U.S. immigration law is extremely complex and must balance multiple goals, many of which often conflict. To make things even more difficult, piecemeal legislation and special interest lobbying over the years have left numerous provisions on the books years after they have already proven ineffective in achieving their stated goals. Many of these provisions, originally
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For the "enforcement first" or "enforcement only" people
Yesterday, a client of mine had an immigration interview. She is in her 20’s and is married to a U.S. citizen. She and her husband were high school sweethearts and still act like newlyweds even though they’ve been married for more than 2 years. Cute couple.Her problem is that she was ordered deported in 2004.…
Politics for the Potential Immigrant
You might not believe it considering all the controversy surrounding immigration in the U.S., but we have one of the most—if not the most—wide open and liberal immigration policies in the world. Every year, more than 400,000 foreign nationals legally move to the United States.The United States as a society (not necessarily politicians, mind you)…
Immigration Reform Not Here Yet – But Progress Is Being Made
Today, the President was briefed on the Immigration Reform Bill soon to be introduced in the Senate. The following is is statement following the briefing:The White HouseOffice of the Press SecretaryStatement by the President on Commonsense Immigration ReformThis afternoon, Senators Schumer and McCain briefed me on the bipartisan immigration reform bill …
Senate Proposal Is A Good Start
Yesterday, January 28th, 2013, a bi-partisan group of Senators issued a 4 page memo outlining their vision for immigration reform. The memo admits that our current immigration system is broken, and discusses, among other things both a path to legalization for undocumented aliens as well as a new path to permanent residency for graduates from…
President Obama Needs to Stimulate Employment, Not Hinder Employment
The jobless rate reached 9.8 percent in September and the average hourly work week fell to 33. This is obviously a problem, since consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of the economy and people who are out of work, or who have had their hours reduced, tend not to shop as much, for some…
Approximately 18,300 H-1B Numbers Still Available
USCIS announced today that, as of September 25, 2009, only 46,700 cap-subject H-1B numbers have been used from the fiscal 2010 allotment of 65,000. This means approximately 18,300 numbers remain available. USCIS’ fiscal year runs from October 1st to September 30th, so fiscal 2010 starts today (Happy New (fiscal) Year!). This means, among other things,…
Expanding Immigration Fraud Investigation in NYC
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced his office is issuing more than 30 additional subpoenas as part of the States expanding investigation into immigration fraud. You can read the press release here. Illegal and unscrupulous practices by non-lawyers such as “Notarios” and “Immigration Consultants” have been a huge problem in the…
USCIS Provides Information on Employment-Based Backlogs
A lot of people have been waiting for a very long time for their greencards due to backlogs in employment-based immigrant visas. USCIS recently published Questions & Answers: Pending Employment-Based Form I-485 Inventory regarding this issue and also published its current (as of August 25, 2009) inventory of pending employment-based I-485’s.There are a lot…