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Outlook for Federal Immigration Reform
With the November elections approaching, the likelihood for comprehensive federal immigration reform is unfortunately minimal to non existent. For the remainder of the year, and possibly for sometime after, we anticipate immigration reform taking a back seat to other...
Unauthorized Immigration Down Sharply
The Pew Center for Hispanic Research reported in September that the annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the U.S. was down significantly from March 2007 to March 2009 when compared to the same period from 2000 to 2005. This decrease resulted in an 8% reduction...
New Rules for I-9 Verifications Involving Puerto Rico Birth Certificates
In July, the Vital Statistics Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico began issuing new, more secure certified copies of birth certificates to U.S. citizens born in the territory. Any certified copies of birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010 will become...
New Fees in Effect for Some H1-B and L Visas
Petitioning employers who employ 50 or more workers in the United States with more than half of those employees being H1-B or L visa holders are now having to pay higher filing fees of $2,000 for H1-B petitions and $2,500 for L visa petitions.The fee increase is part...
ICE I-9 Inspections On The Rise
On September 16, ICE released a notice of the agency’s intent to issue more than 500 Notices of Inspections (NOI) to companies throughout the United States in the following week. According to ICE, the up tick in inspections is due to a growing number of leads on...
Outlook for Federal Immigration Reform
With the November elections approaching, the likelihood for comprehensive federal immigration reform is unfortunately minimal to non existent. For the remainder of the year, and possibly for sometime after, we anticipate immigration reform taking a back seat to other...
Unauthorized Immigration Down Sharply
The Pew Center for Hispanic Research reported in September that the annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the U.S. was down significantly from March 2007 to March 2009 when compared to the same period from 2000 to 2005. This decrease resulted in an 8% reduction...
New Rules for I-9 Verifications Involving Puerto Rico Birth Certificates
In July, the Vital Statistics Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico began issuing new, more secure certified copies of birth certificates to U.S. citizens born in the territory. Any certified copies of birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010 will become...
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