Month: December 2008

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “The interim final rule narrows the list of acceptable identity documents and further specifies that expired documents are not considered acceptable forms of identification. An expansive document list makes it more difficult for employers to verify valid and acceptable forms and single out false documents compromising the effectiveness and security of the Form I-9 process. The changes included in the interim final rule will significantly improve the security of the employment eligibility verification process.”

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According to an article on latimes.org:  “Thanks to a recent legal settlement, the chance to apply for amnesty is finally open to Aydin and tens of thousands of others who entered the country on a valid visa but fell out of legal status between 1982 and 1988. The settlement, approved this fall by a U.S. district court in Washington state, stems from a class-action lawsuit filed by attorney Peter Schey originally on behalf of an immigrant assistance program of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.”

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According to an article on online.wsj.com:  “Now, one of the biggest questions Democrats face is whether hardening attitudes toward immigration, aggravated by hard economic times and rising unemployment, will push the party down paths that could undercut that Hispanic support, much as hardening rhetoric undermined Hispanic support for Republicans in the past two years.”

I personally believe that Democrats have become very smart strategically and it is unlikely that the party will allow immigration issue to bring them down.  Stay tuned, because something’s cooking and changes to our nation’s immigration policies will likely happen according to a well thought-through plan.  Although there are no easy solutions, especially in light of the United States’ current economic crisis, the Obama Administration seems too smart to either ignore immigration or use the issue to polarize the population.  Stay tuned…

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The DOS has issued its Visa Bulletin for January 2009.

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According to an article on cnn.com:  “A top U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee was arrested Friday on suspicion of encouraging one of her cleaning ladies — said to be an illegal immigrant — to stay in the country.”

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According to the Associated Press:  “Struggling to find enough doctors, nurses and linguists for the war effort, the Pentagon will temporarily recruit foreigners who have been living in the United States on student and work visas, or with refugee or political asylum status.”

Yes, there are jobs, even in this economy, for which we are short on available talent.

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The website reason.com has posted an amusing illustrated chart entitled “What Part of legal Immigration Don’t you Understand?”  It is fun to read and a great summary of the limited options and lengthy waiting times faced by those who wish to immigrate to the United States.

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