The Brookings Institution held September 27, 2012 a panel discussion, entitled Education and Immigration Reform: Reigniting American Competitiveness and Economic Opportunities. The discussion kicked off with a presentation by Microsoft Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Brad Smith, who proposed a two-pronged solution to what...
The Nebraska Service Center (NSC) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that, regardless of age, all applicants who file for reentry permit or refugee travel document (Form I-131) are being issued biometric appointment notices. The purpose of these biometric appointments is...
A recent report from Congressional Research Service (CRS) should help put to rest a popular misconception, one that seems to gain currency around election time: that illegal aliens are eligible for a panoply of federal benefits. [See Unauthorized Aliens' Access to Federal Benefits: Policy and...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) November 2012 Visa Bulletin carries good news for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for all countries except India and China. This summary and analysis of the November 2012 Visa Bulletin is prepared by the Murthy Law Firm for...
The I-94 card system is undergoing the automation process by he U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Eventually, this will lead to the end of paper I-94 cards for foreign national travelers. Delays in I-94 data entry are creating problems in the widely-used E-Verify system...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new filing option for Canadian TN applicants. As of October 1, 2012, it became possible for employers to file the petition seeking TN classification for eligible Canadians who are outside of the United States (Form I-129)....
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 1, 2012 that some case processing work will be transferred from USCIS service centers to local USCIS field offices and the National Benefits Center (NBC). As a result, foreign nationals with pending applications and petitions may...
According to recent estimates from the Migration Policy Institute, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could allow as many as 1.76 million undocumented immigrants, who were brought here as children, to get a two-year deferral of removal (deportation) and permission to work in...
There's no telling when Congress may get around to dealing with immigration reform again, but pressure continues to mount, and members may find it increasingly difficult to procrastinate further on a matter long overdue for legislative attention. For a time, conventional wisdom held that comprehensive...
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