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Deferred Action
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Reagan-Bush Family Fairness: A Chronological History
Is there precedent for the Obama administration's deferred action initiatives? Today, the American Immigration Council releases Reagan-Bush Family Fairness: A Chronological History. From 1987 to 1990, Presidents Ronald Reagan and…
Labor & Employment Insights
Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration to Affect the Hiring and Retention of Highly Skilled Foreign Employees
The executive actions on immigration that President Obama announced in late November include a hodgepodge of new policies and directives that will impact millions of foreign nationals—both documented and undocumented—now…
EB-5 Insights
17 States Pull the Trigger and File an Action in Federal Court to Enjoin the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action Program
The Texas Attorney General was joined by 16 other States in asking a Federal District Court in Brownsville, Texas to strike down as unconstitutional the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action program.…
Inside Business Immigration
17 States Pull the Trigger and File an Action in Federal Court to Enjoin the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action Program
The Texas Attorney General was joined by 16 other States in asking a Federal District Court in Brownsville, Texas to strike down as unconstitutional the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action program.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Obama Immigration Initiatives: The Components in a Nutshell
This is a compilation of ImmigrationProf blog posts on the various components of President Obama’s immigration initiative, with links to materials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security website and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Deferred-Action Immigration Status and Employer Alienage Discrimination
Sachin Pandya on Workplace Prof Blog has a post about the new Deferred Action program and employment discrimination (including analysis of a recent district court decision).KJRelated articlesImmigration Article of the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Deferred-Action Immigration Status and Employer Alienage Discrimination
Over a week ago, the President extended “deferred-action” status to millions of people who faced deportation for residing in the US in violation of federal immigration law. (He then defended…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Discussion of the President’s Executive Action on Immigration
I had the opportunity to discuss the President's immigration initiatives on Capital Public Radio yesterday morning. Although the press reports strongly suggest that the President Obama's initiatives may border on…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
How Will the White House Announcement on Immigration Affect Your Company?
By Greg Berk
Most companies will be impacted by the immigration initiatives announced by the White House this week. It will take up to several months for the initiatives to be implemented in…
Global Policy Watch
President Obama Announces Executive Action on Immigration, while Congress Considers its Response
In remarks last night, President Obama announced his long-planned executive actions to reform the U.S. immigration system. The President will sign the first of such orders today, despite intense opposition…