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Chipotle: Probes Of Employees' Immigration Status May Linger
Michael Wildes, managing partner of immigration law firm Wildes & Weinberg in New York, says that for a company that prides itself on transparency, this could become a public relations issue that affects customer loyalty. "It's a major distraction to
Updated: 05/23/2012 05:51P
Chipotle: Immigration status probe to last 2 years
Michael Wildes, managing partner of immigration law firm Wildes & Weinberg in New York, says that for a company that prides itself on transparency, this could become a public relations issue that affects customer loyalty. "It's a major distraction to
Updated: 05/23/2012 05:36P
Time to modernise archaic laws, says Nazri
On the abolition of whipping for illegal workers as provided under the Immigration Act, Nazri said such punishment would be inconsistent with the country's developing nation status. "Although whipping under the Act is different from that for sexual
Updated: 05/23/2012 05:23P
Civil Rights Protections Don't Extend to Wife of Illegal Immigrant
Civil rights law does not protect workers or their spouses against employer discrimination based on their alien status, says an appellate court. By Judy Greenwald Civil rights law does not protect workers or their spouses against employer
Updated: 05/23/2012 05:09P
A Visa That Creates US Jobs?
The bill's backers are hoping that by combining popular immigration provisions with tax and regulatory measures they can convince Senate leaders to bring the legislation to the floor, and avoid a wide ranging debate on immigration policy that would be
Updated: 05/23/2012 05:05P
VAWA must protect all victims
The House-passed legislation allows illegal immigrants who apply for and receive a U-visa to stay in the United States to get the care and resources they need after being victimized by a criminal, while at the same time ensuring that the illegal
Updated: 05/23/2012 05:01P
Romney Pivots To Education Platform In Seeking Latino Votes
Romney also has called Arizona's strict immigration enforcement law — which has been appealed to the US Supreme Court — a "model" for the nation. In 2008, Obama won 67 percent of the Latino vote. On Wednesday, a new NBC News/Wall Street
Updated: 05/23/2012 04:50P
Agema ascends to national committee slot
Saul Anuzis this past weekend, instead opting for a right-wing state lawmaker who has made waves with legislation dealing with everything from eliminating funding of HIV programs in Michigan to creating an Arizona anti-immigration clone bill.
Updated: 05/23/2012 04:47P
Immigrant rights activists say keep families together
In his 23 years in the US, his only brush with law enforcement has been his immigration status. "The Vargas family shows how desperately we need immigration reform now. Gustavo is a small business owner, he employs people, he's not stealing anyone's
Updated: 05/23/2012 04:45P
David Wilks, Tory MP, Briefly Joins Opposition Chorus Against Omnibus Budget
Among the amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is a move to wipe out a backlog of 280000 applications under the Federal Skilled Worker Program. Applications made before 2008 would be deleted and the application fee refunded.
Updated: 05/23/2012 04:45P