Get your voice heard for comprehensive immigration reform!
With a bill imminent next week Tuesday, important details are slowly emerging. One such important detail is that the bill may have a cut-off date for those who can become[…]
Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Still no comprehensive immigration reform bill
Like many, I am anxiously awaiting the first draft of a comprehensive immigration reform bill. From various news reports, it seemed like today might have been the day to see[…]
H1b FY 2014 cap met- now what?
The USCIS announced on April 5th 2013 that the annual quota for H1bs had been met. In 5 days, 85,000 visa (65,000 for bachelor’s degree holders and 20,000 for master’s)[…]
What new immigration law?
In the past few weeks, I have received many calls from people asking whether they can apply for the ‘new law’. I find myself wondering what they are referring to-[…]
SIFF Movie on Immigration & Deportation
AILA Washington and One America joined forces to bring a movie ‘Tony and Janine’s American Wedding: A Deportation Love Story” to the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) yesterday. The event[…]
A Possible New Work Visa Category- W Visa
The alphabet soup that the US visa system is, still has a few unused letters. The Senate is hoping to use up one of the remaining letters. W. A possible[…]
Eliminating F3/married children and F4/sibling category in immigration reform?
My regular readers may be wondering why I haven’t been writing much about the discussions on comprehensive immigration reform. After all, given the noise it is creating, it would be[…]
What undocumented people will have to do to get citizenship through comprehensive immigration reform
The newspaper USA Today, reported yesterday that they reviewed a draft immigration bill from the White House. They report that the President intends to create a “Lawful Prospective Resident” visa.[…]