Update: The announcement is now scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, November 20, 2014, at 8 PM EST. We understand that President Obama will travel to Las Vegas on Friday and announce his plans for immigration reform. Remember, it will still take time for the policies and plans to be implemented. You will not be able to […]
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Late last week, various media outlets began reporting about President Obama’s ten-point plan on immigration reform. Within hours, the White House responded by saying that nothing was final, no decisions had been made, and that the points listed in the articles were mere speculation. Some of the points listed made sense. For example, extending DACA to people
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On Monday, June 30th, President Obama held an impromptu press conference where he announced he was tired of waiting for Congress to take action on immigration reform, and that he was planning to move forward with changes on his own. President Obama hasn’t laid out any specifics at that press conference, but I have a
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My youngest siblings are graduating from high school this week. I’ve been thinking about their futures – where they’ll go to college and the adventures they’ll have as they transition into adulthood. They have so many options, and I am excited to see where their paths lead. Two years ago, not all high school graduates
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I’m writing to you from Washington, D.C. today. Every year, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) coordinates a National Day of Action – inviting immigration attorneys from around the country to come to Washington, D.C. to meet with their elected officials to discuss immigration. So, here I am with hundreds of other immigration attorneys in
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With all the talk of immigration reform, many people are afraid that the immigrant population will be taken advantage of – primarily by notarios. Sadly, immigrants are often easy targets because they are unfamiliar with the laws in the United States that may protect them and because if something does go wrong, they are scared to
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Earlier this week, I wrote about the importance of talking to our elected officials about the policies and laws that are important to you. On Wednesday night, I went to Milton and the town hall meeting hosted by my representative, Dr. Tom Price. It was eye-opening, and not necessarily in a good way. Three topics
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One of my favorite quotes is “if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” I think about this anytime I get frustrated with something in my life, both professionally and personally. To me, it says that I need to do something to fix a problem instead of just waiting for it
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