Should Watered-Down DREAM Act Pass?
Romney and Gingrich both are backing a GOP-sponsored bill that would gut the DREAM Act to allow a path to permanent residency only for those joining the military. Going to college would not be an option. Senator Durbin, a big backer of the DREAM Act says he's not going to support this plan: “I don’t support that,” said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the lead Senate sponsor of the DREAM Act. “That will literally mean that those who came to this country at an innocent situation early in life have only one way to become legal, and that’s to join the... Reap What you Sow
I listen to public radio's This American Life every week and was pleased to see them covering the Alabama immigration law. Most of their stories are not on major public policy issues, but they do occasionally do in depth reporting and it can be very, very good. This was one of the best reports I’ve heard on the Alabama law and I recommend listening to the entire piece (which is about a half hour). There’s a lot of angles I haven’t heard before. One interesting interview is with the Alabama Speaker of the House who has some serious buyer’s remorse.... USCIS Introducing More Employment Immigration Reforms
US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced January 31st that it is proposing a series of changes to employment immigration rules which are designed to benefit the US economy and continue to make the US attractive to highly skilled immigrants. The following are the planned changes: Expand eligibility for 17-month extension of optional practical training (OPT) for F-1 international students to include students with a prior degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Under the current rules, the applicant for an extension must be currently pursuing a STEM degree. The new rule would allow for an extension even if the... Ron Paul Says Immigrants Being Made Scapegoats
While it's nice to hear Congressman Paul showing some empathy, his positions on immigration issues and his apparent connections to extremists make his words ring somewhat hollow. This and That
A few interesting immigration stories making headlines today - Samoan offensive lineman abandons University of Georgia for University of Central Florida due to Georgia's new law forcing colleges to become immigration enforcement agents - "Self-deportation"is a term that actually started as a joke (still sort of is) - Moronic argument that Marco Rubio is ineligible to be Veep because he's not a "natural born"citizen (because his parents were not citizens when Rubio was born in Miami) - CBP officers completely misread two British visitors'Twitter posts with less than hilarious results - New study shows Alabama's anti-immigration law... Would Liberalizing H-1B Rules Bring iPhone Manufacturing Back to the US?
If you didn't read last weekend's really interesting New York Times article on Apple and why the iPhone is made in China rather than the United States, you really ought to read it. One area the reporters discuss is how US immigration policy has factored in to Apple's decision. The article looks at labor costs and while there are some savings with making the iPhone in China, that is not the primary driver in why the phone is not made in America. But such calculations are, in many respects, meaningless because building the iPhone in the United States would demand... Bill Would Create Path to Citizenship for American Soldiers
Freshman Florida Republican David Rivera is proposing legislation that would allow illegally present immigrants to join the US Armed Forces and earn access to US permanent residency. Under the bill, introduced this week, illegally present immigrants would be able to join the military and could apply for permanent residency after five years if they have served two years active duty or four years in the reserves and have demonstrated good moral conduct. The bill might have a decent chance given that both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney support the measure. That's not to say the rest of the GOP will... Romney Thinks Immigrants Will Embrace "Self-Deportation"
[I'm in Costa Rica this week at the American Immigration Lawyers Association midyear meeting but will try and keep posting.] Suddenly, this guy isn't looking like such a winner anymore. People who thought voting for Romney was the ticket to beating Obama are having buyer's remorse. And if Mitt thought he could count on Cuban Republicans in South Florida - a very sizable part of the Florida Republican electorate - he didn't help himself with his odd theory that the solution to the country's immigration problem is to make people miserable enough to want to leave on their own. That,... Only 1 in 6 Deportation Cases Benefiting from Prosecutorial Discretion
The Julia Preston of the New York Times reports on results of the pilot program in Denver for the new prosecutorial discretion memo. Of 7000+ cases in the Denver Immigration Court, only 1300 were deemed to qualify under the new memo. The article reports on frustration not only with the small number of cases covered, but also the failure to grant work authorization to many of the beneficiaries of the policy. Preston also notes that many of the denied cases had no criminal issues. The denials stem from ICE officials deeming the individuals to lack substantial enough ties to the... Obama Announces Plan to CreateMillion Jobs By Easing Improving Tourist Visa Processing
The President really seems to get that good immigration policies are critical for an economy to thrive. The latest announcement involves the tourism industry and he used Walt Disney World as the very appropriate location to make his announcement. From the AP: Obama issued an executive order Thursday aiming to increase tourist visa processing in China and Brazil and take other steps including promoting national parks and adding business executives to a tourism advisory board. The goal is to significantly increase travel and tourism in the U.S. The White House says that more than 1 million U.S. jobs could be...
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Chart for determining whether
LEGITIMATE CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE U.S.
Acquired U.S. Citizenship at Birth
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Step 1
Select Period In
Which Child Was Born |
Step 2
Select
Applicable
Parentage |
Step 3
Measure citizen parent's residence agains the requirements
for the period in which child was born. (The child acquired
U.S. citizenship at birth if, at time of child's birth,
citizen parent had met applicable residence requirements.) |
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Before noon (EST) 5/24/1934 |
Either parent citizen |
Citizen parent resided in the U.S.
before the childs birth. |
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On or after noon (EST) 5/24/1934 and before 1/13/41 |
Both parents citizens |
If both parents are U.S. citizens, at least one
resided in the U.S. before the childs birth. |
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One citizen and one alien parent |
If one parent is a U.S. citizen, the U.S.
citizen parent must have resided in the U.S. before the childs
birth. |
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On or after 1/13/41 and before 12/24/1952 |
One citizen and one alien parent |
Citizen had resided in U.S. or its outlying possessions
10 years, at least 5 of which were after age 16, or if
citizen parent served honorably in U.S. Armed Forces:
(1) between 12/7/41 and 12/31/46, 5 of the required 10
years may have been after age 12; or (2) between 12/31/46
and 12/24/52, parent needed 10 years physical presence,
at least 5 of which were after age 14. |
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Both parents citizens |
One had resided in the U.S. or its outlying possessions. |
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On or After 12/24/1952 and before 11/13/1986 |
Both parents citizens |
One had resided in the U.S. or its outlying possessions. (1) |
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One citizen and one alien parent |
Citizen had been physically present in the U.S.
or its outlying possessions for 10 years, at least
5 of which were after age 14. (1) |
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On or after 11/13/1986 |
Both parents citizens |
At least one resided in the U.S. or its outlying
possessions before the childs birth. (1) |
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One citizen and one alien parent |
Citizen parent must have been physically present
in the U.S. or its outlying possessions for 5 years, at least 2
of which were after age 14. (1) |
Physical presence abroad of dependent unmarried son or daughter as member of household of a person serving
honorably in U.S. Armed Forces or employed by U.S. Government or International Organization may be counted as
physical presence.
Editor's Note: The requirement that a child born outside the United States who acquired U.S.
citizenship at birth reside in the U.S. for a certain period of time was eliminated prospectively on
October 10, 1978 and retroactively in 1994. The
1994 law provides that a person who lost their citizenship due their failure to meet the retention requirement
before October 10, 1978 may regain their citizenship upon taking an oath of allegiance to the United States.
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