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AIC Disputes the Heritage Study on CIR Costs

As the Senate immigration bill gradually works its way through the system, opponents of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) are busy sowing doubts – and fears – about the putative economic costs of the measure. In particular, the path to citizenship laid out for some 11 million unauthorized immigrants has been targeted. The Heritage Foundation recently [...]

The GOP and CIR: Pushing Forward or Pulling Back?

On the issue of immigration reform, the American conservative movement appears to be straining to go in two different directions at once, much like the pushmi-pullyu (two-headed llama from the Dr. Dolittle children’s stories). Among those pushing toward comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) are lukewarm supporters who see it as a political inevitability that’s not worth [...]

Murthy’s New Role & Maryland Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, attended the Annual Meeting of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, held May 1, 2013 at the Hilton BWI Airport. At a board meeting that afternoon, Murthy was elected to her new position as Vice Chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors. For the past two years, she [...]

Murthy Sponsors Dinner Honoring Dr. Madhav Chavan of Pratham

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was master of ceremonies at an April 24th, dinner honoring Dr. Madhav Chavan, founder and CEO of India’s renowned educational nonprofit, Pratham. The event was held at Bombay Tandoor in Vienna, Virginia, and hosted by Pratham’s Washington D.C. chapter. The Murthy Law Firm was a proud sponsor [...]

Two MNF Grantees Nominated for Awards: Vote Today!

Philanthropy is integral to the Murthy Law Firm business plan. This innovation began when Sheela Murthy and her husband, Vasant Nayak, created the MurthyNAYAK Foundation (MNF), to channel their financial resources and philanthropic energies into socially transformative projects, changing the world, one person at a time. Areas on which MNF focuses its support are education [...]

The Boston Bombings and Immigration Reform

Once it became known that the Boston bombing suspects were immigrants from Russia’s restive southern flank, the handwringing began. Chief among the handwringers was Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who expressed his concerns in a letter to Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, cautioning that: “Before Congress moves forward, some important national security questions must be addressed. [...]

Laurene Powell Jobs Speaks Out: We Need Immigration Reform

Laurene Powell Jobs has stayed out of the limelight in the months since the death of her husband, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. [See Goodbye to a Great American Genius: Steve Jobs, (1955-2011), MurthyBlog, 06.Oct.2013.] Powell Jobs broke that silence in a recent appearance on NBC’s Rock Center, speaking out on the need for immigration reform, [...]

Murthy Active in SAALT

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, attended an April 19th VIP reception at the 2013 National South Asian Summit in Washington D.C., an event organized by SAALT, South Asian Americans Leading Together. SAALT is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit that works to strengthen the voice and influence of South Asians in the United States, [...]

Murthy Hosts Maryland Chamber Reception

Small businesses are good for our economy, and our public policies should reflect this fact: they create jobs, spur innovation, and continue to build a robust and diversified commercial sector all across Maryland. That was the take-home message for local entrepreneurs and executives at a business breakfast sponsored by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and [...]

The Hindu: Sheela Murthy Comments on Immigration Reform Bill

When one of India’s leading newspapers needed informed commentary on the Senate immigration reform bill, it turned to a leader in immigration with a world-class reputation: none other than Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm. In a recent interview with Dr. Narayan Lakshman, U.S. correspondent for The Hindu, Murthy commented extensively [...]

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