Two prominent immigration rights groups in Miami have banded together in order to more effectively serve our region's immigrant population, it was announced on Tuesday.The Florida Immigrant Coalition and WeCount have said they plan to work together to help more...
Month: July 2012
Change in U.S. immigration policy may affect employment
In previous posts, we have discussed the recent changes in U.S. immigration policy that now allows young undocumented immigrants who arrived as children and who have no criminal history to stay and work in the United States.This story is how that change has affected...
Same-sex couple challenges DOMA’s impact on U.S. immigration law
A legally married lesbian couple recently filed a federal lawsuit hoping to stop the deportation of one of the spouses, a green card holder originally from the Philippines. The original basis for the Phillipina spouse's green card has been challenged, and she is now...
Florida Haitians call for passage of family-based visas
It's been two years since an earthquake ravaged the small impoverished island of Haiti killing more than 250,000 men, women and children. Since that time, recovery has been slow in the third-world country, and many Haitians who live in Florida want visas allowing...