Washington prepares for immigration fight?
So as the year comes to an end, what will be the future of Immigration reform. President Obama's administration has told immigration reform backers the president is committed to giving illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship, officials said.
Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina and other top officials delivered the message in a conference call, the Los Angeles Times reports. Staff members have also told Hispanic leaders privately that President Barack Obama will back legislation in the next year.
All we know is that if nothing significant will pass in 2010, the prospects for a major reform will become impossible. Read more here...
San Diego Immigration Lawyer - Drone aircraft will be used to nab illegal immigrants on California-Mexico border
According to the LA Times, Predator drones, the unmanned aircraft used by the U.S. military in the Iraq and Afghanistan war zones, will soon be employed to track illegal immigrants on the Mexico-California border.
The drone, will be operated out of the Antelope Valley by the military contractor General Atomics. The drones will fly above the border region with advancing electronic tracking equipment looking for illegal immigrants crossing into California.
According to the San Diego-based company, the drones will transmit information to U.S. authorities on human smuggles as well drug smuggling.
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Is Santa checking the Immigration status of kids? - Some Charities do
Here is a good one from the Houston Chronicle. some Houston charities are asking whether children are in the country legally before giving them toys.
The Salvation Army and a charity affiliated with the Houston Fire Department are among those that consider immigration status, asking for birth certificates or Social Security cards for the children.
What is the point here???
The point isn't to punish the children but to ensure that their parents are either citizens, legal immigrants or working to become legal residents, said Lorugene Young, whose Outreach Program Inc. is one of three groups that distribute toys collected by firefighters.

