Now you see it, now you don't. When the House GOP released its immigration reform framework at the end of January, there was guarded optimism that the planets might snap into alignment, however briefly, to make an immigration reform deal possible in 2014. Granted, their...
Several months ago, when Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, launched a lobbying group - FWD.us - to push for immigration reform, his initial stumbles caused some observers to summarily dismiss his efforts as amateurish. Since then, Zuckerberg and his group have shown remarkable political...
As a leading authority on U.S. immigration law, with an international reputation for excellence, Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, is frequently called upon to speak at professional conferences to immigration lawyers and high-tech professionals. On hand at the International Technology Law Association's...
It's often been said that truth is the first casualty of war, but the same could be said for many of our country's political debates, including the long-running fight over U.S. immigration policy. Although most commentators understand that programs like the H1B visa play a...
Perhaps it’s the exception that proves the rule, but it's good to see that bipartisan cooperation is still possible on Capitol Hill: according to public radio station WAMU in Washington, Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, a Democrat, teamed up with GOP Congressman Andy Harris on a...
A couple years ago, many news stories about immigration had some connection to Arizona: the infamous and ill-considered "show-me-your-papers" law, known by its bill number, S.B. 1070; the vigilante groups that patrolled the border in the hope of preventing illegal immigration; and the anti-immigrant activism...
Even before Detroit declared bankruptcy last July, it had long been a poster child for urban decay and the ravages of deindustrialization. Each new crisis further reinforced the perception - even in Detroit's own suburbs - that the city was in free-fall, and possibly beyond...
Murthy Law Firm attorneys make frequent and important contributions to the advancement of legal knowledge, and by doing so, have earned the respect of their professional peers throughout the immigration law community. A recent example is Murthy Law Firm attorney Anna Stepanova's article, Enjoying the...
A recent incident at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport strikes a cautionary note that's well heeded: international borders matter. Most of us are used to passing through international borders smoothly and without incident, so it's easy to forget. Though we tend to...
Predicting what may happen in the House of Representatives is often thought of as a sort of political calculus, albeit one with 435 variables, with each member adding yet another layer of uncertainty and complexity. The permutations would seem almost limitless. In practice, there's still...
