Filed July 18, 2012
Some commentators believe that undocumented immigrants can legally own their own businesses, a factor that some Immigration Judges have used as a justification that an undocumented immigrant should be permitted to stay in the country. (Mastman, Undocumented Entrepreneurs: Are Business Owners “Employees” Under the Immigration Laws (2009) 12 N.Y.U.J. of Legis. and Pub.Policy p. 225; Matter ofGonzalez Recinas (2002) 23 I. & N. Dec. 467, 468.) 25 permitted to legally remain in the United States and, in certain cases, obtain _ authorization to work.