Some undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children have gone on to attend law schools in Florida, New York, and California. In some cases, they have passed their bar exams and have attempted to gain entry to their state bars, intending to work as attorneys. However, state bars in the three states […]

Some experts claim that the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), intended to help women who are victims of domestic abuse, is being abused and manipulated by women who want to obtain green cards more quickly. These experts allege that some women are speeding up the application process by filing false claims of abuse against their

A judge has convicted former immigration manager Diane Serré of fraud and breach of trust after Serré accepted gifts and money in exchange for granting preferential treatment to some immigrants. Thanks to the evidence in the case, Ontario Superior Court Justice Catherine Aitken found Serré guilty of 15 counts of fraud and 12 counts of

Florida has been trying to purge its voting rolls of non-US citizens, alleging that potentially thousands of people who are not qualified to vote have been registered to vote in elections. However, the state’s process for purging the voter rolls has caused controversy, with many alleging that legitimate voters are being questioned about their status.

In Florida, a group is mailing voter registration forms in the mail to possible voters in the state, asking voters to confirm with the state’s Division of Elections that they are US citizens and have not committed a felony. The mail is official-looking but some voters have expressed suspicion over the letters. The letters are

The Department of Homeland Security has a new, expanded “deferred action” policy which will allow some undocumented immigrants to remain in the country and enjoy some protection rather than being protected. Qualified immigrants are those who: 1) Came to the US when they were younger than 16 years of age. 2) Have already lived in

The STARS (Studying Towards Residency Status Act) Act, Senator Marco Rubio’s answer to the DREAM Act, has been introduced this week by Rubio and Representative David Rivera.  While the DREAM Act has been unable to get past Congress for the past decade, there is hope that the STARS Act might pass into law. A similar

President Obamas has signed an executive order which allows more than 800 000 young undocumented immigrants to remain in the US without the risk of deportation. While the president has not been able to get the DREAM Act passed to give the children of undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, the executive order will offer

If you are a US citizen living outside the US, you may believe that you have nothing to do with the IRS, especially if you have a job and earn income in your country of residence. You even likely pay income taxes in your country of residence. However, the US is the only developed nation