IMMIGRATION REFORM 2013
As many people know by now, 2013 has been a year for proposed immigration reform legislation. The “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” or Senate Bill 744, is a broad-based proposal for reforming the U.S. immigration system written by a bipartisan group of eight Senators known as the “Gang of Eight.” The Senators […]
SOME IMPLICATIONS OF DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT (DOMA) BEING OVERTURNED
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denied federal benefits to same-sex partners. In a 5-to-4 ruling in United States v. Windsor, the court held that “DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons […]
Administrative Processing of U.S. Visa Applications; NSA vs Due Process
Hundreds of applications each year for visas to the United States are processed each year. During the last several years visa applicants are increasingly subjected to “Administrative Processing.” This is a process that goes beyond regular processing of the application to check for visa qualification. The term “Administrative Processing” is a political euphemism for an […]
