR -
This year, for the first time ever, the U.S. included itself in the State Department’s annual report on human trafficking. The report said the U.S. has a serious problem with human trafficking — a practice they call the equivalent of modern-day slavery, including commercial sex exploitation and forced labor — as a source country, and as a destination for victims.
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Aug
6
Great News-Great Customer Service!
Just in case you are interested in finding out how things are supposed to work regarding the immigration process, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced…
…the launch of new web features designed to expand users’ access to their case information. As part of USCIS’s commitment to improve customer service, these enhancements include a new online inquiry tool and tailored case status information, as well as new features for Spanish-speaking customers available at USCIS.gov/espanol.
Go to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) website It’s “one of the most visited websites in the federal government.”
You can even look over the manuals employees use to instruct them on how to deal with immigrants and their cases…like this one
If you are an illegal alien, maybe you might want to check out the site, too. Or if you prefer, give them a call. I just know the USCIS would be more than happy to help you in person! After all, they are committed to improving customer service.
Jul
17
Thinking About Becoming An Immigration Judge?
There’s a vacancy in Dalla, TX
The pay isn’t too shabby:
$131,349.00 – $165,300.00 /year
There are a few “Key Requirements” though. Number one on the list is this:
US Citizen.
Makes sense to me.
Click to go to job application at USA Jobs
Jun
28
“The Revolution Is Coming”
There always seems to be some warning of some type of revolution on the horizon. Here’s a new one. I don’t know if I would call it a “revolution.”
Is it a bird? Is it a plane (well, sort of…how about a drone…on U.S. soil)?
In the coming years, law enforcement agencies will seek to use UAVs to police borders, control crowds, track criminals, detect illegal narcotics activities, and spot crime. Other potential civilian uses include mineral and energy exploration, agricultural surveys, communications relay, and wildfire monitoring. The revolution is coming.
from Social Science Research Network, Rapp, Geoffrey Christopher, Unmanned Aerial Exposure: Civil Liability Concerns Arising from Domestic Law Enforcement Employment of Unmanned Aerial Systems. North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 85, pp. 623-648, 2010; University of Toledo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-08
Jun
27
If I Were A Lawyer New To Immigration Law…
This is where I would turn for help…
Only $11.95 plus shipping through Paypal
If I needed help with immigration I don’t know if I would be looking to a lawyer new to immigration law and one who needs to search the web for self help books…
Jun
22
Sometimes A Double-Take Is Called For
When I read the following:
SARASOTA, Fla. – Two Miami-Dade county residents were sentenced in federal court on June 17 for hostage taking and transportation of illegal aliens, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the FBI and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).
My reaction was:
I had to read it again.
Seriously?
What can I say….the wacky world of human trafficking and illegal immigration gets more bizarre all the time. It’s like a cross of Miami Vice and the Godfather.
from U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) -
According to court records, on Sept. 2, 2009, ICE special agents assigned to the ICE Sarasota office received a request for assistance from MCSO on a human smuggling incident involving a hostage situation of an undocumented illegal alien from Guatemala. A Guatemalan citizen illegally present in the United States contacted MCSO deputies and reported that an alien smuggler was holding his 30-year-old brother, “Cesar,” for an unpaid smuggling fee. The complainant and a third sibling had contracted with alien smugglers to transport Cesar from Guatemala to Florida. They paid smuggling fees first to a smuggler in Guatemala to transport Cesar illegally into the United States through Texas and then to Artiles to transport Cesar from Texas to Brandenton, Fla.
When Artiles arrived with Cesar in Manatee County to meet the complainant, Artiles demanded more money before he would release Cesar, the hostage victim. The complainant could not pay, and Artiles fled the scene without releasing Cesar. The complainant then called Artiles and told Artiles that he would pay the new fee, but Artiles raised the price again saying that he had to wire money to Moreira-Penin and that if the complainant could not pay, he would never see his brother again.
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Jun
17
Unauthorized x Forty-Eight
You like potato and I like potahto, You like tomato and I like tomahto
Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, Let’s call the whole thing off
“Unauthorized.”
Sorry, I just can’t…they are illegal immigrants.
A locked refrigerated truck was found to be holding 48 illegal immigrants at a Laredo Customs and Border checkpoint. Well, thank goodness for the dog at the checkpoint that was able to detect the illegals crammed in the trailer. If not, who knows if they would be alive. The driver, 72 year-old Wayne West, at first denied knowing what cargo he was carrying. Hmpf…
from San Antiono Express-News -
The trailer was refrigerated, according to Russell Jordan, West’s attorney, and all those in the trailer declined medical treatment, immigration officials said. They were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The immigrants were from Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador, said Nina Pruneda, a spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Jun
6
ICE Is Monitoring BP’s Hiring Of Cleanup Workers
We have Gulf residents put out of their jobs because of the oil spill resulting from the explosion from a BP offshore drilling rig. Is there a possibility BP may be hiring illegals?
Should BP hire anyone at all – citizens or illegal aliens - for clean up, just to get the job done?
We all know the answer.
Read about it and see photos at Feet In Two Worlds -
That’s their story.
Then another story is BP is offering jobs – but all jobs require contracts, and that’s not going over well with residents.
And there’s another story that the fishermen are being ignored while the pleasure boats are being hired instead.
from the Daily Beast -
As Gulf fishermen suffer, a BP program to hire cleanup boats has resulted in windfalls for rich pleasure-craft owners, a Daily Beast investigation reveals. Rick Outzen on a growing outrage.
And then the announcement that money will keep flowing to those who make claims.
“BP wants to do the right thing by folks affected by this… we’re going to make things right along the Gulf coast,” he added echoing BP’s new public relations mantra.”
Just what is the real story with BP? All we seem to know for sure is there’s oil pouring into the Gulf and so far it can’t be stopped. Hello? Is anybody from the U.S. really out there?
Apr
19
Some Facts You Should Know About Immigrants And Jobs
We often hear statements regarding immigrants and the fact that they are the low-skilled, low-income workers. But how many of us know of or work with immigrants who do not fall into that category? Probably most of us who live near large metropolitan areas know high income immigrants.
You’ll want to read this Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) report, Across The Spectrum: The Wide Range Of Jobs Immigrants Do. You will discover that what you may have thought about immigrants and occupations is just not fact. Although, if we are speaking about illegal immigrants, which the report will refer to as “unauthorized” immigrants, you will find low-skilled jobs to be the norm due to lack of skill or lack of proper documentation.
It is a popular misconception that immigrants are overwhelmingly concentrated in construction, food service, janitorial, or other low-wage jobs. While there are indeed many immigrants working in each of these jobs, in the 25 largest metro areas combined there are about as many immigrants working in white-collar jobs as there are in bluecollar, service, farming, fishing and forestry jobs combined. In 14 of the 25 largest metro areas, there are more immigrants in white-collar jobs than in all other jobs combined.