Yearly Archive March 12, 2009

ByImmigration News

In City of Lawyers, Many Immigrants Fighting Deportation Go It Alone (New York Times)

Robert A. Katzmann, a federal judge, has used the prestige of his office to push for lawyers to do more volunteer work in the immigration court system.

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Laughed out of court

The “Birthers” got bitch-slapped by a federal judge yesterday when the jurist not only mocked them, but ordered the plaintiff’s attorney, John Hemenway of Colorado Springs, to prove he hasn’t violated court rules barring frivolous and harassing cases, and if he can not show just cause, he should have to pay President Obama’s attorney, Bob Bauer, for his time arguing that the case should be thrown out. There is a certain contingent of batshit-insane, far-right lunatics who profess to believe tha

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California used to check prez candidates’ eligibility Lawsuit seeks school records to verify citizenship status

This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=90256 Sunday, March 01, 2009WorldNetDaily ExclusivePosted: February 28, 2009 12:30 am EasternBy Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily President ObamaA California lawsuit seeking documentation from Occidental College that could verify the nationality under which Barack Obama entered the school points out that the state formerly reviewed presidential candi

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 2/27/2009

This news feed is clogged up with some of the late tips from last night, and also I haven’t done all of today’s stories. The most important news item is that the US has withdrawn from Durban II. Thanks to C. Cantoni, Insubria, Islam in Action , JD, KGS , TB, Tuan Jim, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold. – – – – – – – – – Financial Crisis Crisis: Tunisia, Outlook Good for Call-Centres What’s Wrong With the Stimulus

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Social Security card for child (The Record)

Q. We adopted a baby girl overseas and brought her home to the United States. We need to get a Social Security number for her. What must we do? * Complete an application for a Social Security card (Form SS-5), which you can download at socialsecurity.gov/online/ss-5.html.

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U.S. military will offer path to citizenship (International Herald Tribune)

The new effort, the first since the Vietnam War, will target immigrant on temporary visas, giving them a chance to become citizens in as little as six months.

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USCIS Ombudsman recommends expedited processing of nurse petitions

By Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq. Noting that the “nursing shortage in the United States is becoming increasingly problematic and may adversely affect the healthcare industry,” the Ombudsman (the government official who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems, as between the USCIS and the public) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offered some proposals/recommendations for improving the processing of nurse visas. Among the Ombudsman’s recommendations are t

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Rep. Markey signs on to extend “e-verify” (Greeley Tribune)

Rep. Betsy Markey has signed on to a bill that would extend for five years the federal government’s “E-Verify” system employers use to verify their employees can work in the United States legally.

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Those Viral E-Mails

Those Viral E-Mails January 29th, 2009 by The Reverend Someone forwarded me this viral e-mail and asked if I would respond. It is my pleasure….. Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University, School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota , points out some interesting facts, concerning the Presidential election: Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29 Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000 Republicans: 2,427,000 Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million Republ

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Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. A year and a half ago, the immigration debate rankled members of Congress and the public.