August 18, 2014|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
As of August 1, undocumented immigrants are eligible to obtain driver’s licenses under a new law passed by the State Legislature in 2013. The passage of this law was seen as exciting progress for the more than 150,000 undocumented people in Colorado who might be eligible to obtain licenses. Unfortunately, many people, especially in certain […]
July 8, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Amber L. Blasingame, Associate Attorney, Colorado Springs Office The I-9 Form is an enigma among so many complex immigration forms. Employers and employees often may overlook the significance of the form and reasons why the form exists. Created in 1986, the form was intended to reduce the allure of unauthorized employment in the […]
July 2, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Amber L. Blasingame, Associate Attorney, Colorado Springs Office In the wake of congressional “do-nothingism,” per Rep. Luis Gutierrez, President Obama announced plans on June 30, 2014, to implement additional immigration relief within the power of the executive branch before the end of this summer. The President did not provide more specifics on his […]
July 2, 2014|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Contributed by Aaron Hall, Partner After months of languishing in the House of Representatives with only the occasional flicker of hope, it appears that the prospect of immigration reform is officially dead for 2014. The Obama Administration has announced that by the end of the summer, it would be implementing a new serious of executive […]
June 27, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Amber Blasingame, Associate Attorney, Colorado Springs Office According to Albert Einstein the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Submission of a cap subject H-1B petition, especially in the last two years, comes dangerously close to insanity. It is no wonder that a state […]
May 22, 2014|Contributed by: Jeff D. Joseph, Esq.
Over a month ago, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) experienced a “catastrophic hardware failure” that caused many of its record keeping and case management systems inaccessible. The result was that for over a month cases were not being updated in the system. On May 19, 2014 EOIR announced that the data recovery team, […]
May 22, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Aaron Hall, Senior Attorney If an 18 year-old senior in high school is convicted of having sexual contact with his 15 year old sophomore girlfriend, should he forever be considered a sexual predator that is a danger to all of those around him? What does it mean if he later falls in love […]
April 29, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney Advocates for immigration reform continue to put pressure onto the government to pass comprehensive immigration reform. In the meantime, our elected officials are busy pointing fingers and teasing each other while millions of immigrants in the U.S. wait. And wait. During a Rotary Club lunch in Ohio last week, […]
April 25, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Koby Polaski, Senior Attorney When a client or potential client is exploring the different avenues through which he or she might immigrate to the United States – temporarily or permanently – the option of investing in a company in the United States often comes up. The “traditional” investor visa that most have in […]
March 27, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Koby Polaski, Senior Attorney The recent litigation and ongoing turmoil over the promulgation of new regulations governing the H-2B program are enough to make anyone’s head spin. It all started in 2011 when the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would change the wage methodology it uses to calculate H-2B […]
