No Visas Comrade!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/europe/12russia.html?ref=politics Interesting tid bit in today's newspaper of record that fans of the Visa Waiver program would be well to note. Vladimir Putin...
View Article"EB-2 India: The Great Leap Forward"
INDIA EB-2 SHOULD LEAP FORWARD "The Department of State has told AILA that because of decreasing demand for EB-1 visa numbers, the EB-2 category will be given at least 12,000 additional visa numbers....
View Article"Want A New Passport ? Adopted Children Need Not Apply"
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/pdf/2011-4154.pdf http://www.aila.org/content/fileviewer.aspx?docid=34593&linkid=229836 Until I looked at the new DS-5513 Biographical Questionnaire for A US...
View Article"Hard Times: Will They Help in The End?"
There is a fascinating observation in a recent column by noted demographer Michael Barone. Listen to what he says: “The 2010 Census tells something else that may prove important: There's been a...
View Article"Beware of Khamooshpour"
Thinking of applying for naturalization? Before you file your N-400, you might want to kick back and spend a few moments to imbibe the lessons imparted by Khamooshpour v Holder, No....
View Article"Remembering Fleuti: New Developments in the Law of Admission"
It has been a long time since the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act ("IIRIRA") introduced the concept of "admission" now codified at INA Section 101(a)(13)(C) yet arguments...
View Article"Can Martinez v. Mukasey survive a Supreme Court decision in Vartelas v Holder?"
My guru on the law of removal, the learned Salvador Colon of Houston, is worried. Why you ask? It is because he wonders if the Fifth Circuit decision in Martinez v. Mukasey can survive a future Supreme...
View ArticleBeware of What You Wish For: Is " The Fairness for HIgh-Skilled Immigration...
On October 28, 2011, the House Judiciary Committee approved a proposal brought forward by Tea Party favorite Congressman Jason Chaffetz(R-UT) with the support of Rep. Zoe Loefgren (D-Cal), an ardent...
View Article" Where Do We Go From Here: How Can We Improve the H-1B?"
Now that the H-1B cap for FY 2012 has been reached as of November 22nd, the question presents itself for our consideration: Where do we go from here? Are there ways to improve the H-1B ? In an ideal...
View ArticleIs It Still A Federal Case? An Unintended Consequence of Arizona v. USA
Of all the unexpected consequences of Arizona v USA, perhaps the least likely is the potential reshaping of licensure regulations for the immigration bar. So long as the states did not seek to regulate...
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