16 Dec 2009

A Change of Heart for Lou Dobbs?

It's often been said that only fools and dead men don't change their minds, and perhaps Lou Dobbs wants to show he is neither.With his recent departure from the anchor's desk at CNN, Lou Dobbs presumably has had plenty of time to think about -...

14 Dec 2009

Immigration Reform By Next Year?

Immigration reform continues to loom as a giant question mark over the legislative horizon, and prospects for passage of a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system remain clouded by the many other high-pressure issues that have interposed themselves on the legislative agenda - the economic...

04 Dec 2009

USCIS to Increase Onsite Enforcement of H1B Visa Program

Plans are afoot at USCIS to sharply increase onsite inspections of companies that hire foreign workers through the H1B visa program, according to a recent article in Computerworld. [See Feds plan 25,000 on-site H1B inspections, by Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld, Nov 17, 2009]. According to Computerworld,...

04 Dec 2009

Spousal Abuse May be New Grounds for Asylum

There was hopeful news in an October 2009 New York Times article that said the Obama administration has recommended political asylum for a Guatemalan woman, Rody Alvarado Peña, who suffered years of relentless abuse at the hands of her husband, a former soldier in Guatemala....