Saturday, February 4, 2012

Alabama senator pre-files bill to fix parts of immigration law

Republican Alabama senator Gerald Dial of Lineville has pre-filed a bill to change parts of Alabama's "toughest in the nation" immigration laws.  Sen. Dial said he wants to add some common sense to the law and has described the law as "overreaching".
After the arrests of Mercedes-Benz and Honda executives, some legislators -- even Alabama's governor, Dr. Robert Bentley -- expressed concerns about the immigration law and said it needed to be "tweaked".
Some unconstitutional provisions of the law will likely be stricken by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.  Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has suggested that the Alabama Legislature repeal those provisions, which include making public school teachers immigration police by requiring the immigration status of their students to be verified.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Another example: The federal government is not your friend

Real message today from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Insecurity:


Dear Stakeholder,

The USCIS Verification Division and the Office of Public Engagement invite any interested parties to participate in a national stakeholder engagement to discuss the nationwide launch of Self Check on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm (Eastern Time) at the USCIS Orlando Field Office. Self Check, a service of E-Verify, is a simple online process that allows an individual to check his or her own employment eligibility in the United States . During the session, USCIS will describe and demonstrate the service, discuss its performance, and debut the new Self Check webpages and promotional materials.  For more information, please see the attached invitation.

To Participate in the Session
Any interested parties may participate in this event in person, via teleconference or live web stream. All participants must respond to this invitation. Please contact the Office of Public Engagement at USCIS-IGAOutreach@dhs.gov by February 7, 2012, and reference the following in the subject line of your email:
                         
If you plan to attend in person, please reference “Self Check – In Person”

If you plan to attend by phone, please reference “Self Check – Phone”

If you plan to attend by live web stream, please reference “Self Check – Live Web Stream”

Kind Regards,
Office of Public Engagement
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services