O.L.A. RAZA, INC.
Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza
Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza
IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS CENTER
Centro De Derechos De Inmigrantes
Centro De Derechos De Inmigrantes
OLA RAZA ACTIVITIES
Please call your U.S. Senator and say “No” to the anti-
immigrant Sensenbrenner Bill (H.R. 4437) “Border
Protection, Anti terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control
Act of 2005”.
This bill has been approved by the US House of Representatives
and, if approved by the US Senate and signed by the President of
the United States, it would cause a devastating impact on our
country.
Amongst the bill’s most onerous provisions call for the felony
conviction of immigrants who enter the USA illegally and
churches, labor organizations, community based organizations,
educational institutions, health providers and others may be
criminally charged for assisting immigrants.
immigrant Sensenbrenner Bill (H.R. 4437) “Border
Protection, Anti terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control
Act of 2005”.
This bill has been approved by the US House of Representatives
and, if approved by the US Senate and signed by the President of
the United States, it would cause a devastating impact on our
country.
Amongst the bill’s most onerous provisions call for the felony
conviction of immigrants who enter the USA illegally and
churches, labor organizations, community based organizations,
educational institutions, health providers and others may be
criminally charged for assisting immigrants.
OLA Raza’s Executive Director, Roberto de la Rosa, was
recently elected to serve a three year term as a member of the
Consejo Consultivo (Advisory Board) of the Instituto de Los
Mexicanos en el Exterior (Institute of Mexicans Abroad) or
CCIME.
The CCIME is composed of over 100 elected community leaders
from throughout the United States and Canada who render advise
to the President of Mexico and its government relative to the
condition of all Mexicans residing in the USA and Canada. Mister
de la Rosa will serve in the Legal Issues Commission and will
focus on immigration legislation and human rights.
recently elected to serve a three year term as a member of the
Consejo Consultivo (Advisory Board) of the Instituto de Los
Mexicanos en el Exterior (Institute of Mexicans Abroad) or
CCIME.
The CCIME is composed of over 100 elected community leaders
from throughout the United States and Canada who render advise
to the President of Mexico and its government relative to the
condition of all Mexicans residing in the USA and Canada. Mister
de la Rosa will serve in the Legal Issues Commission and will
focus on immigration legislation and human rights.
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USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act
(CSPA)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today
issued guidance that will modify its earlier interpretation of the
Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) which permits applicants for
certain immigration benefits to retain classification as a child even
if he or she has reached the age of 21.
The guidance, effective today, changes how USCIS interprets the
applicability of the CSPA to aliens who had aged out prior to the
enactment of the CSPA on August 6, 2002.
Under prior policy guidance, USCIS considered an alien beneficiary
of a visa petition that was approved before August 6, 2002 to be
covered by the CSPA only if the beneficiary had filed an application
for permanent residence (either adjustment of status or an
immigrant visa) on or before August 6, 2002, and no final
determination had been made on that application prior to August 6,
2002. This new policy extends CSPA coverage to aliens who had an
approved visa petition prior to the enactment of CSPA but who did
not have a pending application for permanent residence on the
date of enactment of the CSPA.
Aliens who were ineligible under the prior policy and who
subsequent to the enactment of the CSPA never filed an
application for permanent residence may file an application for
permanent residence to take advantage of this new interpretation.
Aliens who filed an application for permanent residence after the
enactment of the CSPA and who were denied solely because they
had aged out may file motions to reopen or reconsider without a
filing fee.
For detailed information on this issue, please see the
accompanying Fact Sheet with questions and answers as well as
the guidance issued to USCIS field leadership. Both are listed in
the related links section of this page. For additional questions, call
the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.
USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) (28KB PDF)
(CSPA)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today
issued guidance that will modify its earlier interpretation of the
Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) which permits applicants for
certain immigration benefits to retain classification as a child even
if he or she has reached the age of 21.
The guidance, effective today, changes how USCIS interprets the
applicability of the CSPA to aliens who had aged out prior to the
enactment of the CSPA on August 6, 2002.
Under prior policy guidance, USCIS considered an alien beneficiary
of a visa petition that was approved before August 6, 2002 to be
covered by the CSPA only if the beneficiary had filed an application
for permanent residence (either adjustment of status or an
immigrant visa) on or before August 6, 2002, and no final
determination had been made on that application prior to August 6,
2002. This new policy extends CSPA coverage to aliens who had an
approved visa petition prior to the enactment of CSPA but who did
not have a pending application for permanent residence on the
date of enactment of the CSPA.
Aliens who were ineligible under the prior policy and who
subsequent to the enactment of the CSPA never filed an
application for permanent residence may file an application for
permanent residence to take advantage of this new interpretation.
Aliens who filed an application for permanent residence after the
enactment of the CSPA and who were denied solely because they
had aged out may file motions to reopen or reconsider without a
filing fee.
For detailed information on this issue, please see the
accompanying Fact Sheet with questions and answers as well as
the guidance issued to USCIS field leadership. Both are listed in
the related links section of this page. For additional questions, call
the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.
USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) (28KB PDF)
Not to be Forgotten Past News
ACTION: AgJobs Reintroduced Today, Show your Support!
May 14, 2009 ·
Today, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Representatives
Howard Berman (D-CA) and Adam Putnam (R-FL) introduced the
Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act, aka
AgJOBS. This bill has bipartisan support and the backing of
business and labor interests. The push of the bill is the
stabilization of the labor market in the agricultural industry and
earned path to citizenship for eligible farmworkers
May 14, 2009 ·
Today, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Representatives
Howard Berman (D-CA) and Adam Putnam (R-FL) introduced the
Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act, aka
AgJOBS. This bill has bipartisan support and the backing of
business and labor interests. The push of the bill is the
stabilization of the labor market in the agricultural industry and
earned path to citizenship for eligible farmworkers
Click here to send your Member of Congress a message telling
them to support AgJobs!
From United Farmworkers
Who are America’s farm workers? You don’t see them in the
restaurants, grocery stores or farmers’ markets where you buy
your food. They are part of an invisible world where the food just
appears on the shelves.
Here are some facts about the people who labor in our fields.
They work in substandard conditions for wages far below the
poverty line. Their real wages have not increased in nearly 30
years. The average farm worker makes just $13,000 per year. Many
have no health care and can’t take time off to seek medical care
for themselves or their families. They often live in decrepit
housing that you wouldn’t even let your dog live in. Unsafe
working conditions and injuries on the job are common
occurrences. Many employers use the threat of deportation to
ensure workers’ silence.
There’s a bipartisan immigration bill before Congress that could
drastically improve the lives of these men and women who pick
our country’s food. It’s called AgJOBS–The Agricultural Job
Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act (S. 1038, Feinstein).
AgJOBS represents a critical opportunity for farm workers and
their employers to finally address this crisis. It’s a compromise
that will provide America with a stable farm labor force, help
ensure that farm workers are treated fairly, and finally give the
men and women who pick our food the opportunity to come out of
the shadows and earn legal status and fair wages in safe
conditions.
This bill is a great step towards the end goal of comprehensive
immigration reform. The unique needs of the agricultural sector
merit a separate piece of legislation for those needs to be met.
We applaud Senator Feinstein and Reps Berman and Putnam for
introducing this important piece of legislation and hope that when
the time comes for an immigration reform bill to hit Congress, we
can count on their backing.
them to support AgJobs!
From United Farmworkers
Who are America’s farm workers? You don’t see them in the
restaurants, grocery stores or farmers’ markets where you buy
your food. They are part of an invisible world where the food just
appears on the shelves.
Here are some facts about the people who labor in our fields.
They work in substandard conditions for wages far below the
poverty line. Their real wages have not increased in nearly 30
years. The average farm worker makes just $13,000 per year. Many
have no health care and can’t take time off to seek medical care
for themselves or their families. They often live in decrepit
housing that you wouldn’t even let your dog live in. Unsafe
working conditions and injuries on the job are common
occurrences. Many employers use the threat of deportation to
ensure workers’ silence.
There’s a bipartisan immigration bill before Congress that could
drastically improve the lives of these men and women who pick
our country’s food. It’s called AgJOBS–The Agricultural Job
Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act (S. 1038, Feinstein).
AgJOBS represents a critical opportunity for farm workers and
their employers to finally address this crisis. It’s a compromise
that will provide America with a stable farm labor force, help
ensure that farm workers are treated fairly, and finally give the
men and women who pick our food the opportunity to come out of
the shadows and earn legal status and fair wages in safe
conditions.
This bill is a great step towards the end goal of comprehensive
immigration reform. The unique needs of the agricultural sector
merit a separate piece of legislation for those needs to be met.
We applaud Senator Feinstein and Reps Berman and Putnam for
introducing this important piece of legislation and hope that when
the time comes for an immigration reform bill to hit Congress, we
can count on their backing.
USCIS News!