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AILA Clarifies DHS’s Announcement on Prosecutorial Discretion
- August 28, 2011
- Category: AILA, Immigration Attorney, Obama, Prosecutorial Discretion
No CommentsMany people are confused in the wake of DHS’s recent announcement about how immigration agencies will use Prosecutorial Discretion in determining low and high priority immigration cases.
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H-1B Cap Count as of July 1, 2011
- July 7, 2011
- Category: H-1B Visas, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Law, Immigration Lawyer
As of July 1, 2011, USCIS had receipted 19,000 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 12,200 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 or
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Infographic: The Costs of E-Verify
- July 1, 2011
- Category: Enforcement, Guest Worker Program, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Law
From: The Center for American Progress. This infographic explains the costs of E-Verify, the government’s Internet-based work authorization system. It highlights the system’s known costs, such as lost tax revenue and monetary burdens on small businesses, and estimates the costs of additional fiscal burdens—to individuals verified through the system, to employers utilizing the system, and
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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
President Obama gave a speech in June about immigration.