It came as no surprise in mid-July when the City of Detroit announced it was filing for bankruptcy. It had been a long time coming.In its glory days, Detroit was the symbol of American industrial might and the economic engine of the Midwest. Demand for...
Comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is not quite circling the drain yet, but there's no doubt it's in troubled waters. Unless a large contingent of House Republicans suddenly change their minds and decide they can live with immigration reform, down it goes. The chance of this...
In case you missed the Christian Science Monitor's series on immigration and assimilation, it's well worth reading, because it puts a human face on immigration issues that all too often are debated in the abstract. The series delves into the complex terrain of immigrant identity...
As we noted in this space last week, Janet Napolitano announced that, September 2013, she will step down from her post as head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the national security mega-agency that was created in the wake of the September 11, 2001...
In 2009, Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was inducted into the elite company of leading entrepreneurs in the U.S. She was honored as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) for the vision, creativity and drive she showed in founding...
Top-level executives and government leaders from India and the United States gathered on July 11th for the U.S.-India Business Council's (USIBC) annual Leadership Summit, held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. The Murthy Law Firm was a proud sponsor of this event.The...
The Fourth of July Congressional recess has come and gone, and the House of Representatives has returned to a steamy Washington summer and some contentious legislative battles, including the one over comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). Because the Republicans hold a substantial majority in the House,...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, led a panel discussion at the World Trade Center Institute's 7th Annual Women Spanning the Globe event. This one-day conference, for women leaders in international business, was held on June 12, 2113 at the American Visionary Arts...
For the first time in many years, broad-based systemic reform of our immigration system is within reach. Having passed a CIR bill in the Senate on July 27, 2013, the action now shifts to the House of Representatives, where comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is far...
Though the battle now moves to the House of Representatives, where prospects for passage of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) are clouded - at best - we should savor our victories where we can. On June 27, 2013, the Senate finally pulled together to pass an...
