2014 July

In this special July 4th episode we talk to Immigration Attorney Joseph Rosen on the History of US Immigration

Joseph Rosen is the managing attorney for Joseph H. Rosen, Immigration Law Group. Mr. Rosen began practicing Immigration Law in June 2011 after retiring from the US Government where he spent 20 years as a Special Agent for the FBI and US Customs. His law enforcement career includes 10 years of working on or near the US / Mexico border. He teaches immigration law, as an adjunct professor, at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School and is a Clinical Director at the AJMLS Immigration Clinic located at Catholic Charities Atlanta.

In this episode you will hear:

His view on the security of the US / Mexican boarder

How discrimination has driven Immigration law development

Chinese Exclusion acts

How Congress developed power over immigration (and what the courts can and can't do)

Other interesting turning points in US Immigration

Where Immigration may be heading in the near future

Joe also shares with us:

Business Advice: Treat your clients well and be responsive

His personal habits that attributes to his success: Working hard and perseverance

Parting Thoughts: Immigrants often display the highest degree of US Nationalism

Bonus content:

A short excerpt from President Obama's announcement to take executive action on Immigration

“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Chase Holfelder

In this episode we talk to Immigration Attorney Josh Adams about the Immigration iOS app he developed for INA, CFR, Practice Manuals and more.

Josh grew up in New England. At age 9, he began creating computer software. During Josh's undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, he studied computer science but majored in anthropology. After college, Josh worked as a software engineer for five years and through a series of leveraged opportunities and continuous development, he later became an immigration attorney. Based on his experience as both an immigration lawyer and software developer, Josh created an iPhone/iPad app for specifically immigration lawyers.

In this episode you will hear:

Details about his Immigration iOS app download here
His path to software development
Why he created the iOS app for the immigration community
How the App can browse the INA, CFR and various Practice manuals
It's ability to search, cross reference, bookmark and paste
How his cat plays and an important part of his marketing (Kidding.. kinda)

Resources discussed on this episode:

Josh also shares with us:

The best advice he has ever received: A previous manager encouraged him to go to law school
His personal habits that attributes to his success: Persistence (i.e. how 150 hours pays off)
Parting Thoughts: He listens to and incorporates feedback from his app users. Feel free to reach out to him to make it better.