green card, visa, citizenship news: august 2015 immigration tidbits and rumors

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August 2015

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August 2015

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1 Asian Pacific And Latin

American Youth: Different

Approaches To Temporary

Deportation Relief

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Here Is The News

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/origin-and-community-asian-and-latin-american-unauthorized-youth-and-us-deportation-relief


August 2015 marked the

3rd anniversary of DACA.

DACA (Deferred Action

for Childhood Arrivals

provides temporary relief

from deportation as well as

work authorization for

immigrant youth who

entered the U.S. without

authorization.


Approximately 979,000

unauthorized immigrants

from Latin America and

the Asia Pacific met all

criteria for DACA at the

August 2012 launch.

Far less Asian Pacific

youth sought DACA:

• Latin America – 77%

• Asia Pacific – 21% http://www.bataraimmigrationlaw.com


The top application rates by

eligible youth by country:

Latin America

• El Salvador 91%

• Argentina 91%

• Mexico 82%

• Honduras 81%

Asia Pacific

• Pakistan 28%

• Philippines 23%

• India 20%

• South Korea 20%



2 Immigration Jails

Facing Financial

Collapse?



Here Is The News

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-03/border-jails-facing-bond-defaults-as-immigration-boom-goes-bust

Jails built to profit from an

illegal immigration boom

are now weighing down the

finances of rural counties in

the U.S. Sunbelt.

In Maverick County,

situated along the banks of

the Rio Grande River, an

immigrant detention facility

built in 2007 using $43

million in revenue bonds is

slated to close this month

after failing to service its

debt. http://www.bataraimmigrationlaw.com


The current financial downturn in

the profits of immigration jails has

a direct connection to deportation

and detention policies.

The drop-off follows a two-decade

boom that saw the number of

immigrant detainees mushroom.

County jails grew overcrowded.

Now, as apprehensions slow, the

profits slow down as well.

The average daily population in

ICE detention was 31,164 in June.

This is down 16% from the same

period a year ago.



It‟s simple economics. Private

businesses must make a profit,

or at least break even, to stay in

business. The less detainees, the

less revenues.

As various reports have show,

the key to jail profitability has

been the immigrant bed quota

set by Congress of 34,000

detainees per day.

It costs about $159.00 per day to

house one detainee. The average

detention time is 31 days.



3

Will Advertising Slow

Down Refugee Flow?



Here Is The News

http://www.rt.com/usa/172668-customs-border-immigration-songs/

The U.S. Customs and

Border Protection

(USCBP) and the

Department of State

have created ads to

warn the public in

Mexico and Central

America about false

information regarding

U.S. immigration

laws.



The first-of-its-

kind ad campaign

is centered on four

countries:

• El Salvador

• Guatemala

• Honduras

• Mexico


http://apps.cbp.gov/knowthefacts/honduras.html


http://apps.cbp.gov/knowthefacts/elsalvador.html


The Spanish language ads say:

“The U.S. immigration law has

not changed. Those trying to

cross the border without proper

documents do not have

permission and will be the

subjects for immediate

deportation under President

Obama‟s recently-announced

immigration guidelines.”

“If anyone says or promises

something different, please, do

not believe them. Protect

yourself!”


4

Trump‟s Plan To End

Birthright Citizenship




Here Is The News

http://themoderatevoice.com/207931/15-reasons-why-trumps-plan-to-end-birthright-citizenship-is-a-horrible-idea-guest-voice/

Presidential candidate

Donald Trump does not

want children born in

America to acquire U.S.

citizenship if their

parents are in the

country illegally.

Birthright citizenship,

legally known as jus

soli, guarantees the right

of citizenship to people

born on American soil. http://www.bataraimmigrationlaw.com



Trump calls birth right citizenship

the biggest magnet for illegal

immigration.

He is wrong for several reasons:

1. The „magnet” argument has never

been proven. There is no empirical

evidence that ending citizenship

rights deter unauthorized

immigration.

2. Repealing the 14th Amendment is

not a deportation magic wand. It

might disenfranchise second-

generation immigrants, but most will

continue living in the country.




3. The undocumented population in the

country would swell. The number of

immigrants living in the shadows

would grow to 25 million if the law

applied to children with just one parent

living here without permission.

4. The economy would suffer. No

matter what skills they have,

immigrants do better and contribute

more to society when they have legal

protections like citrizenship.

5. Anchor babies mythology. U.S.

citizens children cannot sponsor

parents until they are 21 years old,

making anyone using the anchor baby

scheme unlikely to succeed.


5

Filipino Immigration:

A Quick Glance




Here Is The News

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/filipino-immigrants-united-states

In terms of immigrants

arriving in the U.S. since

1990, the Philippines has

been consistently among

the top five countries.

It was the fourth largest

immigrant community in

2013, accounting for

4.5% of the 41 million

immigrants in the United

States.




In 1934, the Tydings-

McDuffie Act was passed.

The act committed the U.S.

to grant Philippine

independence by 1945, but

it limited immigration from

the island to only 50 per

year.

At the end of World War II,

the United States viewed

Filipinos as loyal allies and

the quotas were doubled in

1946 to 100 per year.




The Filipino immigrant

community in the U.S. began to

jump in 1965.

Part of the increase was due to

the removal of the national-

origin system under the

Immigration And Nationality

Act.

Long-established governmental

and business relationships

between the two countries,

following World War II, also

played a big role in the growth of

Filipino immigration to the U.S.




6 A Lack Of Compassion:

Vandals Destroy Desert

Water Stations




Here Is The News

http://www.kvoa.com/story/29854719/vandals-may-be-targeting-emergency-water-stations-at-the-border

Vandals are

targeting water

stations that

help migrants

survive the heat

when they cross

the desert.




Humane Borders is a non-profit

organization in Tucson, Arizona.

Their goal is to take death out of the

immigration equation.

Humane Borders:

• Works with property owners

to provide water stations for

migrants crossing the desert

• Collects data about migrant

travel patterns

• Coordinates agency

partnerships to reduce migrant

deaths, identify deceased

individuals, and lessen the

suffering of families whose

members have passed away on

desert trails.




Joel Smith, the Director of

Operations, says it takes longer

for someone to destroy a water

station than it takes for him to

set it up. He said he is not going

to let the vandals win.

Smith explains, “The stations are

there for people who need it. The

water is there for life. It‟s all

about life.”

Anyone who wishes to donate to

Humane Borders can visit

humaneborders.org.


humaneborders.org.



7 Illegal Immigrants Add

$12 Billion Per Year To

Social Security




Here Is The News

https://news.vice.com/article/unauthorized-immigrants-paid-100-billion-into-social-security-over-last-decade


According to estimates,

7 million people are

currently working in the

U.S. without

permission.

About 3.1 million are

using fake social

security numbers, yet

also paying automatic

payroll taxes.



Overall, undocumented

immigrants pay $13

billion per year to the

Social Security Trust

Fund. They only get about

$1 billion back. The net

gain for the SSA is $12

billion per year.

Because they are in the

U.S. illegally, it is unlikely

they will be able to benefit

from their contributions

later in life. http://www.bataraimmigrationlaw.com




Under the Social Security protection

Act of 2004, the SSA is restricted

from authorizing benefits to

undocumented immigrants unless

they were provided a social security

number for work or admitted to the

U.S. with a temporary visa for

business purposes.

Unauthorized workers usually prove

their work eligibility with fake ID

cards and social security numbers.

They have taxes taken out of their

checks, like any other employee. The

money goes to the federal treasury to

fund programs like Social Security

and Medicare.



8 A Growing Crisis: The

Burnout Of Judges




Here Is The News

http://qz.com/469923/there-are-only-250-immigration-judges-in-the-united-states/

Since 2007, the immigration

court backlog has increased

by 160%.

The number of immigration

judges rose by just 15%.

The result: delayed hearings,

delayed justice.

A real example. In one of my

cases, two weeks ago, a new

date was set. The date is in

November 2019. That‟s four

years away.





There are ongoing efforts

to increase the number of

judges. But the hiring

cannot be done quickly

enough.

Given the huge caseloads,

scarce resources, and

public stories of stress and

burnout, finding attorneys

trained in immigration

law to accept judicial

positions is not an easy

sell.



Comments from judges

responding to a recent survey

include:

“Hearing asylum cases, especially

the ones in which the witnesses

testify credibly, has affected my

view of the world. I have lost

most of my faith in humankind,

and I fear deeply for the future.”

“I have been in government

service for decades, including

combat duty, and I have never

detested a working environment

more than I do in this capacity.”




9 Should Street Gangs Be

Considered Terrorists?



Here Is The News

http://www.ibtimes.com/el-salvador-declares-street-gangs-terrorist-groups-supreme-court-rules-2066665

In a move almost certain to

spark U.S. asylum cases,

the El Salvador Supreme

Court ruled that street

gangs are to be viewed as

terrorist groups.

Last summer, over 60,000

immigrants from Central

America arrived at U.S.

borders seeking entry to

escape the violence of

gangs in their homelands.




Lawyers representing

Central America youth

refugees will likely raise

the El Salvador court

decision to support their

clients claims.

El Savador‟s gangs were

already notorious for

kidnapping, prostitution

rings, extortion, and

drug trafficking.




The court decision was

reached after 14 members

of the Barrio 18 gang were

killed in a prison.

While defense lawyers for

gang members challenge

the new law, El Salvador

will continue to tap the

telephones and freeze funds

belonging to known gang

members.




10 Why Sanders Would

Revitalize Immigration

Reform Efforts




Here Is The News

https://berniesanders.com/issues/fair-and-humane-immigration-policy/

The campaign of

Bernie Sanders for

President stands in

stark contrast to that of

Donald Trump.

Whereas Trump

proposes to curtail

citizenship rights,

Sanders proudly

asserts that America is

a nation of immigrants.




Trump argues illegal immigrants

take more out of the U.S. tax system

than they put into it, and that they

steal jobs of American workers.

On the other hand, Sanders feels

America is a story of hard-working

families coming to the U.S. to

create a brighter future for their

children and for the good of the

nation.

Sanders points out that poor U.S.

free trade policies like NAFTA have

created economic and political

problems for all involved countries.




Since the implementation of

NAFTA, the number of

Mexicans living below the

poverty line has increased by

over 14 million people.

Almost 2 million small

farmers have been displaced.

Sanders notes it is not

surprising there has been an

unprecedented growth in the

number of undocumented

immigrants from Mexico

from 1992 to 2011.





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