August 13, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

According to aclu-wa.org:  “The case, Roshandel, et al. v. Chertoff, et al., challenges the Department of Homeland Security’s unlawful delays in processing the applications for naturalization of hundreds of legal permanent residents in Western Washington. Under the preliminary settlement, the government has agreed to complete the citizenship process for hundreds of individuals in time for them to register to vote in the November general election.”

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August 13, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “Until further notice from the CDC, be aware that a Form I-693 may be accepted if it is only missing the zoster vaccine.  Civil surgeons may notate it on the form as “vaccine not available”.”

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August 13, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “Customers can now turn to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for help in researching their family’s immigration history through the agency’s new Genealogy Program.”

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August 13, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

The DOS has released the Visa Bulletin for September 2008.

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August 13, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

A little over a year ago I decided to start this blog for a couple of reasons.  First, Lou Dobbs was never reading my e-mails on the air and second, I felt I had a great deal to say about the subject and wanted to put information out there that was pro-immigrant to counter what was, and continues to be, what I view as an anti-immigrant sentiment in America.  the Blog took about twenty minutes to set everything up and before I knew it, I was a blogger, writing about U.S. immigration laws and policies. 

The readership for immigrantconnect.com has ranged from a couple of dozen unique visitors daily when I first started to what I believe was over 8000 unique visitors the day of the July 2007 Visa Bulletin scandal when I took the day off to blog with minute-by-minute breaking news!  Currently, there are about 1000 unique daily visitors to this site, which although the site won’t be “going public” aytime soon, is still amazing.

In a couple of months, this blog will merge with what will be our firm’s new and vastly improved website.  The firm’s web address will be changed to www.immigrantconnect.com, our current URL, www.magedrost.com will become a Client Portal.  Most of the previously written content from this blog will be archived and new entries will be posted on the newly designed blog/firm site.  The site and blog will still be advertisement-free but readers will be easily able to read about our firm and the immigration legal services we provide.

I will provide regular updates on when the new website will launch and will look forward to any comments and suggestions on the new site. 

I sincerely thank those of you who regularly read or subscribe to this blog.  It is an outlet for my great interest in the subject of immigration and saves my friends and family from being subjected to my daily immigration updates and opinions on those updates…not great for cocktail conversation.

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August 13, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

Smart politicians in other countries are fighting to bring and retain talented immigrants by easing the immigration rules.  This will give these countries an advantage in the global marketplace where there is an enormous competition for talent.

According to an article on globeandmail.com, a Canadian publication and website:  “The Harper government is creating a new fast-track immigration route for skilled foreign workers and students who’ve already proved employable in Canada: an effort to prevent an erosion of talent as global competition heats up for higher-value labour.”  Good for Canada!  The Canadian province of Alberta has gone so far as to advertise the fact that they welcome those who were unable to obtain H-1B status in the US because of the cap to move to Alberta…permanently. 

Our Congress, on the other hand, plays into the hands of anti-immigration organizations and cable news talking heads that stir up emotions at the expense of tackling the problem head-on and doing what is best for the economy, employers, immigrants (both legal and undocumented), and the country as a whole.

If you break a vase you can either glue it back together or trash it and buy a new one.  Our immigration system is shattered into many little pieces and is beyond repair…we need a new vase.   

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