Category Archives: General Legal Commentary

I like the direction that this document is trying to take the discussion about immigration. The hardest aspect of practicing immigration law is seeing familes split apart. Every client that I meet says that they are here trying to make … Continue reading →

Recent data indicates that eight percent of babies born in the United States in 2008 have parents without legal status. Further, about 1 out of every 4 children has an immigrant parent. Further, the majority of Americans have a direct immigrant … Continue reading →

I cannot say that I am that surprised by this result. See article for more details. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/7128638.html

http://www.damego.com/a-preview-of-both-legal-positions-on-the-arizona-immigration-law This article sums it up. The idea for the Federal Gov”t is that immigration is an area of law preempted by Congress. Arizona is claiming that its law does not do anything that the federal law does not do … Continue reading →

There is a lot of talk that Utah needs to pass an immigration law similar to that of Arizona. This is probably a bad idea for the state. Utah’s economy has a lot of similarities to Arizona. So many latinos are … Continue reading →

Arizona is harming its own economy through its immigration laws. This article begs the question of how the Arizona legislators thought that they were helping their state by passing the immigration legislation. Immigrants create jobs and make this country a … Continue reading →

Registering and using E-Verify in Utah became manadatory for businesses with more than 15 employees on July 1, 2010. This program is to make sure that all employees are legal, it is an easy way to make sure that employeers … Continue reading →

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/0715/Arizona-immigration-law-heads-to-court-with-1.2-million-war-chest Seven law suits about Arizona’s immigration law have been filed and the first is being heard today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/12/AR2010071204049.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 This article sums up the legal analysis of the Arizona immigration law. The general feeling is that despite how people feel, the Supreme Court does allow racial profiling. However, the Arizona law is likely to be preempted by federal … Continue reading →

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/11/holder-floats-possibility-racial-profiling-suit-arizona/ It will be interesting to see where this law suit leads. It is not totally clear if the immigration law that Arizona has enacted goes against the preemption doctrine. One would think that immigration is exclusively under the jurisdiction … Continue reading →

I agree with what Pres. Obama said in his speech today. Reform of immigration laws is absolutely necessary. It is grossly ignorant to say that all the illegal immigrants just need to become legal. You ask any immigrant and they will tell … Continue reading →