Washington, D.C. is abuzz this week, the final one of the Supreme Court's term, by the end of which the court will have published two monumental opinions affecting millions of Americans. In a moment viewed by some with eager anticipation and others with reluctant...
Month: June 2012
Some illegal immigrants can stay, work under executive order
A number of illegal immigrants in Maryland and Washington, D.C. know only this country. Although born elsewhere, they came here with their parents at a young age looking for a better life. They have grown up in U.S. schools and adopted U.S. customs, but still retain...
Washington eyes immigration policy change on high-tech graduates
According to companies in the science and technology sector, there are not nearly enough college graduates with degrees in those fields to fill the number of new job openings. While some industries have contracted or remained stagnant during the economic downturn,...
Review of immigrants’ deportation cases passes halfway mark
According to information released by the Department of Homeland Security, the review of more than 400,000 deportation cases to weed out immigrants with clean criminal records and ties to family in the U.S. is more than halfway over. But after reviewing approximately...
