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Very truly yours,

AG



Dear AG:


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AG



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Common immigration misconceptions (Part 2)

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | March 17, 2002 - 12:00am

Click here to read Part I In a previous column, I discussed some of the more common misconceptions or misunderstandings about immigration law. These misconceptions are often based on information from friends,...

Opinion

I.N.S. to use state department’s digital photos to verify identity of visitors

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | January 20, 2002 - 12:00am

The Los Angeles Times reported recently that the US government will soon begin comparing foreign travelers with digitized photographs, and plans to encode their travel documents with personal data that can be read...

Opinion

Christmas is a time for families to be together

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | December 23, 2001 - 12:00am

For many Filipinos living in the United States, Christmas is a time to get together with family and friends, to share the joys of the season and the blessings of the past year. Christmas means having bountiful meals...

Opinion

INS to report deportees to FBI

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | December 16, 2001 - 12:00am

In a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, it was reported that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) will submit a list of some 314,000 persons who have "disappeared" to avoid being deported....

Opinion

How can I bring my family to the US legally?

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | September 30, 2001 - 12:00am

Dear Atty Gurfinkel: I am in the U.S., having left behind my children, in the hopes of making a better life for all of us. Now that I’m in the U.S., I want to be reunited with them, but don’t know the...

Opinion

Common immigration misconceptions -- Part 2 - Immigration Corner byMichael J. Gurfinkel

January 22, 2000 - 12:00am

In my previous column, I discussed some of the more common misconceptions or misunderstandings about immigration law. These misconceptions are often based on information from friends, relatives, consultants,...

Opinion