Mexican President Felipe Calderon is condemning the killing of an illegal immigrant by U.S. Border Patrol agents as a “truly unacceptable violation” that involved “torture.” He’s also tying it to Arizona’s immigration law, even though the incident took place on the border with California. “A death with that degree of…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) released statistics in May 2010 showing that it continues to maintain a high rate of immigration. Canada welcomed more than half a million permanent and temporary residents last year, a figure CIC says is helping to support the economic recovery in Canada. Canadian immigration minister…
Recent changes by the Government of India offer a visa-on-arrival facility to citizens of a select group of five countries, something that New Delhi had been extremely hesitant to do so far because of security concerns. The countries nominated are Singapore, Finland, New Zealand, Luxembourg and Japan. Tourists from these…
UK Border Agency officers found the drugs, which have a UK street value of around £1.3 million, concealed in containers of nut powder in freight bound for Sydney. The consignment had originated in central America. The find sparked an international operation involving officers from the UK Border Agency’s Criminal and…
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in South Africa due to safety and security issues related to the FIFA World Cup taking place in nine cities across the country from June 11 to July 11, 2010. This travel alert expires July 31, 2010. Complete information…
Let’s welcome the new Green Card! For the past several years, the color of the Green Card has remained a light shade of pink. On May 11, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it has completely redesigned the card, adding new and enhanced features. Among its many improvements,…
Top Justice Department officials have drafted a legal challenge asserting that Arizona’s controversial immigration law is unconstitutional because it impinges on the federal government’s authority to police the nation’s borders, sources said Wednesday. At the same time, the government officials said, the department’s civil rights section is considering possible legal…
This is a letter by Rev. Dr. Billy Bruner, Letter to the editor. Another point of view about the Arizona Law debate: I am writing this letter in concern over so many being upset about a law dealing with “illegals.” There are those who support the illegal immigrants and feel…
Great poem by Leslie Holman, AILA Secretary, 5/7/10 They’ll take you out of the ball game They’ll pick you out of the crowd. They’ll hand you a warrant, your bags they will pack They’ll make sure you never get back ‘Cause they root, root root For their “home” team. If…
We feared that this may happen, and it did. Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama’s major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress facing voter disillusionment. Sounding the death knell was Obama himself. The president noted that lawmakers may lack the “appetite” to take…