Immigration Daily Blog

Nov 13, 2009

Nov 16 - Social Networking At Work

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November 16, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1116.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Social Networking At Work
2. Focus: US Tax Compliance For Immigrants And Employers: The
    Lawyer's Complete Guide
3. Articles:
    (a) Economic Progress Via Legalization: Lessons From The Last
    Legalization Program by Rob Paral, Madura Wijewardena, and
    Walter Ewing for the Immigration Policy Center
    (b) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A.
    Paparelli
    (c) Bloggings on Deportation And Removal by Matthew Kolken
4. News:
    (a) DHS Secretary Napolitano On CIR
    (b) CRS Report On Border Security
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
    (c) Translation Services
    (d) Website Services
    (e) BIA Delivery Service
6. Headlines:
    (a) Napolitano Urges Swift Action on Immigration Reform
    (b) Nationalists Urge Perry To Stop Feds From Dumping Aliens
    In Texas
    (c) Identity, Immigrants, Military
    (d) ICE Nabs 111,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens In One Year
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) New Attorney
8. Letters From:
    (a) Honza Prchal, Esq.
    (b) Jim Roberts
    (c) Lisa
    (d) Chia-Li Sung

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1. COMMENT

Social Networking At Work

Law.com reports "How can employers prevent careless and possibly
liability-producing use of social media? Much of the answer
involves common sense." For the full story, see here.
http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202435367912&pos=ataglance

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
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2. FOCUS

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Complete Guide

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++U.S. Taxation of B-1 Business Visitors
++U.S. Taxation of Foreign Students
++L-1 Intracompany Transferees on U.S. Assignment
++What You Need to Know About Exchange Visitors
++J-1 Nonstudent Exchange Visitors Performing U.S. Services
++Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Nationals Performing U.S.
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3. ARTICLES

(a) Economic Progress Via Legalization: Lessons From The Last
Legalization Program

Rob Paral, Madura Wijewardena, and Walter Ewing for the
Immigration Policy Center write "[u]nauthorized immigrants who
gained legal status in the 1980s through the legalization
provisions of the IRCA experienced clear improvement in their
socioeconomic situation.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1116-paral.pdf
http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/

(b) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government

Angelo A. Paparelli cautions "LPRs are best advised to take IJ
proceedings seriously."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1116-paparelli.shtm
http://blogs.ilw.com/angelopaparelli/

Matthew Kolken discusses a recent BIA decision covering the
standard for adjudicating motions for continuance.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1116-kolken.shtm
http://blogs.ilw.com/deportationandremoval/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
_________________________________________________________________
4. NEWS

(a) DHS Secretary Napolitano On CIR

During a speech at the Center for American Progress on November
13, 2009, DHS Secretary Napolitano said, "Let me be clear: when I
talk about "immigration reform," I'm referring to what I call the
"three-legged stool" that includes a commitment to serious and
effective enforcement, improved legal flows for families and
workers, and a firm but fair way to deal with those who are
already here."
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1116-napolitano.shtm

(b) CRS Report On Border Security

The Congressional Research Service released an updated version of
its report outlining the roles and responsibilities of the four
main agencies within the DHS charged with securing our nation's
borders: the CBP, ICE, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the TSA.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1116-crs.pdf
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6. Headlines

(a) Napolitano Urges Swift Action on Immigration Reform

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed confidence
Friday that Congress would introduce a comprehensive immigration
reform bill in early 2010 and that debate and passage of the
legislation could occur before the mid-term elections later that
year.

(b) Nationalists Urge Perry To Stop Feds From Dumping Aliens In
Texas

The Texas Nationalist Movement has challenged Texas Gov. Rick
Perry to "walk the walk" on nullification by interdicting federal
attempts to use Texas as a dumping-ground for apprehended illegal
aliens.

Immigrants, with and without citizenship, have been a sizable
part of the U.S. military since the Revolutionary War.

(d) ICE Nabs 111,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens In One Year

DHS along with ICE announced the Secure Communities initiative
nabbed more than 111,000 criminal illegal aliens since its
inception one year ago.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1116.shtm#Headlines
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(a) New Attorney
International Immigration Services, PA (www.ezusimm.com) is
pleased to announce that Brandon Meyer has joined the firm as an
Attorney. He will manage our new San Diego, CA office and
specialize in E-1/2, L-1, O-1, EB-1, National Interest Waiver,
and EB-5 matters. He can be reached at brandon@ezusimm.com.
_________________________________________________________________
8. LETTERS

Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to
300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
Thanks ID for publishing the study on intermarriage rates among
immigrant population in Germany. It's interesting and may be
creepy or hopefully spun, which is a good sign that the data are
honestly arrived at. The study implies that a large, distinct
immigrant pool from a single country (Turkey) doesn't seem to be
a good thing for assimilation (think Mexicans in the USA in
recent years) though Turks are separated internally, and often
violently, between Kurds and Turks. Increased diversity in
immigration flows is a good thing if one likes one's own culture
(in my case, I adopted it by choice) enough to wish for
assimilation. Germans are "better", meaning more American, about
this sort of thing than most Europeans and still get a bum rap,
so it was fun to read this for that reason as well. The ironic
publication date of November 11th made it more meaningful still.
As for today's note on Lou Dobb's departure being a hopeful sign
for the passage of CIR, I would point out that Al Franken had a
bigger audience with Bush in the White house and that Rush
Limbaugh traditionally does better with Democrats at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue. Dobb's abrupt departure may be a sign that
CIR seems dead to most people at CNN and those who watch cable
news. We may also be over-reading meaning into his abrupt leave-
taking. He's done this before. So has, pace MM, the Fort Hood
shooter, shown that he has fit poorly into the Army system. I
expect that had his commanding officer been a more typical Muslim
instead of a bureaucrat responding to an institutional aversion
to making waves and getting HR involved in a departmental review,
the shooter would have been turfed out of the service or perhaps
into the professional care of his colleagues before committing
murderous treason. The antidote to prejudice is not putting one's
head in the sand but rather honesty and treating people fairly.
Honza Prchal, Esq. Birmingham, AL

(b) Dear Editor:
Regarding 11/13/09 ID Comment and Letters, it is sad, revealing
and premature that ID and R. Algase would rejoice in Lou Dobbs
stepping "down" from his CNN post which was not due to a few
whining liberals, anti-Americans and special interests, but is a
step up to be an even greater advocate for millions of US without
the limitations the job entailed. What is "Orwellian" is the RA
letter's demonization and villification of needed, legitimate and
long overdue enforcement as well as comparing "soft on entry"
Janet N. of DHS to Sheriff Joe. The MM letter ignores that Major
Hasan had shouted the Islamic battle cry "Allah-O-Akbar (God is
great)" before opening fire, was wearing the shalwar-kameez, the
traditional attire worn by Afghan Arabs who wage jihad alongside
al-Qaeda and the Taliban and had angry confrontations with other
officers over his views that Muslims should "rise up and attack
Americans" and other evidences about this act of terrorism. The
letter of RA (11/12/09 ID) continues a Jihad for Diversity and
against "Northern Europeans" which differs from the U.N.'s
recently released annual index of human development, which ranks
182 countries by such factors as education, per-capita income,
and life expectancy.The top ten Nations were racially
homogenous where in 9 of these, the dominant race is white with
the 10th being Asian. Diversified U.S. didn't make the cut. To
find out why, read: "Muslims in 21st Century America: Racial
Religious Chasm" by Frosty Wooldridge and "The Two Faces of Major
Hasan" by Pat Buchanan as well as references in my ID letters of
Oct 30th and Nov 4th.
Jim Roberts

(c) Dear Editor:
Lou Dobbs departure from cnn is long awaiting good news (11/13/09
ID comment). Mr. Dobbs views were too dividing for this country,
his venom was very distasteful for the eyes and ears, and I
applaud cnn for getting rid of him, his views are very racial and
need some anger management class towards immigrant, and learn how
to deal with them, because this country is built on immigrants.
The next three are Hannity, glen beck and Bill Riley, because we
have no room in this country for racism and hatred. We came too
far and all these guys do is spit out venom.
Lisa

(d) Dear Editor:
Responding to ID's comment (11/13/09), it may be victory for ID,
but it is damage for the rest of us. This is another prime
example of how illegals and their supporters' steering the
country's policies towards what would benefit the illegals
instead of tax paying, law abiding citizens. How typical.
Chia-Li Sung
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Nov 12, 2009

Nov 12 - Talent Squeeze

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November 12, 2009

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Items:
1. Comment: Talent Squeeze
2. Focus: Today Is Deadline For Employer Compliance For
    Beginners
3. Articles:
    (a) When It Really Is The Immigration Lawyer's Fault v.
    Rethinking "Ineffective Assistance" Of Immigration Counsel by
    Jose Latour
    (b) The Economics And Politics Of Discrimination by George C.
    Leef for the Foundation For Economic Education
    (c) Bloggings On Immigration Law And Policy by Greg Siskind
4. News:
    (a) USCIS Temporarily Accepts H-1B Petitions Without LCA
    (b) USCIS Accepts Old G-28 Form
    (c) CRS Report On Border Security
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Co-Counseling Offered
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
    (c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (d) Immigration Law Certificate
    (e) PERM Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Potential San Francisco Showdown Over Immigration
    (b) King County Passes 'Don't Ask' Immigration Law
    (c) Northrop To Upgrade Communications At Immigration Agency
    (d) Hawaii Senator Co-sponsors Bill To Aid WWII Vets
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Firm Announcement
8. Letters From:
    (a) Oscar Abraham Jaeger, Esq.
    (b) Roger Algase, Esq.

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1112.shtm

Talent Squeeze

Maclean's
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/10/stealing-talent-from-uncle-sam/
reports that Canada is actively promoting to and recruiting the
skilled immigrants squeezed out by US immigration laws. "Most of
the workers have been educated at US universities, the document
went on, obtaining degrees in valued fields like biomedical
research or software engineering... Microsoft last year opened a
70,000-sq.-foot "development centre" in the Vancouver suburb of
Richmond to house 300 workers hailing from more than 40 different
countries. Many have "immigration challenges" preventing them
from working in the US."

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
_________________________________________________________________
2. FOCUS

Today Is Deadline For Employer Compliance For Beginners

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++Detailed overview of required documentation and retention
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++Audit Triggers: How an economic downturn and renewed focus on
employer enforcement is increasing the risk of public access file
audits
++The Department of Labor's focus on wage issues
++Penalties for noncompliance

SECOND Phone Session on December 10: Worksite Enforcement
++Employer Responsibilities under IRCA - Completing and retaining
Forms I-9 for every employee and penalties for noncompliance
++Dealing with Social Security No-Match Letters - Complying with
DHS regulations while avoiding liability for discrimination
++Addressing Common E-Verify Questions: What is it? How do I
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++How to proactively plan for a PERM audit - maintaining required
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++Don't miss the deadline! Key timing considerations for PERM
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++Dealing with a PERM audit - Audit triggers, employer
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3. ARTICLES

(a) When It Really Is The Immigration Lawyer's Fault v.
Rethinking "Ineffective Assistance" Of Immigration Counsel

Jose Latour writes "Justice unfolds only when the USCIS treats
each applicant as an individual, property sanctions those who
participate in fraud, and grant reconsideration to those who have
been victimized by incompetent representation."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1112-latour.shtm
http://www.immigrationinsider.com/about.html

(b) The Economics And Politics Of Discrimination

George C. Leef for the Foundation For Economic Education writes
"There is probably no institution in society where color is as
irrelevant as in the free market. In the commercial world, making
money is what counts, and discrimination gets in the way of doing
that."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1112-leef.shtm
http://fee.org/

Greg Siskind writes "And despite a stated concern for workers,
Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) really
think of workers as widgets - interchangeable cogs in the world
of business."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1112-siskind.shtm
http://www.visalaw.com/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
_________________________________________________________________
4. NEWS

(a) USCIS Temporarily Accepts H-1B Petitions Without LCA

USCIS announced a 120-day period in which it will temporarily
accept H-1B petitions filed without Labor Condition Applications
(LCAs) that have been certified by the Department of Labor (DOL).
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1112-h1b.pdf

(b) USCIS Accepts Old G-28 Form

USCIS announced that the previous version of the Notice of Entry
of Appearance as Attorney or Representative (Form G-28) will be
accepted until further notice.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1112-g28.pdf

The Congressional Research Service released a report on "Border
Security: Barriers Along the U.S.
International Border".
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1112-crs.pdf
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6. Headlines

(a) Potential San Francisco Showdown Over Immigration

Setting up a potential showdown with the mayor, the San Francisco
Board of Supervisors reinstated an ordinance on Tuesday requiring
that juvenile offenders who are illegal immigrants be convicted
of a crime before they are turned over to the federal immigration
authorities.

(b) King County Passes 'Don't Ask' Immigration Law

The council passed a law Monday that prohibits county agencies
and employees from asking a person's immigration status.

Northrop Grumman Corp. will enhance information communications at
Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a five-year task order
that could be worth as much as $46 million.

(d) Hawaii Senator Co-sponsors Bill To Aid WWII Vets

A U.S. senator is co-sponsoring legislation that would allow the
children of Filipino World War II veterans living in the United
States to become permanent U.S. residents.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1112.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
7. ComingsNGoings

Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at
no charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,
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(a) Firm Announcement
Stone & Grzegorek LLP is pleased to announce that Helen A. Sklar
has merged her practice with the law firm. Ms. Sklar is certified
by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a
certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law. Helen
Sklar has nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in complex
cases in most areas of immigration law. pls include firm contact
information, website.
_________________________________________________________________
8. LETTERS

Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to
300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
In (11/12/05 ID) issue, ID published my preface to a   humorous
letter that I had then recently sent to the National Visa
Center. My wife and I had filed a joint I-864 Affidavit of
Support on behalf   of a family friend and the NVC had requested
proof that I was currently self-employed. Due to space
limitations, you published my preface to   the letter but not the
letter itself. As I believe your readers would   enjoy reading
this letter, I want to inform them that they can now view it   on
my website, which can be found by typing my name in Google. It
is posted there under Successful Cases, in the   category I-864
Affidavit of Support.
Oscar Abraham Jaeger, Esq. Brooklyn, N.Y.

(b) Dear Editor:
Regarding the headlines "These two debates don't mix" and "Health
care debate focuses on legal immigrants" (11/11/09 ID), why
should the Obama administration be given a pass on immigration?
Anyone who thinks that Obama is postponing action on immigration
reform only because he is too busy with health care might just as
well go to Iraq to look harder for Saddam Hussein's WMD or find
the people who helped Saddam "plan" the 9/11 attacks. The
candidate who once spoke out against scapegoating immigrants is
so far turning out to be the most anti-immigrant president
America has had since Calvin Coolidge signed the Northern
Europeans only immigration law of 1924. By sending out USCIS and
ICE inspectors to go on more than 25,000 fishing expeditions
looking for minor employer paperwork violations or alleged fraud
under every mattress and blade of grass, while allowing racist
local officials to terrorize Latino neighborhoods and break up
minority US citizen families under 287(g), and at the same time
throwing thousands of darker skinned people, including US
citizens and legal immigrants, out of work using defective "E-
Vilify" and "no-match letter" databases, the president is trying
to make immigrants scapegoats for the recession. The cowardly
Democrats in Congress are just as much to blame for trying to
exclude recent legal immigrants from health care benefits. This
will hit Spanish-speaking and Asian families the hardest. Call
off the attack dogs, Mr. President, or face the consequences at
the polls.
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY
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Nov 11 - Improve Readability

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November 11, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1111.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Improve Readability
2. Focus: Today Is Deadline For Permanent Resident Options For
    Physicians
3. Articles:
    (a) International Students, Skilled Immigrants And
    Comprehensive Immigration Reform by Marlene M. Johnson and
    Stuart Anderson
    (b) Wedding Bells Are Ringing: Increasing Rates Of
    Intermarriage In Germany by Olga Nottmeyer for Migration
    Information Source
    (c) Immigrants Of The Week: Meb Keflezighi, and Alejandro
    Villanueva by Greg Siskind
4. News:
    (a) USCIS Releases AILA QA
    (b) CRS On Immigration Fraud
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (c) Case Management Technology
    (d) E-3 Treaty Visa
    (e) BIA Delivery Service
6. Headlines:
    (a) Don't Blame The Workers. Blame The Employers.
    (b) The Lonely, Illegal World Of 'Mr. Cheng'
    (c) These Two Debates Don't Mix
    (d) Health Care Debate Focuses on Legal Immigrants
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) New Appointment- USCIS Chief Counsel
8. Letters From:
    (a) Gladys C. Farris

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1111.shtm

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_________________________________________________________________
2. FOCUS

Today Is Deadline For Permanent Resident Options For Physicians

Tuesday, November 10th is the deadline for the Wednesday,
November 11th phone session of "Physicians For Experts" with
speakers Robert Aronson (discussion leader), Wendy Hess, Khorzad
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++Labor Certification Application practice for physicians
++National Interest Waivers for physicians
++Strategically choosing between National Interest Waiver & Labor
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++Interplay of J-1 employment obligations and starting LPR case
++Balancing out immigration objectives with physician's
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++Handling the academic physician

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_________________________________________________________________
3. ARTICLES

(a) International Students, Skilled Immigrants And Comprehensive
Immigration Reform

Marlene M. Johnson and Stuart Anderson write "Looking ahead to
next year, it has become increasingly important that concerns
about the economy not deter lawmakers from ensuring that reforms
to attract and retain highly educated, highly skilled foreign
nationals are included in comprehensive immigration reform
legislation."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1111-johnson.shtm
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1111-johnson.shtm#bio

(b) Wedding Bells Are Ringing: Increasing Rates Of Intermarriage
In Germany

Olga Nottmeyer for Migration Information Source writes "But
beyond fluency in language and other indicators - such as
employment levels and residential patterns - marriage between
individuals of different ethnic and/or racial backgrounds is
generally considered a test of integration."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1111-nottmeyer.shtm
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/

Greg Siskind celebrates the achievements of Eritrean-born Meb
Keflezighi, who won the New York City Marathon yesterday, is the
first American man to win the race in 27 years.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1111-siskind.shtm
http://www.visalaw.com/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
_________________________________________________________________
4. NEWS

(a) USCIS Releases AILA QA

USCIS released its questions and answers from its October 27,
2009 meeting with AILA.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1111-QA.pdf

(b) CRS On Immigration Fraud

The Congressional Research Service released a report discussing
the policies, investigations, and issues related to immigration
fraud.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1111-crs.pdf
_________________________________________________________________
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(a) Don't Blame The Workers. Blame The Employers.

One thing that the agency would like to make clear is that it
doesn't go out and search for illegal immigrants at random.

(b) The Lonely, Illegal World Of 'Mr. Cheng'

This is his story - an inside glimpse into how one illegal
immigrant has been surviving in the city.

After promising during the campaign to fix the immigration system
with a bold and comprehensive solution, Obama has spent the first
year of his presidency trying to delay the issue and focus
instead on health care reform.

(d) Health Care Debate Focuses on Legal Immigrants

The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to
percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration's efforts
to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling
over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled
in the country legally.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1111.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
7. ComingsNGoings

Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at
no charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,
see here http://www.ilw.com/corporate/media_sponsor.shtm

(a) New Appointment- USCIS Chief Counsel
USCIS has announced that Roxana Bacon has been appointed Chief
Counsel, USCIS. In her 35 years as an immigration law
practitioner and policy advisor, she has, among other things,
been a partner with the international firm of Bryan Cave, and
later founded her own firm, Bacon & Dear, which she grew from 10
to 150 persons. She also taught immigration law as a visiting
professor and adjunct professor at Arizona State University
College of Law and served as a judge pro-tempore on the Arizona
Court of Appeals.
_________________________________________________________________
8. LETTERS

Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to
300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
Exploitation in the labor sector has been going on since this
nation was found and before it was found too. Although each and
every worker are covered with the labor laws regardless of the
status in the big factories it still goes on and the Federal
Inspector just ignore it. The EEOC in some states do not intent
to cross the big factories and "you scratch my back and I will do
the same" goes on for many decades. There is no let out and
worst in this economy of today.
Gladys C. Farris
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Nov 09, 2009

Nov 10 - Marking The Calendar

-----------------IMMIGRATION DAILY FROM ILW.COM------------------

November 10, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1110.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Marking The Calendar
2. Focus: Employer Compliance For Beginners
3. Articles:
    (a) Eight Things President Obama Can Do To Reform Our
    Immigration System Without Waiting For Congressional Action
    by Harry DeMell
    (b) How Robert Novak Helped Save "The Littlest Defector" by
    Henry Mark Holzer
    (c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart
4. News:
    (a) CIS Ombudsman Wants To Hear From Pending Derivative Form
    I-485s Due to File Separation
    (b) USCIS Launches SAVE Informational Video
5. Classifieds:
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    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (c) Case Management Technology
    (d) Credential Evaluation And Translation
6. Headlines:
    (a) Election Results May Boost Immigration Reform in Congress
    (b) Troubles In The Border Economy
    (c) Jersey City Fire Department Extinguishes Fire At Ellis
    Island
    (d) German Immigrants Hope Children Retain Heritage
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Immigration Event - San Diego, CA
8. Letters From:
    (a) Gladys C Farris
    (b) Andrew J. Mikols

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1110.shtm

Marking The Calendar

The latest Reuben Navarette editorial says "By putting off the
immigration reform debate until the spring, Schumer puts it that
much closer to another Labor Day - Labor Day 2010 - when
lawmakers will be spending much of their time back home trying to
win re-election." For the full opinion, see here.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091109/OPINION/911069945/1042?tc=autorefresh

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
_________________________________________________________________
2. FOCUS

Employer Compliance For Beginners

(a) Eight Things President Obama Can Do To Reform Our Immigration
System Without Waiting For Congressional Action

Harry DeMell writes "The President can take administrative steps
to help correct some of these problems, reduce the number of
undocumented persons in this country and make it increasingly
difficult for those who remain to function outside of the system.
These are eight suggestions toward this end."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1110-demell.shtm
http://www.demell-visas.com/

(b) How Robert Novak Helped Save "The Littlest Defector"

Henry Mark Holzer writes "It's unlikely, however, that once Bob
is laid to rest the public would ever learn how he was
instrumental in saving a then 14-year-old boy-dubbed by George
Will "The littlest defector" - from the communist dictatorship he
had fled."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1110-holzer.shtm
http://www.henrymarkholzer.com/introduction.html

Joel Stewart writes "Data developed along these lines may then be
used to identify a set of occupations that a worker should be
able to perform."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1110-stewart.shtm
http://blogs.ilw.com/joelstewart/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
_________________________________________________________________
4. NEWS

(a) CIS Ombudsman Wants To Hear From Pending Derivative Form
I-485s Due to File Separation

The CIS Ombudsman's office offers to look into your case and
review how they may be of assistance in situations where "USCIS
approved the Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status) for a principal applicant, but the
derivative family members' Form I-485 applications remain
pending?"
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1110-485.shtm

(b) USCIS Launches SAVE Informational Video

USCIS posted an informational video on its Web site that provides
an overview of the agency's Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements (SAVE) program.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1110-SAVE.pdf
_________________________________________________________________
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6. Headlines

(a) Election Results May Boost Immigration Reform in Congress

Viewed through the lens of the immigration issue, the overall
results of yesterday's elections might be called a mixed bag.
Republican gubernatorial candidates who promised more hardline
immigration stances won races in Virginia and New Jersey.

(b) Troubles In The Border Economy

Combining that issue with economic problems, however, puts
"Immigration Nation" communities in a unique and difficult spot.
Recovery here could be a long, hard road.

The last major fire to occur on the island took place on June 14,
1897.

(d) German Immigrants Hope Children Retain Heritage

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, many of the
generation who came to the United States in the years after the
reunification of Germany are seeing their American-born children
begin to enter their preteen and teenage years.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1110.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
7. ComingsNGoings

Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at
no charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,
see here http://www.ilw.com/corporate/media_sponsor.shtm

(a) Immigration Event - San Diego, CA
'Going Local: The New Politics of Immigration in the United
States', 3:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Eleanor
Roosevelt College Admin. Bldg., Conference Room 115, First Floor,
University of California, San Diego
http://ccis.ucsd.edu/2009/11/karthick-ramakrishnan-going-local-the-new-politics-of-immigration-in-the-united-states/
_________________________________________________________________
8. LETTERS

Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to
300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
This is not unusual especially in Jewish Community to help one
another (11/09/09 ID comment). During the time when the Second
World War was on and the exodus of the Jes was going one I saw
how united this community was in Panama. They arives with the
bare goods and the Jews in my Country established them in small
store so that they could survives and somehow they succeeded in
what was established for them.
Gladys C Farris

(b) Dear Editor:
I enjoy reading the Immigration Daily each day when it arrives in
my "Inbox". However, I am receiving 2 emails of the Immigration
Daily. Can you please correct this so that I only receive 1
email of Immigration Daily.
Andrew J. Mikols Editor's note: Is it possible that you have
subscribed to Immigration Daily using two different email
accounts? If so, consider unsubscribing one of the email
addresses. You can unsubscribe to one of the email addresses
using the link that appears at the end of your email version of
Immigration Daily. If you continue to experience this problem,
write to webmaster@ilw.com, including both copies of the
Immigration Daily emails you received.
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Nov 06, 2009

Nov 9 - Branching Out

-----------------IMMIGRATION DAILY FROM ILW.COM------------------

November 9, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1109.shtm

Items:

1. Comment: Branching Out

2. Focus: Business Immigration Law

3. Articles:

(a) Bloggings on Deportation And Removal by Matthew Kolken

(b) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A.

Paparelli

Scott R. Malyk

4. News:

(a) Neufeld Memo On I-751

(b) ICE Releases Memorandum Of Agreement On Biometric

Interoperability

(c)ICE Releases Secure Communities Standard Operating

Procedures

5. Classifieds:

(a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney

(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal

(d) Forensic Psychology Services

(e) J-1 Visa Program

6. Headlines:

(a) ICE Sweep Yields More 'Incidentals' Than Criminals

(b) Judge Gets Cleric's Case Back

(d) Jail Immigrant Identification Program Extended

7. ComingsNGoings:

(a) Immigration Event - Chicago, IL

8. Letters From:

(a) Jim Roberts

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1109.shtm

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1. COMMENT

Branching Out

The Connecticut Law Tribune reports "[] solo practitioners or

members of small firms have been forced to branch out in order to

stay afloat financially during lean times." For the full story,

see here.

http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=35371

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by

writing to

mailto:editor@ilw.com.

_________________________________________________________________

2. FOCUS

Business Immigration Law

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Chapter 5: Intra-Company Transfers

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Chapter 8: Employee Sanctions

Chapter 9: Tax Issues

Chapter 10: The Interaction Between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant

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Chapter 3: Obtaining the Visa Status

Chapter 4: Students and Business Visitors

Chapter 5: Specialty Occupation Workers

Chapter 6: L 1A / L 1B Multinational Transfers

Chapter 7: E-1/E-2 Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors

Chapter 8: NAFTA TN Professionals

Chapter 9: O-1 Foreign Nationals with Extraordinary Abilities

Chapter 10: Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers

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_________________________________________________________________

3. ARTICLES

(a) Bloggings on Deportation And Removal

Matthew Kolken writes "[The] Second Circuit, in a 184 page in

banc decision, has affirmed the District Court's dismissal of

Maher Arar's lawsuit."

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1109-kolken.shtm

http://www.kolkenandkolken.com/

(b) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government

Angelo A. Paparelli writes "Our lawmakers are again behaving

badly in public over illegal immigration."

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1109-paparelli.shtm

http://www.seyfarth.com

Anthony F. Siliato and Scott R. Malyk write "While one may

question the legitimacy of such an intrusion on the workplace

without warning, FDNS has indicated that it does not require a

subpoena to conduct such an unannounced site visit."

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1109-siliato.shtm

http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to

mailto:editor@ilw.com

_________________________________________________________________

4. NEWS

(a) Neufeld Memo On I-751

USCIS Acting Associate Director Domestic Operations Directorate

Neufeld released a memorandum providing detailed guidance to

USCIS Immigration Services Officers (ISOs) on the adjudication of

1-751 petitions filed by a conditional permanent resident (CPR)

who is the subject of a final order of removal, is in removal

proceedings, has filed untimely, or has filed multiple petitions.

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1109-neufeld.pdf

(b) ICE Releases Memorandum Of Agreement On Biometric

Interoperability

ICE released a memorandum of agreement between ICE and the State

Identification Bureau regarding implementation of the Secure

Communities (SC) initiative related to biometric

interoperability.

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1109-moa.pdf

ICE released its standard operating procedures document for

Secure Communities, an initiative making the removal of aliens

convicted of serious criminal offenses from the US a priority.

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1109-SOP.pdf

_________________________________________________________________

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6. Headlines

(a) ICE Sweep Yields More 'Incidentals' Than Criminals

A four-day sweep conducted last November in Arizona by

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents looking for immigrant

fugitives and criminals resulted primarily in the arrests of

immigrants who were neither criminals nor fugitives, the American

Civil Liberties Union of Arizona has found.

(b) Judge Gets Cleric's Case Back

The lengthy deportation case of an influential New Jersey Muslim

leader has been sent back to an immigration judge for a

rehearing.

These days, like Nicole Hernandez and others, Ben is an American

living with a Mexican spouse in immigration exile.

(d) Jail Immigrant Identification Program Extended

The County of San Bernardino will continue to partner with the

federal immigration authorities to identify illegal immigrants

booked into County jails on criminal charges, so they can be

deported to their home countries after serving their sentences.

For links to the above stories see here:

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1109.shtm#Headlines

_________________________________________________________________

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(a) Immigration Event - Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL - Workplace Enforcement & Immigration, November 9,

2009, Loyola Law School. The Federal Bar Association is pleased

to sponsor this event which will provide practical guidance on

issues arising from DHS enforcement measures particularly in

employer compliance. Keep abreast of the most pressing issues and

initiatives undertaken by the government and the best practices

associated with them. For details, including how to register, see

here.

http://www.fedbar.org/chicago-11909.pdf

Additional questions can be directed to Peter Cheun at

mailto:fbaimmigration@mmhpc.com or (312) 267-4623.

_________________________________________________________________

8. LETTERS

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mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to

300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:

Responding to 11/6/09 Letters, the T. Krishnamurthy letter should

not be "frustrated" because some dwell on the macro aspects of

entry which really have more impact than the micro parameters.

The problems of mass entry and Mexican irredentism can and is

changing US and effects all citizens while the "nuts and bolts"

issues affect some citizens and others. Until the former are

addressed, streamlining the latter only adds to the numbers. This

is how the irresponsible, pro-entry crowd hurts a limited,

selective entry by forcing so many resources to be allocated to

the huge abuses of the past and present. This is where much, if

not most, of the blame should be for the present "mess" and lax

policies. Even if one is an atheist, the Bible can teach us more

than merely perspectives on entry, such as the need for wisdom

(Prov. 3: 13-35) in resolving difficult problems and not narrow

views (I Cor. 12:14-22 & II Chron. 30:8), excluding wisdom from

any person or source. Those who dislike "Bible thumping" seem to

have more need. My vote for the most profound, relevant letters

here would be those of Mary and P. Keenan. Many letters have

"bent over backwards" to glean some truths from R. Yang letters

which has been hard when our history and the Bible are

alternately praised and then trashed, the displayed illiteracy

and the "Everything I say can be substantiated by my own opinion"

arrogant attitude and insults. The experiment in polyglot

multiculturalism is not going well with the Islamic shooting at

the TX military base, the FBI shooting of a radical in Detroit,

and the "honor" killing of a daughter by her father in AZ in

addition to the Latino separatist movement with the drugs,

thefts, killings, etc

Jim Roberts

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Nov 05, 2009

Nov 6 - Census Amendment Defeated

-----------------IMMIGRATION DAILY FROM ILW.COM------------------

November 6, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1106.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Census Amendment Defeated
2. Focus: The Nurse Immigration Book
3. Articles:
    (a) Bloggings on Updates in Immigration Law by Carl
    Shusterman
    (b) Bloggings On Nurse And Allied Health Immigration by
    Christopher T. Musillo
    (c) Immigrant Of The Day: Meb Keflezighi of Eritea by Kevin
    R. Johnson
4. News:
    (a) Neufeld Memo On I-140 Issues
    (b)CRS Report On Foreign Science and Engineering Presence
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (c) BIA Delivery Service
    (d) Immigration Law Certificate
6. Headlines:
    (a) Supervisors Renew Alien Screening Deal
    (b) ACLU Questions Immigration Raids
    (c) Neo-Nazis To March Against Illegal Immigration
    (d) Meat Plant Executive Admits Mistakes, Denies Crimes
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Submit Your Announcement
8. Letters From:
    (a) John Wheat Gibson, Sr., Esq.
    (b) David D. Murray, Esq.
    (c) Sergi Sheplov
    (d) Mary
    (e) Parsley Keenan
    (f) Nicholas C. Grapsas
    (g) R. Heuman
    (h) Trivikram Krishnamurthy

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1106.shtm

Census Amendment Defeated

The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13721132
reports that the Senate rejected an amendment by Sen. Bob Bennett
that would have required the 2010 Census to include a question
about citizenship. "Bennet's plan was intended to remove
undocumented immigrants from the count used to split U.S. House
seats among the states... The 58 Democrats and two left-leaning
independents supported moving forward on the legislation without
Bennett's immigration amendment, while 39 Republicans opposed
it."

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
_________________________________________________________________
2. FOCUS

The Nurse Immigration Book

The table of contents of this definitive work edited by Joseph
Curran and Daniel Berger is as follows:

I. FOREWORD: Why A Nurse Immigration Book? By William Stock

II. PREPARING AN IMMIGRATION CASE:
++H-1 Visas For Nurses By Greg Siskind and Esther Fridman
++TN Status For Nurses By Christopher Wendt
++Practice Pointers for Presenting TN Applications By Leslie
Holman
++An Outline Of A Typical Nurse Case, Including Consular
Processing By Joseph Curran
++Adjustment Of Status For Professional Nurses By Sylvia Boecker
++Building International Bridges By Commission On Graduates Of
Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS International)
++Tips For Staffing Companies In Planning Their Posting
Strategies By Ronald Nair
++Licensure: US State Licenses For International Nurses By
Patrick Curran
++Immigration Basics For Allied Professional Healthcare Workers
By Christopher Musillo
++Managing Or Achieving Expectations: The Key To Success By
Michael Hammond

III. UNDERSTANDING THE NURSING CRISIS:
++Global Issues In Nurse Recruitment By Joseph Curran
++The Nurse Shortage: Why It Matters By Carl Shusterman
++Deadly Consequences: The Hidden Impact Of America's Nursing
Shortage By Stuart Anderson
++Aiding And Abetting - Nursing Crises At Home And Abroad By
Sreekanth Chagaturu and Snigdha Vallabhaneni
++US Visa Policy Competition For International Scholars,
Scientists And Skilled Workers By Phyllis Farrell Norman
++Better Late Than Never: Workforce Supply Implications Of Later
Entry Into Nursing By David Auerbach, Peter Buerhaus and Douglas
Staiger
IV. RECRUITING AND RETAINING NURSES:
++The Business Of Nurse Immigration By Mireille Kingma
++Recruitment Of Workers In The Philippines: Playing Ball With
The POEA By Ronald Nair
++Successful International Nurse Recruiting By C. Philip Slaton
++Nurse Assimilation By Yvette Mooney
++Hospitals' Responses To Nurse Staffing Shortages By Jessica
May, Gloria Bazzoli and Anneliese Gerland
++Nurse Perspectives Of The Migration Experience By Mariah
Rutherford-Olds
V. AFTERWORD: Musings After 2 Decades In Nurse Immigration By
James David Acoba

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_________________________________________________________________
3. ARTICLES

(a) Bloggings on Updates in Immigration Law

Carl Shusterman writes "But apparently, despite all the gloom and
doom over the high unemployment rate, U.S. employers are again
starting to hire professional workers."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1106-shusterman.shtm
http://www.shusterman.com/

(b) Bloggings On Nurse And Allied Health Immigration

Christopher T. Musillo writes "According to an article earlier
this week that was featured on CNNMoney.com, the National
Association for Business Economics is reporting that for the
first time in nearly two years more employers are planning to
hire, rather than cut, staff."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1106-musillo.shtm
http://www.muimmigration.com/

Kevin R. Johnson writes "Yesterday, Meb won the 2009 New York
City Marathon, setting a personal best of 2:09:15. He was the
first U.S. citizen to win the marathon since 1982."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1106-johnson.shtm
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
_________________________________________________________________
4. NEWS

(a) Neufeld Memo On I-140 Issues

Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations at
USCIS,issued a memo amending the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM)
on Form I-140 Issues.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1106-i140.pdf

(b) CRS Report On Foreign Science and EngineeringPresence

The Congressional Research Service released a report on the
presence of foreigners in US science and Engineering
labor force and institutions.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1106-crs.pdf
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(a) Supervisors Renew Alien Screening Deal

San Bernardino County will continue to partner with the federal
immigration authorities to identify illegal immigrants booked
into county jails on criminal charges so they can be deported
after serving their sentences.

(b) ACLU Questions Immigration Raids

Most undocumented immigrants arrested during the highly
publicized "Return to Sender" raids in Northern Arizona had no
criminal records, the ACLU says, citing documents it received in
response to a FOIA request.

The leader of a group of neo-Nazis has announced a planned march
for this weekend at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

(d) Meat Plant Executive Admits Mistakes, Denies Crimes

Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin insisted today that he never
intentionally violated federal fraud or immigration laws as the
head of an eastern Iowa kosher meat plant, but acknowledged that
he "made mistakes."

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1106.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
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http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
I was surprised to see the ID running which in my opinion is CIA
propaganda planted by the self-styled wife of a US government
agent (Patricia Linderman, "La Lucha: The Human Cost Of Economic
Repression In Cuba," (11/04/09 ID)). From the title a reader who
knows anything about Cuba would have expected an article
discussing how Cubans deal with the repressive economic blockade
imposed by the United States government. Linderman did not even
mention the blockade, however. It also was a bit surprising to
see the article in ID since it has nothing to do with immigration
law. On the other hand, it may be beneficial to us all in the
US, where a repressive elite limits access to the media, if ID
has decided to open its pages to free political discussion, and
not only to CIA propaganda.
John Wheat Gibson, Sr., Esq.

Editor's note: We have been featuring articles from the
Foundation for Economic Education since 2008, many which
highlight the importance of immigration and its positive
contribution to the economy. This article discusses the author's
opinion of the impact of limited economic opportunity in Cuba.

(b) Dear Editor:
Honza Prchal's letter (11/05/2009) claims my letters have said
that that neither he nor Arnold Schwarzenegger should be
citizens. That astounds me, because I hold no such opinion, and
never have. I am a great fan of Arnold and voted for him as
governor of the state of California and am very happy that he is
a citizen. Why would I vote for a man who I do not believe should
be a citizen? I have never met Mr. Prchal and therefore I have no
opinion one way or another as to his qualification for
citizenship, and in fact I have never before even thought about
it, but I assume he is a good citizen. I believe ID letters have
degenerated into personalities and Bible thumping. Therefore, I
will stop writing letters for a while and return when things get
off the playground. By the way, thanks to all who responded to
my poll. Too bad some people aren't listening.
David D. Murray, Esq. Newport Beach, CA

(c) Dear Editor:
Mr. Miller's letter (11/05/09 ID) said yesterday that the
"concept of "family reunion" is totally bogus." This seems to be
a common theme amoung restrictionist and simplistic thinkers
regarding immigration reform efforts. Thousands of families that
consist of US citizen spouses and foreign national spouses with
and without children face family separation for extended periods
of time due to the draconian provisions of current immigration
law. The "go back home" argument does not apply here, US citizens
are here. Family Immigration reform efforts are aimed at bringing
the foreign national spouse back to the US so those citizens like
Mr. Murphy can exercise thier right to free association, and live
unmolested by the Department of Homeland Security in their own
country. The "concept" of "family smashing" has become all too
real for these folks and in so many instances simply a grave
misunderstanding of the labrinth of paperwork and legal hoops
required to legally bring a spouse here. If we are truly living
in a humane and free society with a supposed appreciation of
family unity, then the US government should repair those
provisions in immigration law that create havoc and hardship on
its citizens. Or if you rule of law folks are so invested in
bureacracy how about making all couples go through the vetting
process a citizen does for his/her foreign spouse? If you file
the wrong paperwork or don't hit the deadline or mistake the
order of the complicated steps, then you too can go live in some
random foreign country for 3, 5, 10 years or maybe even
permanently with your spouse.
Sergi Sheplov

(d) Dear Editor:
Regarding (11/04/09 ID Comment): since when doesn't the supreme
judges doesn't know it is illegal and has to ask the leader,
This shows me just how much the judges have slipped in the
constitutional duty. since when has our leaders been brought into
court cases, It is the law and has always been the law. Wouldn't
you think homeland security is suppose to be taking notice of
what illegals do here? Illegals are not suppose to work period.
Mary

(e) Dear Editor:
After reading the story of Marta the 12 yr old girl who entered
the U.S. illegally to look for her mother, the first thing came
to my mind is: What about we make her mother and her own country
responsible for her well being? It never ceases to amaze me how
the supporters of illegal aliens mix up charity work with
immigration policies. It is tragic that Marta has to sneak into
U.S to look for her mother because her grandmother is dying of
cancer and now Marta is sitting at a detention facility at age
12. But could someone hold their sobbing and start looking at
what really brought Marta to where she is? Before blaming the
U.S. government for not providing decent legal aid to illegal
aliens, maybe the pro-illegals should think about why is it that
Marta's own country couldn't and wouldn't take care of the
children and the sick in the first place. It is a well-known
fact that Mexico and many other Latin American countries rely on
the money their citizens earned from the U.S. as one of their
largest sources of revenue. It is a known fact that most of
these countries that the illegals came from have had extremely
dysfunctional, disgustingly corrupt and even outright hostile
towards the poorest and least educated of their populations. And
now the immigration lawyers are whining about U.S's lack of legal
aid for children like Marta? Please, it's been long enough that
the illegals used U.S. as the bottomless money bag for everything
that their own governments would never provide for them. The
first and foremost obligation of the U.S. government and
governments of all countries should always be protecting the
welfare of their own citizens. We are not responsible for each
and every failed nation on the planet.
Parsley Keenan

(f) Dear Editor:
I noticed that whenever I click on the "print this page" link, I
get the message that the article cannot be located. Is the print
format link no longer working?
Nicholas C. Grapsas

Editor's note: We have resized ILW.COM pages so that they are
printer-friendly. To print any page, please select file and then
print in your browser, as you would to print any other web page.
The "print this page" has been disabled.

(g) Dear Editor:
The email address for unsubcribing did not work for me -- please
delete me from your mailing list. I can get the same news
elsewhere without the addition of anti-immigrant campaigning in
the guise of pseudo intellectual posturing and without the inane
bickerings of letters to the editor.
R. Heuman

Editor's note: We have unsubscribed the email address.
Those who wish to unsubscribe may follow the instructions
provided in each email issue of Immigration Daily or contact
webmaster@ilw.com.

(h) Dear Editor:
I generally agree with John Frecker's letter (11/04/2009 ID) in
response to David Murray's letter's (11/03/2009 ID) referendum
request (it must be election season) on the quality of his
letters. Also, while I appreciate the opportunity ID provides for
readers to respond to other letters, I would think things have
gone too far when a reader attempts to appropriate the letters-
to-the-editor section to run his own poll. Moving on to some of
the other points John Frecker's letter makes, I believe it is
wrong to frame the "immigration mess" simply as a question of
what to do with illegal immigrants and compromises related to
that question. In my mind, while that is perhaps the most
attention-catching part of the immigration debate, it is only
part of the problem. The other part, that hardly gets a mention
in ID, much less in mainstream media, is the complete collapse of
immigration law under the weight of its own patchwork and the
abject inability of the governmental agencies to manage
administrative workload. And for some reason, congress refuses to
fix the needlessly complicated, outdated and just plain
nonsensical aspects of immigration law that reasonable people
regardless of ideology can agree on, unless it simultaneously
deals with the more controversial question of illegal
immigration. In that context, it is a source of great frustration
to me that many ID letter-writers, who I expect to be familiar
with immigration law, its deficiencies and its application by the
USCIS and the DOS, can do little more than engage in lofty
discussions on what the Bible has to say on immigration, or
whether modern day illegal immigration is motivated by a
civilizational hispanic desire to reconquer the United States.
Trivikram Krishnamurthy
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Nov 04, 2009

Nov 5 - Supremes Weigh Arizona Law

-----------------IMMIGRATION DAILY FROM ILW.COM------------------

November 5, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1105.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Supremes Weigh Arizona Law
2. Focus: Today Is Deadline For Consular Processing For
    Beginners
3. Articles:
    (a) Congress Ends The Widow Penalty by Brent Renison
    (b) La Lucha: The Human Cost Of Economic Repression In Cuba
    by Patricia Linderman for the Foundation For Economic
    Education
    (c) Bloggings On Immigration Law And Policy by Greg Siskind
4. News:
    (a) DHHS Publishes Final Rule On HIV
    (b) USICS Provides Latest H1B Cap Count
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (b) Case Management Technology
    (c) Translation Services
    (d) Forensic Psychology Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Driving Without English
    (b) Columbia Farms Settles Immigration Case
    (c) Health Care Debate Focuses On Legal Immigrants
    (d) Immigrant Economy
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Immigration Event
8. Letters From:
    (a) Honza Prchal, Esq.
    (b) Donald Miller
    (c) Robert Yang
    (d) Jim Roberts

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1105.shtm

Supremes Weigh Arizona Law

The Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1312711.html
reports that the Supreme Court has asked the administration for
its position on a challenge to an Arizona law that punishes
businesses that hire undocumented immigrants. "The justices
agreed to ask Obama's solicitor general, Elena Kagan, to submit a
brief outlining the administration's views. The justices will
review this brief before they decide whether to take up the
case."

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
_________________________________________________________________
2. FOCUS

Today Is Deadline For Consular Processing For Beginners

Wednesday, November 4th is the deadline for ILW.COM's new seminar
series "Consular Processing For Beginners" with speakers Brian
Bolton (discussion leader), Shanni Alexandrovitz, Magdale Labbe
Henke, Joan Squires-Lind, Liam Schwartz, Nita Upadhye And Other
Speakers To Be Announced. The curriculum is as follows:

FIRST Phone Session on November 5: Applications for Non-Immigrant
Visas
++What happens once an H-1/L-1 petition is approved by USCIS
++What is the role of the Department of State
++Non-immigrant visa application process
++Documentary requirements
++Grounds for denial
++Security clearances/waivers of grounds of inadmissibility
++Visa Waiver Program/ESTA system

SECOND Phone Session on December 3: Applications for Immigrant
Visas
++Application process
++Immigrant Visa Interview
++Documentary requirements
++Affidavit of Support issues
++Validity of immigrant visa
++What happens if client isn't quite ready to re-locate to U.S.?

THIRD Phone Session on January 7: Proactive Lawyering
++How to avoid surprise delays/denials
++Know procedures at the consulate
++Use the FAM as primary research tool
++When/how to request advisory opinion
++How to overcome issues of inadmissibility
++How much is too much supporting documentation

Wednesday, November 4th is the deadline to sign up. For more
info, including speaker bios, detailed curriculum, and
registration information, please see: Online:
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200928.shtm. Fax form:
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200928.pdf. Don't delay, sign up
today.
_________________________________________________________________
3. ARTICLES

(a) Congress Ends The Widow Penalty

Brent Renison writes "The new law, Public Law No. 111-83, amends
the Immigration and Nationality Act by removing the words "for at
least two years", allowing widows of U.S. citizens to file
petitions for resident status regardless of the length of
marriage, provided the marriage is bona fide!"
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1105-renison.shtm
http://www.entrylaw.com/people/brentrenison.html

(b) La Lucha: The Human Cost Of Economic Repression In Cuba

Patricia Linderman for the Foundation For Economic Education
writes "After 41 years, many who dream of a better life can only
imagine achieving it somewhere else."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1105-linderman.shtm
http://fee.org/

Greg Siskind writes "I've been monitoring H-1B numbers each month
and have noted a rather dramatic jump in filings over the last
few months."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1105-siskind.shtm
http://www.visalaw.com/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
_________________________________________________________________
4. NEWS

(a) DHHS Publishes Final Rule On HIV

The Department of Health and Human Services published a final
rule in the Federal Register amending its regulations to remove
"Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection" from the
definition of communicable disease of public health significance.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1105-hiv.shtm

(b) USICS Provides Latest H1B Cap Count

USCIS announced that as of October 30, 2009, approximately 53,800
H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. USCIS has approved
sufficient H1-B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to
meet the exemption of 20,000 from the fiscal year 2010 cap.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1105-h1b.shtm
_________________________________________________________________
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6. Headlines

(a) Driving Without English

At least six officers in several different patrol divisions wrote
the tickets, each time citing a driver for violating a law that
does not exist.

(b) Columbia Farms Settles Immigration Case

South Carolina prosecutors said poultry producer Columbia Farms
would pay $1.5 million and improve hiring practices to avoid a
conviction for illegal hiring.

Some Republicans favor excluding immigrants who have been legal
permanent residents for less than five years, as well as all
illegal immigrants.

(d) Immigrant Economy

This is the second of a three-part series on illegal immigration
in Arizona and its effects on the state, the economy and the
University.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1105.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
7. ComingsNGoings

Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at
no charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,
see here http://www.ilw.com/corporate/media_sponsor.shtm

(a) Immigration Event
November 17 - This month's CIS Ombudsman teleconference, entitled
"USCIS Adoption Petition Processing: How Is It Working for You,"
will be held at 2:00 -3:00 p.m. EDT. For more info and to rsvp
email CISOmbudsman.Publicaffairs@dhs.gov.
_________________________________________________________________
8. LETTERS

Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to
300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
In response to Mr. Murray's letter's (11/03/09 ID) question,
whether it is engaged in pointless critique, I'll vote no. His
letters are informative and useful, even when they said that I
(and California's Guvernator) should not be a citizen, which I am
(and his Arnoldness is). Biblical references have their point,
but as relatively restrictionist folks no doubt tire of their use
in many pro immigration and pro amnesty letters, so too do pro
amnesty and/or pro immigration writers tire of their use to
promote immigration. Not only is God probably not altogether on
anyone's side in this fight, using Him (or opposition to Him) as
a stand-in for your own arguments is probably as alienating to
the other side as quoting controversial political figures in
support of one's position. For example, Mr. Yang's letter's
(11/03/09 ID) "If I may quote the "holly books" [sic] again, I
think God will cast liars into hell [sic] for sure." undermined a
letter that I otherwise enjoyed reading far more than the focus
on Western Imperialism as if it were worse than the steady march
of the Han, Indonesia's Javanese subjugation of "lesser"
neighbors, the spread of the Arabs or African slaving empires of
recent history. Most God references in our letters have begun to
lose their meaning because they make us stop reading. As for Mrs.
Cherly Rodriguez's letter's (11/03/09 ID) claim that Americans
won't work with pigs or chickens, I have to say I've worked with
sheep, cattle, chickens and even, worst of all, on a guinea pig
farm (medical and beauty product testing, plus a few pets) which
was far worse. Americans certainly seem to do all the pig farming
for hundreds of miles around me, despite the truly awful smell.
Honza Prchal, Esq. Birmingham, AL

(b) Dear Editor:
Regarding letter by Lisa, (11/04/09 ID): Couple of errors in
thinking in the letter. First, medical care is not "free" in
Canada and the UK, as Lisa's letter stated. It is paid for by
everyone, big time, through almost confiscatory tax schemes. Even
the French and German systems, which in my opinion are the best
models for the US to look at, require nominal co-payments at time
of treatment by the patient. The UK and Canadian systems do not.
It is totally irresponsible to suggest that, at a time when,
according to our political "leaders", some 40 million Americans
cannot afford health care, foreigners suffering from HIV/AIDS be
allowed in to receive life-long , expensive, medical care for
those afflictions. I. for one, have a difficult time justifying
to myself why I should be forced to cover medical care for
people, many of whom are totally responsible for their own
condition. And these are mostly fellow Americans. Our
government now feels that I should also cough up more money to
care for foreigners. Justify this for me. Point two: please
all of you understand that the concept of "family reunion" is
totally bogus. The easiest way to "reunite" these families would
be for the lone illegal or legal immigrant here to return home,
wherever that is, to the loving embrace of his/her vast extended
family and live happily everafter. Once again, why is the
American citizenry required to pick up the bill for the care and
feeding of hordes of family members of some foreigner who is here
in violation of our laws and our wishes? May they all "reunite"
with their beloved families... right back home.
Donald Miller

(c) Dear Editor:
Regarding Mr. Roberts' letter (11/04/09 ID): Border can never be
secured even if we build the "$ 1 trillion + smart and
electrified Great Wall of North America", but we can make sure
that all employers in the US comply with our labor and
immigration laws by robust annual or bi annual unannounced work
sites inspections just like health, building codes and sanitation
compliance inspections. We have millions of illegal immigrants
who have put down roots in this country and holding jobs, having
families and contributing to the society and paying taxes and act
as consumers also for local and national businesses, deporting
them means humanitarian and economy disaster for the entire
nation. Legalization is a must and common sense way to do, but to
prevent the future same problem only work site enforcement can
work well to ensure compliance. Countries must have immigration
laws but not for the purpose of protectionism to please their
whining citizens who think they don't have to compete in any
kinds and deserve any entitlements just being lucky to be
citizens of those countries. I will not apologize for any of my
letters that may contain offensive inconvenient truth to anyone
or groups. Yes, telling the truth can be offensive and hurtful
but ones must contend with themselves and deal with it. We're
just tired by any holier than thou hypocrites that dare to quote
any Holy Books, judging others on environmental issues to
disguise their xenophobia while they're living in McMansions and
pollute this planet the most by their lavish and wasteful
lifestyles or asking us to support our fellow Americans by buying
made in USA only or condemning same sex marriage and sexual
immoralities of others while they don't do what they preach on
others.
Robert Yang

(d) Dear Editor:
The Letters of (11/4/09 ID), I partially agree with the J.
Frecker letter and others that some of the D. Murray letters have
been superb and not "pointless" and I have commented favorably on
these. But, at times the latter has strayed from this and made
irrelevant comments, pulling out the "race" and "bigot" cards,
and now the poll "card". When the DM letter stated some time back
that the letters would cease unless an apology was made by
another writer, and none was made, it was my "apology by proxy"
that precluded this "painting into a corner" and only DM has ever
mentioned an end to letters. It is astounding that the letter of
M. Swanson would find my letters "insulting", ignoring the the
insulting letters of R. Yang. And, why are Bible references ok
with other letters? But, a lawyers job entails ignoring truths
that would differ from the chosen agenda which is why we see, the
only Bible condemnation of a profession in Luke 11: 46 & 52-54.
This would make me "sick" too. Those who dislike my letters or
references should skip them as ID-ILW has something for everyone.
I would like to thank Mr. Frecker for his years with the BP, a
difficult and thankless job. But, the reason why most of US
rejected any form of amnesty the last time around can be found in
his letters, "once the borders are secured". This was promised to
US in 1986 and before. citizens are in no mood to have it used as
a bargaining chip now for concessions, only to have the
enforcement provisions again ignored or tokenly pursued. Entry,
laws and borders are supposed to be secured now, without any
other bargaining. That is why citizens and/or restrictionists
should not have to "compromise" on another shamnesty.
Jim Roberts
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Nov 03, 2009

Nov 4 - Impossible Subject

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November 4, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1104.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Impossible Subject
2. Focus: Today Is Deadline For Developing Company Policy in
    Light of SSA No Match Letter Controversy, OSC and ICE
    Investigations and Workers Rights
3. Articles:
    (a) Catholics, Immigration, And The Common Good by Dominique
    Peridans for the Center for Immigration Studies
    (b) Temporarily-Away-From-Home Travel Expenses by Paula N.
    Singer, Esq.
    (c) Immigrants Of The Week: Hideki Matsui and Chan Ho Park by
    Greg Siskind
4. News:
    (a) CIS Ombudsman Recommends Temporary Acceptance Of Filed
    LCAs For Certain H-1B Filings
    (b) CRS Report On Healthcare For NonCitizens In Detention
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (b) Credential Evaluation And Translation
    (c) J-1 Visa Program
    (d) E-3 Treaty Visa
6. Headlines:
    (a) Irish Lobby of Immigration Reform Meets With Graham In
    Effort To Push Reform
    (b) Bill To Aid In-State Immigrant Students
    (c) Justices May Hear Disputed Arizona Law
    (d) Immigration Battle
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Immigration Event - Washington, DC
8. Letters From:
    (a) John Frecker
    (b) Mary P. Sclawy
    (c) Miranda Swanson, Senior Legal Assistant, Wayne M. Levine,P.A.
    (d) Jim Roberts
    (e) Lisa

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1104.shtm

Impossible Subject

A Los Angeles Times editorial says "When it comes to the census,
what that suggests is that even though we may not count
[undocmented aliens] as full members of our polity, we are still
obliged to count them as individuals who occupy physical space
within our national boundaries." For the full opinion, see here.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rodriguez2-2009nov02,0,7973696.column

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
_________________________________________________________________
2. FOCUS

Today Is Deadline For Developing Company Policy in Light of SSA
No Match Letter Controversy, OSC and ICE Investigations and
Workers Rights

Tuesday, November 3rd is the deadline for the Wednesday, November
4th phone session of "Employer Compliance For Experts" with
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other speakers to be announced. The curriculum is as follows:

++What effects does the recent focus of immigration enforcement
on employers have on employers' behavior?
++How has the Obama Administration's withdrawal of the No-Match
regulations affected employer's "constructive knowledge"
obligations?
++What effect has the 9th Circuit Aramark case had on employers
attempt to create a prudent company policy?
++What common trends/pitfalls has the OSC seen in its recent
investigations and charges it has received?
++Do employers have responsibility to protect individual worker's
rights in anticipating federal enforcement programs?

Tuesday, November 3rd is the deadline to sign up. For more info,
including speaker bios, detailed curriculum, and registration
information, please see: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200925.shtm.
Fax form: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200925.pdf.
Don't delay, sign up today.
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3. ARTICLES

(a) Catholics, Immigration, And The Common Good

Dominique Peridans for the Center for Immigration Studies writes
"It is my intention to raise a few respectful questions, and to
attempt to offer a few elements of response."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1104-peridans.shtm
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1104-peridans.shtm#bio

(b) Temporarily-Away-From-Home Travel Expenses

Paula N. Singer, Esq. writes "Section 62 of the Internal Revenue
Code imposes income taxes on compensation for services, whether
from employment or self-employment."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1104-singer.shtm
http://www.windstar.com/

Greg Siskind celebrates the achievements of two immigrant
baseball players playing in the World Series.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1104-siskind.shtm
http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
_________________________________________________________________
4. NEWS

(a) CIS Ombudsman Recommends Temporary Acceptance Of Filed LCAs
For Certain H-1B Filings

The CIS Ombudsman issued recommendations to USCIS on the
temporary acceptance of filed labor condition applications (LCAs)
for certain H-1B filings.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1104-ombudsman.pdf

(b) CRS Report On Healthcare For NonCitizens In Detention

The Congressional Research Service released a report providing an
overview of noncitizen detention, including healthcare for
detained aliens.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1104-crs.pdf
_________________________________________________________________
5. CLASSIFIEDS

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(a) Irish Lobby of Immigration Reform Meets With Graham In Effort
To Push Reform

Senator Graham was unambiguous in saying that he supported both
legalization for the undocumented and a targeted program for
future flows from Ireland modeled on the E-3 proposal as part of
comprehensive legislation.

(b) Bill To Aid In-State Immigrant Students

Ten states, including Texas, California and New York, have passed
legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to qualify for in-
state tuition at public colleges upon meeting certain criteria,
according to the American Association of State Colleges and
Universities.

The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it is interested in hearing
an appeal from business groups that, for the past two years, have
been trying to have Arizona's controversial employer-sanctions
law thrown out.

(d) Immigration Battle

The question now is; when will the president move ahead with the
immigration reform? No one really knows.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1104.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
7. ComingsNGoings

Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at
no charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,
see here http://www.ilw.com/corporate/media_sponsor.shtm

(a) Immigration Event - Washington, DC
The Woodstock Theological Center invite you to attend "Honoring
Human Dignity and the Common Good: A Catholic Approach to
Immigration Reform". Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Gaston
Hall (located on the third floor of Healy Hall), Georgetown
University, Washington, DC,.
http://woodstock.georgetown.edu/events.html.
_________________________________________________________________
8. LETTERS

Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to
300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
No, I don't think David Murray's letters are pointless (11/3/09
ID). What seems pointless to me are the same arguments - no
matter how well written - day after day by some regular writers
to ID. Everyone should know the positions of the other writers,
and they should know that they're not going to change one
another's minds. If, as Mr. Murray's letter states in the last
sentence, they want to try ..."to fix the system of legal
immigration.", it's time to start talking about compromises and
solutions, not simply restating their positions on the issue in
various ways. It seems to me that it would be much more
constructive to spend their time and talents addressing the
problem and discussing ways to fix it. It should be obvious by
now that any solution to the "immigration mess" is going to
require some serious compromising by "both sides". For example,
there's going to be some form of amnesty; we're simply not going
to deport elderly illegal aliens nor children of illegal aliens
who have grown up here. Rather than just arguing whether or not
there should be amnesty, wouldn't it be more constructive to
discuss which aliens here illegally would get amnesty or some
form of legalization? And polls show that once the borders are
secured and there's more enforcement of the immigration laws, a
majority of Americans are willing to permit some form of
legalization. All the many parts of the immigration issue would
have to be addressed in any legislation and compromises would
have to be reached. Otherwise, you'll have one "side" imposing
its will on the other, which seems like raw power rather than a
solution. And, yes, lest it be called to my attention, I have
written basically the same things before.
John Frecker Baileyville, ME

(b) Dear Editor:
I welcome David Murray's letters and encourage him to continue
writing his lucid thoughts on immigration (11/3/09 ID). I saved
his letter of Oct. 24, 2008 on what should be included in
immigration reform legislation and send it to my Congressional
reps as a reminder of what ought to be included in such
legislation whenever it appears that Congress is seriously ready
to take up the issue.
Mary P. Sclawy Troy, MI

(c) Dear Editor:
In response to the poll request by David Murray's letter
(11/03/09 ID), I for one enjoy reading the letters to the Editor
section of ID each morning and although there are times when I
haven't agreed with some of the opinions of others, I have found
the majority of the letters written to be enlightening and
generally not insulting to any one particular individual with the
exception of the letters from Mr. Roberts. I too am sick of all
of the bible quotes used to justify his letter's contempt of
anyone this his letters do not consider American. Jim Robert's
letters obviously have no real desire to have a true immigration
debate and will never see any other side of this issue other than
his letter's own. For this reason I find that his letters are
generally a waste of space in this forum.
Miranda Swanson, Senior Legal Assistant, Wayne M. Levine, P.A.
Lake Worth, FL

(d) Dear Editor:
The R. Algase letter of 11/2/09 ID, who has denied Mexican
irredentism in the past, now proclaims, "We are now, effectively,
a partly Latino nation, with Spanish as a de facto second
national language." and then amazingly asks, "Is this such a
terrible thing?" Obviously, not to the letter writer (more's the
pity), but may be to US citizens who wonder why their nation is
being invaded by those who have their own. The letter feebly trys
to justify it on a dishonest economic basis that leaves out the
costs, and that much of it came illegally. As Harvard Professor
S. Huntington wrote in "The Hispanic Challenge" published in
"Foreign Policy" Mexican migration is different than past or
other entry, "due to a combination of six factors: contiguity,
scale, illegality, regional concentration, persistence, and
historical presence (and) reconquista is well underway (because
of) a historical claim to US territory". See also "Mexican
Immigration and its Potential Impact on the Political Future of
the US" by Yeh Ling Ling at asustainableusa.org and
"Multiculturalism, Immigration, and Aztlan" by Maria Chang at
thesocialcontract.com as well as previous letters by A. Alexander
and R. Ranger (9/24/03 ID). Re: the 11/3/09 ID Letters, the DM
letter is another "pointless critique" of my letters and RY
continues his letters "mindless name calling", calling me a liar,
etc. and then the letter lies about the restrictionist position,
calling it "100% complete isolation" and again trashing US. I
have agreed with some of both writers in the past. "What has our
country come to?" by C. Rodriguez is the only relevant comment
seen.
Jim Roberts

(e) Dear Editor:
I applause the ban lifting for people with HIV, so that they can
feel more comfortable and get the care that they need, however
the need for health care reform, will need immediate attention,
now more people would need help with HIV medications along with
other things, so I hope that America is ready for such (11/03/09
ID). Canada and the caribbean along with England has free health
care, so maybe America is heading in that direction. Just to add
I hope that the President is remembering the children that are
affected by harsh immigration laws and help them too, because
these children have a bright future ahead of them, so I want the
President to look into that bill that was signed by President
Bush in 2002 concerning age out children by enforcing the law,
and letting immigration interpret it honestly. So yes we need to
stop segregating about HIV and treat everyone with respect, but
we also need to put an end to this foolish game that immigration
is playing with these children and denying their application
because they reach twenty one years old, and up to now I haven't
heard not one law maker address this situation, is not only HIV
people are being separated from their families, these people are
suffering too some of these are college grads with Masters and
Doctoral degree and because the system are being unfair to them
by not following the INA 203(H)(3) CSPA act of 2002 and allow
these children to retain their old priority dates as derivative
beneficiary of their parent petition.
Lisa
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Nov 02, 2009

Nov 3 - Top Links October 2009

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November 3, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1103.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Top Links October 2009
2. Focus: Consular Processing For Beginners
3. Articles:
    (a) Restrain Thy Hope About Employment Based Visa Numbers by
    Robert C. Divine
    (b) J-1 Programs - Why Companies Host by Melany Hamner
    (c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart
4. News:
    (a) USCIS QA On Adopting Orphans From Russia
    (b) CRS On Mexico - US Relations
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (b) Website Services
    (c) Translation Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) New Focus On Immigration Reform
    (b) Asking For A Rethink On US Immigration Diplomacy
    (c) Obama Lifts a Ban on Entry Into US By HIV-Positive People
    (d) Governor Perry Against Illegal Alien Transfer Program
    11/1/09
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) New Name - The American Immigration Council
8. Letters From:
    (a) David D. Murray, Esq.
    (b) Cherly Rodriguez
    (c) Robert Yang

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1103.shtm

Nov 2 - Domestic Abuse

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November 2, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1102.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Domestic Abuse
2. Focus: Immigration Practice By Robert C. Divine
3. Articles:
    (a) The PERM As A Subway Map - Some Thoughts On Improving The
    Existing Permanent Alien Labor Certification System by Jan
    Albrecht
    (b) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A.
    Paparelli
    (c) Bloggings on Deportation And Removal by Matthew Kolken
4. News:
    (a) USCIS Releases Updated Public Charge Fact Sheet
    (b) CRS Report On REAL ID
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (b) Case Management Technology
    (c) PERM Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Religious Workers Visa Program Extended
    (b) ICE Confirms That Amuse Bouche Street-Food Vendor is
    Detained, Will Be Deported
    (c) Immigration Reform Still A Priority?
    (d) Congress Must Act On Immigration Reform
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Honor And Awards
8. Letters From:
    (a) Honza Prchal, Esq.
    (b) Roger Algase, Esq.
    (c) Jim Roberts

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1102.shtm

Domestic Abuse

The New York Times reports "[T]he Obama administration has
recommended political asylum for a Guatemalan woman fleeing
horrific abuse by her husband, the strongest signal yet that the
administration is open to a variety of asylum claims from foreign
women facing domestic abuse." For the full news story, see here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/us/30asylum.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
_________________________________________________________________
2. FOCUS

Immigration Practice By Robert C. Divine

Immigration Practice by Robert C. Divine & R. Blake Chisam is an
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3. ARTICLES

(a) The PERM As A Subway Map - Some Thoughts On Improving The
Existing Permanent Alien Labor Certification System

Jan Albrecht writes "Rendering the PERM as a transportation
network metaphor in all of its infographical beauty, I have
devised such a map."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1102-albrecht.shtm
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(b) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government

Angelo A. Paparelli writes "We also asked whether the birthers
and tea-baggers will morph into xenophobes and whether the anti-
immigrant lawmakers in Congress will at last wake up and smell
the strong Hispanic coffee, as the debate moves from health care
to immigration."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1102-paparelli.shtm
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Matthew Kolken writes "The case involves an individual that was
subject to a final administrative order of removal as a result of
the BIA's dismissal of her appeal."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1102-kolken.shtm
http://www.kolkenandkolken.com/

To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
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4. NEWS

(a) USCIS Releases Updated Public Charge Fact Sheet

USCIS released an updated version of its fact sheet on public
charges.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1102-charge.pdf

(b) CRS Report On REAL ID

The Congressional Research Service released a report addressing
how REAL ID relates to other federal laws and identification
programs.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1102-crs.pdf
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6. Headlines

(a) Religious Workers Visa Program Extended

For the Jewish community, the RWVP has been useful in cities
large and small, but particularly helpful in remote areas with
small Jewish populations.

(b) ICE Confirms That Amuse Bouche Street-Food Vendor is
Detained, Will Be Deported

A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security's
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) told SFoodie she
could confirm that street-food vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is
currently in detention, and will be deported.

USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas spoke to the media Wednesday in
Chicago, and stated that despite a budget shortfall in excess of
100 million dollars, immigration reform remains a priority.

(d) Congress Must Act On Immigration Reform

Like my anti-immigrant friend, however, reformers cannot have it
both ways.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1102.shtm#Headlines
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7. ComingsNGoings

Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at
no charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,
see here http://www.ilw.com/corporate/media_sponsor.shtm

(a) Honor And Awards
Atlanta Law Firm Siskind Susser is pleased to announce that it
has been selected by its peers to The Best Lawyers in America
2010 edition. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-
review publication in the legal profession. Because Atlanta
immigration attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to
be included, a listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded within
the legal profession as a signal honor, conferred on a lawyer by
his or her peers. The Atlanta immigration attorneys are led by
Karen Weinstock, Managing Attorney.
http://www.visalaw.com/atlanta.html
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8. LETTERS

Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to
300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm

(a) Dear Editor:
This is not directly on point at first, but lately most of the
letters (10/30/09 ID) have dragged poor God into the immigration
debate. Responding to Mr. Yang's letter, the Founding fathers,
did not by and large separate Church and state - they opposed the
establishment (tax supported church structures where church
officers are also officers of the government and require loyalty
oaths) of a national church either because they viewed the state
as a threat to religion, were tolerant of minority faiths like
James Madison's Orange County Baptists or because they supported
theocracies like those that dominated New England. Both
ideologically and practically, freedom of religion is closer to
freedom for religion than freedom from it. Religious talk has
always been central to our public discourse. Just listen to our
last three Presidents, two of them Democrats. Some Americans are
made uncomfortable by that, but I doubt they are any more more
comfortable by identity politics. The result of our smorgasbord
approach to religion in public life has always been a remarkable
degree of tolerance in this country, in marked contrast to
secular revolutionary regimes from the Directorate's France and
Kemal Mustafa's Turkey to Maoist China or Fascist Italy. God talk
need not be divisive, and even if divisive, it need not be evil.
Besides, God's word is in many ways too refined to be made ready
use of for either party, and just policy could either discourage
or encourage immigration. One imagines that rendering unto Caesar
does set a default for obeying laws where those laws are not
clearly unjust, however, and probably even when they are unjust
but can be changed lawfully, as I am convinced our immigration
laws can be. I can defend that position on secular grounds too,
but I'll leave that to better keyboards, like Mr. Murray's.
Honza Prchal, Esq. Birmingham, AL

(b) Dear Editor:
Jim Roberts' letter (10/30/09 ID) claims that deportation is not
oppression. America has certainly come a long way from the wisdom
and humanity of Justice Brandeis in the famous 1922 Supreme Court
case of Ng Fung Ho vs. White, when he said that deportation may
deprive a person of "all that makes life worth living". The
Roberts' letter lacks even the candor of other restrizzionisti
such as Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies,
who, in a 2005 article, launched the concept of reducing
"illegal" (translation: "Latino") presence in the US through a
policy of "attrition", i.e. making life in America hell on earth
for unwanted ethnic groups. One of the ways to do this, of
course, is by throwing people out of work, as DHS Secretary Janet
Napolitano is seeking to do with her "E-Vilify" programs and
anti-employer witch hunts, or locking them up in concentration
camp type conditions, as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was
doing under INA Section 287(g) until Secretary Napolitano
recently tried to yank that particular rug out from under him.
Why has America moved so far away from the spirit of Justice
Brandeis (whose above dictum was actually followed as recently as
1980 by the 9th Circuit that is so despised by restrictionistas)?
The answer is simple: We are now, effectively, a partly Latino
nation, with Spanish as a de facto second national language. Is
this such a terrible thing? The purchasing power of Latinos in
the US is estimated at close to a trillion dollars, if not more.
Is impoverishing Latino communities really the best way to pull
America out of a deep recession?
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY

(c) Dear Editor:
The SPLC and others who "love" to falsely accuse entry
restrictionists and patriots of hate just got a big boost as BO
signs the 'hate crimes' bill into law which adds federal crime
enhancers to any crime against: race (except caucasian), color
(except white), religion (except christian), national origin
(except American), gender (except male) and sexual orientation
(except heterosexual). Such builders of Babel and Babylon should
not leave out God who is the greatest hater of all as we read in
Proverbs 6:16-19 about the six things "doth the Lord hate" and
Psalms 11:5 where He "hateth" the wicked or 9:17 where the
"wicked shall be turned into hell". Re: the Letters of 10/30/09
ID, in the D. Murray critique about Bible references, the words
are mine, but the "implications" are his letter's own, as I
originally was responding to an ID article by a pro-entry writer
who used scriptures. It seems to be ok for other letters to use
them, but not mine. It is the DM letters continual pointless
critiques of others and the mindless name calling of the RY
letters that adds nothing to the debate. To answer the questions
of R. Algase's letter, it is in the interests of US to deport
illegals, any sad details of which are entirely upon the head of
the trespasser. The R. Yang letter now praises US and the
Founding Fathers which were severely trashed in the past for
stealing lands, being hypocrites and illegal entrants, etc. No
mention as to any transfer of land titles to their "rightful
owners". No one denies that competition is a fact of life, but
trade policies should be in favor of and protecting of US, not
foreigners, banksters, special interests and profiteers.
Jim Roberts
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