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Top Immigration Headlines: April 2014

Many of the top immigration headlines for April 2014 involved the western part of the US. In California, undocumented immigrants started preparing for the written driver’s license exam, while ICE...

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Top Immigration Headlines: May 2014

The immigration headlines for May 2014 tend to revolve around change. In some cases, change is considered daunting, such as for immigrants filling out a recently updated naturalization form. Other...

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Top Immigration Headlines: June 2014

The immigration headlines for June 2014 feature some bad news for supporters of immigration reform. Not only do many Americans want to reduce immigration, but politicians are also giving up on the hope...

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Top Immigration Headlines: July 2014

As usual, the immigration headlines from July 2014 feature a mixture of positive and negative developments for undocumented immigrants. In particular, many headlines refer to the recent arrival of...

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Top Immigration Headlines: August 2014

The immigration news from the month of August is mostly positive for immigrants. For example, some states will now be offering driver’s licenses and identification cards to immigrants, while certain...

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Top Immigration Headlines: September 2014

The immigration headlines for September mostly showed some hope for undocumented immigrants in the US. Not only can they apply for asylum if they have suffered from domestic violence in their home...

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Examining Obama’s Executive Action Plan for Immigration

This past Thursday, President Obama announced his plan to tackle immigration reform. Obama’s executive action plan has the power to help upwards of 5 million immigrants currently in the US. Let’s take...

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Top Immigration Headlines: December 2014

One of the top headlines in the news for December 2014 involved 17 states suing the Obama administration for alleged failure to enforce current immigration laws. At the same time, a major city in one...

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Top Immigration Headlines: February 2015

Some immigration headlines during February 2015 focused on the effects of deportation. For example, an actress spoke out about her own family’s struggle after her parents were deported. Meanwhile,...

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Top Immigration Headlines: May 2015

Some of the immigration news for May 2015 focused on trends revealed by researchers. For example, the number of undocumented immigrants coming to the US has decreased, yet the country’s workforce in...

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Top Immigration Headlines: June 2015

The immigration headlines from June 2015 ran the gamut, involving everything from celebrities and transgender concerns to healthcare and Medicare alike. More specifically, Donald Trump’s insensitive...

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Top Immigration Headlines: June 2011

Just in time for hot summer days, ICE cools the nation. US  Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been stepping up arrest and detention levels of immigrants in the US as part of the Obama...

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Green Card Lottery Mishap Sends Hopeful Immigrants to Court

A group of immigrants from more than 20 countries recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the US State Department for mishandling the 2012 green card lottery. The suit involves the State...

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Assisting Burmese Refugees Living in America

With a growing number of refugees from Burma making their way to the US, unexpected places like Columbus Junction, Iowa are finding themselves searching for ways to assist these new arrivals. Burma has...

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2012 Presidential Candidates on Immigration Issues

With the 2012 presidential election just a little more than six months away, immigration issues are far from forgotten. But where do the current candidates stand on immigration? Although Democrats and...

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Language Requirements for Citizenship in Canada, the US and Elsewhere

As of fall 2012, it became a little more difficult for those hoping to become Canadian citizens to prove their language skills. Under a new policy, anyone applying for Canadian citizenship must provide...

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Special Immigrant Visas for Interpreters in War Zones

A critical component to the success of U.S. military operations is employing interpreters in war zones to facilitate communication. These interpreters are often natives of the countries in which they...

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2016 Diversity Visa Lottery Applications

Did you know that the diversity visa lottery offers people from all over the world a route to immigrate to the USA? If immigration reform passes through Congress, this may be the last diversity visa...

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Afghan & Iraqi Interpreters Wait Years for Special Immigrant Visas

Following the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, the US Congress created the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program to provide visas to Iraqi linguists who have faced threats from the Taliban and...

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After 20 Years, Is NAFTA a Success?

January 1, 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entering into force. When NAFTA was introduced, President Clinton and others claimed that NAFTA would make...

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