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The House’ Immigration Deal

admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:19:00 +0000

Joe Biden, and even President Obama supports the House’ piecemeal approach to Immigration. And this is because Immigration is simply too complex an issue. While I completely understand the frustration that most illegal people face, being in this country, working for years, a quick comprehensive bill, supported by one party can never be the solution to this complex problem.

According to Bob Goodlatte, R Va, head of the House Judiciary Committee, used to practice Immigration law. He will give Immigration a top priority in 2014. Among the pieces he will be looking at will be visas for high skilled workers, Ag workers E-Verify and securing the border. Once employers are hiring legal immigrants, the border is secured, and the high skilled (H-1B) and Ag workers (H-2B) here legally, and the country has a need for them—is taken care of, we can talk about the dreamers. And although the Dreamers were brought into this country as kids, and have known no other country, most of them have merely a high school diploma, and little skill beyond that to get a job. To have given them a path to citizenship in 13 years as the President wanted, while Master’s Degree holding legal individuals, with job, born in India currently takes 14 years to become a citizen would simply not be fair.

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Immigration Reform

admin — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:03:00 +0000

The shutdown proves that we are a deeply divided country. And the ONLY reason that the Republicans gave in is because their constituents, big business said no to them. It was survival for them, an economic necessity.

When it comes to immigration and the shutdown, the media seems to harp upon how people waiting in line was affected. But Citizenship and Immigration Service was open, and legal people had NO EXTRA wait time. The shut down merely hindered illegal people.

The media never paid attention to businesses. Business lost immensely because they could not file transfers of H-1B visas. The Department of Labor was closed. Before filing the H-1B visa, the Department of Labor has to certify that the beneficiary is being paid a fair wage. The Department of Labor was closed. Professionals who were reaching the end of their stay could not file PERM- Labor Certification or H-1B extensions. These individual came into this country legally, and perform professional services mainly in sectors where not enough qualified US Citizens exist.

Yet the Democrats have made immigration into an illegal Mexican issue. However it will be up to the Republicans to champion their side. During the passing of the Affordable Care Act, the Republican just chose not to participate. As a result we have a one party Act, which does not address for instance, tort reform. Even though tort reform is a State issue, the federal Government could easily have limited it under the Act. Ambulance chasing law suits add to useless and expensive tests that greatly increase health care costs, and will continue to do so. But the tort lawyers support Democrats. Lets not make Immigration a one party law.

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When Government Reopens

admin — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:31:00 +0000

Yes, the Government is back up, but not their web site. When the Government shut down, it took them 2 seconds to shut everything down and go home. Now that they are supposed to show up for work again, they are forming their “post shutdown” schedule.

We are monitoring the progress and will let you know when the web sites go up again. Meanwhile H-1Bs cannot be filed without certified labor condition applications.

PERM- Labor Certification website is still down.

Any package that we sent to Department of Labor was held by fedex, and will be delivered today.

Any question that you might have as to how long it will take has one answer: “who knows”. Hopefully shortly. Hopefully labor condition applications and Prevailing Wages will be adjudicated swiftly.

With that in mind, we are sending advertisements for quotes.

Once the web sites are back up, employers can register for PERM- Labor Certification again, and file labor condition application. And yes, we will file all the PERM- Labor Certifications waiting us.

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When Government Reopens

admin — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:30:00 +0000

We are monitoring the progress and will let you know when the web sites go up again. Meanwhile H-1Bs cannot be filed without certified labor condition applications.

PERM- Labor Certification website is still down.

Any package that we sent to Department of Labor was held by fedex, and will be delivered today.

With that in mind, we are sending advertisements for quotes.

Once the web sites are back up, employers can register for PERM- Labor Certification again, and file labor condition application. And yes, we will file all the PERM- Labor Certifications waiting us.

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When Government Reopens

admin — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:30:00 +0000

We are monitoring the progress and will let you know when the web sites go up again. Meanwhile H-1Bs cannot be filed without certified labor condition applications.

PERM- Labor Certification website is still down.

Any package that we sent to Department of Labor was held by fedex, and will be delivered today.

With that in mind, we are sending advertisements for quotes.

Once the web sites are back up, employers can register for PERM- Labor Certification again, and file labor condition application. And yes, we will file all the PERM- Labor Certifications waiting us.

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Government Shutdown will not affect most Immigration cases

admin — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:07:00 +0000

Please note that the Government shutdown due to the budget impasse does not affect Citizenship and Immigration Service. Citizenship and Immigration Service operates with the filing fees of petitions, and does not rely on any Government funding. Just like the Postal service, the Citizenship and Immigration Service will run as usual, with the same number of staff. This means that your business and family immigration case will not be affected. It will not take longer to process due to Governmental shutdown.

All individuals should go for their interviews and fingerprinting as usual.

The icert (labor condition application, filing before H-1B) and PERM- Labor Certification systems operated by Department of Labor is also running. The Department of Labor has said its “expected” to operate. However in the event that the impasse continues for a long time, and their funds run out we will not be able to operate their web sites. Right now there is no indication of a Department of Labor (Foreign office processing) will shut down. However if the shutdown is prolonged, we will not be able to file new labor condition applications or PERM- Labor Certifications or audit answers. Right now, we have to operate as usual.

Department of State will try to stay open as much as possible, but again, might close if the shutdown is prolonged. Right now there is no report of any consulates being closed.

The Customs and Border patrol will also operate as usual. So will Transportation Security Agents at ports of entries.

In the Immigration arena, the only type of cases already affected is deportation cases. The courts will only hear detainee cases. Other cases are being temporarily stopped.

For more detailed information, please go to:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/contingency-plans

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Denying L-1visas does not make Fiscal Sense

admin — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:38:00 +0000

As Capitol Hill debates the country’s financial crisis, California and Vermont Service Centers have increased their denials of Inter Company managerial transferees of foreign businesses to US on the L-1A visa. The Government narrowly focuses on the fact that their job needs to be managerial, and cannot be performed by Managers in companies that have low number of employees.

In recent non precedent decision, the Administration Appeals Office reversed a decision of the California Service Center to deny an L-1A for a new Company opened 12 months ago which had 2 other employees. It belonged to a publicly traded foreign Company. The Manager also supervised foreign Companies’ employees and had a profit of 600,000/- for the first year of operations. The AAO held that the Manager has to manage “primarily” as in 51% of his time.

One can completely understand the rationale that a small company can fail, and thus extending a visa might lead to someone staying illegally here. However, if there is a large foreign company backing, if the US Company is making money, what is the rationale behind the denial simply because the company employs 2-3 employees. The nature of many companies have changed. Computerization has reduced and eliminated a large number of low level employees. And the manager manages and procures business. If we deny these companies the right to do business, ultimately we lose the taxes. Even one US job, is one US job, and the Government cannot simply take that job away at a time when unemployment reigns high.

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When Lawyers try to bribe

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:41:00 +0000

Why does it always have to be Indian lawyers? Usually lawyers who are foreign graduates, and usually Indians.

They try to bribe Immigration officers. Just like they did in India.

Kiran Diwan, an attorney from the Law office of Dewan in Maryland recently got indicted on charges that he tried to bribe (an undercover) CIS agent for 3 of his clients. He took money and faked a marriage for two of his clients, and probably faked the signature of the employer in Employment based visas. Then he submitted these documents to the Immigration Officer rather than by proper mail channels that is regular with the CIS.

I remember being asked by an Immigration Officer, for an interview (at the Houston District Office) I had with my clients once, “you are not going to bribe me with tickets to the music show?” When I looked horrified that the officer would suggest such a thing, he said, he was joking with me, but that the previous Indian attorney had offered him tickets to a musical show that she performed in. Although the officer did not say the name of this attorney, I completely believed him, because there is an attorney in Houston of Indian origin who sings.

This attorney may or may not be trying to bribe the officer, but of course was trying to get friendly with him. As Immigration lawyers, and in order to ensure and uphold due process must not become friends or have any social connections with the officers who adjudicate these cases. The same is true for judges.

And while I am at it, Texas elects all its judges. And lawyers give “campaign contributions.” Is not campaign contribution a form of bribery?

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The merit based system

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:00 +0000

While a lot has been said about the 11 million illegal immigrants in the proposal by the Gang of 8, nothing has been said about the merit based point system. This is business friendly, and hopefully both Republicans and Democrats can agree on this.

It replaces the old diversity visa and other country specific visas. We can finally move away from the goal to keep this nation white, and make it bright. Diversity visas were given to any one with a simple High school graduation. This at a time when our indigenous high school grads cant get work.

Instead we move to having a merit based point system. The points are: Doctorate degree 15 points, Master’s 10 points and Bachelors get 5 points. For experience, the proposal creates job zones. (Somewhat like the old preferences) You get 1 point for high zone employment with a total of 20.

However the point system is not perfect. A score of 80 on the TOEFL gets 10 points. Good knowledge of English is the same as a Master’s Degree? And countries underrepresented in this country gets an extra 5 points. And yes, community service gets 2 points.

Looks very much like an Admissions rubric for s selective Universities. Time to pad your resumes people.

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