April 6, 2011|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
If Congress fails to agree on the federal budget by Friday, April 8, 2011, the government has announced a possible shutdown as of midnight Friday. This will not be the first time that the government has been shut down due to disagreements among federal offices. In 1995, a disagreement arose between former President Bill Clinton and […]
February 14, 2011|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
The Untied States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today in an “Interim Memo for Comment” that it will eventually begin issuing one document to cover both employment authorization and travel permission, rather than an employment authorization card and a paper advance parole document. The comment period closes on February 28, 2011 and the memo […]
February 11, 2011|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
As reported recently in the Washington Post, nationwide implementation of E-Verify is on the agenda of several House Republicans in the first session of the 112th Congress. E-Verify is an electronic system that allows employers to run the information of potential employees through federal databases to confirm it and therefore identify people who are not legally […]
February 9, 2011|Contributed by: Jeff D. Joseph, Esq.
Worksite enforcement cases are clearly on the rise and the potential sanctions for employers go well beyond civil fines. Joseph & Hall P.C. successfully defended a corporate client today after the client received a Notice of Proposed Debarment which would have prevented the client from entering federal contracts. The client had previously settled a worksite […]
February 7, 2011|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
National Public Radio reported last week on the recent increase in popularity for the fifth employment based visa preference category, or the “EB-5” category. The EB-5 visa category, which Congress created in 1990, is available to foreign investors seeking to enter the United States in order to invest in a business or company that will […]
December 13, 2010|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On December 10, 2010, Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented on the country’s need for comprehensive immigration reform at the at the annual meeting of the Partnership for New York City. Bloomberg’s presentation emphasized the economic benefits that would come from immigrant entrepreneurs and the country’s history of immigrant-driven economic strength. According to an article at www.nytimes.com, Bloomberg has […]
November 18, 2010|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
A study by Scottsdale-based economic firm Elliott D. Pollack & Co. finds that the boycott of Arizona in the wake of the signing of the controversial immigration law SB 1070 has cost the state $141 million in lost meeting and convention business. The economic effect of the boycott goes much further than the $141 million lost […]
November 15, 2010|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
The United States Department of Justice announced last week that it reached a settlement agreement with Hoover Inc., the well-known manufacturer of vacuum cleaners, over allegations that Hoover imposed illegal obstacles in the I-9 process upon its lawful permanent resident employees. According to the Department of Justice’s report, Hoover required all permanent residents to produce a […]
November 2, 2010|Contributed by: Linda Shindler
On September 9, 2010 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding that Hazelton, Pennsylvania’s “Immigration Relief Act Ordinance” is unconstitutional. The Court found that the section of the ordinance addressing employment contained provisions that went beyond requirements found in the federal legislation. In addition, the local ordinance did not clearly define who was an unauthorized worker. While the […]
November 1, 2010|Contributed by: Lindsey Lovgren
On November 23, 2010, the new fee schedule for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) application and petition filing fees will go into effect. The new fee schedule was published on September 24, 2010, and shows that filing fees will increase by an average of 10{b6b8f04f7bd4b863c4cfed8339fd19419bda3e071c79bc5ac8c810cb9c52e30f}. Petitions and applications for businesses will be affected by […]
