Trend in State Immigration Laws in US Global Mobility Report

The failure of the United States federal government to enact comprehensive immigration reform has led a number of states to enact their own local immigration laws. The result is a maze of sometimes conflicting rules in different states that can only make it harder for American business nationwide. Arizona is a good example of the problem. The new Arizona state immigration law is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, [...] Read More


Not So Comprehensive Immigration Reform for the US Global Mobility Report

The Immigration Enforcement Bill introduced in the US Senate fails to address comprehensive immigration reform and focuses on enforcement. More border patrol agents, more fences, mandatory detention, and criminalization of unlawful presence are all part of the package, as would be a requirement that employers verify the employment eligibility of all employees using an employment verification database system that the Department of Homeland Security would be responsible to establish. Existing civil [...] Read More


US Immigration Reform Global Mobility Report

The American Immigration Lawyers Association advised members today that the US House of Representative's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law is tentatively scheduled to hold a hearing on the STRIVE Act on September 6. The Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy or STRIVE Act includes both enforcement measures and a legalization process for qualified foreign nationals unlawfully in the US. The complete text can be [...] Read More


My take on America and immigration TJ's Weblog

A recent subscription-only Economist.com article (here is the full version on a different page) highlights the need for a reform of the American immigration law. The Namesake is a moving study of the human side of immigration, but it is also a success story. Ganguli snags an academic job, fathers two perfect children, moves to the suburbs and acquires an Entourage of Bengali friends. His son, who is lumbered with the [...] Read More


New Visa Rules Impact Golfers Eagle Par Birdie

Courtesy: Getty Images Over the past couple of years, authorities in the United States have increased their scrutiny of people entering the country - whether they're visitors or returning American residents or citizens. This scrutiny has taken various forms. Remember those famous "no-fly" lists? A number of other changes have been quietly coming into effect as well. Canadians wishing to cross the longest undefended border in the world by air must now do [...] Read More