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At Gasparian Spivey Immigration, we are passionate about our clients, the law, the state of immigration, our city, and our friends. We'd like to share our passion and thoughts with you, and we welcome your questions and feedback.


Immigrants Make America Safer

Jul 2, 2025

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The current president ran on an agenda of demonizing immigrants, but it is losing strength as people see the extreme lengths his government is willing to go to deport not the worst of the worst as pro...

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State Department to Scrutinize Social Media of International Students Applying for Visas

Jun 25, 2025

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We have long advised clients to be circumspect on social media since posts that could be read as not in the national interest could work against them. Last week, the State Department issued a cable th...

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ICE Agents Slow Down Flood Water Management Project in New Orleans

Jun 9, 2025

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Recently, we wrote about the way the current administration’s immigration crackdowns hurt the construction industry. We observed that job site raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents...

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NAFSA 2025, Community, and the Need for Speed

Jun 4, 2025

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These days, people who know what we do for a living ask how we're holding up with genuine concern. It was great to be in San Diego last week for NAFSA's national conference because people in an organi...

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Trump Immigration Policy Hurts Construction, Housing Market

May 21, 2025

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Time after time, we see that the Republicans’ hostility toward immigration backfires on the United States. The construction industry is just the most recent example. In October 2024, representatives ...

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