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President Obama Says E-Verify is an Effective Tool, but Needs to be Perfected
- July 1, 2011
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Immigration, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Law, Immigration Lawyer
No CommentsPresident Obama gave a speech in June about immigration.Ā
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H-1B Cap Count, June 2011
- June 28, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Visas, Immigration, Immigration Law, Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of June 17, 2011, USCIS had receipted 16,300 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 10,800 petitions towards the H-1B Masterās Exemption. Ā The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations.Ā Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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Barack Obama still hopeful on immigration
- May 30, 2011
- Category: Immigration
President Barack Obama on Monday told an audience of predominantly Latinos that heās hopeful an immigration overhaul bill will be able to pass Congress soon, even though he was unable to shepherd legislation for the DREAM Act to his desk before the first half of his first term, when Democrats controlled both houses.Ā (Read Article
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Obamaās Speech on Immigration From El Paso, Texas
- May 15, 2011
- Category: Immigration
The buzz words Obama has used in all of his recent clippings on immigration is that we need āto fix or reform our broken immigration system. ā But, has anything really happened on this front? Unfortunately, we have not had very much news. Comprehensive immigration did not pass, and does not look like it will
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Pushing Obama to keep promises
- May 4, 2011
- Category: Immigration
Reflecting growing liberal frustration with President Barack Obama’s lack of progress on immigration reform, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. is barnstorming through the Bay Area this week to demand the administration slow down its record-high number of deportations. āHe’s our champion,” said U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., who lands in the Bay Area on Tuesday.
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America’s visa restrictions lead to reverse brain drain
- March 4, 2011
- Category: Entrepreneur, Immigration, Non immigrant visa
Tom Brokaw submitted an excellent article on this topic March 3 on NBC. For the full report click here.Ā The creator of SnapDeal is an Indian entrepreneur. SnapDeal has created 300 jobs in India ā and counting. The founder of this company is Kunar Bahl. āI put my chips in the American basket and said
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ADJUSTED FEES FOR IMMIGRATION BENEFITS GO INTO EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 23
- October 26, 2010
- Category: Immigration
Please click this link to see the application fees that will increase after November 23, 2010.
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AFTER STALLED DEFENSE BILL VOTE, THE DREAM ACT REGAINS MOMENTUM
- September 24, 2010
- Category: Immigration
On Wednesday, the day after the defense authorization bill failed to clear a motion for cloture in the U.S. Senate and stalled efforts to attach the immigration bill and āDonāt Ask, Donāt Tellā repeal as amendments, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin reintroduced the DREAM Act. The move clears the way for the bill, which would offer
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HISPANIC MEDIA TURNING ON OBAMA
- August 26, 2010
- Category: Immigration
The long time romance between the US Spanish-language media and the Obama administration seems to be over. “Latinos overwhelmingly voted for Obama because he promised immigration reform within a year, but now the White House has lost control of the debate”, says Univision presenter Jorge Ramos, who is seen by many as the leading voice
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Immigration Reform Update
- June 25, 2010
- Category: Immigration
Napolitano, in a speech this week (June 24, 2010) to Hispanic Leaders provided no details of what an immigration bill would look like, but said that it would be a “big goal” requiring bipartisanship. Napolitano stressed that the administration was committed to tough enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border while working to formulate a bill. “And
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