Beginning in the 19th century, over 300,000 Chinese immigrants, most of them men, came to the United States in search of work to support their families back home. They toiled in mines, factories, and on farms, enduring backbreaking labor and dangerous conditions. Many of them...
The United States has long benefited from foreign national entrepreneurs who start businesses in this country that create jobs for U.S. workers, not to mention tax revenues for the government. But, obtaining work authorization as an entrepreneur in the U.S. can be quite a challenge....
The Murthy Law Firm Philanthropy Committee recently conducted a donation drive and spent a day volunteering at the House of Ruth Maryland, a nonprofit organization committed to aiding victims of domestic violence. Client service representative Nia Gray, legal assistant Vanitza Perez, technology department liaison Erin...
The list of Academy Award nominees this year generated a great deal of controversy for what many consider a patent lack of diversity. One contender for the year's Best Animated Short film, "Sanjay's Super Team," and the ethnically diverse team that created it, represent a...
As leader of one of the preeminent firms in the world of immigration law, Murthy Law Firm founder and President Sheela Murthy has a whirlwind daily schedule filled with meetings, consultations, community and social functions. About twice a year, however, Sheela makes time to visit...
The methods we use to get information have changed tremendously over the two decades since MurthyDotCom (www.murthy.com) first went online. Now we check our phones before our feet hit the floor in the morning, but it isn't phone calls we're looking for. We want to...
Attending to patients amidst a busy hospital and crafting award-winning poetry may seem like two disparate occupations. But for Amit Majmudar of Columbus, Ohio, combining a passion for writing with his hectic schedule as a doctor comes naturally. The son of immigrants from India, Dr....
"I really don't need a consultation. I just have one simple question. …" Is this you? Read more to understand why a consultation may be what you need.Law in the United States, at the federal and state levels, is very complex, with endless subtleties, gray...
At the dawn of the 20th century, America began to welcome a new demographic of immigrants - working class men from Punjab, the region between the disputed border between India and Pakistan. These immigrants settled into Southern California to farm the land and build new...
The renewed focus on our nation's immigration laws during this election cycle has prompted heated debate all along the political spectrum. President Obama referred to our "broken immigration system" in his final State of the Union address to Congress on January 12, 2016. It was...
