July 27, 2012|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
By Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney On June 25, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Arizona et al. v. United States, dealing with Arizona’s controversial immigration bill, S.B. 1070. The Court held that sections 3, 5(C), and 6 of S.B. 1070 were preempted by federal immigration law and could not stand. This […]
July 3, 2012|Contributed by: Linda Shindler
More than seventy-five countries are on the list of those whose citizens are eligible to be granted E-2 investor visas upon the requirements. On June 8, 2012, President Obama signed bi-partisan sponsored legislation adding Israel to that list. Such a visa permits an individual to come to the United States for purposes of developing and directing a business […]
June 29, 2012|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Aaron Hall According to Standard & Poor’s, large immigrant populations help cities’ per capita income and credit ratings. This is contrary to the argument that immigrants would hurt a city’s credit rating either due to low income or due to use of municipal services. Cities with larger immigrant populations see an increase of […]
June 7, 2012|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
As of June 1, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) had received 55,600 H-1B petitions out of the 65,000 available visas, plus an additional 18,500 petitions of the 20,000 H-1Bs available under the Master’s Degree Exemption. Based on data from years past, the 2013 H-1B Cap may be right around the corner, if […]
June 6, 2012|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin On April 25, 2012 the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. United States. This unprecedented case is before the Supreme Court to determine whether specific provisions of SB 1070, Arizona State’s heavily restrictive law against undocumented individuals residing in that state, are in violation of the United […]
January 27, 2012|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
Colorado State Senators Angela Giron and Michael Johnston re-introduced the Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) bill to the Colorado senate on January 11, 2012. The ASSET bill proposes a “standard-rate” tuition for qualifying students who received an education from Colorado public schools and have “requested documentation of, [have] applied for, or will […]
January 20, 2012|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Even with a down economy, the need for highly educated, skilled workers remains high. Each year the Federal Government allows for only 85,000 total professional foreign workers to enter the United States as temporary workers, and each year that number is completely exhausted well before the next fiscal year begins. This is the elusive H-1B […]
January 18, 2012|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
Washington apple orchards reported a record growing year in 2011. Unfortunately, due to a late harvest and reduced labor force, otherwise edible fruit was left on the trees to rot. Growers explained to National Public Radio that migrants who tended the orchards during the growing months were unable to stay for the late harvest. According […]
January 16, 2012|Contributed by: Jeff D. Joseph, Esq.
According to a report by the National Foundation for American Policy, immigrants are driving start-up businesses in the United States. The report examined 50 top venture-funded privately held U.S. companies. Nearly half were founded or co-founded by an immigrant. Furthermore, 74{b6b8f04f7bd4b863c4cfed8339fd19419bda3e071c79bc5ac8c810cb9c52e30f} had an immigrant working in top management or a product development position. Clearly, immigrants […]
November 30, 2011|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
In a small but symbolic victory, on November 29, 2011, the House of Representatives voted 389-15 to eliminate the 7{b6b8f04f7bd4b863c4cfed8339fd19419bda3e071c79bc5ac8c810cb9c52e30f} per-country cap on employment based immigrant visas (“green cards”). If passed, the bill, sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), would slightly decrease the visa wait-time for foreign nationals from countries such as India, China, Mexico, […]
