November 10, 2011 by Bradley Maged.

A recent article on boston.com alluded to controversy surrounding the EB-5 Regional Center Program.  However, when it works, it is hard to argue with a system that offers permanent residence to foreign nationals, and their immediate dependents, if they invest in the US and create or preserve at least ten jobs for American Citizens or permanent residents.

In sum, the EB-5 program through a Regional Center allows a foreign-national to invest as little as $500,000 USD plus legal, administrative and filing fees in a Regional Center and in return get green cards for him or herself and immediate family members.  The funds are at risk and the Regional Center must create the jobs and meet its other obligations.  Therefore, it is imperative that investors take great care in selecting both a regional center and an attorney to handle their cases.

Nothing contained herein should be considered legal advice.  Please consult a qualified immigration attorney to discuss your particular matter.

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November 10, 2011 by Bradley Maged.

According to an article on nytimes.com:  “…Mr. Pearce, known for his gruff, uncompromising manner, was the one sent packing on Tuesday after disgruntled voters in this suburban neighborhood outside Phoenix banded together to recall him from the State Senate and replace him with a more moderate Republican.”

Politicians who choose to take extreme positions on immigration tend to fail.  In my humble opinion, this is a good thing as the solution to fixing our broken immigration system lies somewhere in the middle.

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November 10, 2011 by Bradley Maged.

According to the USCIS, as of November 7, 2011, the agency had received 50,800 out of 65,000 available cap-subject H-1B petitions for FY-2012 and 20,000 out of 20,000 available petitions under the H-1B Master’s Cap Exemption.

When the Master’s Cap Exemption has been exhausted, petitions filed on behalf of beneficiaries with Master’s or higher degrees from US universities will be counted towards the general 65,000 H-1B limit for the fiscal year.

If you are a cap-subject organization that wishes to file an H-1B on behalf of a qualified foreign-national, this would be a good time to do it.  As the numbers get closer to becoming exhausted those on the fence tend to file in greater numbers so the cap is likely to be reached in the next several weeks.

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