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WBUR Second Annual Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize Winner Announced; Radio Documentary on
Deportations After September 11 Takes Top Honor

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2003--


Award to Be Presented November 13 at WBUR 90.9FM Public Radio Gala



National Public Radio (NPR) station WBUR 90.9 FM and Boston University today announce that 33-year-old Marianne McCune, a
reporter at public radio station WNYC-FM, New York City, has won the second annual Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize recognizing
significant news work by a young public radio journalist.

McCune has been honored for her documentary, "Going Home in Handcuffs," a report on two Pakistanis who were deported following
September 11, 2001, after they were found to have violated U.S. immigration regulations. She was one of five finalists chosen from
47 entries received from broadcast journalists 35 and under from around the country. The $5,000 prize will be presented by veteran
newsman Daniel Schorr as part of WBUR's Public Radio Gala, Thursday, November 13, at the Metcalf Trustees Ballroom at Boston
University's School of Management.

The Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, sponsored by WBUR and Boston University, spotlights a new generation of public radio
journalists and seeks to inspire them to stretch the boundaries of the medium. Schorr, currently Senior News Analyst for NPR, has
a distinguished, award-winning career in broadcast journalism and has worked with such legends as Edward R. Murrow at CBS and
Ted Turner at CNN. Daniel Schorr's integrity and professionalism have provided the vision for the journalism award that bears his
name.

A panel of noted journalists participated in judging the entries. This year's judges include:

-- Dawn Garcia, Deputy Director, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, Stanford University,

-- Angelo Henderson, Special Projects Reporter, The Detroit News,

-- Alex Jones, Director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University,

-- Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent for PBS's NewsHour,

-- Linda Wertheimer, Senior National Correspondent for NPR, and

-- Robert Zelnick, Chair of the Journalism Department at Boston University

The judges chose Marianne McCune's documentary from among five finalists including:

-- Jay Field, 32, News Correspondent for WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio, who submitted "Between Two Worlds," a piece about the
difficulties encountered by Chicago-area Latinos in finding psychological services.

-- David Furst, 34, Host and Producer of Metro Connection, from Washington, DC, public radio station WAMU, for "The Washington
Opera Goes to Japan."

-- Emily Kopp Dantas, 26, Reporter for Georgia Public Radio, for "Defending Georgia's Poor."

-- Guy Raz, 28, Foreign Correspondent for NPR in London, for "Last Jews of Baghdad."

All five submissions can be heard on WBUR's website, www.wbur.org.

The WBUR Public Radio Gala will be held Thursday, November 13, 6:00 - 9:30 PM, at the Metcalf Trustees Ballroom, Boston
University School of Management, 1 Sherborn Street, Boston. The sold-out event includes a silent auction and reception followed by
dinner, formal program and award presentation.

NPR's Host of "All Things Considered" Robert Siegel is the evening's emcee and will be joined by NPR colleagues Bob Edwards,
Neal Conan, Scott Simon, Susan Stamberg and Carl Kassel. WBUR on-air personalities will also be present and "The Connection"
Host Dick Gordon will speak to the group live by phone from Baghdad. The first hour of WBUR's "The Connection" is airing live from
Baghdad through November 14.

For details on the gala and the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, visit www.wbur.org.


Contacts






WBURMary Stohn, 781-461-6700mstohn@wbur.bu.edu
 
DHS

Let us try find contacts for the following:


Ridge Announces 18 Individuals To Serve On The Homeland Security Advisory
Council

Secretary Ridge announced the appointment of 18 individuals to serve as members of the
Homeland Security Advisory Council. The Council will provide advice and recommendations to the
Secretary on homeland security-related issues.

Jospeh J. Grano, Jr. Chair
William H. Webster Vice Chair
Christopher J. Furlow Executive Director

Members:

Richard A. Andrews
Kathleen M. Bader
David Arthur Bell
Dr. Jared Cohon
Dr. Ruth David
Lee H. Hamilton
Gov. Michael Leavitt
James T. Moore
James R. Schlessinger
Sidney Taurel
Dr. Lydia Waters Thomas
Anthony Williams
Norman R. Augustine
Dr. VAnce D. Coffman
Ricahrd K. Davidson
 
LOUDOBBS/INDIAN LOBBY??

Last night: Lou Dobb's guest was an Indian personality, what I call a figure in INDIAN LOBBIES.
Indian American Forum for Political Education.

Executive Director: Narayan Keshavan
The guy was well informed and ready to face off with Lou. He also knew about the Indian problems with Outsourcing, immigration, free trade, globalisation and the rest. Let us contact him for support.

Other Indian political people on the horizon:

1: Illinois Senate race - Republican
2: Louisiana Governor race - Republican

The Indian people on this forum should maybe know better and identify other important people for SUPPORT.

This is part of what I called for earlier as an ETHNIC CAMPAIGN.
 
Recent people/articles in the media:
We still need to make our problem known: These people (reporters/lawyers) are a fair game for contacts..direct. (Source- AILA)

MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: Members and Staff in the News
Rick Kessler (Michigan), George Mann (Michigan), Kirsten Entice (Michigan), and
Christopher Vreeland (Michigan) were quoted in a November 5 Detroit Metro Times article
about unlicensed practitioners of law.
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Palma Yanni (Washington, DC) was quoted in a November 3 Newsday article about the "culture
of no" at the Department of Homeland Security. Jeanne Butterfield (National) was quoted in a
series of articles published on November 3 by the Detroit News about the crackdown on Arabs
since 9/11. On November 3, the Sun-Sentinel published an Op-ed written by Candace Jean
(Southern Florida) about the treatment of Haitian refugees.
Mark Koestler (New York) and Dolly Hassan (New York) were featured in a November 2
Newsday question and answer article about immigration. Carl Shusterman (Southern
California) was quoted in a November 1 article about his client, an unusually gifted student who
is a U.S. citizen whose family is facing deportation. The article citing Mr. Shusterman ran in
the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Arizona Republic and the KnoxNews National.
Thomas Hochstatter (Wisconsin), Crystal Williams (National) and Julia Hendrix (National)
were quoted in a November 1 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article about the deportation of an
Ethiopian woman married to a U.S. citizen.
Charles Kuck (Atlanta) was featured in an October 31 Fulton County Daily Report article about
employment authorization cards. Sharon Dulberg (Northern California) and Douglas Lehrman
(Northern California) were quoted in an October 31 Sacramento Bee article about Special
Registration.
Raul Labrador (At Large) was featured in an October 30 Idaho Statesman article about
proposed immigration legislation. Jeanne Butterfield (National) was quoted in an October 30
Associated Press article about Special Registration. Nadine Wettstein (AILF) was quoted in an
October 30 Broward County Business Review article about the backlog of appeals to the BIA that
has surged over 400 percent in a 12-month period.
Gerry Chapman (Carolinas) was quoted in an October 30 Greensboro News & Record article
about the Wal-Mart raids. Kamal Nawash (Washington, DC) was featured in an October 30
Washington Times article about his bid for a Virginia Senate seat. He was also featured in an
October 30 Washington Post article about his bid for the Virginia Senate seat.
On October 29, Katherine Culliton (Washington, DC) was quoted by CNSNews.com about the
Wal-Mart raid. On the same day, she was also quoted in a Gannett News Service article about
Social Security benefits for Mexicans. In addition, she was quoted by the Arizona Republic on
October 29 about the CLEAR Act. Mayra Calo (Central Florida) was featured in an October 29
Oracle article about a lecture she gave about the effects of post-9/11 on Arab-Americans. The
Miami Herald quoted Cheryl Little (Southern Florida) in an October 29 article about the
treatment of Haitian refugees. Alice Yardum-Hunter (Southern California) was interviewed on
October 28 by KCMO Radio in Missouri about the Wal-Mart raids. Kwao Amegashie
(Minnesota/Dakotas) was featured in an October 29 Associated Press article about a client who
was deported. Nora Milner (Southern California) and Tifany Markee (Southern California)
were featured in an October 29 Providence Journal-Bulletin article about their client who was
deported.
The Wall Street Journal quoted Paul Zulkie (Chicago) in an October 27 article about H-1B visa
caps. Judy Golub (National) was quoted in an October 27 Christian Science Monitor article
about the Wal-Mart raids. Glenda Bunce (Carolinas) was quoted in an October 27 article about
the Peace Corps. Simon Azar-Farr (Texas) was quoted in an October 27 San Antonio Express
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News article about his clients' case which will challenge the standards used to determine
fraudulent marriages.
The Metro West Daily News featured Peter Cramer (New England) in an October 26 article
about the hardships faced by undocumented workers. Joshua Bratter (Southern Florida) was
quoted in an October 26 Miami Herald article about the DREAM Act. Gordon Quan (Texas)
was featured in an October 26 Houston Chronicle article about his re-election bid for Houston
City Council.
Maria Stephenson (Mid-South) was quoted in an October 25 Associated Press article about the
Wal-Mart raids. John Willshire (New England) was quoted in an October 25 Mitford Daily
News article about the Wal-Mart raids. Ron Russell (Mid-South) was quoted in an October 25
Courier-Journal article about the Wal-Mart raids. Elizabeth Stern (Washington, DC) was
quoted in an October 25 Washington Post article about the Wal-Mart raids.
Stephen Yale-Loehr (Upstate New York) was quoted in an October 24 Dallas Morning News
article about the Wal-Mart raids. He was also quoted in an October 24 Women's Wear Daily
article about the Wal-Mart raids. Peter Ashman (Nevada) was featured in October 23 and
October 24 KVBC-TV interviews about the Wal-Mart raids. Annette Brigsted (New England)
was featured in an October 24 Hartford Courant article about applying for the DV visa online. S.
Austin Johnson (Utah) was featured in an October 24 Deseret News article about his client who
is a student facing a 10-year bar on re-entry to the U.S.
Katherine Culliton (Washington, DC) was quoted in an October 21 Copley News Service article
about Republicans pursuing Latino votes through legislation aimed at reforming immigration.
Stephen Yale-Loehr (Upstate New York) was quoted in an October 12 Financial Times article
about recruiting nurses from abroad. John Estrella (National) and Julia Hendrix (National)
were quoted in an October 10 article in El Sol about the DREAM Act.
Note: Please submit all articles, letters-to-the-editor, etc. for inclusion in "Members in the News"
to Julia Hendrix of the AILA Advocacy Department (jhendrix@aila.org).
Upcoming Hearings
Nov. 13, Thursday: 2:00 p.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The Immigration, Border
Security and Citizenship Subcommittee (Chairman Chambliss, R-GA) of Senate Judiciary
Committee will hold a hearing titled "State and Local Authority to Enforce Immigration Law:
Evaluating a Unified Approach for Stopping Terrorism." Note: This hearing was originally
scheduled for Sept. 18, then for Nov. 4.
Did You Know?
"The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts -- the management arm of the federal judiciary --
reported in September that circuit court appeals from decisions of the Bureau of Immigration
Appeals (BIA) surged by nearly 400 percent over a 12-month period ending in March. Court
officials said they don't expect the numbers to return to normal any time soon. The appeals
generally come from aliens who failed to win relief from deportation orders in their petitions to
the BIA. Court officials track the beginning of the unprecedented increase in their appeals to Feb.
6, 2002, when Attorney General John Ashcroft announced procedural reforms designed to clear a
BIA backlog of about 56,000 cases by April 2003. A month later, all courts of appeals began to
see the fallout from a near-doubling of production by the BIA. In March 2002, appeals from BIA
decisions rose by 48 percent; in April 2002, 73 percent. There is currently a backlog of more than
5,000 appeals."
--The National Law Journal, November 3, 2003
 
Immigration Lawyers

From "Murthy" wrt Congressional campaign:

Several attorneys from the Washington D.C. Chapter of the American
Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) participated in a "Mini Lobby Day"
on November 7, 2003, on Capitol Hill. An attorney from The Law Office of
Sheela Murthy, P.C., who is co-chair of the Washington D.C. Chapter’s
Congressional Committee, helped in organizing the event and coordinating
the various sessions for Chapter members. Another of our attorneys
participated in the day-long meeting in the nation's capital with designated
congressional staff members. The event was part of our on-going lobbying
efforts to drive home the need for legislative understanding and support of
pro-immigration legislation in Congress.

The participants of the Mini Lobby Day program met with congressional
aides from the offices of Senators and Congresspersons representing
Maryland and Virginia. The topics discussed included a broad range of
current immigration issues. The discussions included potential
comprehensive immigration reform that would both provide earned
adjustment for certain illegal immigrants and initiatives to eliminate illegal
immigration. The potential changes aimed at reducing illegal immigration
were measures such as an increase the family-based immigration quota
and a reduction of backlogs in case processing. Also discussed were (1)
the need for increased understanding of the H and L visa programs,
including why these programs are important; (2) promotion of the DREAM
Act, and its related bill proposal, the Student Adjustment Act in the House
of Representatives; (3) and the elimination of executive actions that have
curbed civil liberties.

The overall feeling was that some Congressional offices were very receptive
to our message, while others simply listened politely. We hope that the
early signs indicating that the economy is improving will enable more
Congressional members to understand our position and hear our
recommendations with open minds. We at The Law Office of Sheela
Murthy, P.C. are pleased to have participated in this event and plan to
continue in our efforts to raise awareness of these important issues for the
cause of immigration. We have a consolidated plan to address the
importance of U.S. immigration, both at the grass roots level and at the
national level. Our involvement and participation in this event is just one
step in our multi-pronged plan to raise the consciousness of those who can
make a difference to this cause.
 
Hm.....................

Cinta, is this thread just for you. I don't see any reply or the thoughts/opinions of any other members here. I think nobody is interested in your long 'stories' or 'do this' , 'do that' etc. May be you are trying to do a wonderful job, but I think nobody is interested in these posts. Why don't you follow the posts ( which you are doing sometime), where everybody is doing some action/giving suggestions. Post something you did/post some suggestions you want to give. Don't post long 'blah.., blah... stories' like this.
Again I am not offending you or anything. Just an eye opener for you.
 
Re: Hm.....................

Originally posted by Kudiyan
Cinta, is this thread just for you. I don't see any reply or the thoughts/opinions of any other members here. I think nobody is interested in your long 'stories' or 'do this' , 'do that' etc. May be you are trying to do a wonderful job, but I think nobody is interested in these posts. Why don't you follow the posts ( which you are doing sometime), where everybody is doing some action/giving suggestions. Post something you did/post some suggestions you want to give. Don't post long 'blah.., blah... stories' like this.
Again I am not offending you or anything. Just an eye opener for you.
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My friend even if one reads it then it is a contribution. They are three kinds of people on this forum. The first kind is the people who work hard, the second kind is the people like you that apparently have nothing to contribute and apparently WAIT for the few to eventually do the work for their GC also and the third are people who do not even deserve to be here, at this stage of the I-485. In my opinion they are not FIT TO GET ANY GREEN CARD..any card for that matter.They are the result of a misused immigration system and thus have become part of the problem. My advise for them. SHUT UP.
Another note to you..if you do not like it..go away. DO not complain as you are not a moderator or anything close to that with five postings. maybe you will tell us what you have done so far for the public good here. People do not need your eye opening advices. Better keep quiet or go get baptised, get your fears out of yourself and come back...born again and ready to fight.

To answer your question: YES IT IS MY OWN THREAD FOR PERSONAL PLEASURE!
 
Cinta its better to keep only the useful info in this thread. This thread is good with lot of info. Others please delete your posts. I'll also delete mine in an hour.
 
MONEY

Back to my OWN THREAD.......................

Encouraging signs with LouDobbs petition. At some point in time, people will wake up. About 15 years ago, there was a "gang" in Jersey City calling themselves "the Dot busters". The response was timid and the dance continued all the way until today..just different methods and means..

Now to the money that USCIS received from the Government.......(mpi)

Immigration Bureaus of DHS Receive Additional Funding (May)

The Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act 2003 was signed into law April 16 to
provide additional funding to government agencies involved in the war against Iraq. Of the total
$78.5 billion "emergency spending" bill, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) received a
total of $6.71 billion (8.5 percent) to support domestic counter-terrorism operations. A further
$4.31 billion of DHS funds were allocated specifically to cover the administrative and operational
costs of Operation Liberty Shield — a multi-government and multi-agency national
anti-terrorism effort initiated March 17 (at the start of the war) to increase protections in the
United States. Operation Liberty Shield (see April 1, 2003 Policy Beat) has faced criticism for some
of its security initiatives, specifically the detention of asylum seekers from over 30 countries
thought to have ties to Al Qaeda and the "voluntary" interviews of approximately 11,000 Iraqi
nationals currently living in the United States. The three bureaus within DHS that deal directly
with immigrants and immigration functions received varying amounts of the $4.31 billion total: the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection was allocated $333 million; the Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, $170 million; and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services,
$3 million.

NOTE 1: $ 3 million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Homeland Security Appropriations Exceed Bush Proposal

The first Homeland Security Appropriations bill was signed into law on October 1, granting $37.6
billion for the Department of Homeland Security's FY2004 budget. This figure is $1.4 billion more
than that proposed by President George W. Bush in February (See March Policy Beat for more
information). Approximately one quarter of all funding will be provided for emergency
preparedness and response activities. Border security and immigration enforcement will receive
over $410 million, with $330 million designated for the new US-VISIT entry/exit tracking system
(See May, June, and October Policy Beats for more information on US-VISIT). The immigration
services budget will total $1.8 billion, $100 million of which will go toward reducing the backlog of
naturalization processing to six months by FY2007. Although satisfied with the increase in
appropriations, immigrant advocacy groups have voiced concerns over what they consider
inadequate funding to improve immigration services and reduce the backlog.

NOTE 2: Backlogs in Naturalization applications!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Backlog references and actions

http://www.acip.com/acipweb.nsf/0/216C8332C06365D685256B8F006F89D7?OpenDocument

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/062203/a0122backlog.html

http://www.isn.org/news/20030910004437.html Link still accessible??

http://www.isn.org/news/20000713071009.html latinos and ISN

http://www.isn.org/ GAO report to Congress may 2001. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01488.pdf

http://www.twmlaw.com/new/immsecurity.html Section 458 of the DHS Act, backlogs reduction in a year!

http://feinstein.senate.gov/releases01/ins_backlog_report.html Feinstein in 2001.

http://www.shrmglobal.org/function/immigration/fd052302a.htm FDBL law firm.

http://www.shusterman.com/dems80201.html

http://www.murthy.com/UDashcro.html Ashcroft and promises

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,35134-2,00.html

http://www.murthy.com/ukcongad.html backlogs 2001.

http://www.witherspoonsociety.org/Global/senate_hearings.htm Congress contacts, Ethnic contacts.

http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/us.../bush_immigration/sd07-14bush_immigration.htm Jewish sightseeing 2000.

http://www.napalc.org/programs/immigration/resources/brief_history.html Asian Pacific American ..

http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200306/060603.html US Senator Patrick Leahy.
 
Re: AILA

Well, we can see why - numbers from AILA's website -

Family-sponsored immigrants total 480,000 each year. These immigrants are:
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Employment-based immigrants total 140,000 each year.

They have 3.5 times as many family cases as employment cases. Translates to more money (even though I'm sure they can charge more per case for employment cases), and is politically safer in a weak economy...

That being said, I guess the only way for an issue to get onto AILA's agenda is that it be raised by a member, who by their charter has to be an attorney practicing immigration law?

That means our only forum to complain is our attorneys, by bitching at them and hoping that they pass on the message to AILA ? That's a catch-22 situation there - our attorneys have a direct fiscal benefit by having our cases prolonged...every AP/EAD/H1 extension means more money to them, so how much support do you think they will provide?

Didn't mean to across as negative, but I'm just frustrated by this whole ludicrous process.

K



Originally posted by cinta
AILA's upcoming LOBBY EVENT in CONGRESS FAILS TO MENTION EMPLOYMENT BASED BACKLOGS: ONLY FAMILY BASED BACKLOGS. Time to complain........http://www.aila.org/contentViewer.aspx?bc=8,176,3211,2326,2507&st=congressional+lobby
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Re: Re: AILA

Originally posted by PhillyKP
Well, we can see why - numbers from AILA's website -

Family-sponsored immigrants total 480,000 each year. These immigrants are:
.
.
.
Employment-based immigrants total 140,000 each year.

They have 3.5 times as many family cases as employment cases. Translates to more money (even though I'm sure they can charge more per case for employment cases), and is politically safer in a weak economy...

That being said, I guess the only way for an issue to get onto AILA's agenda is that it be raised by a member, who by their charter has to be an attorney practicing immigration law?

That means our only forum to complain is our attorneys, by bitching at them and hoping that they pass on the message to AILA ? That's a catch-22 situation there - our attorneys have a direct fiscal benefit by having our cases prolonged...every AP/EAD/H1 extension means more money to them, so how much support do you think they will provide?

Didn't mean to across as negative, but I'm just frustrated by this whole ludicrous process.


K
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My friend:

We are trying to educate and push people as much as we can. We also do it by example. Your point about contacting our lawyers is IMPORTANT but you know how many people actually DID IT. Myself and a couple of more fellows. That was it. Fear spread across all of them that can make Ashcroft very proud!!!!
Do you want to re-visit it? Let us all contact our lawyers and especially people who have their GCs already.
As far as AILA is concerned, do not expect miracles. Besides, they are not the only player in town. Contact migration policy institute and write letters. Call the Ombudsman and demand a reply to the petition OFFICIALLY WITH HIS NAME ON IT!
 
Media resources

Guys,

Can get some media contacts from this thread.
I know it may look like a mess but this is company's charged time!
 
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