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In 2007, during his presidential campaign, President Obama spoke out for the rights of undocumented individuals present in the country. He clearly stated to CNN in March of the same year that families who were hiding in the shadows because of their immigration status, needed to be brought out into the open. To that end...Read More

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA was signed into law by President Obama in June of 2012. The Deferment provides relief from deportation or removal to millions of undocumented individuals who are living in the United States but entered before their 16th birthday. The original plan was designed to include individuals from...Read More

The United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that same-sex marriage is now legal in all fifty states, ending the ban that still exited in many states. June 26, 2015 will certainly go down in the history books thanks to the historic decision ruling that the Constitution of the United States allows couples of the same...Read More

Senator Bernie Sanders has been gaining popularity in recent months as the growing attendance at his events has demonstrated. His stance on immigration is to aggressively push for humane and sensible immigration policies that keep families together. He stated recently that he would expand President Obama’s deferred action policy. Sanders’ view is that deferred action...Read More

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