The nation’s severe nursing shortage, now in its ninth year, challenges hospitals’ ability to operate at full capacity to care for their communities. The American Hospital Association (AHA) issued a statement in support of the Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act. If this Bill will pass thousands of Nurses will be…
Felony cultivation of marijuana in violation of Cal. Health & Safety Code §11358 is categorically an aggravated felony drug trafficking crime under INA §101(a)(43)(B). In August 1999, Petitioner, a lawful permanent resident, was convicted of felony cultivation of marijuana under Cal. Health & Safety Code §11358. Petitioner was charged with…
U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a deadly brain tumor, doctors treating him at Massachusetts General Hospital said Today. Sen Kennedy is a true Icon, Kennedy’s contributions to the U.S. Senate are historic, where he has represented Massachusetts since 1962. On May 16, 2008 Kennedy wrote a letter to Secretary…
ComputerWorld’s Patrick Thibodeau is doing an excellent job covering H1B and the Green Crisis in the past two years. I was happy to be interviewed for his H1B article coverage in early April. His most recent article regarding the need for Green Card Fix is right on the money. He…
The recent number of raids, arrests, and criminal indictments against employers for worksite violations across the State by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) branch of the Department of Homeland Security are clear indications that employers are on the frontline of the government’s efforts to stop illegal immigration. Today Immigration…
We previously covered the abuse that many European visitors suffer at the ports of entry to the US. Each year, thousands of would-be visitors from 27 so-called visa waiver countries are turned away when they present their passports, said a spokeswoman for Customs and Border Protection. In the last seven…
In the past few weeks we succeeded in getting several Extreme Hardship (I-601 Waivers) approvals at the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. The amazing thing is that many of these cases got approved the same day. Here is a detailed report of the experience by one of our clients. We…
Letter from North Carolina AG’s Office on Eligibility of Undocumented Students for Community College may shed some light on this controversial issue. Should students that lived in this country illegally for years be eligible for community college admissions? Read the Letter from the AG here Download file
Some news to report in the Immigrant Investor Visa category. USCIS approved the Southeast Los Angeles Regional Center for the EB-5 Pilot Program. The USCIS also approved and designated the Los Angeles Film Regional Center for participation in the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program. Click Here to Read the Approval Letters…
We continue our updates on the new TN visa extension rules. USCIS announced today that it is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to increase the maximum amount of time a Trade- NAFTA (TN) professional worker from Canada or Mexico can remain in the United States before seeking readmission or…