Today the Republican National Convention opens in Cleveland, Ohio. We are closely monitoring the immigration policies of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. As previously stated, the folks that get elected tend to be those that are "moderate". This means that Trump-Pence will likely have to tone-down any anti-immigrant position. However, the recent and tragic events in Nice, France, have left these gentlemen with a Convention stage set for telling attendees (and the world) why isolationism is good and why terrorism is linked to immigration. Once again, as immigration and nationality lawyers, we need continue to work hard to educate everyone about the fact that "immigration is immigration" and "terrorism is terrorism". The educated position is that immigrants  are not terrorists. It is counter-productive to mix these two issues.

The transfer to the U.S. of skilled immigrants adds value to our nation's economy. The U.S. continues to be strong because of its diversity - "we are a Nation of immigrants". The Trump-Pence ticket is likely to be talking a great deal about "National Security". Increasing ways to realign and embrace new technologies to ensure National Security is good for our Nation. It is critical to our ability to "wage war on terrorism". National Security is important to all of us. NPZ's immigration lawyers (and other immigration staff) continue to see backlogs at many U.S. Consulate Offices abroad - a process called 221G Administrative Processing. We remind our clients (and potential clients) that the U.S. Department of State has a very hard job and it is important to understand that they need time to do it. We remind those cued for Administrative Processing that "patience is a virtue".

Next week is the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We will monitor the proposed immigration policies of Hillary Clinton (and her soon to be announced running mate). It is our hope that Ms. Clinton will back away from the horrific immigration laws that were implemented under her husband's Presidency. IIRAIRA1996 continues to tear families apart and makes it difficult for us, as immigration attorneys, to fix onerous and inequitable consequences thrust upon individuals already in the U.S. (often for many years).

We remind our readers, clients and potential clients that, that as immigration law professionals, we strive to find creative ways to approach "legal" immigration. While there may not be options for everyone, we work to deliver the very highest level of immigration law services for the best possible prices. If you, your friends, your family or your HR staff would like to have a consultation with a member of one of the immigration law professionals at Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C. (THE VISASERVE TEAM), we encourage you to contact us for a consultation by e-mail at [email protected]  or you can feel free to call us at 201-670-0006 (x107).