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In the May issue of Adelante, I discussed the
immigration reform bill that was being discussed all across the country.
During that time, we witnessed massive street protests in support of the
bill as well as hearing some very passionate arguments against the bill.
Well, as you may know already, the bill, though modified from its original
format, did pass the Senate. It is now in the Conference Committee to have
it reconciled with the very harsh and bad immigration bill that passed the
House of Representatives earlier this year.
There are couple of important issues here.
First and foremost, if an immigration reform bill emerges from the
Conference Committee, it should be more like the Senate version than the
House version. In order to put pressure on the Committee members to make
the right choices, please make sure you contact your representatives and
and express you views. To help you in this process, the American
Immigration Lawyers Association has put out a draft letter to thank
members of the Senate that helped pass the Senate bill. A copy of this
letter is provided here for your use. Please send a personalized version
of this letter to your Senators today.
Secondly, it is important for the community to understand that we do not
yet have an immigration reform law. The bill currently pending in Congress
will not become law until the President signs it. I say this because every
day I get calls from anxious folks that are ready to fork over large sums
of money in order to be first in line for the “amnesty” that may never
come. And unfortunately for them, there are unscrupoulous notarios and
attorneys who gladly take their money.
It is an act of fraud for someone to take money and sign people up for an
“amnesty.” So, please be careful when people promise you work visas or
anything resembling an amnesty and ask you for money in return.
The US Immigration agency (USCIS) has posted a warning regarding this
potential for fraud. You may read the warning by visiting http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/statements/FraudWarning_040706PN.pdf. |