• A Note from the Editors: The New Colossus
• INS New York District Office Temporarily Closed
• Separating Immigrants from Terrorism by Cyrus Mehta
• Immigration-Related Issues of Concern to US Employers and Foreign Workers in light of Terrorist Actions on September 11, 2001 by Angelo Paparelli
• The ABCs of Immigration - INS Issues V Visa Regulations by Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine
• Mood Swiftly Changes on Immigration
• What Does the Economic Downturn Mean to Your Labor Certification? by Lorenzo Lleras
• Fox Open-Border Plan a Distant Dream after Attacks
• ILW Highlights: Seminar Series: Immigration Implications of September 11th events
• Letter to the Editor
• Participate in the Refashioning of America
• Classifieds

A Note from the Editors:

Smoke, though much less, is still pouring from the wound where the towers of the World Trade Center stood. Beyond that stands the Statue of Liberty, unscathed and untarnished, holding her torch as she has to welcome generations of immigrants. As each of us starts to deal with the pain and grief in his or her own way, we can call to mind Emma Lazarus's poem engraved on the statues pedestal:

The New Colossus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Fox Open-Border Plan a Distant Dream after Attacks
According to the News after the terrorist attacks on Washington and New York, Mexico is suddenly finding that its northern neighbor has little time to consider issues like immigration reform, temporary work visas, amnesty for illegal migrants and more open borders.

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Dear Editor,

Firstly, my deepest and most sincere condolonces on the loss of your felow citizens during this week's terrorist attacks. I am a U.K citizen residing within the U.S and I know that from phone calls to the U.K that the whole of the U.K mourns along with the United States. I receive ILW weekly as an immigrant residing within the U.S. To date I have found the newsletter and website to be informative, useful and acurate - however, I feel the need to comment on the aforementioned article.

Mr Ridgeway stated that the U.S "Need look no further than the draconian immigration laws withn the U.K today" I find this comment difficult to believe given the draconian and inhumane system previously operated by the U.S INS in relation to I130 petitions. As you are aware, the petition (prior to the release of the K3 visa during August) took a good 12-18mnths to complete - This seperation through immigration law was, as previously noted, were inhumane to say the least. The immigration process operated by the INS was beyond any comprehension, IE, Premium processing for work visa's - 12-16 weeks processing for fiance visa's - and yet, the reward for a couple who made that lifelong commitment to each other was at least a year's wait! - Surely the emphasis should have always been on reuniting man and wife - obviously, untill recently, this was not the case.

Comparitavely, immigration to the U.K as a spouse is a more simplistic and humane operation. Even given the release of the K3, it is still a far more efficient process. The emphasis (unlike that of the U.S INS) being to reunite the separated families.

The United States of America witnessed earlier this week just how devastating terrorist attacks can be. The U.K has suffered from numerous terrorist factions for many many years. The immigration laws mentioned by Mr Ridgeway were introduced as a result of continual terrorist attacks and the subsequent loss of life of innocent U.K citizens. I was unfortunate enough to lose a close family member to such an attrocity and as such, welcome such immigration laws. The laws, while being stringent - have saved lives - I'm sure that if the United States had suffered from a similar level of terrorism that such laws would and may still be, implemented by the INS.

I welcome and encourage freedom, free speech and the right to protest, be it by a citizen, immigrant or asylum seeker. I welcome more immigration laws that save lives. Perhaps Mr Ridgeway should review his comments in future before damning immigration policies that do just that.

Regards,
Mark Bould.

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