The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Arizona v. United States today. This case concerns Arizona S.B. 1070, and in particular, the four parts that have had immigrants and many others in an uproar. Most of the oral arguments today concerned the part of the law requiring state officials…
The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill. After four decades that brought 12 million current immigrants—more than half of whom came illegally—the net migration flow from Mexico to the United States has stopped—and may have reversed, according…
In an effort to decrease waiting times at our port of entries, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (CBP) has recently enacted a pilot program at the International Bridge at the Sault Ste Marie port of entry. The hope of this program is to bring vehicles to…
This is a recent update. The State Department announced that the annual limit in the EB-2 category for China-mainland born and India has been reached. The State Department notified USCIS on April 11, 2012, that no further visas for those categories would be authorized. This is the “additional corrective action”…
A special Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program announced last August to reduce the massive backlog of pending matters by identifying those that could be dismissed or put on hold has resulted in the closure of 2,609 cases, according to government data covering the period up to the end of…
I have been saying for many years that the visa system is unfair for foreign artists. Take the story of Seny Daffe. Daffe was granted a visa that allows culturally unique artists entry to the U.S. In Burlington, he joined the African dance company Jeh Kulu, where he taught drumming.…
This is the latest update regarding the H1B cap numbers. As of April 13, 2012, approximately 20,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 9,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with US advanced degrees. With respect to the H1B Cap, most people only need to be counted against the…
In an interesting article from the N.Y. Times, more children of U.S. immigrants are moving back to their ancestral countries to pursue opportunities. In growing numbers, experts say, highly educated children of immigrants to the United States are uprooting themselves and moving to their ancestral countries. They are embracing homelands…
Recently, the drug cartels have taken to placing ads in the newspaper to find drivers to transport drugs across the border into the U.S. Ads that say things like “Would you like to work in San Diego?” or “A company that is a leader in its field is looking for…
A lot has been said about this story, and it seems the wrong point keep coming back. The workers is not able to find work because of the H1B visa. This is a myth and a wrong statement. This is the story to recap. Two days after Obama talked with…