New Naturalization Certificate Designed to Enhance Security

More than 600,000 new citizens will receive the enhanced certificate over the next year, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Please click the following link to see the full article and the image of the new certificate.

http://greencard1.com/new-naturalization-certificate-designed-to-enhance-security/

USCIS increases immigration fees effective November, 2010

USCIS increases immigration fees by an average of 10% effective November 23, 2010.

IMMIGRATION & THE LEAKED MEMO: AN UNLIKELY SOLUTION

It has now been revealed that the USCIS, formerly known as the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), has indeed been thinking about changes to our immigration laws that can be made absent Congressional action.

The internal 'discussion' was never meant to become public, certainly not prematurely, and has evoked outrage from Immigration restrictionists and those opposed to any reform until the borders are closed and "sealed". Many would like to see the 12+ million here illegally deported before any 'reform' takes place.

Of course, that day will never realistically come; any more than Israel, to use a good example, can truly stop suicide bombers from entering their country.

Yes, we can do a better job, but sealing the border means turning off the magnet, the lure that brings economic migrants, or drugs to users, to this side of the border.

Here are my thoughts about a comprehensive solution:

• Having a National Work or Identity Card. Essentially a 'smart card' issued to U.S. citizen and legal and undocumented immigrants (as well as future visitors).

• A guest worker program

• An immigration system that grants 'green card' status quickly to those we want to attract on the employment and investment/entrepreneurial side; on the family side, the issue is a system that brings families together promptly without year after year of waiting time.

• Employer sanctions - severe penalties and even jail time for hiring illegal aliens once a system is established; of course, with a guest worker program and more efficient immigration, employers won’t be desperate to look for undocumented workers.

• Document those that are illegally living here but who are otherwise obeying the law. These individuals must arrange to pay all back taxes owed (penalties waived), learn English, be gainfully employed, no welfare or public assistance to any family members for 10 years, and must find a way to immigrate within 10 years; if one has a relative who has or will be eligible to file a petition, the 10 year requirement will be lifted (until permanent residency is granted). But everyone will be at the end of the line, if they can get in line, regardless. This is not 'amnesty'.

• The period of time or window to 'register' for the above will be determined by Congress, with a proof of residence requirement as of the day of Enactment.

• Criminal aliens will undoubtedly not 'register' and will be isolated, detected by authorities in due course and removed (with or without family members).

• For those individuals who try to register under the law who are not eligible, i.e., they came to the country post enactment, they will be fingerprinted and have a permanent bar to future immigration, or any of the newly enacted programs, including the guest worker program.


MENTIONED IN THE ‘LEAKED’ MEMO: A PIECEMEAL SOLUTION AT BEST


• Work Permits for some non-immigrant dependents

• Expand 'dual intent', useful for TN visa holders

• Create a grace period for non-immigrants when one loses or leaves a jobs

• Eliminate unlawful presence bar (3/10 years) for adjustment of status applicants - allowing one to travel freely while case is pending

• Expand premium processing to all cases

• Change the eb5 program to become more expansive

• Automatic extension of work authorization when an extension is filed

• Use of ‘deferred action’ to give relief to those here illegally

America in Trouble: Immigrant Saviors...

Dear Readers,

I felt this needed to be said, so I am saying it. Immigrants, come one, come all!

America (meaning the United States - no offense South America) is in trouble, big time. This did not happen yesterday, and it has been a long time coming. Holes this deep don't get dug overnight. There are many reasons, including 'globalization', developing countries... developing; China and India.. growing, OPEC - sticking it to us. The world is just changing, all around us and rapidly.

But this blogger thinks we wouldn't be in the mess, and can get out of it, if we had an immigration policy that made sense - instead we have had years now, unrelenting years, of anti-immigrant scapegoating. A refusal to "let go". A society, a government, a population that refuses to see what should be obvious, that dismisses our past reliance on new immigrants, that does not understand that we must "every so often" refresh, and, in computer terms - 'restart' our sytem, should be held at least partly responsible for the mess we are in.

As many insiders know, and most if they are not should be aware, that we've shut for the most part shut down U.S. immigration - and, to our detriment, the world, our competitors, and, most importantly, to those stuck in this lousy immigration system, know it. They can be the saviors, but we won't let them.

I am not just speaking about illegal entrants or those waiting for some type of amnesty. Yes, our economy needs even these people to become part of the system, to help us energize, pay taxes, become part of the new fabric that we will no doubt create. But just as importantly we need to send a clear message to those here (waiting to get through the legal immigration gate), and to those outside the country, that we also need the highly skilled, the scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and other builders of a society, to come, and recognize that the delays in our system for those going through it can be disheartening, and energy zapping, and for those wishing and willing to come - an impossible dream.

America, wake up! Closing our borders is not good for our economic well-being.

The future will involve teamwork, and we will certainly need 'all' of our people, including new immigrants, to become excited about America and its promise. We need immigrants and U.S. citizens alike to feel confident the future is bright and then together we can move American forward. This "promise of America" will not happen, I feel, until we 'refresh' - and that means allowing comprehensive immigration reform and bringing in those that will do the hard work, that will help us innovate, energize, and bring new entrepreneurial spirit to America; just like immigrants from generations past.

Right now everyone is stunned, and we as a society in a holding pattern, waiting for the worst, and it is very bad for America. We need to wake up.

Push the button America and watch the computer boot up! Release the energy that is just waiting for its time. Go ahead, push the button.