comprehensive immigration reform bill announcement delayed
The Gang of Eight senators were set to make the long awaited announcement of the immigration reform bill tomorrow at 11am. However, due to the tragic events today at the[…]
Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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[…]
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.[…]