-----------------IMMIGRATION DAILY FROM ILW.COM------------------
November 23, 2009
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1123.shtm
Items:
1. Comment: Cyber Hijacking Claim
2. Focus: The Consular Posts Book, 2009-2010 Edition Shipping
Now
3. Articles:
(a) The 287g Program: Protecting Home Towns And Homeland by
Jessica Vaughan and James R. Edwards Jr. for the Center for
Immigration Studies
(b) Bloggings on Deportation And Removal by Matthew Kolken
(c) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A.
Paparelli
4. News:
(a) USCIS Answers National Stakeholder Questions
(b) CRS On Terrorist Grounds For Exclusion And Removal Of
Aliens
5. Classifieds:
(a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
(c) Translation Services
(d) J-1 Visa Program
(e) Case Management Technology
(f) BIA Delivery Service
6. Headlines:
(a) How The Recession's Affecting Immigration
(b) Busy Agenda Clouds Hopes For Immigration Reform
(c) Rubio Says Reagan Was Wrong on Immigration
(d) Release Of Citizen Held In Immigration Detention
Highlights Difficulties For Others
7. ComingsNGoings:
(a) New Practice - New York, NY
8. Letters From:
(a) Roger Algase, Esq.
(b) Jim Roberts
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1. COMMENT
Cyber Hijacking Claim
The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports "He was aware of
only one other lawsuit in which one law firm was suing over
another's use of its name as paid search keywords, but in that
case, the aggrieved lawyers sued Google, not the other law firm,
and claimed unfair trade practices." For the full story, see here.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/70430797.html
We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by
writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.
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2. FOCUS
The Consular Posts Book, 2009-2010 Edition Shipping Now
The Table of Contents for "The Consular Posts Book", 2009-2010
Edition, shipping now, is as follows:
PART I. MAJOR CONSULAR POSTS
Chapter 1: Argentina - Buenos Aires, By Christi Hufford
Chapter 2: Armenia - Yerevan, By Alice Yardum-Hunter
Chapter 3: Australia - Sydney, By NoahKlug
Chapter 4: Brazil - Sao Paulo, By Kristina Rost
Chapter 5: Canada -Toronto, By Dharamchand " Randy" Depoo
Chapter 6: China - Beijing, By Frederick W. Hong;
Guangzhou, By Jakob Lipman and Adam Lee;
Shanghai, By Christy Nguyen
Chapter 7: Colombia - Bogota, By Luis A. Pinilla
Chapter 8: France - Paris, By Curtis Pierce
Chapter 9: Germany - Frankfurt, By Steven A. Culbreath;
Munich, By Magdale Labbe Henke
Chapter 10: Haiti - Port au Prince By Jose E. Latour
Chapter 11: India - Chennai, By Vic Goel;
Kolkata, By Poorvi Chothani;
Mumbai, By Priscilla Jones;
New Delhi, By Poorvi Chothani
Chapter 12: Jamaica - Kingston, By Claire D. Nilson
Chapter 13: Nigeria - Lagos, By C. Valerie Ibe
Chapter 14: Philippines - Manila, By Emmanuel S. Tipon
Chapter 15: Taiwan - Taipei, By Lesa M. Lawrence and Jessica L.
Rodriguez
Chapter 16: Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain, By Claire D.
Nilson
Chapter 17: United Kingdom - London, By Edward S. Gudeon
Chapter 18: Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, By Marc Ellis
PART II. THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: New Attorney Vulnerabilities
in International Practice
Chapter 3: Trade and Immigration Tightening? NAFTA, WTO, GATS
Soup to Nuts
Chapter 4: Tips for Avoiding B-1/B-2 Visa Denials
and Correcting other Refusal Issues with the Consul
Chapter 5: The Visa Waiver Program (VWP): Not As Simple and Easy
As It Looks
Chapter 6: Non-Immigrant Classes and Their U.S. Tax Obligations
Chapter 7: E-1/E-2 Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors
Chapter 8: The Consular Role in L-1 Blanket Petitions
Chapter 9: H-1B "Dependent Employees": From Labeling to Lawbreaking
Chapter 10: Temporary Assignment of H-1B Employees to Client Work Sites
Chapter 11: State Department Name-Checks and Security Advisory
Opinions (SAOs)
Chapter 12: ICE Data-Mining and Federal Benefits Fraud Task Forces -
Send In the Marines: Best Practices to Survive Audits and Task Forces
Chapter 13: What to do if Your Client's Visa is Denied: Visa Office
Advisory Opinions
Chapter 14: A Template for Attorney Risk-Assessment
PART III. THE CONSULAR POSTS RESOURCES ON CD-ROM Selected
excerpts and documents: Statutes, Regulations, Foreign Affairs Manual,
Forms, Executive Orders, Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland
Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Customs and Border Patrol, Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Government Accountability Office, Federal Bureau
of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Internal Revenue Service, The White House, ILW.COM, Miscellaneous,
Web Links
For contributor bios, more info, and to order, please see:
http://www.ilw.com/store/ConsularPosts.shtm Or for fax,
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3. ARTICLES
(a) The 287g Program: Protecting Home Towns And Homeland
Jessica Vaughan and James R. Edwards Jr. for the Center for
Immigration Studies write "But even with these changes, which
seem to be based on unsubstantiated criticism from ethnic and
civil liberties groups, the 287(g) program still remains an
effective tool in immigration law enforcement and local crime-
fighting."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1123-vaughan.shtm
http://www.cis.org/
(b) Bloggings on Deportation And Removal
Matthew Kolken writes "The New York Times has reported that
Immigration enforcement officials intends to expand the E-Verify
auditing program to companies the Department of Homeland Security
suspects to have engaged in the unlawful hiring of undocumented
workers."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1123-kolken.shtm
http://www.kolkenandkolken.com/
(c) Bloggings On Dysfunctional Government
Angelo A. Paparelli writes "The trip-spoiler is a little known
provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), known as
221(g)."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1123-paparelli.shtm
http://www.seyfarth.com/
To submit an Article for consideration, write to
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4. NEWS
(a) USCIS Answers National Stakeholder Questions
USCIS published its responses to national stakeholder questions
from its August 25, 2009 USCIS National Stakeholder meeting.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1123-stakeholder.pdf
(b) CRS On Terrorist Grounds For Exclusion And Removal Of Aliens
The Congressional Research Service released a report describing
the terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and
deportation/removal.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,1123-crs.pdf
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5. CLASSIFIEDS
(a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
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attorneys to apply for the associate counsel position at the
Litigation Coordination Division (LCD). Primarily responsible for
assisting in provision of litigation support in immigration cases
involving USCIS operational components. Applicants must possess
JD degree, be an active member of the bar and have 1+ years of
post JD experience. For more info, key in Job Announcement Number
COU-CIS-2009-0009: at http://www.usajobs.com. Applicants must
provide cover letter, references, resume, and writing sample
(max. 5pps) to: Evan Franke, Chief, LCD at:
mailto:Evan.Franke@dhs.gov. Must be received by close of business
Friday, Dec 4, 2009. GS-13-GS-15 levels. No relocation
reimbursement expenses available. Appointments made under the
provisions of this announcement are Excepted from the Competitive
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(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Downtown Washington, DC firm seeks mature and responsible
paralegal with 4+ years experience in business immigration cases,
including NIV (H-1B, E, L, J, and O), IV (including EB-1,EB-2,
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6. Headlines
(a) How The Recession's Affecting Immigration
You know the U.S. is in a recession when Mexicans are sending
money to relatives in the US.
(b) Busy Agenda Clouds Hopes For Immigration Reform
Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of
immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented
workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy
may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
(c) Rubio Says Reagan Was Wrong on Immigration
The act (which, by the way, was signed when Rubio was 15) made it
illegal for employers to knowingly hire illegal immigrants, but
also granted amnesty to some 2.7 million illegal workers who had
been in the US since before 1982.
(d) Release Of Citizen Held In Immigration Detention Highlights
Difficulties For Others
Thanks to the help of Harvard Law School volunteers, an HLS
alumna, and a Stanford law grad, a U.S. citizen mistakenly
detained by ICE and held among regular prisoners at the Bristol
County House of Correction in North Dartmouth, Mass. was
released after a monthlong detention.
For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,1123.shtm#Headlines
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7. ComingsNGoings
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no charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,
see here http://www.ilw.com/corporate/media_sponsor.shtm
(a) New Practice - New York, NY
Pryor Cashman LLP announced the formation and launch of an
Immigration Law practice headed by new partner Colleen L. Caden,
who joined the firm November 16, 2009 at its New York City
offices. Caden comes to Pryor Cashman after spending the past
decade at Immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen &
Loewy, LLP. www.pryorcashman.com.
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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:
I have often disagreed with Honza Prchal's letters. But his
11/20/09 ID letter is right on target when it says that the
Bush/Obama immigration enforcement policies have done nothing to
help the US economy and that we need more rational laws to
encourage legal immigration. Many bravos for Mr. Prchal's
sensible letter. The only thing I would add is that immigration
is less of an economic or law enforcement issue (and less still
an overpopulation, environmental, terrorism, health, education or
any other red herring scare tactic issue of the anti-immigrant
lobby) than it is a social issue: Is America ready to accept
diversity and the inevitable loss of white majority status within
the next few decades? Or will America head in its current
direction of more intolerance and police-state tactics to stave
off its demographic shift as long as possible? It all depends on
which kind of country we want to live in.
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY
(b) Dear Editor:
There is little to agree with yesterday's Letters (11/20/09 ID)
by R. Algase and H. Prchal which features slanted opinions,
altered reality and outright falsehoods by attorneys in order to
justify mass entry, an impossible task. Ike and Truman presided
over post-war boom times in which the middle class greatly
expanded economic standards and without large numbers of foreign
entry. Hoover was elected a year before the '29 crash in similar
good times. Both Bush and BO have and are pursuing amnesty for
illegals which only paves the way for millions of others to come
with only showtime, token enforcement. Many States as well as US
are on the brink of bankruptcy. More serious enforcement and
policies are needed to limit entry, not an increase. The HP
letters first denied the Latino irredentist movement, then
questioned it and now supports it. We citizens can only hope
that, "the health care push, etc. have sucked the oxygen" from
any amnesty. Large numbers of foreign entry precludes
assimilation as present day realities and the Latino - Muslim
separatists agendas attest and are "needed" only for empire
building, not nation building, as the Roman Empire and subsequent
Fall showed. The R. Yang letters could be Exhibit A in the lack
of assimilation of other cultures with no respect for ours.
Libertarian G. North's "Is There A Right To Work?" [11/19/09 ID]
(who also predicted the Y2K "collapse") tediously argues both
sides of the right to freedom and work and then wrongfully
concludes that, anyone's liberty can operate "without any threat
of coercion by the civil government" ignoring his own, "Right to
Exclude" arguments, not only individually, but also by
governments through the collective will of the people.
Jim Roberts
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