Openers

Notes from the Visalaw.com Blogs

Posner Blasts Immigration Courts
Virginia County Grapples with Crackdown Decision
Immigrant of the Day: Jun Gao – Table Tennis Star
Tancredo Attacks Pope on Immigration
Visa Waiver Status Coming Soon for South Koreans
USCIS Advises on Converting Cases in Cap Gap Situations
Can McCain Win over Hispanics as well as GOP Anti-Immigration Faction?
NY Times: Fix The Database First
ICE Breaks Up Large Identity Theft Ring at Poultry Plants
House of Representatives Passes Religious Worker Extension Bill
USCIS Conducts H-1B Lottery
Immigrant of the Day: Isabel Allende – Author
Group Files Complaint over Elton John Contribution to Clinton Campaign
Rhode Island Cabinet Member Attacks Boss Over Sanctions Order, then Backs Down
Candidates Get Snippy over Who Broke Most Election Laws
Under the Same Moon
ICE to Double Foreign Student Tax
"The Visitor will Make Lou Dobbs Head Explode"
Immigrant of the Day: Gene Simmons – Rocker
Tennessee Attorney General Rules Bill Criminalizing Working Illegally Unconstitutional

Iowa House Passes Bill Mandating Use of State IDs in Seeking Employment
South Carolina Sanctions Bill Hits a Snag
NJ Senator Pushing Sanctions Law
11 Restaurant Owners Criminally Charged After Work Site Raids
Florida Legislature Considering Bill Requiring Government Employers to Use E-Verify
California Republicans Introduce Package of Sanctions Bills
Tennessee Attorney General Rules Bill Criminalizing Working Illegally Unconstitutional
LA Mayor: DHS Should Focus on Deporting Criminals instead of Workers
Costs of SAVE Bill Raise Questions
ICE Arrests 59 at Northern Virginia Resort
US Citizens Being Caught Up in Faulty E-Verify System
TN Senate Passes Bill Allowing Secret Complaints to be Filed in Sanctions Cases

Community Health Centers Weigh in on Proposed Rule to Dramatically Change How Shortage Areas are Determined
Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Report on Immigrants and Health Care
Boston Globe Reports on Impact of Foreign Healthcare Workers
More Medical Students from Both US and Abroad Match for Residency Slots
DC Program Links Immigrants to Translators Who Can Help with Health Care Needs
Will Michigan Drivers License Law Drive Out Doctors?
Physician Facing Deportation after Asylum Denied
Filipino Nurses at Center of Controversy
Las Vegas Sun Follows Up on J-1 MD Exploitation Series
Arizona Hospitals Protest Birth Certificate Proposal
Report: Undocumented Latinos Access Health Care Less than the Native Born
More Links to Las Vegas Sun J-1 Physician Abuse Stories
Nurse Immigration Measure Included in Senate Budget Bill