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Statement of Lamar Smith at Hearing on the Investor Visa Program
- October 7, 2011
- Category: EB-5, Senator Lamar Smith, Startup Visa
1 CommentLamar Smith is a Judiciary Committee Chairman Member for the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. He made the following opening remarks on both the EB-5 and Startup Visa Act at the hearing on September 14, 2011:
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Latinos See Obama ‘Betrayal’ On Immigration: Opportunity for Perry?
- October 7, 2011
- Category: Border Security, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Latinos, Obama, Perry, Senate Committee
President Obama came into office with strong Latino support, having won two-thirds of the Latino vote, according to exit polls. According to an arcitle in NPR, that support is beginning to erode.
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Nov 2011 Visa Bulletin: Most Favorable EB-2 Movement Since August 2007 for Chinese & Indian Applicants
- October 6, 2011
- Category: EB-2, Visa Bulletin
Based on the November 2011 Visa Bulletin, : Chinese & Indian Applicants will see the most Favorable Employment Based Second Movement Since August 2007. This could generate increased filings in this category. The visa numbers, of course, could always retrogress in the future. For further information, click: VISA BULLETIN
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Federal officials shut down foreign investment program in El Monte
- October 6, 2011
- Category: EB-5, Regional Center, USCIS
The federal government has shut down a program here that allowed foreign investors to obtain green cards in exchange for investing $500,000 in the El Monte Transit Village project, officials said Wednesday.
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Transcript of Secretary Napolitano’s Remarks on Smart Effective Border Security and Immigration Enforcement
- October 5, 2011
- Category: Border Security, DHS, Immigration Reform, Napolitano, Secure Communities
Here is the full transcript of United States Secretary of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Secretary Janet Napolitano’s Remarks on Smart Effective Border Security and Immigration Enforcement on October 5, 2011, at American University:
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Startup Visa Act Looks Towards Senate
- October 4, 2011
- Category: EB-5, Immigration Reform, Startup Visa
Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), along with Senator Mark Udall (D-Colo.), have reintroduced legislation to drive job creation and increase America’s global competiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs secure visas to the United States.
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Highlights of Zuckerman’s Article, “Why Math and Science Education Means More Jobs”
- October 4, 2011
- Category: brain drain, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas, Immigration Reform, STEM, Zuckerman
Mortimer B. Zuckerman in his recent U.S. News & World Report article argues that we have to 1) Welcome more talent, and 2) Grant more visas
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Diversity Visa Lottery: DV-2013 To Begin October 4
- September 30, 2011
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
The online registration period for the 2013 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2013) will begin at on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).
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ICE arrests almost 3,000 convicted criminal aliens; Obama Blames GOP for Lack of Immigration Reform
- September 28, 2011
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Morton, Obama, Prosecutorial Discretion
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the results of a seven-day national “Cross Check” enforcement operation-which led to the arrest of more than 2,900 convicted criminal aliens.
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PERRY ON IMMIGRATION
- September 27, 2011
- Category: Bachmann, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Congress, General, H-1B Visas, Perry, Romney
Texas Governor Rick Perry is one of the leading candidates to become the Republican nominee for the upcoming Presidential Election. The issue of immigration reform will be an important one in the months leading up to the Presidential Election. Governor Perry has taken some early positions on Immigration and I examine them here.