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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
$10M Legal Defense Fund for Immigrants Proposed by Los Angeles
Dakota Smith, Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 20, 2016 - "Los Angeles city and county leaders on Monday unveiled a $10-million fund to provide legal assistance for residents facing deportation, the region’s boldest move yet as it prepares...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Untapped Talent: The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States - MPI
MPI, Dec. 2016 - "While the United States has long been a top destination for the world's best and brightest, it has fallen short when it comes to fully tapping the skills and training of these newcomers. As a result, nearly 2 million immigrants...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Unauthorized Immigrants with Criminal Convictions: Who Might Be a Priority for Removal? - MPI
MPI, Nov. 15, 2016 - "There has been much interest—and confusion—in recent days regarding the number of unauthorized immigrants who could be deported because of criminal records when the Trump administration takes charge. During an interview Sunday...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
6 Immigrant Stories That Will Make You Believe In The American Dream Again
Monte Burke, Forbes, Oct. 25, 2016 - "Precisely 42 slots on The Forbes 400 belong to naturalized citizens who immigrated to America. That’s 10.5% of the list, a huge overperformance considering that naturalized citizens make up only 6% of the U.S...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Louisiana Isn’t Letting Immigrants Get Married
Catherine Rampell, Oct. 10, 2016 - "For an illustration of how cruel the country’s latest wave of nativism has grown, look to Louisiana. Here, a little-noticed new state law has effectively made it illegal for thousands of refugees to get married...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Public Defenders Are Needed to Ensure Justice in Our Immigration Court System
Prof. Ingrid Eagly, Apr. 11, 2016 - "The global migration crisis is placing immigration courts in the world spotlight. In the United States, immigration courts are severely backlogged and detention costs are soaring. Yet, because deportation is considered...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigrants Play Key Role in Billion Dollar Startups - NFAP
NFAP, March 2016 - "Immigrants play a key role in creating new, fast-growing companies, as evidenced by the prevalence of foreign-born founders and key personnel in the nation’s leading privately-held companies. Immigrants have started more than...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Memphis Non-Profit Helps Young Immigrants Navigate Legal Sytem
María Ines Zamudio, Commercial Appeal, Mar. 10, 2016 - " Mid-South Immigration Advocates started in 2013 helping immigrants of all ages, but the organization shifted its focus to children. Attorney and founding member Wannamaker said she helped...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
BOP to Give ICE 'Right of First Refusal' to Immigrant Prisoners
Josh Gerstein, Politico, Feb. 24, 2015 - "Under the new policy, the federal Bureau of Prisons will put prisoners finishing their sentences into immigration custody by default when immigration authorities seek deportation, even if local or state officials...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
State and Local Tax Contributions by Undocumented Immigrants - Updated
ITEP, Feb. 24, 2016 - "An updated 50-state study, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions , by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that undocumented immigrants’ tax contributions would increase significantly under...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Integration of Immigrants into American Society
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Sept. 2015 - "The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across the globe. The integration...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
CMS Releases Database Featuring Estimates and Characteristics of US Unauthorized Immigrants
"The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) announces the release of an innovative database that provides detailed information about US unauthorized residents at the national, state, and sub-state levels." - CMS, Mar. 3, 2015 .
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States - MPI
"Immigration has a significant impact on many aspects of life in the United States, from the workforce and the classroom to communities across the country. As such, many seek to know more about those who were born abroad and now make their lives...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Alabama Settles Lawsuit, Won't Publish 'Scarlet Letter' Immigrant List
"Alabama has agreed not publish a list of immigrants in the country illegally who are arrested and appear in court, meaning it won't enforce a law passed by the Legislature in 2012. The state had yet to implement the law and to publish what...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
New Mission for Lawyers: Free Aid to Young Immigrants
"In a departure from their usual clientele, attorneys at major U.S. law firms and corporations are volunteering to represent, at no cost, unaccompanied children who have entered the U.S. illegally. Since late July, when a wave of Central American...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Twitter Chat Today @ 2:00: Reimagining the Midwest - Immigration Initiatives and the Capacity of Local Leadership
"Elected and civic leaders throughout the Midwest are recognizing that they have a role to play in shaping immigration policy despite inaction at the federal level, according to a report released by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the American...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Out of the Shadows: The Working Conditions of Immigrant Women in Tucson
Out of the Shadows: The Working Conditions of Immigrant Women in Tucson A Report by the Bacon Immigration Law & Policy Program, James E.Rogers College of Law and the Southwest Institute for Research on Women September 2014 "Over the past seven...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Staying Covered: How Immigrants Have Prolonged the Solvency of One of Medicare’s Key Trust Funds and Subsidized Care for U.S. Seniors
"The Partnership for a New American Economy’s new report, Staying Covered: How Immigrants Have Prolonged the Solvency of One of Medicare’s Key Trust Funds and Subsidized Care for U.S. Seniors , shows that immigrants are key contributors to Medicare...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Colorado to Issue IDs, Driver Licenses to Immigrants Regardless of Status
"Colorado will begin issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants Friday regardless of their legal status, underscoring a sea change in a state that less than a decade ago passed strict immigration enforcement laws. Now,...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Health Billboard Banned in Sacramento Airport
"Some call it free speech. Others said it’s too provocative for the public. Either way, a controversial billboard has been banned from the Sacramento International Airport. Busy travelers at the airport's Terminal B might not even know...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Cyrus D. Mehta on Immigrant Power: Naturalized American Wins Boston Marathon
" Today is a day to celebrate. One year after the devastating bombings at the Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi won the Boston marathon. Keflezighi is a naturalized American . "I'm blessed to be an American and God bless America and God...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigrants in New York City Bolster Housing Values
"Immigrants have helped stabilize New York City housing values over the past two decades and at the same time boosted property in once-troubled neighborhoods, according to a report to be released Thursday . The report—sponsored by the Americas...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
America's Newest Billionaire Is An Immigrant: Meet Jan Koum
"Jan Koum picked a meaningful spot to sign the $19 billion deal to sell his company WhatsApp to Facebook earlier today. Koum, cofounder Brian Acton and venture capitalist Jim Goetz of Sequoia drove a few blocks from WhatsApp’s discreet headquarters...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigrant Justice Corps Fellowship: Better Legal Help for Immigrants
"In the next several days, the deans of the nation’s top law schools will be notified of a new job opportunity for their graduating students. Applicants must be high achievers who want to be part of a groundbreaking start-up, live in New York City...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Northern Colorado immigrants still without homes after the flood
"When more than 300 immigrants lost their trailer homes and apartments in the northern Colorado floods last month, there was heightened concern for their welfare because most don't qualify for government aid. Nearly a month later, immigrants...
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