Law Offices Of Carlos E. Candal

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Author: Carlos Candal is a solo practitioner in New Haven, Conn.

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McCain and Obama Tout Their Support For Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama pressed anew their support for comprehensive immigration reform in separate speeches to the League of United Latin American Citizens. But each candidate was primarily focused on making the…
Post-Election Congress Will Pass DREAM Act and AgJobs But "Broader Reform" Seen As Years Away
Per a recent article in the NY Daily News, it is believed that "the post-election Congress will pass the DREAM Act for undocumented students and the AgJobs agricultural worker bills passing no matter who wins…
Obama Must Commit to Helping Illegal Immigrants Or Risks Losing Latino Vote
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) must commit to helping illegal immigrants achieve citizenship or else risk losing the vital Latino vote in the general election, Hispanic Democratic lawmakers are warning. If he does not promise so-called…
Hispanic Cleric Accuses Romney Of Fueling Anti-Hispanic Sentiment In Remarks On Comprehensive Immigration Reform
The president of Esperanza USA, the Rev. Luis Cortes, a member of the multi-denominational Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, said that U.S. citizen Hispanics see an increasingly heated rhetoric among presidential candidates against illegal immigration.…
Homeland Security Chertoff Calls Again For A Comprehensive Immigration Reform Program in 2008
In a Dec. 12, 2007 speech in Washington, D.C., Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff stressed the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) priorities in the 2008 calendar year which include immigration and border security, secure identification,…
Romney Ad Attacks Huckabee And Giuliani As Soft On Illegal Immigration
Iowa stations will begin broadcasting a Romney spot which attacks Huckabee by name. The Romney ad titled "The Record," states the following: "Mitt Romney stood up and vetoed in-state tuition for illegal aliens ... opposed…
2008 Presidential Candidates And Their Position On Immigration
Sen. Joe Biden (D)Wants to be sure that we enforce our existing laws already on the books and secure our borders.Sen. Hillary Clinton (D)Wants to strengthen U.S. borders, enforce our laws and allow a path…
Senate Minority Leader McConnell Says Government Should Create ID Cards To Assist Employers;Pessimistic About Reviving Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told a farm group on Saturday that the government should create a program to provide identification cards so employers are assured of hiring workers who are in the country legally.…
Republican Candidate Mike Huckabee Releases "Hardline" Immigration Proposal
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee today released an immigration plan that would give illegal aliens a four-month window to leave the US or face being barred for 10 years. The proposal, which one pro-immigration advocate…
Democratic Candidates Disagree On Whether Undocumented Workers Should Get Driver's Licenses
In the second Democratic presidential forum of the day Saturday, the Brown and Black Presidential Forum at a Des Moines high school, candidates agreed on the need for immigration reform, but argued over whether undocumented…