Posts Tagged ‘dallas’

A Permament Resident is not a U.S. Citizen

By on January 16, 2011 | Category: Blog,english | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Many U.S. citizens who oppose immigration in all its forms don’t understand how the U.S. immigration system works.  Most believe that undocumented immigrants automatically become U.S. citizens when they arrive in the United States or become legal immigrants.  Therefore, for the purpose of shedding some light on the issue, let me begin by stating that there is a huge difference between an “undocumented” immigrant and a “legal” immigrant, and between a “legal” immigrant and a U.S. citizen. Read more …

A LETTER TO SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN

By on January 12, 2011 | Category: Blog,english | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

I was surprised when I found out that you voted against the DREAM ACT. Read more …

The Secret About NAFTA Professional Visas

By on December 23, 2010 | Category: Blog,english | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) offers Mexican and Canadian professionals the opportunity to work in the United States. The category is known as the “TN visa.”  The TN visa, however, has been widely ignored by U.S. businesses because they became accustomed to the more cumbersome H-1B visa, another category for foreign professional workers.

What U.S. businesses don’t know is that the TN offers many advantages over the H-1B visa.  For instance, the TN visa includes more professions than the H-1B, and there is no time limit whereas the H-1B can be used for up to six years. Another advantage is a fast track feature for Canadian professionals who can apply for the visa at a U.S. port of entry without going through a U.S. consulate. Read more …

Visas de inversionista bajo el Tratado de Libre Comercio (NAFTA) agilizan el proceso de inversión para los mexicanos

By on December 3, 2010 | Category: Blog,Spanish | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

El 1 de enero de 1994, entró en vigor el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre los Estados Unidos, México y Canadá, que afectó directamente al proceso de visas de inversionista para ciudadanos de esos tres países.

El TLC reemplazó el viejo procedimiento que dependía del sistema tradicional que no daba oportunidades de inversión a dichos ciudadanos.  En la actualidad se están otorgando estas visas a empresas y personas que pasan por una rigurosa investigación de seguridad, dispuestos a invertir una cantidad adecuada, por lo menos el 51%, del costo de la inversión. Por ejemplo, si la compra de un restaurante es 300.000$(US), se requiere el pago del 51% que cubriría equipo, muebles, inventario u otros gastos relacionados a dicha inversión.  En el caso de un inversionista mexicano, el dinero sería trasladado desde México a los Estados Unidos vía giros bancarios cuyo propósito es demostrar el origen de los fondos para un propósito legal en los Estados Unidos. Read more …

U.S. Employment-based immigration Needs Overhaul

By on November 22, 2010 | Category: Blog,english | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

The U.S. needs to compete with a rapidly evolving global economy and one way to do it is by absorbing needed foreign workers. Under current conditions, however, U.S. employers must depend on what is commonly known as an outdated and complex “Employment-Based Preference Three” (EB-3) in order to sponsor a skilled or professional alien worker. The greatest disadvantage of EB-3 is quotas that restrict the inflow of vitally needed foreign workers. Translating this into practical terms, there are unreasonable delays in bringing such alien workers to the U.S., for instance, for Mexican workers, the delay is over nine years, and for European workers it is over five years. Read more …

¿Qué sucederá en el Congreso después de las elecciones de Noviembre 2, 2010?

By on November 7, 2010 | Category: Blog,Spanish | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

Es una pregunta que surge después de la victoria del presidente Barack Obama hace dos años cuando teníamos la esperanza de una reforma inmigratoria.  Lo que sigue es esperar los acontecimientos que se avecinan hasta que termine la sesión de las dos Cámaras del Congreso unos días antes de la navidad.  A fines de este año se estará realizando una sesión de transición, en la cual la propuesta de la reforma inmigratoria quizás absorberá la atención del Congreso de los Estados Unidos.  Digo “quizás” porque, hasta la fecha, ninguno de los partidos políticos de este país nos han tomado en serio. Read more …

Debemos unirnos para las elecciones de Noviembre 2, 2010

By on October 25, 2010 | Category: Blog,Spanish | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

El propósito del tema de hoy es alertar a los miembros de la comunidad del norte de Texas, de la gran necesidad de luchar contra todos los esfuerzos políticos que beneficiarían a la comunidad de inmigrantes hispanos. El único modo de hacerlo es ejerciendo nuestro derecho de votar de todos aquellos que somos ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos que estamos registrados para votar en nuestro estado.  No importa para quién votamos.  Lo importante es demostrar nuestra fuerza electoral ante un ambiente en el cual grupos anti-inmigrantes desean restringir la inmigración, utilizando argumentos como la “sobre población”, “el aumento de crimen”, y la “perdida de la cultura anglosajona” que predomina en los EE.UU.  Son temas que están afectando nuestros derechos civiles. Read more …

Elimination of Birthright Citizenship will Hurt the U.S.

By on October 20, 2010 | Category: Blog,english | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

The 2009 Birthright Citizenship Act introduced in the House of Representatives would deny U.S. citizenship to any child born in the U.S. when both parents are unauthorized immigrants.  The Act would reverse 144 years of law, first established in the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which granted U.S. citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. “not subject to any foreign power,” such as in the case of children of diplomats. Read more …

Why the Dream Act is Good for Us

By on September 6, 2010 | Category: Blog,english | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Dream Act is a central part of the comprehensive immigration reform legislation proposed by Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois).  The Act would award legal status to undocumented immigrant children who fall under certain criteria.  Among these criteria, they must have entered the U.S. before the age of 16, have lived here for five years, graduated from high school or received a GED, and either gone to college or enlisted in the military for two years.  According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Act is “a humane, rational solution to a bedeviling problem: a generation of undocumented kids who are coming of age without any prospects to advance their lot in life.” Read more …

150,000 families to be united by 2012

By on August 30, 2010 | Category: Blog,english | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

DALLAS, TEXAS, AUGUST 30, 2010 – Local immigration attorney-activist Margaret Donnelly today announced her goal of reuniting 150,000 immigrant families by the end of 2011.

“When it comes to the immigration debate, it’s easy to get lost in Senate Bill numbers and textbook theories. Meanwhile, mothers are separated from daughters for years on end. I see suffering every day I meet with clients, and it’s time to put a stop to it. It’s time to reunite families,” says Donnelly. Read more …