Attorney Gina Mosley on U.S. Immigration Reform

(Newswire.net — April 17, 2018) Philadelphia, PA — In the United States, immigration reform and border security have become hot-button issues. During his election campaign, President Donald Trump made border security a priority, claiming that dangerous immigrants were impacting law and order in the U.S. He moved swiftly to reform immigrant rights once he took office, and today the issues are in upheaval. Attorney Gina Mosley, a family law and immigration lawyer with a private practice in the Philadelphia metro area, knows that so-called “weak” immigration laws are anything but that. “The United States has had robust immigration laws for many years,” says Ms. Mosley, who has helped hundreds of clients during her career as a private attorney. “The Administration incorrectly lays the blame for the current status of immigration reform on the doorstep of Democratic politicians.” To learn more about issues impacting the movement of migrants into the United States, visit https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-us-has-weak-immigration-laws-because-democrats.

Several interrelated issues stand out. First is the concept of weak borders. Trump has claimed that both Mexico and Canada have far tougher immigration laws, and wants the U.S. to adopt stronger policies to return illegal immigrants to their home countries. Immigration officials have used a “catch and release” policy, a protocol ushered in by the George W. Bush Administration, a Republican. Under the policy, illegal immigrants are released pending a hearing with an immigration judge. The current administration believes that many of these immigrants never appear for their deportation hearing, endangering U.S. citizens with their presence. Trump wants immigrants returned to their countries rather than being released pending a hearing.

Another issue is that of the immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Some individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children may be eligible for work permits in the U.S., and can receive a two-year deferment from deportation. Plans to phase out DACA were the focus of the incoming Trump administration, which claimed that native workers were being unfairly harmed by the presence of and work eligibility by illegal immigrants. In September, 2017, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that DACA was being repealed. This announcement was met with legal challenges, including those by Democratic and Republican lawmakers, business leaders, and immigrant advocacy groups. 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to curtail the repeal of DACA. California and three other states filed a similar but separate lawsuit. Gina believes that children of illegal immigrants deserve a chance to become U.S. citizens rather than face immediate deportation. “The children protected under the current DACA policy came to the U.S. not out of their own accord,” says Gina. “It is unfair to penalize them for the actions of others.” For more information on Gina and her work in the field of immigration law, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-mosley-b6886b6/.