May 2011

Kids Have Access to Public Education, Regardless of Immigration Status

n 1982, the United States Supreme Court stated in Plyler v. Doe that a state cannot deny a child access to a public education, regardless of the child's immigration status. Amid three complaints that schools were checking the immigration status of students,…

May 18, 2011

Employer Fined For Only Hiring US Citizens

It had been alleged that at least one of Wendy's (Restwend) restaurants in Maine refused to hire any that they believed were not United States Citizens. The US Department of Justice (DOJ), headed by Attorney general Eric Holder, believed that…

May 03, 2011

Changing Immigration Status Once You’re Married

Thanks to the United State's system of family-based immigration, someone who marries a U.S. citizen is able to gain permanent residency within a relatively short waiting period (shorter than most residency applications). But this does not happen automatically upon being married…

May 02, 2011

Blogs from May, 2011

Kids Have Access to Public Education, Regardless of Immigration Status

Employer Fined For Only Hiring US Citizens

Changing Immigration Status Once You’re Married

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