13 Aug 2010

Border Security Bill Signed

For background on this bill, see Border Security Bills Propose Increase in H-1 and L-1 Fees! and Border Security Bill Sent to President.As expected, President Obama signed the Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 into law on August 13, 2010. We will continue...

28 Jul 2010

Judge Blocks Portions of Arizona Immigration Law

The most controversial portions of Arizona's immigration law, S.B. 1070 will not go into effect on July 29, 2010. On July 28, 2010, the U.S. District Court for Arizona ruled favorably on portions of a motion for injunction filed by the U.S. Federal Government. The...

16 Oct 2009

Conrad 30, Religious Worker & EB5 Program Temporary Extensions

President Obama signed a continuing resolution on October 1, 2009, temporarily extending funding for the Conrad 30 program for physicians, the non-minister immigrant religious worker category and EB5 immigrant investor pilot programs until October 31, 2009.Regular readers of MurthyDotCom may recall that these programs were...

02 Aug 2002

The Legislative Process – How a Bill Becomes a Law

Periodically, MurthyDotCom carries reports on pending legislation of interest to our readers. The process of making a bill into a law can be complex and intricate, involving many procedural aspects and potential variations. As a service to our readers, we take this opportunity to outline...