The immigration legal community has been watching anxiously for clues about whether Obama will back off his predecessor’s aggressive prosecution of illegal immigration.

Well, wait no more, esquires. The White House has announced that it plans to push ahead with an Obama campaign promise to reform immigration law so that illegal immigrants in the country can become citizens, according to an article today in the Houston Chronicle.

SB 101 seeks to rely on the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amidst grave controversy while giving large pharmaceutical companies who harm Georgians a “Get out of Jail Free” card.

If you inherit property, of course you should be grateful and count your blessings. Still, consider the possibility that the gift may come with a big string attached—a debt linked to the property, such as is particularly common with real estate or a car. In that event, the question arises as to whether the debt must be satisfied from the particular asset or from the decedent’s estate more generally. How this question is answered can cause a big swing in the respective gift amounts for beneficiaries of an estate.