A Note from the Editors:

President Bush appointments to the newly formed Department of Homeland Security. Michael J. Garcia, currently the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce, is to be the INS Acting Commissioner at the Department of Justice following INS Commissioner Ziglar's upcoming departure and Asa Hutchinson has been nominated by President Bush as Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security.

What does this mean for immigrants? It means conjuntion of immigration policy with terrorism policy, resulting in stricter enforcement.

What does this mean for immigration attorneys? Two things. First, business for immigration attorneys will likely increase as clients scramble to retain counsel in the wake of increased enforcement. Second, the implementation of harsh immigration laws will likely lead to a backlash resulting in more liberal immigration laws in the future.

Articles

H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 7
George N. Lester IV continues a discussion of the labor condition application.

Border Patrol Beacons For Migrants In Distress
The Tuscon Citizen reports "The U.S. Border Patrol has authorized a public service announcement about its eight rescue beacons, which are designed to curb the number of heat-related deaths in the desert."

DOJ Continues To Expand Scope Of Special Alien Registration Program
Cyrus D. Mehta writes about why the recent expansion of the scope of the special alien registration program is troubling.

Kill Al-Qaeda, Don't Kill The Bill Of Rights
The Wall Street Journal opines "The president says Homeland Security presages a long war to suppress weapons of mass destruction. The nature of the threat may well force a broad federalization, but we should strive to minimize it, for once taken it will of course become permanent. The very best way to achieve that balance is obvious: Eliminate those people who want to and say they are trying to kill us."

That "Special Registration" Mess
Jose Latour writes about the recent INS action designating citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, the Sudan, and Syria as subject to "special registration and monitoring and the complications it is causing for clients of immigration attorneys.

Cabinet-Level Meeting With Mexico On Migration And Other Issues
The Associated Press reports "Mexican President Vicente Fox, insisting that Mexicans in the United States pose no terror threat, called for high-level discussions to give legal status to at least some of the more than 4 million undocumented Mexicans living north of the border."

Former Terrorism Prosecutor Will Be Acting INS Commissioner
WFTV in Orlando, FL reports "Michael Garcia, a former federal prosecutor who specialized in terrorism cases, will serve as Acting Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service beginning Saturday, the Justice Department announced Monday."

US immigrant population on track to reach record highs: Study
An article in Hindustan Times talks about the high influx of immigrants in the US in past decade.

I came in as a visitor and my permit on the I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) is expiring. How do I extend my stay?
Read comprehensive answer from INS on how to extend your nonimmigrant status.

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Immigrant Life

American Thanksgiving Day

The origins of Thanksgiving probably lie in the Harvest festival celebrated in Western Europe. It was first celebrated by the English Piligrams along with their Native American neighbors in Plymouth, Massachussetts. It was also the custom of Puritan settlers to designate a day of thanksgiving for God's blessing after a misfortune has passed. American Colonial government took up this custom as well, which quickly spread from New England to rest of America. For many years there was no national Thanksgiving holiday. In 1863, during the Civil War, President Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday in November.

Modern Thanksgiving is a celebration of family and home. The evening is spent with near and dear ones participating in a feast traditionally comprising of turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry relish, bread stuffing and pumpkin pie. Rest of the evening is spent watching football game on TV. The day after Thanksgiving is one of the biggest shopping days of the year, when stores have special promotions for shoppers beginning their Christmas gift shopping.

We wish our readers a very happy Thanksgiving.

This week's chat schedule

When	Attorney
Monday, December 2 9:00 pm Eastern Time	Kevin Dixler
Wednesday, December 4 9:00 pm Eastern Time	Barry Lieber
Friday, December 6 9:00 pm Eastern Time	Arthur Zabenko

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