Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Some in Congress would love nothing more than barb-wire and a cement wall completely encompassing our borders, but that is just not practical. Currently, Republicans are writing up immigration bills ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
A peaceful comprehensive immigration reform demonstration in Laredo, Texas recently brings new vigor for comprehensive immigration reform in Texas. The rally called for the millions of undocumented ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Recently, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas rolled out a web based adaptation of the ...
Continue reading "DHS moving on with E-Verify." »
Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Let us all hope that "We the people" can come together as a nation and get something that is rather disturbing problem that has plagued this country for sometime now in regards to our politicians. And ...
Continue reading "Democrats and Republicans please come together as Americans." »
Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Leeland Davidson, a ninety-five-year-old vet who recently found out that he is really not a United States citizen, even though he has almost lived in this country a century and proudly served in the ...
Continue reading "Veteran of World War II gets a shock." »
Posted on Mar 24, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
While visiting in El Salvador, President Obama told Latin Americans he is still comitted to bring immigration reform to the United States. His trip also took him to Chile and Brazil during his Latin ...
Continue reading "Obama says he is still working on Comprehensive immigration reform." »
Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
The majority of Utah Republican State senators vow a federal waiver for an introduced immigrant guest worker program will not be granted. As you may recall Utah recently passed legislation for a guest ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Around 60 Heads of the top Arizona companies put their John Hancock's on a letter to legislators pleading them to halt trying to push the hard anti-undocumented immigrant laws in their state. Angela ...
Continue reading "Companies in Arizona fight back." »
Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
With Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration bill not even a year old it is rather obvious that it is just a bad idea, but a very bad idea on so many levels, including businesses. One good effect it did have ...
Continue reading "Arizona immigration law boomerangs." »
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
How ironic is it that when the anti-Immigrant advocates don't get what they want they call upon the federal government to come to their aide. What is all the uproar about? Well it steams from an Utah ...
Continue reading "Anti-Immigrant advocates want all to do as they say not as they do." »
Posted on Mar 17, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Well with the current atmosphere of immigrant bashing at a fevers pitch coming out of the GOP it is no wonder more stories like this are not made public. Earlier this week State Representative Virgil ...
Continue reading "Republican views of Immigrants." »
Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
The Obama Administration has decided to reinstitute deportations to Haiti. Deportations had been halted to Haiti because of the recent devastating earthquake which had rocked that country in January ...
Continue reading "Obama calls for Haiti deportations." »
Posted on Mar 15, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Recently, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) presented legislation that looks to reduce the current emergence of skilled labor in the United States. They also believe this will ...
Continue reading "Senators banking of our immigration future." »
Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
With the latest census numbers showing that the fast-growing Hispanic/Latino voter base is throughout much of this country. And even with sections of the United States trying to go after undocumented ...
Continue reading "Republicans disregard Comprehensive Immigration Reform." »
Posted on Mar 11, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Governor Susana Martinez's (R) attempts to crack down on undocumented immigrant driver's licenses appears to be dying a slow death. Yesterday, just a mere day after the New Mexico Senate voted to ...
Continue reading "NM driver license legislation struggles." »
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
In a recent report put out by government yesterday, it found that immigrant workers that posses a high degree of skills are still highly sought after and a huge benefit to the United States economy. ...
Continue reading "Immigrant workforce still essential to United States." »
Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Immigration reform organizations are disheartened by what appears to them to be the lack of interest in the media and public on the recent Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House last ...
Continue reading "United States helping secure borders along with Mexico." »
Posted on Mar 8, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Some states contend that their frustration on the undocumented immigrant issue in this country has pushed them over the edge. Most continue with the same old rhetoric that the federal government is ...
Continue reading "Feds and states clash over undocumented immigrants." »
Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
After numerous weeks of bickered fighting and lively arguments, the New Mexico House of Representatives eventually won out and finally got legislation passed that will stop undocumented immigrants ...
Continue reading "Martinez wins fight over driver licenses in House." »
Posted on Mar 4, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
With some true political maneuvering yesterday in the State House over immigrant drivers licenses, it is still unclear how it will all pan out. Although House Republicans and I may add a few Democrats ...
Continue reading "NM House to determine fate on License Bill today." »
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
With the defeat of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act), last December in the United State Senate, coming up short of the need votes to pass, this bill would have ...
Continue reading "DREAM Act opponents try to clear their conscious." »
Posted on Mar 2, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
The current assault on the 14th Amendment by some bigoted citizens and politicians alike is a very bad sign in this day and age. But to make things even worse is they would like us to return to some ...
Continue reading "A quick 14th Amendment history lesson lest we forget." »
Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
A new study coming out of the University of California, Riverside and Pomona College shows giving legal status to undocumented United States immigrants benefits them to find better jobs that fits ...
Continue reading "CIR shown to boost pay scale." »