30 Nov

Have we won the battle on INA 221(g) and are we heading to a fair immigration reform with the STEM Jobs Act?

By Shah Peerally In the past few years starting from the famous Neufeld Memo 2010  to the FOIA by ILRC, we have seen that the United States more specifically the Department of State (“DOS”)  wage a huge battle with businesses when it comes to allowing them to bring skilled labor from abroad.  In many instances,…

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27 Nov

Survivors of deceased petitioners might have a new chance to look at their cases!

Improving the Adjudication of Applications and Petitions Under Section 204(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act This review by the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman(the Ombudsman’s Office) considers implementation of section 204(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, legislation passed by Congress in 2009 to make it easier for certain beneficiaries (or…

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27 Nov

New push for Highly Skilled workers in Congress (STEM bill)- HR 3012 might have a chance!

It seems that Congress will be hearing a STEM bill on Friday on highly skilled workers.  The  STEM bill  and also HR 3012 were introduced  earlier this year and although made it through the House of Representatives, was put on hold by the Senate.  This coming Friday it seems that the STEM bill will be heard again…

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19 Nov

LAC Wins Release of H-1B Fraud Documents for AILA

November 19, 2012 Washington, D.C.—USCIS released in full the four remaining contested documents in a FOIA lawsuit brought by the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center (LAC) and Steptoe & Johnson LLP on behalf of AILA. The documents plainly describe – in more detail than documents previously released in this lawsuit – “fraud indicators” that…

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18 Nov

For the survival of America, any Comprehensive Immigration Reform will have to include highly skilled workers from India!

According to an article on the Economic Times of India it seems  that we are all expecting good immigration reforms in the coming years which will benefit Indian nationals.  We also believe that such reforms should include benefits for both documented and undocumented immigrants.  The Economic times mentions: “Sanjay Puri, chairman, US India Political Action Committee, believes…

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08 Nov

Election 2012: The Power of the Immigrants Unleashed.

By Shah Peerally, Esq. The elections are over and the American people overwhelmingly supported President Barack Obama. Looking beyond the results, there is something really unique which happened in this election which is now commonly referred to as change in demographics. Indeed the white portion of the electorate dropped to 72%, and the president won…

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