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El Monte Regional Center EB-5: What Happened
- October 20, 2011
- Category: EB-5
No CommentsImmigration Attorney Adam Green has written an excellent summary of what went wrong the EB-5 El Monte Regional Center recently de-certified by USCIS.
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Record deportations of illegal immigrants under Obama
- October 18, 2011
- Category: Morton, Representaive Luis Gutierrez, Senator Lamar Smith
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton today announced the agency’s fiscal year 2011 year-end removal numbers, announcing record deportations.
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DHS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan and Designation for South Sudan
- October 18, 2011
- Category: Napolitano, TPS
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Sudan for 18 months. She also designated the new Republic of South Sudan for TPS for 18 months. Both the extension and the new designation are effective Nov. 3, 2011, and will continue through May 2, 2013.
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USCIS Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Rule Impacting Certain Pending Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Applications
- October 18, 2011
- Category: EB-5
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks public comments on a proposed rule published in the Federal Register today that would enable USCIS to process certain applications approved between 1995 and 1998 by immigrant investors under the fifth preference employment-based immigrant visa classification, also known as EB-5.
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Republican Candidates: Recent Stances On Immigration
- October 17, 2011
- Category: Bachmann, Cain, Obama, Perry, Romney
When Republicans were asked in February what issues were most important to them, immigration was seventh. In a poll taken this week, immigration was fourth, according to NPR. It was behind only energy and the two wars.
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H-1B Cap Count as of October 7, 2011
- October 13, 2011
- Category: H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
As of October 7, 2011, USCIS had receipted 41,000 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 19,100 petitions towards the H-1B Master’s Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap
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EB-5: USCIS Announces “Entrepreneurs in Residence” Initiative
- October 13, 2011
- Category: EB-5, USCIS, USCIS Director Mayorkas
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas has announced the “Entrepreneurs in Residence” Initiative. This new innovative initiative will utilize industry expertise to strengthen USCIS policies and practices surrounding immigrant investors, entrepreneurs and workers with specialized skills, knowledge, or abilities.
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Startup Visa: Choosing Entrepreneurship Over Diversity
- October 11, 2011
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program, Start Up Visa Act
Mahendra Ramsinghani, the Author of The Business of Venture Capital, has recently published an article in the Huffington Post comparing the Diversity Visa Lottery with the Start Up Visa Act.
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Brown signs California Dream Act
- October 10, 2011
- Category: California's DREAM Act, Governor Jerry Brown
Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday granted illegal immigrants access to state financial aid at public universities and community colleges
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Immigrant Investor Regional Centers
- October 8, 2011
- Category: EB-5, Regional Center
The following is a list of current EB-5 (Immigrant Investor) Regional Centers by state. USCIS periodically updates the list. Because of this, here is the link to the USCIS site that has the current list: regional centers