Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Immigration Law expert Victor Romero, a Penn State Law professor, shares his perspectives on the Arizona Immigration Law argued at the Supreme Court on April 25. He sees a potential outcome where the Court may decide to uphold portions of the law and strike down other sections. He also predicts law graduates interested in practicing immigration law will need to be aware not only of federal laws and statutes but of state laws as well. (more)
Penn State Law alumna Rosa Gomez, staff attorney for the Dream Act and Immigrant Youth Outreach Program at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, California, fights for immigrants' rights. (more)
Penn State Law students Rachel Keung and Daniel DeCurtis traveled the distance to the Clinton County correctional facility from their office at the Law School's Center for Immigrants' Rights in less than an hour. But representing their client, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Commission on Immigration, required entering the complex world of immigrant detention which was "quite a journey," said Keung, who had never been in a prison before. (more)
"Immigration and the Law" is the topic when Penn State York's First Friday Series continues for fall at noon on Friday, Nov. 11, in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center on campus. The program is free and open to the public and takes place later in the month due to a scheduling conflict.
Craig Trebilcock, local attorney specializing in immigration law, will share his thoughts on immigration and law and what's happening in York County. Trebilcock joined the firm of Shumaker Williams P.C., in 2006 and chairs the immigration section. His clients include individuals such as physicians, corporations and small United States businesses seeking specialized workers. (more)
In the 10 years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2011, the Federal government created dozens of programs aimed at terrorists that impacted tens of thousands of individual immigrants and their families. The Center for Immigrants' Rights at Penn State Law will offer "The 9/11 Effect and its Legacy on U.S. Immigration Laws" on Sept. 16, 2011. (more)
The Center for Immigrants' Rights and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will host a "Path to Naturalization" workshop from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, to review the naturalization process and discuss the rights and responsibilities of United States citizens. Carla Pendino, community relations officer from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will conduct the workshop and cover topics, including naturalization eligibility requirements, the naturalization test, and background information on USCIS. (more)
In the next episode of "Conversations from Penn State," immigrant and minority rights expert Victor Romero will discuss the impact of race and immigration on our society, and how the current situation can be improved. The show will air at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18 on WPSU-TV. (more)
"I do agree with policy makers and pundits who say that enforcement alone will not work. It has been the starting point for almost every immigration debate for almost 30 years and look how far it's gotten us."
-- Shoba Wadhia, director of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law Center for Immigrants' Rights, on comprehensive immigration policy reform. (more)
The Center for Immigrants' Rights at Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG) released today a white paper titled "Playing Politics at the Bench: A White Paper on the Justice Department's Investigation into the Hiring Practices of Immigration Judges."
A 2008 investigation by the Justice Department's Inspector General revealed that the Department of Justice illegally hired dozens of immigration judges from 2004 through 2007. Instead of applying merit-based criteria, key Department of Justice personnel installed immigration judges based on political criteria. Co-authored by Penn State Law students, Christina Heischmidt and Alham Usman, the white paper summarizes the investigation and offers recommendations to improve the nation's crippled immigration court system.
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A study of residential patterns in America suggests that white and black Hispanics born in the U.S. are more likely to share neighborhoods with native non-Hispanic whites and African Americans, compared to foreign-born Hispanics -- a pattern consistent with immigrant assimilation. Hispanics from Mexico in particular integrate consistently with all ethnic groups over generations. (more)
