U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation

8 02, 2001

More Follow Up Discussion on the New Immigration Law – Particularly, Section 245(i).

By |2001-02-08T14:00:36-06:00February 8th, 2001|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

More Follow Up Discussion on the New Immigration Law – Particularly, Section 245(i). February 8, 2001 Follow up discussion on the finer points of the new immigration law is definitely in order. Conversations I have with new and old clients [...]

11 01, 2001

The New Immigration Law – A Discussion of the Most Common Inquiries and Concerns

By |2001-01-11T14:00:36-06:00January 11th, 2001|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

The New Immigration Law – A Discussion of the Most Common Inquiries and Concerns January 11, 2001 It comes as no surprise to me that the new immigration provisions recently signed into law, the Legal Immigration & Family Equity Act [...]

21 12, 2000

A New Window Toward Permanent Residence is Opening: Reinstatement of 245(i) Included

By |2000-12-21T14:00:36-06:00December 21st, 2000|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

A New Window Toward Permanent Residence is Opening: Reinstatement of 245(i) Included December 21, 2000 By the time this column goes to print, Congress will have finished up its business for the year and President Clinton will have likely signed [...]

13 10, 2000

New H-1B Work Visa Legislation

By |2000-10-13T14:00:36-05:00October 13th, 2000|Categories: Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

New H-1B Work Visa Legislation October 13, 2000 In the past couple weeks both houses of Congress have debated a wide range of immigration related issues, and to this point, have managed to come to agreement on just a few [...]

1 09, 2000

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes “Reengineering” of Employment Based Immigration Process

By |2000-09-01T14:00:36-05:00September 1st, 2000|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes “Reengineering” of Employment Based Immigration Process September 1, 2000 No question about it, the most complex avenue toward lawful permanent residence in the U.S. is by way of the “sponsorship” of a current or future [...]

28 07, 2000

INS Softens its Position on Some Criminal Aliens

By |2000-07-28T14:00:36-05:00July 28th, 2000|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

INS Softens its Position on Some Criminal Aliens July 28, 2000 Immigration laws enacted in 1996 practically wiped out the rights of permanent resident aliens to remain in the U.S. following the INS’ initiation of deportation proceedings because of a [...]

9 06, 2000

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Healthcare Workers Awaiting Immigration Benefits

By |2000-06-09T14:00:36-05:00June 9th, 2000|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Healthcare Workers Awaiting Immigration Benefits June 9, 2000 In November of 1996 the U.S. Congress enacted into law Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act which requires all health care [...]

26 05, 2000

More Amnesty Talk in Congress

By |2000-05-26T14:00:36-05:00May 26th, 2000|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] More Amnesty Talk in Congress May 26, 2000 It is just talk at this point, but that is what Congress and the Clinton Administration are doing with regard to proposals that could benefit as many as 500,000 undocumented or [...]

31 03, 2000

Organized Labor Calls for Limited Amnesty – Is the Mood of our Nation Changing?

By |2000-03-31T14:00:36-06:00March 31st, 2000|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Organized Labor Calls for Limited Amnesty – Is the Mood of our Nation Changing? March 31, 2000 As featured in a previous edition of the Philippine Weekly, the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) has announced [...]

10 03, 2000

Congress Again Considers Further Expansion of H-1B Worker Program

By |2000-03-10T14:00:36-06:00March 10th, 2000|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Congress Again Considers Further Expansion of H-1B Worker Program March 10, 2000 As this article is being written, Congress is considering a variety of new provisions that will expand upon and revise the laws that currently govern the issuance of [...]

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