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["600 words by Esther J. Cepeda"] "600 words by Esther J. Cepeda": Asian immigration: A family affair: The most recent statistics I found from a March 2006 a report estimated the number of undocumented Asians living in the United States in 2005 was about 1.5 million - 14 percent of the 10.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, and 12 percent of the Asian population. At the time it was estimated that of the 1.5 million 23 percent were Chinese, followed by Filipinos (17%), Indians (14%), and Koreans (11%).

[Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion] Number of foreigners overstaying visas in Japan nearly halves in 5 ...: I dont think jp has a problem with the countries listed above and your so called "lower slobovians".They have a problem with some of you urusai Americans and europeans who think even without a college degree or your inability to say a simple sentence correct in jp should have a place or good job in japan.such ignorrant and arrogant people come on JT and display it.I am from your so called lower slobovians but I must assure you that i am highly educated and work comfortably in a jp officeand i think they dont have a problem with me.Is it not a contrast that you are teaching english?I think you can do better,comment constructively

[Plog] Kansas City - Plog - Vigil for immigration reform: For those workers already in the United States illegally, we can avoid "amnesty" and still offer a pathway out of the underground economy. Newly legalized workers can be assessed fines and back taxes and serve probation befitting the misdemeanor they've committed.

[Complaints Board - Latest Cheaters] AZ Dept of Immigration Complaints - Illegal Immigrants: Yet, they are apalled if we send them back, and they dont even have a legal passport or ID to begin with! If someone crosses the borders into the US, without the proper documentation, they Should be sent home until they can return in the right manner.

[ALIPAC Fighting Against Illegal Immigration] ALIPAC - ALIPAC: Black-market day laborers face a stark situation: Honest employers who hire Americans and legal immigrants have found themselves unable to compete," William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration, a political action committee in Raleigh, N.C., wrote in a commentary circulated last month on the Internet.

[The Washington Independent] The Washington Independent » Executive Pay Is One Thing. Next Stop ...: so he needs to have the courage to stop pandering to the illegal immigrant special interest groups and put an immediate moratorium on H1-B visas, implement E-Verify nationwide, send troops to the Borders, and ensure that all criminal illegal alien fugitives are apprehended, arrested and deported ASAP. No bail-out or stimulus funds to anyone unless they are creating jobs and verifying that workers hired are U.S. citizens and legal residents ONLY.

[RevolutionRadio.org] US MILITARY TO ENLIST FOREIGN NATIONALS: Furthermore, I am concerned that even among the aliens who gain visas to enter the United States for either temporary periods or for permanent residence or enter the United States under the perilous Visa Waiver Program, are those whose intentions are anything but benign and that the State Department fails to adequately screen the bad players who apply for visas. Often the pressure on the consular officers who adjudicate applications for visas for the United States to approve the applications to keep the lines and the applications moving, is no less severe than is the pressure applied to the CBP (Customs and Border Protection) inspectors to keep the lines of arriving aliens who seek to enter the United States moving.

[Demockracy] Fiscal Implications of Illegal Immigration | Demockracy: It must be evident that coming to the U.S. illegally is a disadvantage and that entering the U.S. legally makes one deserving of public benefits. By doing so, the U.S. will improve its fiscal status during times of economic hardship for all its legal citizens who are currently not receiving the full benefits of their hard earned fiscal contributions to their country.

[Center for Immigration Studies blogs] Morning News, 2/2/09 | Center for Immigration Studies: Alicia Flores, director of Hermandad Mexicana community center and advocacy group in Oxnard, contends some of the Latinos who are pushing immigration down their list of priorities are third- and fourth-generation immigrants. She said they’re buffered from the daily injustices of immigration enforcement: deported parents separated from their children and young adults who can’t go to college because they’re not eligible for financial aid.

[The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog] The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog: Excellent article " The New ...: The millions of undocumented immigrants””those who crossed the border illegally or overstayed their visas””who were living and working in the United States were no longer simply regarded as a shadow population or as surplus cheap labor. In the public and policy debate, immigrants were increasingly defined as threats to the nation’s security.

[TIM BLAIR BLOG: PO BOX 13642, DES MOINES, SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON STATE, USA 98198 COMMUNITY LIVE BLOG NEWS NOW] seattle times - Windows Live: "While this economic downturn hurts everyone, the impact on immigrants is even more dramatic," said Karol ."They are integrated into the economy," said Robert Foley, a Seattle immigration attorney.

[NDN Blog - NDN Blog] Weekly Immigration Update - Outlook for Immigration in 2009 | NDN Blog: - This question was posed on the Sunday morning Spanish-language show.  I would posit that the bigger question is how to make sure we educate legislators in both chambers on this issue.  The bottom line is that American voters voted for Obama and for a large number of Democratic legislators as a repudiation of the inaction of the past eight years.  CIR provides the opportunity to demonstrate a will to govern, to take action and solve problems - particularly at a time of economic crisis.  The economy and immigration go hand in hand.  Immigration is a national security issue, it is an economic issue with economic roots and consequences.  By ignoring the undocumented and those who are wanted as workers, you encourage the exploitation that erodes working conditions and job security everywhere.  In a time of economic crisis, the stability and dignity of the work force are especially vital.  This is also why CIR must not be limited to addressing the legalization of the undocumented - CIR must address issues of future flow and it must revamp the entire visa system.  The existing visa system is outdated, unfair, and clearly unrealistic given that most of the undocumented came into the country legally and overstayed their visas.  With the amount of work immigration reform will take, it is vital that it is truly "comprehensive." 

[Dollars & Sense blog] Dollars & Sense blog: Immigrants Bring Big Bucks For Jails ...: Bristol and other cash-strapped county jails are increasingly embracing the immigration business, capitalizing on the soaring number of foreign-born detainees and the millions of federal dollars a year paid to incarcerate them. Bristol County alone has raked in $33 million since 2001, and has used the money to transform itself into a sprawling campus with a commissary, an ambulance communications center, and a "management accountability building" for regular meetings on jail operations.

[Front page feed] US Visa Express All Over Again | Center for Immigration Studies: The policy change seems particularly inappropriate for the H-2 guestworker category (for low-skill workers), where the rules were recently changed to increase admissions, and where the applicants are often marginally qualified to begin with. In light of the litany of victims from alien drunk-driving and gang violence, the Bureau needs to re-examine which applicants should qualify for expedited renewals, and ensure that visa officers have enough time and access to the information they need to keep out ineligible applicants.

[MediaMouse.org: Grand Rapids, Michigan News and Independent Media] Former INS Commissioner Discusses Immigration - News : MediaMouse ...: During Meissner's tenure as Commissioner of the INS, Congress passed and president Clinton signed two harsh immigration laws--the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). The two measures expand the grounds for deporting legal permanent residents who commit a crime deemed to be an aggravated felony by the INS, restricted the power of judges to suspend deportation, increased to ten years the period that an out-of-status individual had to live in the United States to claim relief from deportation, required individuals to prove that deportation with a permanent bar on reentry (ten-year bar in non-aggravated felony cases) would cause "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" to a lawful permanent resident of the United States, and expanded the use of the prison system by immigration.

[Immigration Impact] Immigration Impact » Blog Archive » FAIR Gets It Wrong Again: Of course, this was not FAIR’s intention - they wanted to show that these groups only support immigration reform because it is in their own self-interest and are not looking out for the majority of the “American people. up the complex challenge of immigration reform.

[Border Crossing Law Blog] Border Crossing Law Blog » Why use of the term “illegal alien” is ...: In addition, estimates are that almost half of the undocumented aliens in the United States actually entered with lawful status but merely overstayed their visas.  These aliens have not committed a criminal offense at all.  Their presence in United States while being out of status is a civil infraction, not a criminal offense.

[Asia Daily News Top Stories] New criteria for promotion under consideration | Asia Daily News ...: New criteria for promotion under consideration SOME 44 newly-promoted officers and senior officers of the Immigration and National Registration Department.

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