Nevadans Undecided as Angle Flops, Reid Steers Toward DREAM Act
This year was supposed to be the end of Sen. Harry Reid, according to the conventional wisdom in American politics. Reid, who is seeking his fifth six-year term in the U.S. Senate, has narrowly won several previous re-election races and has been targeted by the Republican establishment as their top target in the 2010 elections. [...]
Speaking to Las Vegas Hispanics, Reid Shows Latinos his Dedication to Immigration Reform
Nevada’s Sen. Harry Reid, who is in a tight race for re-election against a right-wing Republican, spoke to Hispanic activists yesterday at an event about immigration in Las Vegas. In response to a question about immigration policy, Reid opined that he doesn’t understand how any Hispanic voter could be a Republican, given the party’s support [...]
Latino Voters in Nevada Cringe as Sharron Angle Attacks Children of Undocumented Workers
Since narrowly capturing the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) in November’s election, Sharron Angle has been thrust from the local talk-radio circuit into the national spotlight, and there have been some growing pains with regard to her messaging. One gaffe has followed another as she has struggled to build a relationship with [...]
Nevada Illegal Alien Students Spared from Deportation
As the nation grapples with the difficult issue of revising its immigration laws, the Obama Administration has made some gestures toward a kinder, gentler immigration policy to help protect those aliens most vulnerable to the current system’s idiosyncrasies. Military families have quietly been given preferential treatment, and there is growing evidence that young people — [...]
Las Vegas 287(g) Program Draws Criticism as Undocumented Immigrants Detained for Minor Crimes Face Deportation
Strictly speaking, any individual who is in the United States without the benefit of a visa, permanent residence, or citizenship can be removed from the country. It is widely known that the United States has an estimated twelve million individuals who lack immigration authorization, but it is also generally understood that their presence (and work) [...]
Washoe County Nevada Joins Fingerprint Database to ID Criminal Illegal Aliens
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Department recently subscribed to a federal database that utilizes the fingerprints of convicted criminals to establish both criminal history and immigration status. Washoe County — which includes the cities of Reno and Sparks and also part of the Lake Tahoe area — became the first Nevada county to begin using the [...]
Las Vegas Immigrants Breathe Easier as Arizona Law is Blocked
Latinos and the rest of the immigrant community in Las Vegas have been monitoring the situation in Arizona for several weeks since the passage of SB 1070, a law aimed at fighting illegal immigration in the absence of federal immigration reform. The law, passed in April, was immediately criticized by some and celebrated by others, [...]
Obama’s Lawyers: Constitution Trumps Arizona Immigration Law
With anti-immigrant sentiment running high in Nevada, undocumented immigrants in the Las Vegas area are breathing easier after a move by the federal government this week. The Obama Administration presented a strong stance this past Tuesday when it challenged the controversial Arizona law, passed in April, that allows police to question the immigration status of [...]
Immigrant Allies in Reno and Elsewhere Protest Unjust Arizona Law
We alerted our Nevada immigration blog readers to the imminent passage of SB1070, a recently passed Arizona law that takes drastic measures to address the slow-growing issue of illegal immigration in that state. Unfortunately, the forces at play in Arizona’s politics were too strong to overcome a nationwide outcry against the bill, and Republican Governor [...]
Two Reno Clients Take Easy First Step Toward Legalization
Our immigration law offices in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada serve dozens of clients every week, and last week alone we helped two clients submit paperwork to begin the path toward legal status. Both clients are undocumented immigrants who have been living in the United States illegally for over ten years. One of these clients, [...]
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