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Index of Monthly Archives of Immigration Headlines: August
2002
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USA
17 Cuban
Migrants Found on Island08/30/02
Seventeen Cuban migrants were found by the coast guard on an uninhabited island
near the Bahamas,
where they were dropped off by a smuggler who never returned. From the Associated Press.
Screening
Delays Foreign Students 08/30/02
As a result of a stricter screening of foreign students in certain fields of
study, many foreign students are waiting in their homelands to get their visa
approved, many of them returning students. From the
Associated Press.
Immigrant
Group Calls for Boycott 08/29/02
A group of Mexican immigrants calls for a boycott of
Wells Fargo banks. The bank was responsible for transferring withheld wages
from workers to a Mexican bank over 50 years ago, when many Mexicans worked on
American railroads and farms. From the Associated Press .
How
to Scare Away Immigrants 08/29/02
The author compares Canadian immigration policy to
Chinese relocation rules. Canada's
immigration minister Denis Coderre proposes in his
scheme to settle newly arrived immigrants in rural areas, prairies and the Atlantic provinces
for three to five years. After that, they will be allowed to move to
metropolitan areas. From the National Post.
U.S.
May Bar Immigrants' Return 08/27/02
A law ruled illegal by the Supreme Court that required immigrants convicted of
crimes before 1996 to be deported, can not be applied retroactively. Those
already deported are out of luck, while the ones still in the country can ask
for a hearing of their case. From the Associated Press.
Ads
Target Foreign-Born in U.S. 08/27/02
Designing advertisements across cultures has become a recent trend in the U.S. ad world.
Knowing the different cultures is a big advantage,
avoiding language mistakes is just the beginning. From the
Associated Press.
U.S.
Amends Rule on Foreign Students 08/27/02
The INS reversed a recent rule that barred thousands of Canadian or Mexican
students who wanted to study part-time at a U.S. college within 75 miles of the
U.S. border. From Detroit News.
Al-Marabh Says He Was Beaten by U.S. Guards 08/27/02
A Kuwait citizen held in a U.S. jail for
suspected terrorist activities says
he was beaten by guards. The suspect entered the country illegally a few days
after 9/11, the only violation he has been charged with so far. From CBC.
Court
Calls For Open Detainee Hearings 08/27/02
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled yesterday that the news media and
ordinary citizens have the right to attend deportation hearings of September
11th terrorist suspects. Reported by the Washington Post.
See also: Secrecy vs.
Rights San Jose Mercury
News
A Win for Open Trials NY Times
New
England Govs, Canada
Premiers Want Border Eased 08/26/02
Governors from New England
and Premiers from Canada
both called for a smoother flow of goods between the two countries. Since
September 11th, the border security has been tightened, slowing down traffic. From the Dow Jones.
U.S. Couple Gets to Keep
Mexican Baby -- For Now 08/26/02
An American couple who smuggled a Mexican baby across the border into the U.S.
won temporary custody today. According to the couple, the baby's mother was
inattentive, leaving the baby 50% underweight. The matter will be taken up by a
federal judge. From the Houston Chronicle.
Immigrants
From Mexico Take Steps Toward Hope 08/25/02
A look at the poorest place in the United States, Cameron Park, where Mexican
immigrants work mostly as migrant laborers, sustaining a modest live and hoping
for a better future. From the Washington
Post.
NY Times
Readers: Hospitals Feeling Strain
From Illegal Immigrants 08/25/02 -
free registration required/fee for archives: Tale of illegal immigrant Luis Jiménez, who got into a car accident that left him brain
damaged and with limited mobility. Lawyers for both the hospital and the
patient are debating whether to keep him here or to send him back to Guatemala.
Argentine
Visa Requests Rise 08/21/02
Due to political unrest and an economical crisis, visa applications from
Argentinean citizens have increased dramatically between March last year and
June this year. From the Miami Herald.
Redefining
Illegal Migrants 08/21/02
Resolving the problem of having 8 million illegal
immigrants in this country was high on the President's list before 9/11. Now
Democratic leader in the House, Richard Gephardt, is
taking on the problem, proposing legal status to those who meet the
requirements. From the Christian
Science Monitor.
Effects
of 9/11 Reduce Flow of Refugees to U.S. 08/21/02
The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks can be felt in a sharp decrease of
refugees coming to the United States, also due to a temporary suspension of the
refugee resettlement program. From the Washington Post.
Palestinian
in Fla. to Be Deported 08/19/02
A Palestinian suspected of having ties to an Islamic terrorist organization has
been held in detention since November last year, and will be deported this
week. The Palestinian has never been charged with a crime, but overstayed his
visa. From the Associated Press.
Experts
Eye Decline, Shift in Immigration 08/19/02
Although illegal immigration has apparently been on
the decline since 9/11, the number of immigrants from the Middle
East is on the rise. Most of them are Muslims, and able to vote.
Politicians and experts from different fields are taking this development into
consideration. From the Christian
Science Monitor.
Police
Can Now Be Drafted to Enforce Immigration Law 08/19/02
A new federal rule that empowers the police to enforce
immigration law, resulting from the September 11th attacks, will be in effect
next Friday. From the Christian Science
Monitor.
Law
Offers Chinese a Path to US 08/18/02
The coerced birth control program in China, better known as the "one
child" policy, drives many Chinese people, mostly men, to flee their
country and seek asylum in the U.S. The Chinese girl
who recently defected from a trip with other Chinese nationals, is also seeking
asylum as a human rights victim. Her mother was forced to undergo two
abortions, due to the controversial policy. From the Boston Globe.
Immigration
Chief Ziglar Quitting 08/16/02
Head of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) James Ziglar announced today that he will resign from his job by
the end of the year. Since the September 11th attacks, the INS has been
increasingly criticized from all sides of the political spectrum. Ziglar took on his job on August 6th 2001. From Associated Press.
More on this: Head of US Immigration
Agency Resigns Financial
Times
I.N.S. Chief Stepping Down,
Latest to Do So at Justice Dept. NY Times
Commissioner of INS to Resign Washington Post
INS
Sees Big Drop in High-Tech Visas 08/16/02
The current economical slump is also reflected in a
decrease of work permits for foreigners. According to the INS, the number of
H-1B visas issued during the first three quarters of this year is less than
half of the number from the previous year. From the Washington Post.
NY Times
Readers: Deadly Tactic By
Smugglers: Wrong-Lane Driving 08/15/02 - free registration
required/fee for archives: In order to evade law enforcement, one of the latest
tactics employed by people smugglers, also known as 'coyotes', is to drive in
the wrong lane. This dangerous maneuver has recently killed several people near
the San Diego
border.
Chinese
Girl, 12, to Seek Asylum 08/14/02
A Chinese girl who recently defected from a group of visitors is seeking asylum
in the U.S.
She will be joined in her request by her father who has been living here since
2000. From the Boston Globe.
ABA
Condemns Immigrant Detentions 08/13/02
The American Bar Association wants to know the names of detainees that are
being withheld as a result of
the September 11th attacks. From the Associated Press.
Chinese
Students Protest Against Visa Rules at U.S. Embassy 08/13/02
Chinese students in Beijing protest the U.S. embassy's apparently arbitrary
selection process for issuing visas. Candidates with perfectly good scores who
want to study in the U.S.
are among the rejected too. From Reuters.
U.S.
Breaks Up International Child-Smuggling Ring 08/12/02
The INS has broken up an international child-smuggling ring that has brought
hundreds of children to the U.S.
in the past few years. The children came from Central America, including El Salvador and Guatemala. Reported
by Reuters/Yahoo.
See also: U.S. Seizes Alleged Child Smugglers Associated
Press
U.S. Breaks Up
Huge Latin Child-Smuggling Ring NY Times
US Smashes Child Smuggling Ring BBC
U.S.
to Begin Fingerprinting Aliens 08/12/02
Choosing September 11th as their starting date, the Justice Department will
implement a new program that requires foreign visitors to be fingerprinted and
photographed, at several unnamed border posts. Affected by this new procedure
will be mainly visitors from the Middle East
and Muslim countries. From Associated Press.
City
to Target Immigrant Legal Scams 08/12/02
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs will be scrutinizing Chinese
newspapers in Chinatown for advertisers posing as law firms, which in fact have
no lawyers working for them. From Newsday.
Migrant
Smuggling Grows More Ruthless, Deadly 08/11/02
Illegal Immigrants who put their fate into the hands of smugglers are exposed
to greater risks than ever, often left stranded in the desert and ending up in
the hands of the border patrol or worse, ending up dead. From
the Washington Post.
Social
Security Campaign Costs Immigrants Their Jobs 08/09/02
After a clean-up of their files, the Social Security Administration has sent
out letters to over 800,000 businesses inquiring about mismatching names and
numbers in their records. Many employees will lose their jobs, creating
hardships for families and the "industries dependent on illegal
immigrants," advocates say. From USA Today.
Bush Signs Child Status Protection Act 08/09/02
President Bush signed the Child Status Protection Act into law on August 6,
2002. The new law will help prevent problems with the status of a child who
turns 21 before the application for permanent residence (green card) is
processed. From Shusterman.com.
Immigrant
Headed For College With a Little Help From Her Friends 08/07/02
A talented Cambodian girl receives financial and moral support to go to college, starting a promising future. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Mexico
Shuffles Migrant Offices 08/07/02
Mexican President Fox abolished an office for
migrant affairs, replacing it with a Cabinet-level council and institute. Reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Decision
Looming For Chinese Girl 08/07/02
A Chinese girl who defected from a group of visiting Chinese people found
refuge with relatives. The girl's visa is running out in a few days, and the
Chinese government wants to discuss ''her plans for the future." From the Boston Globe.
Immigrant
Kids in U.S. Less Likely to Get Vaccines 08/06/02
According to a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
foreign-born immigrant children are less likely to receive vaccines against
Hepatitis B and a potentially live-threatening bacteria, compared to U.S. born
children. By Reuters.
US
Less Inviting For Arab Students 08/06/02
Many Egyptian students have reconsidered studying at U.S. universities since
the September 11th terrorist attacks, lowering the number of applications by 40
percent. The reasons cited were being afraid of encountering anti-Arab or
anti-Muslim sentiment. From the Christian Science Monitor.
National
Guard Extends Canadian Border Stay 08/06/02
While most of the National Guard troops are pulled from the U.S.-Canadian
border, 46 soldiers at the Michigan border will stay, helping the INS and the
Border Patrol until November. From the Detroit Free Press.
See also: U.S. Troops Being Pulled From Canadian Border CBC
Focus
on the Real Enemy 08/05/02
The author of this op-ed advocates a border policy
that focuses on keeping out terrorists, and not the needed workers from Mexico. From the San Francisco
Chronicle.
River
Can Be Fatal Lure at US Border 08/05/02
Since border controls have become much tighter at the U.S.-Canadian border
after September 11th, many illegal immigrants try new and risky ways to sneak
into the country, like trying to cross the Niagara river. Totally unaware of
the strong undercurrents of the Niagara
Falls a few miles down the stream, many illegals don't make it. From the Boston Globe.
Business
Visa Becomes Steppingstone 08/05/02
An increasing number of
Colombian, Argentine and Venezuelan entrepreneurs are applying for L-1 visas, a
visa for visiting executives. This visa is gaining popularity among these
entrepreneurs as a first step to become permanent residents, a move necessary
for many, due to economic and political difficulties in their homelands. From Wall St. Journal/MSNBC.
Orphans
Denied Visas 08/04/02
Several families
from Northern Virginia were denied tourist visas for children
visiting from Romania.
The orphans from Romania
were to spend a few weeks with their host families in Virginia, with the prospect of a later
adoption. The U.S. consulate
in Bucharest
argued that the law "denies such visas to 'intending immigrants.'" From the Washington Post.
NY Times
Readers: Because of 9/11, a
Uniting River Now Divides 08/01/02 - free registration
required/fee for archives: In Big Bend country where the Rio Grande takes an
abrupt turn northward, many locals have been crossing the river to get to the
U.S. for many generations, without any restrictions by the Border Patrol. Since
9/11, the Border Patrol is controlling that area in order to prevent people
from crossing.
Border
Mission Winding Down 08/01/02
After September 11th, thousands of National Guard troops were dispatched to the
Canadian-U.S. border in Michigan
to help customs inspectors. The troops will be pulled out next week. From the Detroit Free Press.
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