Green Card, Visa, Citizenship News: May 2015 Immigration Tidbits And Rumors

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May 2015

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May 2015

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1

Towards Diversity

Fusion: America With

No Racial Majority



Here Is The News

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/05/01/china-passes-mexico-as-the-top-source-of-new-u-s-immigrants/


The debate over

immigration reform

focuses on Hispanic

immigrants. But this

may soon change.

In 2013, more Asian

immigrants (147,000)

arrived in the U.S.

than immigrants of

Hispanic origins

(125,000).


The top countries for new

immigrants are now:

• China

• India

• Mexico

• Korea

• Philippines

• Japan

Mexico fell from the top

spot for the first time in

over a decade.



In 2044, according to

Census Bureau

projections, the U.S.

will have no racial

majority.

Instead, a melting pot

of nationalities will

shape U.S. society

and politics.



2

American Cities Today:

Diverse But Segregated



Here Is The News

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-diverse-cities-are-often-the-most-segregated/

Big cities like Los

Angeles, New

York, and Chicago

are often the most

diverse cities.

They’re also

extremely

segregated.



Chicago has a citywide

diversity index of 70 percent,

but its neighborhood diversity

index is just 36 percent.

New York has a citywide



index is only 47 percent.

Los Angeles has a citywide



index is only 46 percent.



The neighborhood index is

always equal to, or lower than,

the citywide diversity index.

In other words, if a city does

not have much diversity

overall, it can only have a few

diverse neighborhoods.

But the reverse can be and is

often true. You can have a

diverse city, but not many

diverse neighborhoods.



3

The Roller Coaster Ride

Of Immigration Reform

Continues



Here Is The News

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/11/no-end-in-sight-for-immigrants-on-immigration-roller-coaster-experts-say.html

The Fifth Circuit Court of

Appeals denied President

Obama’s request to allow

his new immigration

programs to go forward.

They would have

provided work permits

and deportation protection

for immigrants on a

temporary basis.



The president’s plan was

announced in November

2014. Since that time,

millions of immigrants have

been in limbo, hoping for a

favorable court decision.

In reality, their roller coaster

ride started when Obama

took office in 2008. He had

promised quick action on

immigration reform. It

never happened.



The inability to win

temporary benefits

is a severe blow to

pro-immigrant

advocates, whose

dreams of reform

now seem murkier

than ever.



4

Immigration Fraud

Hits New Lows




Here Is The News

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/04/ex-trenton_judge_accepts_plea_deal_for_extoring_il.html

Each time a new

immigration

program arises,

unscrupulous

con artists

spring into

action.




Scammers are often in

positions of authority and

trust:

• Trenton, New Jersey -

Municipal Court Judge

Renee Sumners

• Rancho Cucamonga,

California – ICE Attorney

Constantine Peter Kallas

• Boulder, Colorado –

Immigration Lawyer

Emily Cohen



Many victims are

clueless about the

wrongdoing.

Yet, the dreams of

their families to

live and work

legally in the U.S.

are shattered

beyond repair. http://www.bataraimmigrationlaw.com


5

Why More Immigration

Judges Are Needed




Here Is The News

http://immigrationimpact.com/2015/05/21/bi-partisan-house-bill-recommends-largest-increase-ever-in-immigration-judges/

The House

Appropriations

Committee has

recommended $74

million for 55 new

immigration judges

and various court

improvements.




Each judge

handles

over 1,400

matters per

year.




That’s more than

100 cases per

month.

Put another way,

that’s less than

twenty minutes

per hearing.




6

How Immigration Law

Fails Mixed Families




Here Is The News

http://foxct.com/2015/05/21/vietnam-vet-fights-wifes-deportation/

Paula Milardo’s

deportation is

related to being

unable to pay for

her 71 year-old

husband’s PTSD, a

medical condition

related to his

service during the

Vietnam War.




A lawful permanent

resident, Milardo lived

with her husband, three

children, and grand-

children for 50 years

before her deportation.

She was given inadequate

legal advice, or she

would not have pleaded

guilty to a charge which

triggered her deportation.




The Milardo case points out

three major problems in

immigration cases:

• Excessive impact of minor

convictions on immigration

status

• Inability of criminal defense

attorneys to adequately

assist immigrants

• Failure of legislature to

protect the sanctity of

family unity for immigrants

with U.S. citizen spouses

and children




7

Ellis Island Updates

History Of America’s

Immigration Heritage




Here Is The News

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/arts/design/your-tired-your-poor-and-your-xenophobes-at-a-rebuilt-and-re-envisioned-ellis-island.html?_r=0

The Ellis Island

Museum has long told

the immigrant story

between 1892 and

1954 in four parts: the

journey to America,

struggle and survival

after arrival, efforts to

build communities,

and paths to become

citizens.




The new exhibit is

"The Journey: New

Eras of Immigration."

It explores the

immigrant experience

from 1954, the year

Ellis Island closed, to

immigration struggles

and issues today.




One thing new at Ellis is

the narrative of human

migration.

The movement of people

from one location to

another is not limited to

America.

It’s a global story of

humans, driven by need

and hope - oppression

and opportunity. http://www.bataraimmigrationlaw.com



8

Exaggerated Fears Of

Chinese Birth Tourism




Here Is The News

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/01/china-us-birth-tourism_n_7187180.html

Chinese women are

coming to the U.S.

in growing numbers.

Some give birth

during their short

stays. They want

their children to

grow up as

American citizens.




Immigrant parent choose to

have children born in the U.S.

for the following reasons.

• Economics – Rising

incomes in China

• Health Care – Increasing

medical scandals

• Education – Greater

opportunities for learning

• Politics – Harsh laws like

the one-child policy




Immigration opponents

fear birth tourism

manipulates U.S.

citizenship policy by

turning temporary

admission into a

permanent stay.

But no reliable data

exists on the number of

Chinese births in the

U.S.




9

Immigration And

Economics




Here Is The News

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-05-14/immigrants-aren-t-stifling-the-middle-class

Harvard professor George

Borjas, an immigration

restrictionist, has found:

Immigration slightly reduces the

earnings of native-born college

grads and significantly reduces

the earnings of native-born high

school dropouts.

Immigration has a modestly

positive effect on the earnings of

the majority of American

workers who got jobs after

finishing high school or

attending college for a while.




On the other side of the

equation:

Higher immigration brings big

benefits to immigrants and

modest benefits to the economy

as a whole.

The smaller the number of

immigrants, the more likely

they are to assimilate culturally,

economically and politically,

and the less they are to place a

strain on American society.




Does immigration hurt American

wages?

Both sides of this debate

overstate their case.

• Restrictionists cite dubious

evidence.

• Reform supporters minimize

critical evidence.

The truth?

If you want to know why

middle-class living standards

aren’t rising as fast as they used

to, do not look to immigration

for an explanation.




10

Migrant Housing: A

National War Against

Xenophobia




Here Is The News

http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidnoriega/this-mostly-latino-city-is-so-tough-on-immigrants-they-call

The ACLU has

filed a lawsuit

against Escondido

for allegedly

manipulating local

zoning laws to

prevent the opening

of a shelter for

immigrant youth

from Central

America




The City of Escondido and the

ACLU have a long history of

legal battles, including:

• A secret partnership of the

Escondido Police Chief and

immigration officials to detain

and arrest immigrants.

• The harassment of Hispanic

residents on housing, parking,

and traffic issues.

• The lack of appointments of

Latinos to public service

positions by the Escondido

City Council.




The migrant housing

issue is larger than a

local debate.

The battle represents

another step in the

ongoing effort to create

an atmosphere of

acceptance for

immigrants in

Escondido and all North

San Diego County.





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