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The STEM Jobs Act: More of the Same From the House Republicans

November 25, 2012

The House of Representatives is moving quickly to give the appearance that they have changed their tune on immigration. The House is scheduled to vote this week on the STEM Jobs Act, sponsored by the...

The Perspective of a First-Time Voter

November 12, 2012

After years of statelessness, asylee and friend of Benach Collopy LLP, Sonya Kay (alias), kindly shares her thoughts and memories from her first time voting as a United States citizen: "I think I will remember...

No more “Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” but “Common Sense Immigration Reforms.”

November 11, 2012

As the prospects of serious immigration reform have exploded over the past week, we propose a change to how advocates of immigration reform call it. For years, we have called it comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). ...

Meet a DREAMer- Roxana and Silvana Bedia

November 6, 2012

We are starting a new series here at Benach Collopy to introduce our readers to some of our clients who have sought and obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) benefits. We profile these extraordinary...

I Can See Maryland from My House

October 29, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy crawls through the Washington, DC area, and the kids clamor for yet another game of Who Shook Hook?, now seems as good a time as any to prepare a thoughtful post on...

Re-Connecting with Dariusz Gilman

September 25, 2012

Every Tuesday, my children's school publishes a newsletter that includes a number of advertisers. Tutors, babysitters, coaches all advertise to the parents of the schoolchildren. Last week, I noticed a different ad from all the...

Oh No, he didn’t! Romney endorses anti-immigrant wingnut Steve King.

September 10, 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of67SW_r2VU] On Friday, Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney endorsed Steve King (R-IA) for another term in Congress. King, who once compared selecting immigrants to dog breeding, represents the worst of nativist sentiment and ...

Citizenship

September 7, 2012

Last night, the President spoke to the Democratic National Convention about those characteristics that define what it means to be a citizen. It is a word that gets used quite a bit. But, like freedom,...

Meet Sandra Arboleda

September 4, 2012

Benach Collopy is starting a new series to introduce our friends to our staff. While lawyers claim all the glory and publicity, the reality is everything attorneys do is made possible by an amazing staff...

Oh Greta!

August 28, 2012

Today, FOBR (Friend of Benach Collopy) Erich Straub wrote a strong response to the nonsense spouted by Fox News talking head Greta Van Susteren, who waded into water over her head when she penned an...

High Stakes for Seasonal Stablehands

June 9, 2012

Horse racing fans held their breath this week over potential triumph and disaster – I’ll Have Another was poised to take the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to become the first Triple Crown champion since 1978,...

Memorial Day

May 28, 2012

On Memorial Day we pause to remember the sacrifices of so many that made this country what is today. It is fitting that Memorial Day grew out of the Civil War, arguably the most defining...

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