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A Toronto woman, Imelda Fronda Saluma, was recently arrested for immigration fraud. Ms. Saluma worked with over 600 Filipino immigrants and scammed them into an illegal scheme, promising immigration benefits they could not obtain and collecting more than $2.3 million dollars. The intimate community of Filipino immigrants were all referred to Imelda “Mel” Saluma by...Read More

For the first time in more than fifty years, the United States sat down and attended talks with the Raul Castro, the leader of Cuba. This historic event took place in Panama, at the Summit of the Americas. The meeting was President Obama’s first step towards the goal he announced late last year regarding the...Read More

A new film by Martin Scorsese, entitled Revenge of the Green Dragons documents the true story of Chinese immigrants, who find themselves in the United States and become members of one of Chinatown’s most notorious gangs, the Green Dragons. The gang, based in Queens, New York becomes involved with a range of illegal activities such...Read More

On Thursday, October 2, 2014, the New York City Counsel announced a proposal that would stop honoring the requests of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies to detain immigrants without a warrant from a Federal judge. The proposed bill goes further to say that only if an immigrant has been convicted of a...Read More

In recent months, the United States has seen a surge in the immigrant population crossing over the border from Mexico in the Southwest United States. This large increase stems from the increased gang violence and ever growing poverty in Central America. Because of the increased influx of these impoverished and largely unrepresented immigrants, a group...Read More

One of the major obstacles for individuals who are present in the United States without immigration benefits is the inability to drive lawfully. Having a driver’s license, for most Americans is a freedom enjoyed by the majority adults that is hardly contemplated. In order to drive to work, transport children to and from school and...Read More

The immigration debate of whether Congress will act on comprehensive immigration reform or whether President Obama will take executive action to change immigration law has taken a dramatic turn with the sudden surge of undocumented children crossing the southern border into the United States. Now, a President who once wished to take action to provide...Read More

The city council of the state of New York has decided to vote this month on two plans which would essentially aid immigrants. The first plan includes providing all New York residents with a municipal identification card, regardless of their legal status. This plan is in great debate since this identification card would technically allow...Read More

Although President Obama has made it clear that he will use his executive powers to fashion some sort of immigration reform should Congress refuse to put a Bill to a vote, the fact is that deportations are at the highest point in years, much higher than before he took office for his first term. Defending...Read More

As more illegal immigrant children continue to cross the U.S. border into Texas, the U.S. government has begun to send children back to their home countries. In fact, it has been reported that in 2011 approximately 13,525 children crossed the border, but then in 2012 that number rose to nearly 25,000. Since October of last...Read More