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Q: Who is a good immigration lawyer in Los Angeles for Cubans?
I came with a fiancee visa, and I didn't get married.
A: NO STAY WHERE U R!!!
Q: Does anyone know any probono immigration lawyers in Los Angeles, California?
I'm looking for a list of pro-bono immigration lawyers in Los Angeles, California? Names of these organizations would be greatly appreciated.
A: Have you looked at LegalAid of Los Angeles?
Q: i need a mandarin speaking immigration lawyer in los angeles, any recommendations?
A: Good luck,can you use one that speaks spanish?
Q: Where can I find reliable Agency/Firms specialized in US immigration and Los Angeles Real Estate?
I would like to contact a reputable real estate agency and a lawyer specialized in US Immigration. Can somebody refer a good firm?
A: Immigration and real estate are two entirely differant legal fields. You will not find, let alone want, any one practicing both. If they practice both they will not be great at either one.
Q: who is the best and reliable immigration attorney?
i'm living in California, los angeles. i'm looking for an attorny who is affordable and reliable immigration lawyer? any one know who?
A: I Don't Know but me my husband went strait through INS to file for his citizenship i think a lawyer charges too much i know my husband hes from guatemala but ins told him hes been here in the US for over a year that he would have to go back to guatemala to finish the process he had to go for 6-9 months we started the paper processing in 2006 and in 2007 they told him they were finished and ready to do the final processing which would take place in Guatemala but we were there and were back and it didn't cost hardley anything money wise but time it did but we wasn't in no rush but if your not in a hurry you should maybe try that
Q: Immigration/Proof of Custody ?
Well I'm having one of those Interview things with the Goverment for my citizenship soon with my mom, I am 16 years old.
They asked my mom for Proof of Custody (she divorced my dad).
She did not have any papers that proved custody over me (but she does have custody).
Her lawyer told her to tell me to go to my school and ask them for a doucument that proves that she has custody over me.
I know the lawyer is an immigration lawyer or whatever, but would the Goverment accept this ?
And if it helps, I live in Los Angeles.
Thanks!
A: Proof of custody is documented in (1) Marital Settlement Agreement, and (2) Final judgment. You should go to the court where divorce took place, ask clerk to help you find the case and request a copy of the Judgment. it is really very simple. You might be able to access the case info online. However, to get a copy you will have to go to the court or ask the attorney who helped your mom with divorce.
Q: Immigration Law Question?
Hello all,
I was recently contacted by a good friend who happens to be working in the US as an illegal immigrant. His company has decided to help him get papers and referred him a lawyer in Los Angeles. After making payments for 8 months he contacted the lawyer to find out what the status of his case was and she said she doesn't have anything new, doesn't have time to talk, and she'll call when she has more information.
My friend advised me that there are as many as 80+ people who in the 8 months she's taken money from and provided no status.
My questions are:
1. Is there a way to check the status of papers?
2. What are the kinds of questions I can ask her to find more information?
Does he have any options? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
Joon
A: If he is an illegal immigrant one option is to move back to the country he came from. The word illegal means that a law has been broken. Another option is that he can turn himself into the INS. I understand you wanting to help your friend, but I don't understand what would make you think the rest of us would want to ingage in illegal activity.
Q: I NEEDsome HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
I have been here for about 12 years i came to county when i was five years old and now i 21 years old my stepfather filed for me and my mom in 1990's which he is a legal resident for the past 15yrs. i went to school my whole life out there and still i do not have a id or license all my friends wonder why i not driving or have a id if someone knows a immigration lawyer or have some clues please help me .i'm in los angeles ,ca
A: Your parents should have thought about these things BEFORE they brought you here illegally.
Q: Pretty bold, huh? Wonder why? Any thoughts?
""If I see a deportee from the Mara Salvatrucha prison in El Salvador crossing the street in LA, I can't touch him," said a Los Angeles police officer. "I can't arrest him for an immigration felony."
Boulder, Colorado practices the same 'sanctuary' policy for illegal aliens. The mayor of the city openly encourages illegal aliens by making sure the police chief does not arrest illegals. Some of Boulder's immigration lawyers were so bold as to offer publicly announced classes for illegal aliens on how to avoid arrest, detention and deportation by immigration agents. The result in that town shows a tripling of the illegal alien population as well as jobs taken away from citizens and the eight violent rapes."
http://www.rense.com/general48/comp.htm
I never thought about this stuff till all the protests.
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Q: Can you see, the news just keeps getting BETTER and BETTER??
Firms Who Hire Illegal Immigrants Sued
By PETER PRENGAMAN
Associated Press Writer
August 22, 2006, 9:11 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES -- Frustrated by lax enforcement of immigration law, businesses are taking their fight against illegal immigration to court, accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair advantage.
Businesses and anti-illegal immigration groups said the legal action was an attempt to create an economic deterrent against hiring illegal employees.
"We see the legal profession bringing to this issue the kind of effect it's had on consumer product safety," said Mike Hethmon of the Immigration Reform Law Institute, a Washington D.C.-based group backing the efforts.
In the first of a series of lawsuits, a temporary employment agency that supplies farm workers sued a grower and a two competing companies on Monday.
Similar cases claiming violations of federal anti-racketeering laws have yielded mixed results. The California lawsuit is believed to be the first based on a state's unfair-competition laws, legal experts said.
Santa Monica-based Global Horizons claimed in the lawsuit that Munger Brothers, a grower, hired illegal immigrant workers from Ayala Agricultural Services and J&A Contractors. All the defendants are based in California's farm-rich Central Valley.
The suit alleges that Munger Brothers had a contract with Global Horizons to provide more than 600 blueberry pickers this spring, but nixed the agreement so it could hire illegal immigrants.
"Competitors hiring illegal immigrants is hurting our business badly," Global Horizons President Mordechai Orian said. "It's to the point that doing business legally isn't worth it."
Ayala Agricultural Services manager Javier Rodriguez had not seen the suit but said the company does not hire undocumented immigrants.
"If somebody doesn't have a green card or work documents, we don't hire them," he said.
Munger Brothers lawyer Theodore Hoppe said the contract with Global Horizons fell apart because the laborers they provided couldn't pick blueberries at the rate the company had promised. He said Munger Brothers hired workers through temporary agencies, which had the responsibility to hire legal workers.
J&A Contractors did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
With an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, undocumented workers are a large part of the nation's work force.
But immigration law enforcement at work sites is limited. In fiscal year 1999, authorities arrested 2,849 people at work sites compared with 1,145 arrests last year, according to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
To prove competitors hire illegal immigrants, businesses could use public records involving prior violations, testimony from former employees who have worked alongside illegal immigrants, and recovered W-2 tax forms that show people working under fake names and Social Security numbers, said David Klehm, the lead lawyer for cases in Southern California.
Companies planning to file additional lawsuits include farms and factories that depend heavily on immigrant labor, Klehm said.
Legal experts said the cases could be difficult to win. Under the California statutes, plaintiffs must prove a competitor directly harmed their business.
"Unless you've got smoking gun evidence, it's hard to tie economic loss of one business to another's practices," said Niels Frenzen, a law professor at the University of Southern California.
He believes it is the first time the unfair-competition law has been used to target illegal immigration.
The Global Horizons lawsuit came after a settlement was reached in a Washington state class action suit involving employees of Zirkle Fruit Co. who sued their employer for driving down wages by hiring undocumented workers.
Based on federal anti-racketeering laws, the case was settled for $1.3 million in January after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision to dismiss it.
Howard Foster, the lead plaintiffs' lawyer in the Washington case, said he expects more such suits as business owners learn their competitors hired illegal immigrants.
"So many people talk openly about using false documents to assemble an illegal workforce," Foster said. "And when you have IDs with upside down numbers and backward pictures, you know they are fake."
A: Sorry, I try not to watch and/or read the news anymore. There is hardly anything ever positive these days to learn about.
Q: What is the relationship between 911 and Saddam?
A: I think Hillery Clinton summarized Saddam's relationship with 9/11 best ..
In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
As a sanctuary and an aid to al qaeda the threat of WMD including nuclear possibilities made him an important target for the well being of the US and the world. Afghanistan alone is not a threat , it did not have the capabilities of Iraq which is why both areas became targets..
Q: Pro illegals demand human rights how about it pro illegal how about it Mexican Laws Are Strict on Illegals?
Calderon and the outgoing president, Vicente Fox, are one and the same.
Both are outspoken and critical of U.S. immigration law enforcement. Both support amnesty for all illegals from Mexico. Both continue to use their consulates in the United States and activists — La Raza, MEChA, etc. to meddle in our affairs.
The recent case of a Mexican rapist-murderer now on death row in Texas illustrates the problem. His name is José E. Medellín. He was convicted and sentenced to death after he confessed in 1993 to the savage rape and murder of two teenage girls in Houston.
At this late date, his legal representation again resorts to the courts claiming that under the Vienna Convention aliens accused of crimes in a foreign country are required to request the assistance of consular officials from their country.
Medellín never requested such assistance until after all of his appeals were denied.
Incredibly the Bush administration knuckled under to the World Court, formally known as the International Court of Justice, and ordered the Texas courts to give Medellín another hearing.
In this case, we find the Bush administration in opposition to our government and the courts of his own state of Texas.
Let’s take a look at a glaring contrast between our own lack of enforcement of illegal immigration and Mexico’s very strict immigration laws enforced by every police agency in the country. Two excellent sources on the subject are American citizen Allan Wall, who resides in Mexico with a permit issued by the Mexican government, and John W. Slagle, a U.S. Navy aviation veteran and Border Patrol engineer with service spanning 30 years.
Wall and Slagle cite Article 33 of the Mexican Constitution that specifically authorizes immediate expulsion of any foreigner whose presence the Mexican government deems objectionable.
Foreigners may be barred from the country if their presence upsets “the equilibrium of the national demographics.” When foreigners are deemed detrimental to economic or national interests, when they have broken Mexican laws, they are jailed or deported.
Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. Mexicans who help illegals enter the country are themselves considered criminals. A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the foreigner live in the country is subject to five years in prison. And no foreigner may engage in political affairs, in any manner.
If a foreigner wishes to reside in Mexico, he or she must have a guaranteed job or be financially independent, and must prove an income from abroad consisting of pensions or investments four hundred times the minimum wage in Mexico City (monthly). This amount represents approximately $1,500 in U.S. dollars per month.
Mexico welcomes only foreigners who are “useful to Mexican society.” Foreigners may not, in any manner, involve themselves in the political affairs of the country. In May of 2002, 18 Americans were expelled for participating in a May Day march. An additional five persons were booted out for taking part in a demonstration.
Speaking of meddling by the Mexican government and its activists representatives, in 2006 three Americans (two lawyers and an activist) working on a case involving Cardinal Roger Mahoney and the archbishop of Mexico, traveled to Mexico to publicize a lawsuit being brought in Los Angeles.
After holding a news conference, the three were expelled from Mexico and banned from returning for five years.
The glaring contrast between our own haphazard “look the other way” on the illegal alien invasion, compared to Mexico’s strict immigration laws is scandalous and should prove a powerful answer to those in Washington who consider our own U.S. laws unenforceable.
If you have any doubts about this issue, read Article 33 of the Mexican Constitution. It specifically authorizes immediate expulsion of any foreigner whose presence the Mexican government deems objectionable, without previous legal action. We need to learn from their example.
A: The Mexican government is hypocritical---and they have no shame---what more can be said?