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Siskind's Immigration Bulletin February 22, 2011

For more information on Siskind's Immigration Bulletin, including how to contact us, click here. To download the entire newsletter in PDF format, click here. 1. Openers 2. ABC's of Immigration Law: S Visas for Aliens Assisting Law Enforcement 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News            -Immigration fails to flag 4% of California inmates           -Border officer hiring binge got ahead of screening -Top official notes progress on border           -Arizona proposal would use donations to build border fence           -Northern border may be more secure than depicted           -ICE agent killed in Mexico           -Surge of immigrants from India baffles border officials in Texas   5. News from the Courts             -Chipotle workers fired over immigration status sue for back pay           -BIA overturns previous ruling, narrows grounds for deportation           -Arizona sues feds over immigration issues 6. News Bytes                 -Immigration report: no rush across border to give birth           -Alabama senator says ‘empty the clip’ remark didn't advocate violence           -USCIS: Attention Former Tri-Valley University Students           -USCIS to issue new card for adjustment of status applicants           -Sandstrom revises immigration bill           -New Mexico House panel shelves immigrant license revocation           -Immigration enforcement bill dies in Colorado           -Arizona bill brings hospitals into immigration fray           -Oklahoma Senate pushes forward bill eliminating ‘birthright citizenship’           -Bill to bar illegally present immigrants clears panel 7. Washington Watch             -Rep. Royce plans to push national-level version of AZ immigration law           -Sen. Orrin Hatch to propose immigration bill           -‘America’s toughest sheriff’ considering Arizona Senate run           -Janet Napolitano invites Hill leaders to Mexican border      8. Updates from the Visalaw.com Blogs 9. State Department Visa Bulletin: March 2011 Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk.