We at the Murthy Law Firm have received some inquiries connected to the August 18, 2011 Obama Administration announcement regarding changes in certain immigration enforcement policies. The crux of the administration's position is that government enforcement efforts should focus on individuals who meet high priority...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued the November 2011 Visa Bulletin during the first week of October. To the delight of many, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China continues to advance significantly. This change will allow many individuals to file...
The U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security held a hearing in September 2011 to assess the status of current programs administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aimed at combating and preventing terrorist activity. The testimony presented...
Employers continue to weather ongoing economic problems in the United States, as well as immigration-related scrutiny, which has increased over the past few years. As U.S. companies consider their projections and proposals for 2012, their attention should also turn to matters that can facilitate smoother...
"Form follows function," Louis Sullivan famously said; he was the architectural genius who brought us the skyscraper around the turn of the last century. Today, we mourn the passing of another great American genius: Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Computers, who showed that...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has emerged as a leader in a national campaign for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR): the Partnership for a New American Economy (PNAE), a coalition of business leaders and big-city mayors, all trying to breathe new life into the sputtering...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for November 2011 has been released earlier than expected. The cutoff dates for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China move to November 1, 2007, effective in November 2011.This is remarkable, as it opens...
The USCIS Office of Transformation Coordination (OTC) recently provided an overview of the current status of the USCIS Transformation. Transformation is a large scale USCIS program to upgrade from paper-based operations to electronic systems. One important part of this series of changes is the phasing...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an initiative intended to encourage bright international students to study in the U.S. The initiative, entitled Study in the States, sets forth the goals of examining and improving upon existing student and exchange visitor programs. The most...
During the Bush administration, there was bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) that could have satisfied both sides: enforcement advocates as well as those seeking a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. By the time President Obama was sworn in, that fragile...
