H1B CAP As of May 20, 2011, - (05.23.11)
Approximately 12,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 8,500 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

Statements of Support for President Obama's Commitment to Fix our Broken Immigration System - (05.23.11)
Below please see statements of support for the President’s commitment to fix our broken immigration system to meet our 21st century economic and security needs from business leaders, civic leaders and...

ICE announces expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math degree programs - (05.23.11)
WASHINGTON-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today published an expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree programs that qualify eligible gr...

Illinois Says “No Mas” to Secure Communities - (05.09.11)
Written by: David Leopold On May 4, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn notified ICE that he was pulling the state out of ICE’s flawed Secure Communities initiative. For us locals, it is nice to see the Land ...

Japanese Nationals Stranded by Earthquake - (04.26.11)
In light of the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, USCIS reminds Japanese nationals that certain U.S. immigration benefits may be available to them upon request. USCIS understands that a natural disast...

FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count - (04.20.11)
April 15, 2011 H-1B Cap Count As of April 15, 2011, approximately 7,100 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 5,100 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degre...

Pump Up the Volume for Immigration Reform - Email Today! - (04.20.11)
On April 19th, President Obama met with Senior Administration officials and stakeholders to discuss the need and importance of fixing our broken immigration system. Add your voice to the growing choru...

The Racial Blame Game - (04.20.11)
These days it seems that some people want to blame immigrants for every problem under the sun: high taxes, crime, pollution, the national deficit, healthcare costs, even traffic. Now some folks are ev...

Unauthorized Immigrants Pay Taxes, Too - (04.20.11)
The unauthorized, like everyone else in the United States, pay sales taxes. They also pay property taxes-even if they rent. At least half of unauthorized immigrants pay income taxes. Add this all up a...

Obama plans to 'intensify' immigration debate - (04.20.11)
The White House statement: In a meeting in the State Dining Room this afternoon, the President and members of his Cabinet and senior staff met with a broad group of business, law enforcement, faith, a...

Court Protects Immigrants' Right To Reopen Cases From Outside the U.S. - (04.15.11)
A federal appellate court recently reversed a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision that would have prevented noncitizens from presenting new evidence in their removal cases – evidence ...

Tuition Equity Legislation for Undocumented Students Picks Up Speed - (04.15.11)
Updated 04/12/11: The State of Maryland is well on its way to making higher education accessible to undocumented students, as both houses passed the Maryland DREAM Act and Governor O’Malley has pledge...

Four Cheers for the Ninth Circuit’s Ruling on SB 1070 - (04.15.11)
In a clean sweep for the rule of law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction yesterday against four key provisions of SB 1070—Arizona’s notoriously misguided a...

Two Years Under the Obama Administration, How Does DHS Measure Up? - (04.15.11)
Nearly two years ago, expectations ran high as President Obama took office and Secretary Napolitano took the reins of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In review of DHS’s first year u...

22 Senators Demand President Obama Exercise Executive Action on Immigration - (04.15.11)
As it becomes increasingly evident that Congress is too mired in politics to reform our broken immigration system, a steady chorus demanding executive action is growing. This week, 22 U.S. Senators, i...

Get Out Your Wallets, Georgians! State Lawmakers Pass Costly Immigration Measure - (04.15.11)
Despite the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling to uphold a preliminary injunction against provisions of Arizona’s SB 1070 earlier this week, state lawmakers in Georgia passed their own version of A...

Federal Court Decision Protects H-1B Employees from Wrongful Arrest - (04.15.11)
Released on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 Washington D.C. - A recent ruling from a federal judge in Connecticut confirmed that—as the American Immigration Council (AIC) and the American Immigration Lawyer...

USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2012 H-1B Petitions - (04.08.11)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2012 cap. The a...

Possible EB-2 Priority Date Movement in the Coming Months - (04.06.11)
Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 11040563 (posted Apr. 5, 2011)" Following-up on his earlier observations on EB-1 demand and "spill-down" to EB-2 reported on InfoNet on March 29, 2011 (I...

Republicans Attempt to Change Outgoing Message on Immigration, Again - (04.01.11)
This week, the conflicting messaging on immigration from Republican politicians is particularly hard to follow. Voters can “press one” for Senator Lindsay Graham’s message that immigration reform is r...