[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM_ENZLbXtQ&w=420&h=315] It is very true that the immigration laws need a wholesale revision. Congress needs to make substantial changes, regulations need to be re-written, precedent decisions scrapped and
The rumors flew wildly on Wednesday. The cap has been reached! No, not that cap. The H-1B cap of 65,000 visas for FY 2013, which began on October 1, 2012,
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/39893818 w=400&h=300] One of the burdens I carry is the knowledge that I come from one of the country’s anti-immigrant hotspots. No, I am not from Arizona, Alabama, Postville,
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cnbAi-azP0&w=560&h=315] Last week, we brought you news of the plans of certain Republican Senators to introduce an alternative to the DREAM Act. Today, Senators Hutchinson (R-TX), Kyl (R-AZ) and
The House of Representatives is moving quickly to give the appearance that they have changed their tune on immigration. The House is scheduled to vote this week on the STEM
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we at Benach Collopy want to extend special thanks to the many people that have supported us this year as we got our law firm up
In Washington, we have very hot summers without a real beach to beat the heat. Our winters can be wet, sloppy messes or we can get pounded with multiple snow
We have heard lots of talk about the need for bipartisan immigration reform in the new Congress. We have heard that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will work with Senator Charles
Before the tectonic plates shifted last week, there was a recent time that the Republican Party stood a chance to exploit the serious disaffection of the Latino and immigrant
At his first press conference since the election, the President called on a Telemundo reporter to ask the third question in the press conference. The President must have known that
The Republican stampede to support of common sense immigration reform has been head spinning. As one tries to absorb the bombshell of one Republican leader supporting immigration reform, another one
After years of statelessness, asylee and friend of Benach Collopy LLP, Sonya Kay (alias), kindly shares her thoughts and memories from her first time voting as a United States citizen:
As the prospects of serious immigration reform have exploded over the past week, we propose a change to how advocates of immigration reform call it. For years, we have called
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaXDrTGmCgU&w=560&h=315] One of the most pivotal moments in the 2012 campaign was when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney attacked Texas governor Rick Perry for being soft on immigration. More
We are starting a new series here at Benach Collopy to introduce our readers to some of our clients who have sought and obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)