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Archive for August 22, 2007

REVERSE BRAIN DRAIN

According to an article on SiliconValley.com: “The percentage of patents filed by foreigners living in the U.S. has tripled in the past decade - yet the tight cap on permanent visas may force entrepreneurs back home to create rival companies in China, India and elsewhere, according to a study.”

ICE INSERT TO BE INCLUDED WITH SSA “NO MATCH” LETTERS

From hereonin, No Match Letters from the Social Security Administration will include this Insert from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ICE TO WORK WITH LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS

According to a News Release from US ICE:  “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announces the new ICE ACCESS (Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security) program. ICE ACCESS will provide local law enforcement agencies an opportunity to team with ICE to combat specific challenges in their communities.”

PERMANENT RESIDENT CARDS WITHOUT EXPIRATION DATES MUST BE REPLACED

In a Press Release, the USCIS announced a proposal to require nearly 750,000 lawful permanent residents carrying “green cards” without an expiration date to replace their current cards.  Questions and Answers on this proposal were also released by the USCIS today.

XENOPHOBES KNOW NO BOUNDARIES

According to an interesting article in The National Post, a Canadian newspaper:  “Quebec’s ‘reasonable accommodation’ consultations could degenerate into volatile forums for xenophobes fed up with minorities, and airing their grievances could have ‘major consequences’ for society, the two men heading the process say.”

As countries (and in this case provinces) try to resolve immigration issues, xenophobes tend to be at the forefront of the debates.  Those heading the process of the public forums to be held in Quebec appear sensitive to the possible negative consequences of the voices of hatred to society as a whole.  This sensitivity from our leaders is left out of the equation in this country’s immigration debate.

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