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Archive for March 20, 2009

IS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE CARDS?

According to an article on boston.com:  “At a town hall meeting in southern California yesterday, Obama renewed his support for comprehensive reform, including a possible path to citizenship for law-abiding people who entered the country illegally, along the lines of the bill that stalled in Congress in 2007.”

The issue of immigration needs to be successfully addressed.  The backlogs are tremendous and adjudications are getting to be out of control in many instances.  Regarding a legalization component of an immigration reform package that is employment-based for those who are out of status - Congress and the Obama administration have their work cut out for them.

USCIS ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING H-1Bs FOR COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE TARP FUNDING

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced additional requirements for employers, who receive funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program or under section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (covered funding), before they may hire a foreign national to work in the H-1B specialty occupation category.”

USCIS ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING H-1B CAP FILINGS

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2010 (FY 2010) cap on April 1, 2009.  Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes possession of the petition; not the date that the petition is postmarked.”

USCIS AND FBI ACHIEVE INTERIM BACKLOG ELIMINATION GOALS

According to an entry in the Department of Homeland Security’s Leadership Journal:  “As of mid-February, USCIS and the FBI had completed all name checks that were pending for more than six months. In doing so, we beat our publicly stated goal by almost two full weeks. With the milestone’s completion, the FBI and USCIS have met or exceeded the first six milestones outlined last summer.”

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