Immigration History Archives - Page 2 of 2

November 30, 2012

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/39893818 w=400&h=300] One of the burdens I carry is the knowledge that I come from one of the country's anti-immigrant hotspots. No, I am not from Arizona, Alabama, Postville, Iowa or Hazelton, Pennsylvania. I...

Meet a DREAMer- Roxana and Silvana Bedia

November 6, 2012

We are starting a new series here at Benach Collopy to introduce our readers to some of our clients who have sought and obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) benefits. We profile these extraordinary...

Supreme Court Argument in Chaidez v. United States

November 2, 2012

So I went up to the Supreme Court yesterday to hear argument in Chaidez v. United States, No. 11-820. Chaidez concerns the straightforward question whether the Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct....

Re-Connecting with Dariusz Gilman

September 25, 2012

Every Tuesday, my children's school publishes a newsletter that includes a number of advertisers. Tutors, babysitters, coaches all advertise to the parents of the schoolchildren. Last week, I noticed a different ad from all the...

Citizenship

September 7, 2012

Last night, the President spoke to the Democratic National Convention about those characteristics that define what it means to be a citizen. It is a word that gets used quite a bit. But, like freedom,...

National Dream Act Graduation

June 27, 2012

Yesterday, I had the privilege to speak to many DREAMers who came from all over the country to lobby Congress to pass the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. And with activist glee and an...

Memorial Day

May 28, 2012

On Memorial Day we pause to remember the sacrifices of so many that made this country what is today. It is fitting that Memorial Day grew out of the Civil War, arguably the most defining...