Blog Posts in February, 2012
Posted on Feb 29, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
The controversial new Alabama immigration law has recently been projected to have cost the state around $11 billion already. This law which has been touted as the most extreme law in the United States ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
It has been reported by the Southern Poverty Law Center that the recent new Alabama immigration law has already been found to be discriminative. The Southern Poverty Law Center is one of the many ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
With the recent surge by Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum against the current front runner Mitt Romney, it could spell doom for the GOP this election cycle. With the candidates looking ...
Continue reading "November Could Be A Sweep For Obama" »
Posted on Feb 24, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Yesterday, I happened to be reading the Albuquerque Journal and ran across an article written by Ruben Navarrette Jr. His article title was "Obama Can't Hide on Immigration" He started ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
The New Mexico Legislature has completed its 2012 session. The more important factor is the fact that they left the 2003 state law which permits a person to have a driver’s license regardless of ...
Continue reading "Martinez Defeated Again On Undocumented Driver Licenses" »
Posted on Feb 22, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
A federal judge has recently halted making a decision on Utah's immigration enforcement law. United States District Judge Clark Waddoups announced he would wait to see how the United States ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
A recent study out of the University of Alabama showed that Alabama's new harsh immigration law will most likely cost the state up to $11 billion per year. This figure takes into account for ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Ever since the terrorist attacks hit our shores on 9/11 our then immigration system was only dysfunctional and out of date. Today just a mere 9 years after President George W. Bush combined numerous ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Mississippi State Representative Becky Currie (R) has recently filed a bill called HB 488. This bill if passed would implement anti-immigrant laws much like Arizona and Georgia. But the bill Currie is ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
With President Barack Obama giving a glimmer of hope in his State of the Union address, about immigration policies which might possibly change even though this is an election year was rather ...
Continue reading "Possibilities For Immigration Reform" »
Posted on Feb 15, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Arizona Republican state lawmakers want to make changes to the state's recall law. If they are successful, this change, if it would have been in place at the time, would have kept the mastermind ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Whoever said you can't teach an old dog a new trick never new the power of the people when they put their mind to it. Alabama's legislators are listening to the power of its citizens in regard ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Generally, when the country goes through hard times economically the subject of undocumented immigration gets heightened exposure in the country’s political arena. This election year is shaping ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
With the recent passage in the House to repeal the states driver license policy for undocumented immigrants, Governor Susana Martinez (R) must be absolutely giddy with joy over it. The House voted 45 ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
The Republican candidates are fresh off the Nevada caucus and are now on to Colorado, looking to woo the very community that they have been bashing in this very long Republican presidential primaries ...
Continue reading "Immigration Issue Key To Hispanic And Latino Voters" »
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Georgia’s tough and controversial new immigration law is being reviewed by the Justice Department. They are is consultation with corporate executives and police officials in the state. It is ...
Continue reading "Georgia's Immigration Law Under The Microscope" »
Posted on Feb 7, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) had her attorneys file their opening brief with the United States Supreme Court yesterday. This appeal is in response to a previous ruling in the lower courts that ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
At the end of last week Governor Susana Martinez, New Mexico (R) announced after legislators vowed that they would find a workable compromise to the undocumented immigrant driver license issue, she ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
United State Senators are being asked to back a crucial immigration reform legislation for highly skilled workers in the United States. If this legislation were to pass it would greatly cut down the ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Republican presidential hopeful and Texas congressman Ron Paul spoke about his views on immigration yesterday, saying he leans more toward a compassionate approach that does not count on only ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Kretz & Romero, P.C.
Now that the Supreme Court has announced that they will hear arguments from the Obama administration and Arizona's state draconian immigration law. Arizona's immigration law, is officially ...
Continue reading "Supreme Court Justice Recuses Herself Over Arizona Immigration Law" »