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by Matthew Kolken

Jun 02, 2011

NY Pulls Out Of Federal Immigration Program

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CSM Article: 'Silent raids' and E-Verify immigration enforcement are destroying US farms

Daniel Altschuler, Christian Science Monitor, has written an op-ed that addresses the impact that the Obama administration's enforcement-centric immigration policies are having on the farming industry.

Here is an excerpt:

Under [President Obama's] authority, workplace audits continue to grow. Audits avoid the cruelty of the raids undertaken by the Bush administration, but growers and farmers know them as “silent raids.” Immigrants live in constant fear, while growers worry their labor supply will disappear.

The truth is that, until Congress offers existing workers a legal path to remain and employers a legal means to hire them, increasing enforcement creates more problems than it solves.

Click here to read the full article.

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About The Author

Matthew Kolken is a trial lawyer with experience in all aspects of United States Immigration Law including Immigration Courts throughout the United States, and appellate practice before the Board of Immigration Appeals, the U.S. District Courts, and U.S. Courts of Appeals. He is admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York , the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

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