Dallas Immigration Lawyer Guide

This is an interesting article which I came across that addresses some of the Dallas school and falsifying records. This editorial here at the Dallas Immigration Lawyer comes from Dallas News.

OK, let’s see if we understand this. The Dallas school district knowingly used faked Social Security numbers to make the paperwork for some foreign-born hires go through more smoothly.

And if he will not or cannot, he should do us all a favor and pink-slip himself.

Really?

And furthermore, after the Texas Education Agency found out in 2004, warned DISD that the practice was illegal and told it to stop, Ross Avenue officials kept right on falsifying records – potentially a federal crime?

Really?

We’d all like to see innovation in DISD, but that’s not the way to do it.

Seriously, the DISD administration continues to make public schooling in this city a laughingstock, and there’s nothing funny about that. The more outrageous stories like this get generated out of DISD headquarters, the harder it is for true reformers within the system and their supporters to keep the public engaged. Worse still is that stunts like this wash over any good work occurring in the classroom.

To be fair to Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, the Social Security scam started before he arrived and ended on his watch, after TEA informed the Office of Professional Responsibility – the in-house watchdog he created in the wake of the procurement-card scandal.

Fine. But we have to ask: Who in the human resources department or elsewhere at DISD had a hand in this latest fiasco – and approved it? Do these people still draw DISD paychecks?

If so, why?

Dr. Hinojosa surely knows these scandals are making him the fool, exhausting the patience of his supporters and destroying public trust. He should have on his desk today the resignations of any administrator culpable in this scam.

According to an internal DISD investigation reported by The Dallas Morning News’ Tawnell Hobbs, the district continued the “systemic” fraudulent practice until this summer, when TEA tipped off DISD’s inspector general office. TEA’s Doug Phillips told The News: “We just knew it looked bad and smelled bad. That was the first time we’d ever heard of that one.”

Immigration was really off the campain trail this year. It seems the economy was what took center stage. Now that Obama is in office, there seems to be a return to this as one of the issues for his administration.

Read this article I found recently about how much Dallas immigration arrests are up this year. Looks like the need for good Dallas Immigration Lawyers will also increase.

This article came from The Dallas Morning News.

By DIANNE SOLÍS / The Dallas Morning News
dsolis@dallasnews.com Arrests of illegal immigrants in North Texas increased 21 percent in the last fiscal year, according to federal immigration officials in Dallas.

More than 16,300 people were repatriated to their native countries, compared with 13,500 the previous fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security.

That pace matched the increase at the national level: 349,041 people were removed by ICE, compared with 288,663 the previous year.

For the nation, removals of illegal immigrants has doubled since 2004.

For the last two years, the federal government has stepped up its use of criminal law, rather than administrative law, in prosecuting immigrant workers in the U.S. illegally.

Last year, Congress failed to pass a comprehensive reform of immigration laws that would have legalized a portion of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people in the U.S. illegally.

It is unclear what measures the incoming presidential administration of Barack Obama will take, and when. But Mr. Obama has been critical of raids that divide families, has urged tougher enforcement of employers who hire illegal immigrants, and has spoken favorably of a legalization program with certain qualifications.

Immigration to the United States is great, but the question of staying in the country comes up and that can be a bear to figure out.  Immigration laws, are complex and are not easily understood.  Most times, only a trained immigration lawyer will be able to help.  Many people misrepresent themselves, so make sure your search for a Dallas immigration lawyer is thorough.

Make sure that you have the right lawyer, a lawyer that can actually solve your problem.  You are a unique person, not just a number.  What is very important is your concerns and fears, and you need a lawyer that can empathize with you and give it to  you straight, without alot of lawyer talk that can confuse you.

That being said, it is not always easy to pick a good immigration lawyer.  There are many who act like they have knowledge, but are really inexperienced.  Just because someone has a law degree, doesn’t mean that they are a skilled practitioner. Someone who doesn’t know what they are doing, can get you in a lot of trouble, and cause alot of havoc.

When checking out your potential Dallas immigration lawyer, here are some things you need to look for.  Make sure your lawyer is liscenced and able to practice in the US, and is in good standing with the Dallas City, and Texas State Bar. It sounds like common sense, but there are many who have unwittingly ended up working with those not registered or have good standing with the State Bar.

Make sure your lawyer is ethical and practices with a good track record. If you can’t get him to give you references, you should leave. Make sure your lawyer practices immigration law. If they focus on another area of law, you should really think about whether or not you really need this.

They should also give you a clear-cut answer on what it’s going to cost you to deal with them. And last, but not least, they should not give you a guarantee of success but simply indicate they will work for you and with you to do the best they can given the system.

There is no specific requirement for having an lawyer prepare those docuements for you, but not doing so can set you back months or years.

This can be a very exciting time for you if you are working to become a legal citizen of the United States. If you are in Dallas and you need to make this happen, make sure you pick a really good Dallas immigration Lawyer that will help to get you the things you need, and will represent you in the best light.