Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!

Yes, yes, yes. Some information about the proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform was released today.

As an immigration lawyer with over 30 years of experience, my phones here in Los Angeles and in the Palm Springs office have been ringing off the hook. I already have over 100 emails from France and the UK. The message is always the same, “J Craig Fong (Retired from the practice of law), is there anything for me in the new immigration law?” Everyone wants to know the recently-released details for the proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). Enough! Assez! ¡Basta!

FIRST: I am studying and thinking about the proposal now.

SECOND: There are NOT many details in the limited release of information. It is more of a set of goals and principles.

THIRD: The actual legislative language is NOT yet available, so I can’t give you answers to specific issues.

FOURTH: I will send up a blog when I have a better idea of each set of provisions, but not right now, because I do not want to mislead anyone if I incorrectly analyse something which is so new and vague.

MOST IMPORTANT for you and for your friends: DO NOT RUSH OFF TO “REGISTER” WITH A NOTARIO!! Keep your money safe. At this time, there is NOTHING to register for. There is NO new program. There are NO immigration benefits available, because this is just a proposal. No one even knows whether this will pass through the Congress. Be patient. Let the details become clearer. Wait for President Obama to sign it into law. For now, just wait.

More later. –jcf