US Immigration News & Commentary

Jack C. Dolance II, U.S. Asylum Law as a Path to Religious Persecution, Virginia Journal of International Law (Vol. 53: No. 2). Abstract: U.S. asylum law protects against persecution “on account of . . . religion.” But must the law... […]

Immigrants from the Philippines made up 4.5 percent of the 40.4 million immigrants in the United States in 2011. Although this population — 1.8 million strong in 2011 — has grown 17 times its size since 1960, its share among... […]

Pocho: News and Satire reports that SpongeBob SquarePants is an undocumented immigrant whose family drifted into Bikini Bottom, Hawaii, from Mexico when he was child, the Nickelodeon star revealed this morning. SquarePants (real name: Bob Esponja) made the announcement at... […]

Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies by Lenni B. Benson, Professor of Law, New York Law School; Lindsay A. Curcio, Principal, Law Office of Lindsay A. Curcio, Adjunct Professor, New York Law School; Veronica M. Jeffers, Associate at Fragomen,... […]

Conrad Murray was born on February 19, 1953, in St. Andrews, Grenada. He moved to the United States in 1980. In 1999, he opened a private practice. Michael Jackson hired him as a personal physician for Jackson's 2009 concert tour.... […]

While a small majority of Americans are in favor of the immigration bill currently before the U.S. Senate, according to a new national poll the old and young don't see eye to eye on the issue. A CNN/ORC International survey... […]

Thise Damned Immigrants: America’s Hysteria over Undocumented Immigration by Ediberto Román The election of Barack Obama prompted people around the world to herald the dawning of a new, postracial era in America. Yet a scant one month after Obama’s election,... […]

Image courtesy of Wikipedia Waj Ali and Haroon Moghul look at what they call "Turkey's Non-Crisis." The report begins: "We landed at Atatürk International early last Friday with the impression from American media that Turkey was falling apart. But much... […]

NETWORK’s ‘Nuns on the Bus’ Arrive in San Francisco for FINAL STOP of 6,500-mile tour, Urge Congress to Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform Faith Leaders, Business and Labor Leaders Throughout Country Urge Elected Officials to Protect Families, Support a Roadmap to... […]

Reuters reports that director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John Morton, has said that he will step down at the end of July to go to the private sector after heading the agency for four years. Morton made the... […]