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Federal Judge Orders USCIS to Release Records on Access to Counsel
This week, a federal district court issued an opinion highly critical of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) handling of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by the American Immigration Council (AIC) for records relating to noncitizens’ access to counsel. The Court ordered USCIS to turn over records that it previously had refused […]
Read MoreThis Week’s Immigration Proposals: Old News, Old Ideas
If you follow immigration, but are returning from a month-long, news-free vacation, there’s only one conclusion you would draw from the legislation Republicans offered up this week in Congress: Mitt Romney must have won the presidential election. After all, the ACHIEVE Act, introduced yesterday by retiring Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), […]
Read MoreChanging Face Of America Increases Urgency For STEM Immigration Reform
The Hill November 27, 2012 How to put the nation’s economy on the path for growth and job creation was the central debate in this year’s election. Now that the campaign is over, the public lens remains focused on our economy; but the nation as a whole is also beginning to see a different demographic […]
Read MoreA Start On Immigration
The Roanoke Times November 27, 2012 The STEM Jobs Act, scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives this week, is not a perfect bill. It is, however, an affirmative sign that Congress may finally be ready to address serious immigration reform. The measure, expected to pass the Republican-controlled chamber, would expand the availability […]
Read MoreBipartisanship Needed On Skilled Immigration Reform
Forbes November 27, 2012 While the prospects for compromise on taxes and spending seem to change from one day to the next, there have been encouraging signs since the election for those seeking meaningful immigration reform. Such reform is essential for a variety of reasons. As post-election analysts scrutinized the election demographics, one statistic has […]
Read MoreSTEM Bill Still Plagued by Politics
In 2010, the lame duck session of Congress was dominated by debate over the DREAM Act, which passed the House of Representatives before succumbing to a conservative-led filibuster in the Senate. Congress will again tackle a significant immigration measure during the current lame duck session, with the House expected to vote on Friday on a […]
Read MoreKris Kobach Continues Digging Immigration Hole
Despite a general consensus that adopting “self-deportation” as immigration policy helped sink Mitt Romney’s White House aspirations, the architect of this philosophy, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, isn’t ready to give in. Kobach doesn’t seem to care that most in his party have awakened to the fact that they are in a “death spiral” […]
Read MoreHouse To Consider Limited GOP Immigration Bill
USA Today November 23, 2012 House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the […]
Read MoreHouse To Consider Limited GOP Immigration Bill
USA Today November 23, 2012 House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the […]
Read MoreStartup Visas Get New Push
The Wall Street Journal November 22, 2012 A coalition of entrepreneurs, investors and advocacy groups is pressing its campaign for a special visa that would allow foreigners who launch companies to stay in the U.S. The group hopes to avoid situations like the one faced by Asaf Darash. Mr. Darash, 38 years old, who was […]
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