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San Francisco will issue municipal identification cards to all residents regardless of immigration status
A San Francisco Superior court Judge ruled yesterday that the City of San Francisco may proceed with its plan to issue municipal identification cards to
Fraud in the H-1B process
A H-1B visa is a visa is a visa which permits a worker in a professional occupation to work for an employer in the United
Five tips to prepare for your green card interview
This post will give you some practical tips for preparing for your green card interview. This advice applies to people who are applying for a
Spouses and children of members of the U.S. Armed forces may complete naturalization abroad
On October 2, 2008, USCIS released fact sheets on the procedures for spouses and children of members of the U.S. Armed forces to apply for
Seminar on Internet Legal Research offered on Second Life
I’m an avid fan of the online virtual world Second Life®. Once in a while I will write a blog about something happening in Second
U.S. Attorney General Vacates Matter of A-T-
In a refreshing decision, on September 22, 2008, the U.S. Attorney General vacated the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision in Matter of A-T- ,
Can someone who has TPS receive SSDI for a disability?
I recently received a question as to whether a person can collect SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) if he or she has the immigration status
Hangin’ out at the Social Security field office
This past week was a long week. It seemed long perhaps because I made two trips to two different Social Security field offices, one in
Update on California budget crisis and SSI payments.
In my previous blog post, California budget crisis may reduce state SSI supplement, I mentioned that the state of California may lower its supplemental portion for
California budget crisis may reduce state SSI supplement
I received a question relating to my last post about the California SSI monthly amounts for 2009. The question was whether the California supplement will
California monthly SSI payments for 2009
On December, 7, 2008, I wrote a post about the amount of money you could collect if you were in California and win SSI in
No-match rule turns the Social Security Agency into a law enforcement agency
The validity of the no-match rule as a means to catch illegal immigrants continues to be litigated in the California northern district (San Francisco) federal court. As
