FY2011 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 11/10/10)USCIS updated its count of FY2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 11/5/2010, approximately 46,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 17,200 H-1B petitions ...
November 14, 2010Setting the Stage for Immigration ReformAs people head to the polls tomorrow, they will consider a wide range of important issues—the economy, health care, unemployment, deficit spending, tax cuts and immigration to name a few. Not all voters are single issue voters, nor will people ...
November 8, 2010Pollsters Still Underestimating the Latino VoteAn interesting post-election thread is the issue of why so many polls underestimated voter turnout, specifically in races where the Democratic candidate won. The starkest example comes from the state of Nevada where the Democratic candid...
November 8, 2010How Will Republican Leadership Play their Cards on Immigration?The predictions are already rolling in that the 112th Congress will get little done, each party miring themselves in partisan differences with the goal of a White House win in 2012. The thought of gridlock on so many pres...
November 8, 2010Legal Action Center Argues H-1B Employees Should Not Face ArrestNovember 8, 2010Washington D.C. - Late last week, the Legal Action Center of the American Immigration Council (LAC), together with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), filed an amic...
November 8, 2010GAO Report Finds H-2B Workers Targeted for Fraud and AbuseThe U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report on the H-2B visa program, finding fraud and abuse by employers including unfair wages, excessive fees, and fraudulent documentation submitted to federal agencies to cir...
November 4, 2010New Requirements for Passport Applicants with Puerto Rican Birth CertificatesOffice of the Spokesman Washington, DCThe Government of Puerto Rico recently passed a law invalidating all Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010, and replacing them with enhance...
November 4, 2010DOS and USCIS Announce Changes to Consular Procedures for Cuban F-2A Visa ApplicantsCHANGES IN USINT HAVANA CONSULAR PROCEDURES FOR F2A VISA APPLICANTSThe Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are pleased to announce that because of decreased worldw...
November 4, 2010AILA Fears Immigration Overhaul Likely to Remain Stalled in 2011With neither party commanding a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate, immigration bills of any scope will likely remain mired in gridlock.WASHINGTON, DC – The results of last night’s mid-term elections lead the Ame...
November 4, 2010News Releases-All Arizona counties to benefit from ICE strategy to use biometrics to identify and remove aliens convicted of a crimePHOENIX, Ariz.-On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using a federal information sharing capability in all Arizona co...
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