A Note from the Editors:

Employment Immigration And Enforcement

As we have mentioned before in Editor's note, appropriations battles aren't the only action on the Hill. Both houses of Congress have found the time to overwhelmingly approve S. 1685, a bill which extends both the employment verification program and the immigrant investor pilot program (see item below). Despite the caveats and checks which are part of the bill, the bill clearly reflects Congress's sense that the employment eligibility verification programs have to be expanded to cover more employers. This is reflective of an attitude which is found both among Republicans and Democrats that immigration enforcement is best served by cracking down on employers. In fact, increased immigration and increased enforcement must go hand in hand. Trying to do one without the other will never work. The millions of undocumented are testimony to the repeated failure of Congress's repeated attempts to increase employment enforcement without expanding employment immigration. The silver lining is that the sheer magnitude of the problem is now so large that Congress will likely expand employment immigration in some form in 2004.

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Articles

Veto of Bill To Revise the Laws Relating to Immigration, Naturalization, and Nationality: Presidential Paper Historical Series
President Truman sent this message to Congress on June 25, 1952.

The Visa Waiver Program
Gregory Siskind presents an update on the Visa Waiver Program.

Study of Board of Immigration Appeals Procedural Reforms
The American Bar Association Commission on Immigration Policy, Practice and Pro Bono issued its Findings and Recommendations (7 pages) in response to the Dorsey & Whitney Study of Board of Immigration Appeals Procedural Reforms (244 pages).

Latest EOIR Disciplinary Actions
The Executive Office for Immigration Review announced its latest disciplinary actions where four attorneys received final orders of discipline.

DOJ Announces Removal Proceedings Initiated Against Alleged Nazi Armed Guard
The Department of Justice announced that removal proceedings have begun to deport a Queens, New York, man based on his participation in the persecution of Jewish civilians during World War II while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi forced labor camp in German-occupied Poland.

Congressional Statements On S. 1685
Representatives Udall (R-CO) and Bereuter (R-NE) spoke on S. 1685, the bill extending and expanding the employment eligibility verification program and also extending the investor visa program.

New Re-Entry Document
USCIS announced the production of a new travel document for LPRs, refugees and asylees.

Alleged Nazi Ordered Deported
The Department of Justice announced that an IJ had ordered the deportation of an alleged Nazi collaborator who was found "hiding in a secret compartment beneath [his] basement staircase."

How Do I Get Legally Admitted to the United States?
Read a detailed response from the USCIS on how to get legally admitted to the United States.

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Letters to Editors

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Dear Editor:
It doesn't matter who says what, millions of illegal people have been living here, and will keep living here since sending back these people would cost more than billions to Uncle Sam and besides that knowing these people will find open doors to come back. After Sep 11, it is really hard getting a driver's license even opening a bank account without legal status. I have been thinking a kind of legalization through tax, such privilege could be given to those who have no criminal record, who have never been in a prosecution for any reason and who agree to file tax for a reasonable amount for at least 2 years (ex.) Here it really doesn't matter wether such person has a job or not, the purpose is to take under control the out of record economy. By doing this, instead of 55000 bulk (most of) can not even read and write English efficiently, priority would be given to those who already have been here for many years, allowing them to go back to their homelands to see their loved ones.

Ahmet Saygin

Immigrant Life

What is a federal tax return?

A federal tax return is a form taxpayers must file, under penalty of law.

Why is a tax return important?

It is the law that every taxpayer must complete and submit a tax return to the IRS. In the USA, estimated taxes are withheld from a taxpayer's pay check. Tax returns provide documentation and proof that a taxpayer has paid the correct amount of taxes.

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