Some good news for the weekend as provided by AILA. On 7/31/08 and 8/1/08, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration held a mark-up session and approved the following three pieces of immigration-related legislation: H.R. 6020, sponsored by Representative Lofgren (D-CA), would amend the INA to allow soldiers who have served…
Another sad day for immigration lawyers, employers and workers. USCIS announced it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of Fiscal Year 2009. This is a clear sign the system is not working, we need more visas to jump…
I wanted to point out to an excellent article by staff writer for the ABA, Lynda Edwards, about the faith of those that help our armed forces in Iraq. Many of these people risk their lives to help our soldiers, and you would think that our government will make it…
White teens were charged in what officials said was a fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town. Unless we educate our children to tolerate the immigrant population, we will hear of more stories like this one. There are 20 million illegal immigrants living…
Sad but true, it seems that H2B visas will run out in the next few days. Here is a recent count update as provided by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. July 23, 2008 H-2B Count On July 24, 2008 USCIS updated the count of H-2B petitions received and counted towards…
This is a reminder to all I-601 waiver applicants, there is no fee waiver for this application no matter what is your situation. USCIS has received numerous applications filed without the appropriate fee due to an incorrect interpretation of the regulations. The authority to waive or exempt payment of the…
The government is stepping up enforcement efforts against employers. ICE announced that a former and current top executive for a McDonald’s franchisee in Nevada, plead guilty to federal felony immigration offenses for encouraging undocumented foreign nationals to live in the United States. ICE officials claim that company management employed individuals…
We process many TN visa cases at our office and through our self help kit guide on the TN Visa Expert Site. The TN visa is available for Canadian and Mexican citizens. The applicant must be coming to work in the United States as one of 65 job titles defined…
1. There is a very high rejection rate of I-907 premium processing requests. (SCOPS chief Barbara Velarde mentioned in Vancouver at the National Immigration conference that the rejection rate was approximately 60%.) Prior to the suspension of premium processing for I-140’s last Fall, only certain I-140 case types were eligible.…
Compete America on behalf of thousands of US employers write to congress in support of immigration reform. They write: U.S. employers rely on EB green cards to keep foreign-born talent living, working and innovating in America. Yet, despite the critical importance of these visas, Congress has failed to address the…