May 23, 2007 by Bradley Maged.

House Minority Leader John Boehner today referred to the immigration bill being debated in the Senate as a “piece of shi*.”  So much for political correctness.  However, I tend to agree with Senator Reid who believes that the anger and passion on this issue will lead to a better bill.

My only concern is that the vocal minority of anti-immigrants will influence some naive members of congress because of the shear volumes of calls they make to their offices.  Those of us who support fixing this broken system need to call our Senators and ask them to support workable comprehensive immigration reform.  I called and e-mailed my Senators, but I’m in Massachusetts,and I know how Kennedy and Kerry will be voting!

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May 23, 2007 by Bradley Maged.

New regulations published by the DOL will require that employers pay costs associated with the filing of a Labor Certification Application.  This includes all legal fees related to the employer portion of the PERM process as well as all recruitment and other costs.

This is one of many provisions in the new regulations that will hurt smaller employers and non-profit organizations that need foreign workers.  This will put an additional financial burden on employers that may already be hesitant to sponsor an alien due to the myriad of existing attestations and responsibilities.  The DOL’s view is that if employers really want to hire these people, they should have to pay all expenses associated with the process.

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