In a recent posting, the MurthyBlog discussed the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform in 2010, stressing the dangers of postponing action on this issue any longer. As we said in that posting (See: Immigration Reform ASAP, Dec 21, 2009), the economic stakes of inaction have...
The LA Times proposed an interesting theory to explain the Obama administration's continued push to increase enforcement of existing immigration laws: it may be a deliberate strategy to win public support for immigration reform by showing that the administration will not be "soft" on immigration....
On December 14, 2009, the U.S. Department of State published a Federal Register notice indicating its intention to raise fees for nonimmigrant visa applicants. The proposed increases would apply to certain categories of nonimmigrant visas, some petition-based, some not. It also would affect some Mexican...
The Gutierrez bill calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP (as soon as possible). But given the absence of a corresponding Senate measure, at least at this writing, the very possibility of immigration reform passing both houses in 2010 remains an open question. This is especially...
The agenda for comprehensive immigration reform is long and crowded, but most would agree that a fundamental overhaul of U.S. detainee policy is in order. The latest revelation about the dysfunctional immigration detention system came from Florida, where a Haitian-born woman received a $47,500 settlement...
Earlier this month, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) responded to a rumor that travelers seeking to enter the United States would be required to present proof that they had been vaccinated against the H1N1 or "swine" flu. (See http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/advisories/h1n1_vaccine_rumor.xml.) A statement on the...
A California think tank has verified what many MurthyDotCom readers have known all along: that Indian tech workers make a pivotal contribution to the Silicon Valley economy. According to a recent study by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, the U.S. began attracting large numbers...
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 -...
Attorney Sheela Murthy and the Murthy Law Firm are greatly honored to be the only immigration attorney and law firm to be listed in the Maryland section of the 2009 Super Lawyers: Corporate Counsel Edition, a national publication that is a veritable Who's Who of...
Gosh, I could not believe my ears! USCIS fee increases? We hear some rumblings from the USCIS director about another possible USCIS fee increase and I thought to myself, "You've got to be kidding!" How is this possible? If the USCIS were a regular American...
