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Bloggings On Immigration Law And Policyby Greg SiskindEditor's note: Here are the latest entries from Greg Siskind's blog. March 07, 2010 THE WAIT
People often ask me how long they'll have to wait on their green card when they're stuck in backlogs. I don't have a clear answer because a lot depends on the future demand for visas. The State Department has made statistics available, however, that will at least give an idea of what the backlogs look like based on nationality.
NY GOVERNOR PARDONS IMMIGRANT FACING DEPORTATION
The NY Times' Nina Bernstein recently reported on the case of Qing Hong Wu, who immigrated to the US as a child and who was facing deportation as a result of with the law as a teenager. The case has garnered attention because Mr. Wu has gone on to turn his life around and rise to the ranks of head of Internet technology for a national company. Wu's family is here and he's been in the US for almost his entire 29 years. While ICE has the authority to exercise discretion and not pursue the deportation of individuals where the facts don't warrant it. They failed to show that good judgment in Mr. Wu's case, but now NY Governor David Paterson has stepped in and pardoned Mr. Wu and will put the matter to rest.
March 06, 2010
LIP SERVICE?
The Los Angeles Times reports that the President is pushing Senators Schumer and Graham to get their immigration proposal introduced. But many are skeptical the White House is serious.
March 05, 2010
WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETENTION ABUSES, BUT NOT TOO MUCH
The New York Times' Nina Bernstein reports on gross abuses of immigrants in the detention system and how the Administration would like to make reforms to better protect detained individuals. But just as it is trying to clean up the mess, the White House is trying to wash its hands of responsibility in two of the worst cases.
March 03, 2010
START ME UP
Here's a link to a new blog about the startup visa proposal starting to circulate in DC. There's an innovative Twitter campaign associated with the site.
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