Recent Articles

NOT ALL CELEBRATE AMERICA'S IMMIGRANT OLYMPIANS

August 14, 2008 01:59

At least one blogger questions whether it is fair to support immigrant athletes while anonymous low skilled workers suffer.

CHINA DENIES VISAS TO POLITICALLY VOCAL FORMER OLYMPIANS

August 06, 2008 18:45

Not a shocker. Hopefully, they'll be shamed in to backing down.

SF SPORTS TEAMS SEEK TO CULTIVATE IMMIGRANT FAN BASE

July 31, 2008 23:34

The San Jose Mercury News reports.

LIBERIAN ASYLUM APPLICANT HOPES TO PLAY COLLEGIATE SOCCER

July 31, 2008 22:53

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports on the impact a young African immigrant is having on a community's soccer program.

AP REPORTS ON FOREIGN-BORN US OLYMPIANS

July 31, 2008 16:02

Here's the link.

FOREIGN ATHLETES TO TAKE CENTER STAGE ON US TEAM IN BEIJING

July 30, 2008 17:10

The International Herald Tribune's take on the story.

33 IMMIGRANTS TO REPRESENT US AT OLYMPICS

July 21, 2008 03:12

That's an increase of six from the 2004 games.

WILL THIS POST GET MY PASSPORT FILE PULLED?

July 06, 2008 00:07

Apparently, snooping through the passport files of celebrities is all the rage for some voyeuristic US State Department officials. Fortunately, I'm just a boring immigration lawyer about which no tabloid will give a hoot. Are we about to hear that some entrepreneurial DOS official is selling the...

KOBE BRYANT: NBA WILL SOON BE HALF FOREIGN

July 01, 2008 04:50

The Lakers star notes we're not far off now.

BOY GEORGE DENIED ENTRY TO US

June 27, 2008 15:32

One of Britain's weirder celebrities is denied entry to the US. When I first saw the headlines on this, I assumed there was a drug issue. But the denial stems from pending charges relating to George's alleged false imprisonment of a 28 year old man in the UK.