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USCIS Issues Q&A on Proposed Stateside Processing Of Unlawful Presence Waivers
- January 11, 2012
- Category: Immigration Reform, Waivers
No CommentsOn Jan. 6, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a notice of intent in the Federal Register outlining its plan to reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from their spouses and children under certain circumstances while those family members go through the process of becoming legal immigrants to the United
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Commentary on new Proposed Rule by USCIS to Unify Families Faster
- January 6, 2012
- Category: Parole in Place, Reform, Waivers
USCIS has made an announcement that it seeks to seeks to unify families faster by allowing potential immigrants who are the spouses and children of U.S. citizens to apply for waivers of the unlawful presence bars while in the United States rather than waiting for the decisions of these waivers outside the country. See
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USCIS SEEKS TO UNIFY FAMILIES FASTER
- January 6, 2012
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Immigration Reform, Obama, Waivers
The American Immgration Council reports that the administration today has taken an important step toward fixing one of the most notorious problems with our broken immigration system—the 3 and 10 year bars. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it was filing a notice of intent to change a rule which
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Top Ten Immigration Wish List for 2012
- December 25, 2011
- Category: 245(i), Border Security, Deportation, Dream Act, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Immigration Reform, Morton, Parole in Place, Prosecutorial Discretion, Reform, Secure Communities, Sheriff Arpaio, Start Up Visa Act
Here is my Top Ten Immigration Wish List for 2012:
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Senators Favor Making EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program Permanent
- December 7, 2011
- Category: EB-5, H-1B Visas
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program on December 7, 2011.
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Romney: Immigration Flip-Flop
- December 2, 2011
- Category: Gingrich, Immigration Reform, Romney
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently made a complete Flip-Flop on Amnesty.
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Gingrich: Puts Immigration Back on the Table
- November 28, 2011
- Category: Gingrich, Reform, Republicans, Romney
Newt Gingrich, as the new Republican front runner, has taken some interesting positions on the immigration debate.
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New Immigration Bill: Buy House, Get a Visa
- October 24, 2011
- Category: Immigration Reform, Senator Schumer, VISIT-USA Act
Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are preparing to introduce a bipartisan bill Thursday that would give residence visas to foreigners who spend at least $500,000 to buy houses in the U.S.
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Untangling DHS’ Record High Deportation Numbers
- October 20, 2011
- Category: American Immigration Council, Border Security, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, ICE, Parole in Place, Prosecutorial Discretion, Secure Communities
It was another record breaking year for deportations, with DHS logging 396,906 removals during Fiscal Year 2011. While the raw number is not in doubt, its meaning is far from clear, according to the American Immigration Council.
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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.