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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals adopted the arguments of the Legal Action Center (LAC), of the American Immigration Council, that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unlawfully imposed extra-regulatory requirements on a petition for a worker of "extraordinary ability" (EB-1).
American Immigration Council
invites you to join us as we honor
African Americans, Civil Rights and Immigration: A Legacy of Inspiration and Leadership
at our
15th Annual Washington, DC Immigrant Achievement Awards
Mr. Wade Henderson, President, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Stephen K. Fischel Distinguished Public Service Award
Mr. Ben Ali, founder and owner, Ben's Chili Bowl
Immigrant Achievement Award
to be accepted by his sons
Mr. Amadou Ly
Immigrant Youth Achievement Award
with
Reverend Dr. Derrick Harkins, Pastor, 19th Street Baptist Church
as Master of Ceremonies
and with special gospel music entertainment by Mr. David Griffiths, award winning composer and Musical Director, 19th Street Baptist Church
Friday, March 26, 2010
Marriott Metro Center
775 12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
Tickets are $150, a portion of which is tax-deductible. All proceeds support the important work of the American Immigration Council.
For sponsorships, please contact Elizabeth Stinebaugh at (202) 507-7517 or estinebaugh@immcouncil.org.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Penn State Law’s Center for Immigrants’ Rights and the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center released a new study, "Up Against the Clock: Fixing the Broken Employment Authorization Asylum Clock." The report examines the laws, policy, and practice of the “Employment Authorization Document (EAD) asylum clock”— a clock which measures the number of days after an applicant files an asylum application before the applicant is eligible for work authorization. The law requires asylum applicants to wait 150 days after filing an application to apply for a work permit and in some instances, permits the government to extend this waiting period by “stopping the clock” for certain incidents caused by the applicant. Nevertheless, the report reveals that applicants often wait much longer than the legally permitted timeframe to receive a work permit.
As the U.S. unemployment rate hovers at around 10 percent, a key question is emerging in the unfolding immigration reform debate: whether legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants will further erode the economy or speed its recovery. The answer is hard to pin down because of clashing conclusions in recently issued reports.
Benjamin Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Council, makes the economic case for comprehensive immigration reform.
Legalizing the status of the roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants living in America would create jobs, increase wages and boost the sagging U.S. economy, according to a study released Thursday. The study by UCLA associate professor Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda found that citizenship and flexible limits on legal immigration would serve future labor demands and boost wages for native-born workers.
