In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wants to know if an employer acted correctly in asking for additional documents to verify if he or she could work legally. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to his questions. ... Read more
In my "Immigration Consultation" column this week published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I explain how to avoid acts of discrimination during employment verification. Here is my column: As part of an effort to monitor who is working legally in the country, the U.S. government has implemented the employment verification system, which ... Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-3 vote, this morning upheld an Arizona law that allows the state to severely punish companies that hire undocumented immigrants and authorizes the mandatory use of the federal E-Verify program to verify the immigration status of employees. In its resolution, the majority of ... Read more
Yesterday I participated in a conference call hosted by Alejandro Mayorkas, the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). During this telephone meeting, which was attended by stakeholders from across the country, Mr. Mayorkas outlined what the priorities and goals of USCIS will be during 2011. The ... Read more
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