First, Protect Our Rights
To the Editor:. nytimes.com |
Immigration Crackdown With Firings, Not Raids
The Obama administration wants to reduce illegal immigration by forcing employers to fire unauthorized workers. American Apparel fired 1,800 workers. nytimes.com |
Lawyers Back Creating New Immigration Courts
Citing a crushing caseload, the American Bar Association endorsed a recommendation to Congress for an independent immigration court system. nytimes.com |
Massachusetts: Husbands Reunited
A gay Brazilian man was reunited with his husband this week after Senator John Kerry pressed to temporarily allow the man back into the country. nytimes.com |
Reports Say Deadline Hinders Asylum Seekers
Since a one-year deadline for filing for asylum went into effect in 1998, about 21,000 refugees who would very likely have won asylum in the United States were rejected because they did not meet it. nytimes.com |