Immigration Daily Blog: June 2009

Jun 30 - Become The Ombudsman

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June 30, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0630.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Become The Ombudsman
2. Focus: Employer's Immigration Compliance Desk Reference Only $99
3. Articles:
    (a) Consular Corner: June 2009 by Liam Schwartz
    (b) The State Of The Nation's Housing 2009 by Marcia Fernald
    et. al of The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard
    University
    (c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart
4. News:
    (a) USCIS Issues Religious Worker Notice
    (b) USCIS Says Current I9 Form Remains Valid Beyond June 30th
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
    (c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (d) J-1 Visa Program
    (e) Translation Services
    (f) Case Management Technology
6. Headlines:
    (a) Our View On Coming To America: Recession Freezes
    Immigration Debate But Points To Answers
    (b) Sen. Nelson Rallies Against Student's Deportation
    (c) New Roadblock For Immigration?
    (d) Texas Legislators Join Obama In Immigration Talks
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) New Website
8. Letters From:
    (a) Phil
    (b) Luis Colorado
    (c) Szabolcs Vasas

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1. COMMENT

Become The Ombudsman

Many members of the bar may be well positioned to become the next
CIS Ombudsman, but don't know the ropes about how to apply. This
fact was recently brought to our attention by the first-ever CIS
Ombudsman, Prakash Khatri, who has now returned to private
practice. The Ombudsman is an appointed, political position, not
a career civil service position. Such appointments by the
President are made by the Office of Presidential Personnel at the
White House. There is a website for applying (see here
https://app2.whitehouse.gov/ppo/
for the online application, and see here
https://app2.whitehouse.gov/ppo/paper_app/Presidential_Appointments_Application.pdf
for the mail/fax version). There are also informal guidelines in
general circulation within the Beltway on who would make a good
appointee, here are the basic requirements: The successful
applicant (1) Must be a card-carrying Democrat for at least 5 or
10 years, preferably longer (occasionally, extremely qualified
members of the other party may be appointed, but this is rare);
(2) Must be active in participating in local/state Democratic
party - this includes contributing to party fund-raisers,
volunteer work for the party, etc; (3) Must be sponsored by one
of the 3 members of their Congressional delegation, i.e.
Representative, the two Senators (since some otherwise qualified
candidates are represented by Republican representatives from
states with two Republican Senators, in these cases the sponsor
would be a Democratic representative from the applicant's state).
Many members of the immigration bar are long-time Democrats and
several would qualify based on the above 3 criteria. The CIS
Ombudsman position is co-equal with that of the USCIS Director,
within the DHS hierarchy. The organic Act creating the CIS
Ombudsman position empowers the right office-holder to really
shake things up for immigration benefits. We encourage interested
members of the bar to apply for this open political position in
the Obama administration.

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

(a) Consular Corner: June 2009

Liam Schwartz writes "A recent modification to 9 FAM 41.1
included a restatement of the classes of aliens exempt from the
passport and visa requirements that generally apply in connection
with the admission of foreign nationals to the U.S."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0630-schwartz.shtm
http://www.lsa-law.com/

(b) The State Of The Nation's Housing 2009

Marcia Fernald et. al of The Joint Center for Housing Studies of
Harvard University write "A deep,
prolonged recession would likely suppress immigration to levels
that are never fully made up."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0630-Fernald.pdf
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu

(c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification

Joel Stewart writes "The PERM process varies according to the
type of job for which the Employer is seeking certification."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0630-stewart.shtm
http://blogs.ilw.com/joelstewart/

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

(a) USCIS Issues Religious Worker Notice

USCIS announced that individuals with a pending Form I-360
religious worker petition with USCIS, may be eligible for
benefits under Ruiz-Diaz v. United States, No. C07-1881RSL (W.D.
Wash. June 11, 2009). For the USCIS notice, see here.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0630-I360.pdf
For the court issued notice in Ruiz-Diaz v. US, No. C07-1881RSL,
(June 11, 2009), see here.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/cases/2009,0630-ruiz.pdf
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0630-I360.shtm

(b) USCIS Says Current I9 Form Remains Valid Beyond June 30th

USCIS announced that the Employment Eligibility Verification form
I-9 (Rev. 02/02/09) currently on the USCIS Web site will continue
to be valid for use beyond June 30, 2009.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0630-I9.pdf
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to work both as members of a team and as team leaders. They will
join over a dozen high-caliber colleagues and have quality
support in the way of legal and administrative staff, as well as
technology. They will bring in-depth understanding and knowledge
of the breadth of immigration procedures, and are expected to
supervise paralegals and support staff. Good writing and
analytical skills are required, as well as experience dealing
with complex immigration law cases. Litigation experience a plus.
Interested candidates may visit http://www.murthy.com/jobs.html
for details regarding the unique benefits of working at the
Murthy Law Firm. Resume + cover letter should be forwarded to
mailto:hr@murthy.com. All communication will be treated in
confidence. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience
and abilities. We are an equal opportunity employer. Final
interviews of candidates are at our office in Owings Mills, MD, a
few minutes from downtown Baltimore, Maryland.

(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Small immigration law firm in Northern Virginia seeks associate
with 2+ years of experience in litigation before administrative
tribunals. Good writing skills. Send resume at
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commensurate to experience. Good benefits.

(c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Small immigration law firm in Northern Virginia seeks immigration
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6. Headlines

(a) Our View On Coming To America: Recession Freezes Immigration
Debate But Points To Answers

But while eyes have been averted, the recession has been teaching
some useful lessons about how to ease the crisis.

(b) Sen. Nelson Rallies Against Student's Deportation

Sen. Bill Nelson has called for authorities to halt the
deportation of a Miami man whose immigration story has inspired
protests and riled up immigration activists throughout South
Florida.

(c) New Roadblock For Immigration?

Business and labor need to find common ground on guest worker
program so immigration reform can move forward.

(d) Texas Legislators Join Obama In Immigration Talks

The Texas lawmakers on hand emerged with varied assessments of
Obama's willingness to break a sweat in order to break an impasse
on immigration.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0630.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) New Website
The Law Office of Laurence E. Stevens, in Guilderland, New York,
has a new website. Law Office of Laurence E. Stevens 826 Creek
Court, Slingerlands, N.Y. 12159. (518) 488-4154.
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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:
Thanks a million for the valuable information. Has been very
useful. Have a pleasant day.
Phil

(b) Dear Editor:
I have been in the US with an H1 and TD visa for more than 10
years. Three of my employers tried to apply for my green card,
and all we did was to waste our time and money, without
mentioning the stress caused by the wait. I probably have spent
around $10,000 in lawyer fees, trying to do every according to
the law. A lot of Americans like to say that this is a country of
laws, and that was actually one of the reasons I wanted to move
from my country of origin to the USA, among other reasons because
I always admired the system, the honesty of the vast majority of
the public servants, the rule of law, and the civil behavior of
the people in general. However, the immigration system is so
deficient, that I don't feel welcome in this country anymore.
I have a friend who came to the USA illegally. Some years ago he
paid a fine for $1,000, and got his green card two years later.
I understand that there is a humongous amounts of requests in the
BCIS, but if they can make it any faster, they could at least
consider status of things on the date when the documents were
filed, instead of the date when they start processing the
documentation. For example, the now famous "60 Minutes" case of
the widows of American citizens. Besides the questionable and
notorious practices of removing a widow and his/her American
children from the country, this happens in part because the
spouses die before the process has been completed. If things
don't get better, I will have to move to Canada. I don't want
that because my child is an American citizen, but we may not
have an alternative.
Luis Colorado

(c) Dear Editor:
I have been a reader for over four years and i can attest that
you guys do a great job. Keep up.
Szabolcs Vasas
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Jun 29 - CIR Map

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June 29, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0629.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: CIR Map
2. Focus: Inventory Closeout For Removal Book
3. Articles:
    (a) Bloggings On The H-1B Visa by Anthony F. Siliato and
    Scott R. Malyk
    (b) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A.
    Paparelli
4. News:
    (a) DOJ Announces 3 Attorneys Convicted Of Asylum Fraud
5. Classifieds:
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    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
    (c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (d) Case Management Technology
    (e) Credential Evaluation
    (f) Expert Witness Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Republicans Focus on Guest Workers in Immigration Debate
    (b) An Immigration Compromise?
    (c) Fairness Sought In Immigration Debate
    (d) Obama Should Not Pursue Immigration Reform This Year
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Immigration Event
8. Letters From:
    (a) Roger Algase, Esq.
    (b) Robert Yang
    (c) Brad Botwin

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0629.shtm

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1. COMMENT

CIR Map

With President Obama affirming his support for CIR at a meeting
with a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators at the White
House yesterday, here's our look at the map of the legislative
landscape ahead, from now to the statute.

The primary question is House-first, or Senate-first? The general
rule that the Democratic leadership appears to be following for
all major legislation is to go Senate first, partly because
Senate cloture votes are the hardest legislative votes to win,
and also because there is a better chance of getting bills to
skew in a more liberal direction if the more liberal chamber (the
House) were to go last. However, as we see with the Climate
Change bill, Speaker Pelosi is willing to go House first where
issues she deems of importance are involved.

The main reason given by the House Democratic leadership for
moving Senate-first on immigration is that an immigration
benefits bill would involve the loss of so many "Blue Dog"
Democrats as to be a lost cause on the House floor. We don't buy
this line of argument. As we see it, Speaker Pelosi and her team
have sufficient votes to move pretty much any bill she wants on
pretty much any subject. However, her power is not unlimited, and
she must prioritize her battles. Which she has. On her priority
list, climate change, health care reform and the budget are ahead
of immigration. The House Democratic leadership will arm-twist
Blue Dogs, rural Dems, conservative Dems, and every other species
of Democrat on those three issues to get the votes needed.
However, immigrants must wait their turn in line (if any
political capital remains at that point to strong-arm
recalcitrant Democrats).

All of the above is to some degree academic now, since pretty
much the entire Democratic leadership in both chambers have come
out solidly for CIR in the last few days. Leaders of both
chambers have strongly suggested that they have the votes, and,
given sufficient Presidential prodding, will make the time, for
CIR. Unlike the other "Top Three" priorities, immigration reform
is only controversial, not complicated. Climate change, health
care reform and the President's budget are both controversial AND
complicated, needing oodles more time from legislators.

The only fly in the ointment at this stage is Rahm Emmanuel, the
wet-hen-in-chief, who is still suggesting that the votes for CIR
are not there. Well, without the White House's active help, the
votes will not be there. Just as the President is on the phone
with lawmakers for climate change, just as he is holding townhall
meeting after townhall meeting for healthcare, he will have to
take to the airwaves for immigration too. It is, after all, on
his agenda, and will be, as he well knows, for his political
interests. CIR also happens to be terrific for the country, by
the by.

We believe that we will see the Senate-first approach for
immigration. We also believe that considerable horse-trading will
be necessary to secure the votes needed. The results are likely
to be something that, on first glance, will appear ugly to most.
The true beauty of the new statute will only reveal itself over
time, and perhaps the first to see it will be the bar, albeit
even this will have to await enactment. We encourage the
immigration bar to get behind those working in the trenches on
CIR, and urge them god speed.

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

(a) Bloggings On The H-1B Visa

Anthony F. Siliato and Scott R. Malyk write "What is needed is
recognition not only by Secretary Clinton but, more importantly,
by members of Congress that the reason the H-1B cap has not yet
been reached is a direct result of market conditions."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0629-siliato.shtm
http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/

(b) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government

Angelo A. Paparelli writes "Have companies and families all of a
sudden become less qualified en masse for immigration benefits
than in prior years?"
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0629-paparelli.shtm
http://www.seyfarth.com/

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

(a) DOJ Announces 3 Attorneys Convicted Of Asylum Fraud

Acting US Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced that a federal
jury returned verdicts today convicting three attorneys and two
interpreters of a long-running scheme to defraud the INS and its
successor agency, CIS, by filing hundreds of false asylum claims
from early 2000 through late 2004.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0629-brown.pdf
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Gabbay, Muslim World Expert, Josef Korbel School of
International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado,
mailto:sgabbay@du.edu, (303) 871-2560. For countries outside of
my expertise, I may be able to recommend an expert in that area.
_________________________________________________________________
6. Headlines

(a) Republicans Focus on Guest Workers in Immigration Debate

President Obama told a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday
that Congress should begin debating a comprehensive immigration
plan by year's end or early next year ...

(b) An Immigration Compromise?

The economic crisis seems to have pushed the immigration debate
to the wayside--even though lifting restrictions on foreign
workers could arguably be a big stimulus in itself.

(c) Fairness Sought In Immigration Debate

As President Barack Obama and lawmakers in Washington began the
discussion on immigration reform Thursday, Greensboro faith
leaders also gathered to urge fairness and a humane approach.

(d) Obama Should Not Pursue Immigration Reform This Year

America needs to reform its immigration policies. But not this
year.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0629.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
Lawscribe invites you to register for a free 1 hour MCLE Ethics
webinar: "Legal Outsourcing, The Ethical Implications", July 15,
2009 11:00-12:00 PM PDT. Join us for a Webinar on July 15. Space
is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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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 do not intend to engage in any further argument with Honza
Prchal's letters. Reasonable people can respectfully disagree
over what measures are best in order to combat discrimination,
which both of our letters obviously regard as evil. However,
since Mr. Prchal's letter mentions the American consulate in Sao
Paulo, I will relate an experience I had with that post only
three or four years ago. My client had been easily approved for
H-1B classification by USCIS and was expecting routine approval
for his visa in Sao Paulo. There was no question of any issue
arising that could have disqualified him for an H-1B visa.
Nevertheless, at his interview, he was told that his visa would
be denied for lack of evidence of "non-immigrant intent", i. e.
intention to return ultimately to Brazil. As every US consular
officer and immigration lawyer knows, ''non-immigrant intent" is
not required for an H-1B visa. When I contacted the consulate,
they denied that anyone has said this to the client, and blamed
the "misunderstanding" on his English, which he spoke fluently,
Still, the visa was not issued. Finally, an American executive
from the sponsor, who was a native English speaker, made the trip
to Sao Paulo to stop by the consulate to find out what was going
on. When he arrived, the officer in charge asked him why his
company had hired a foreigner instead of an American, even though
the company was under no legal obligation to offer the position
to an American. Eventually, after many phone calls and
intervention from Washington, the visa was issued, but it is hard
to imagine how the parties involved could have received worse
treatment even in Guangzhou. Is it asking too much for consular
officers, wherever they are, simply to follow the law, which is
already complex and restrictive enough?
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY

(b) Dear Editor:
The temporary worker red card solution won't work and can be used
to virtually enslave foreign workers by confining them at
specific employers who can abuse and underpay them. The most
sensible immigration reform is by abolishing all family
immigration and change it into merits and skills based system
altogether. We can't continue to accept elderly, sick, disabled,
uneducated and non English speaking relatives of US citizens or
residents for the sake that they have familial ties with their
Americans' sponsors. They will like to come here to collect
public welfare and become public burden. Foreign parents of US
citizens or residents can be sponsored for long term temporary
resident visas instead renewable each year as long as the
sponsors can show the proof the government their parents have
current medical insurance and willing to pay their living
expenses without taking up any employments. Siblings of US
citizens should apply based on their merits. And we must make
sure that all immigrants are English proficient, of good moral
characters, self sufficient and educated, in their productive age
and have jobs offered in the US or have means to self support
themselves by showing any willing sponsors or personal emergency
funds and most importantly they should accept our concept of
democracy, equal rights and separation of religion and state. If
they want and dream to establish mini theocracy here, they should
stay home then for good, because we already have enough
extremists, bigots and fanatics of our own.
Robert Yang

(c) Dear Editor:
I think the 500 students should be pleased they were allowed to
attend public schools in the US (see 06/25/09 ID comment). And no
one is calling for a ban on their attendance in college. That
being said, in-state tuition rates must be reserved for the
children of citizens only. Students with no legal presence in the
US, along with students from other states, should pay out of
state rates.
Brad Botwin Maryland
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Jun 24 - Improving Readability

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

June 24, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0624.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Improving Readability
2. Focus: Today Is The Deadline For Consular Processing For
    Beginners
3. Articles:
    (a) Older Immigrants In The United States by Aaron Terrazas
    for Migration Information Source
    (b) Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program Under Review by
    David Cohen
    (c) Immigrants Of The Week: Immigrants On The Los Angeles
    Lakers, Filemon Lopez, and Richard Wolffe by Greg Siskind
4. News:
    (a) CBP Releases Admission Into US FAQs
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (c) Help Wanted: Immigration Professional
    (d) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
    (e) Credential Evaluation
    (f) J-1 Visa Program
    (g) Website Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Arizona Might Make Illegal Immigration A Crime
    (b) Immigration Back On The Burner On Thursday, At Least
    (c) Obama Discusses Illegal Immigration At Esperanza
    Breakfast
    (d) Toll Too High: Push Forward Now To Reform Immigration
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Honors And Awards
8. Letters From:
    (a) Sufen Hilf, Esq.

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1. COMMENT

Improving Readability

Are you receiving your Immigration Daily email version garbled
and with no line breaks, making it difficult to read? This is due
to an automatic feature found in Microsoft's Outlook 2003. To
view Immigration Daily in its original intended format, do the
following:

++Go to the Microsoft Outlook Tools tab
++Select Options tab
++Select Preferences
++Select Email options
++Uncheck "remove extra line breaks in plain text messages"

Taking this step will ensure better readability for Immigration
Daily and other plain text emails. If you have Microsoft Vista,
you may have to follow similiar steps.

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

Today Is The Deadline For Consular Processing For Beginners

The curriculum for the Wednesday June 24th third session of
"Consular Processing For Beginers" is as follows:

++ Practical guide to risk factors and self-audits
++ Risk management profile - client, your firm, client counter-
parties
++ What to expect at two dozen foreign consulates
++ Due diligence steps in your application
++ Discussion of select consular posts
++ Hot topics update

Don't wait to register, today is the deadline. For more info,
including speaker bios, detailed curriculum, and registration
information, please see: Online:
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200911.shtm. Fax form:
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200911.pdf.
_________________________________________________________________
3. ARTICLES

(a) Older Immigrants In The United States

Aaron Terrazas for Migration Information Source writes "After
declining steadily between 1960 and 1990, the number of older
immigrants (those age 65 and over) in the United States nearly
doubled between 1990 and 2007, from 2.7 million to 4.5 million."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0624-terrazas.shtm
http://www.migrationinformation.org/

(b) Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program Under Review

David Cohen writes "Foreign worker advocates are now calling for
a review of the program to better protect foreign worker rights
and to explore avenues to allow them to transition to Canadian
Permanent Residents."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0624-cohen.shtm
http://www.cicnews.com/

(c) Immigrants Of The Week: Immigrants On The Los Angeles Lakers,
Filemon Lopez, and Richard Wolffe

Greg Siskind celebrates the achievements of select immigrants.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0624-siskind.shtm
http://www.visalaw.com/

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

(a) CBP Releases Admission Into US FAQs

CBP released frequently asked questions on the admission process
for entering into the US.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0624-admission.shtm
_________________________________________________________________
5. CLASSIFIEDS

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_________________________________________________________________
6. Headlines

(a) Arizona Might Make Illegal Immigration A Crime

Legal experts say this is either pretty inventive or
unconstitutional, depending on which legal experts you interview.

(b) Immigration Back On The Burner On Thursday, At Least

The White House conceded Monday that getting comprehensive
immigration legislation on the President Obama's desk is going
to be tricky under present circumstances.

(c) Obama Discusses Illegal Immigration At Esperanza Breakfast

The president wasted no time getting into the immigration problem
this country currently faces.

(d) Toll Too High: Push Forward Now To Reform Immigration

The current policies don't work, and the realities of those
policies are exacting a toll we can no longer tolerate.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0624.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) Honors And Awards
Nikki Mehrpoo Jacobson, a founding partner in the internationally
recognized law firm of Jacobson & Han LLP
(www.greencard4you.com), has been named as a Southern California
"Super Lawyer Rising Star" in the area of Immigration Law by the
publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine.
_________________________________________________________________
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:
Mr. Roth's article on Guangzhou U.S. Consulate (06/23/09 ID) is
very interesting and informative. I have seen unreasonable
requests from that consulate all the time such as proving the
familial relationship between the I-864 joint sponsor with the
beneficiary on family based cases ; requiring I-864 from the
principal beneficiaries for employment-based cases when it is not
required; video typing the beneficiary's hands making dishes when
the sponsored position is a chef. In addition, the waiting time
is extremely long even when the visa numbers are current. With
visa numbers moved back and forth in EB-3s in past years, my
clients have been waiting for years when they could have
immigrated to the U.S. if the consulate processed my clients'
cases with a reasonable time. Also, rumors of bribery to the
consular workers in order to get cases move forward are
circulating for years.
Sufen Hilf, Esq. Franklin, MI
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Jun 16 - Supremes Silent On Border Fight

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

June 16, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0616.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Supremes Silent On Border Fight
2. Focus: Citizenship for Beginners
3. Articles:
    (a) Practical Implications Of The WHTI by Scott Stewart and
    Fred Burton for Stratfor
    (b) Adjusting Under 245(a) Despite Having Entered Using A
    False Identity by Adam Ketcher
    (c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart
4. News:
    (a) Supremes Reject Categorical Analysis In Aggravated Felony
    Case
    (b) DOS Says More Passport Offices To Come
    (c) DOJ Immigration Litigation Bulletin: September 2007
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Professional
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
    (c) Website Services
    (d) Forensic Psychology Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Keeping Faith In President Obama's Immigration Reform
    Vows
    (b) Mexican Police Fleeing Cartels Find U.S. Reluctant To
    Grant Asylum
    (c) Immigration Files Will Get New Home In Lee's Summit
    (d) Being Pro-Life Means Working For Immigration Reform
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) New Offices - Laurel, MD
8. Letters From:
    (a) David D. Murray, Esq.
    (b) Honza Prchal, Esq.
    (c) Sabir Hussain
    (d) Hokkyhokkyuntung
    (e) Sergi Sheplov

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_________________________________________________________________
1. COMMENT

Supremes Silent On Border Fight

The Associated Press reports " The Supreme Court on Monday
refused to get involved in local Texas governments' fight against
hundreds of miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border." For
the full story, see here.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jW38DdZqeZElR0mDaLTMRVuuTe5gD98R81RO0

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

Citizenship for Beginners

The curriculum for our new 3-part telephone seminar series
"Citizenship for Beginners" is as follows:

FIRST Phone Session on June 17:
++Why is citizenship important? No issues on admissibility,
"sponsorship" of family, eligibility for jobs, protection from
removal, rights of LPRs vs. USCs
++How does one become a citizen? Birth, children of diplomats,
naturalization - a general overview
++The English language requirement, N-648, the new "civics" exam
++The Child Citizenship Act of 2000

SECOND Phone Session on July 8:
++ Naturalization requirements: LPR status, state residency,
continuous residence, physical presence, and preserving residence
for naturalization purposes, document, intent, 4-year rule
++Definitions and standards: Criminal convictions, post
conviction relief, good moral character, statutory period,
expungements, motions to unseal, coram nobis
++Risks of making application: Grounds for removal
++N-336 the necessary evil
++Going to court for background check delays not hard

THIRD Phone Session on August 5:
++ Citizenship through birth outside of the US
++How to discover if one derived US citizenship? - How to read
and use the charts on derivation
++Proving the claim - Residence and Physical presence
++Does USCIS recognize dual citizenship? Why? so what?

Don't wait to register, Tuesday, June 16th is the
deadline. For more info, including speaker bios,
detailed curriculum, and registration information, please see:
Online: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200915.shtm.
Fax form: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200915.pdf
_________________________________________________________________
3. ARTICLES

(a) Practical Implications Of The WHTI

Scott Stewart and Fred Burton for Stratfor write "One of the
benefits of the WHTI is that it will now force those wishing to
obtain genuine documents by fraud to travel to a higher level
it has, in effect, upped the ante."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0616-burton.shtm
http://www.stratfor.com/

(b) Adjusting Under 245(a) Despite Having Entered Using A False
Identity

Adam Ketcher writes "For purposes of this article, let us assume
that a hypothetical client walks in to our office with evidence
that he has entered the United States as an eleven-year old child
through a B-2 visa that had been stamped into a photo-substituted
passport from a country other than his own native country."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0616-ketcher.shtm
http://www.cyrusmehta.com/

(c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification

Joel Stewart writes "PERM cases may be filed under second
preference, but only if the applicants (and their PERM cases)
show that the aliens qualify as persons with advanced degrees or
exceptional ability."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0616-stewart.shtm
http://blogs.ilw.com/joelstewart/

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

(a) Supremes Reject Categorical Analysis In Aggravated Felony
Case

In Nijahwan v. Holder, (No. 08-495) (Jun 15, 2009), the Supreme
Court in an unanimous decision said that "the "fraud and deceit"
provision before us calls for a "circumstance-specific," not a
"categorical", interpretation."
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/cases/2009,0616-nijhawan.pdf

(b) DOS Says More Passport Offices To Come

The Department of State announced plans to expand the existing
network of 21 passport agencies and centers nationwide.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0616-passports.shtm

(c) DOJ Immigration Litigation Bulletin: September 2007

We carry the September 2007 issue of The Office of Immigration
Litigation Bulletin.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0616-OIL.pdf
_________________________________________________________________
5. CLASSIFIEDS

(a) Help Wanted: Immigration Professional
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an Arlington, VA not-for-profit national organization dedicated
to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants, is
seeking a highly motivated proven leader to serve as Vice
President. Responsibilities include oversight, implementation,
and accountability for quality of programs and delivery of
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works as part of the Senior Management Team. Strong and
significant experience in program growth, development of
proposals, project design, implementation and management, is
required. He/She will have budget, fundraising and supervisory
responsibilities. For a more detailed job description and
application process please visit job openings at www.refugees.org
http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=2312

(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
Leading immigration law firm, Foster Quan, LLP,
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seeks experienced immigration legal assistants for its Houston
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employment based immigration experience. A university degree is
required, as well as strong writing and communication skills and
proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. Foreign
language fluency is preferred. Must be detail oriented, able to
multi-task and have strong analytical and organizational skills.
Send resume and cover letter via e-mail to
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6. Headlines

(a) Keeping Faith In President Obama's Immigration Reform Vows

Poll after poll has shown that a White House effort to solve the
immigration crisis would be supported by at least 60% of the
American people.

(b) Mexican Police Fleeing Cartels Find U.S. Reluctant To Grant
Asylum

Some who have come to the U.S. to escape the dilemma find the
system unsympathetic.

(c) Immigration Files Will Get New Home In Lee's Summit

The difference the transfer between agencies makes is that the A-
files will now become easily accessible to the general public
without having to file a Freedom of Information Act request.

(d) Being Pro-Life Means Working For Immigration Reform

But we can't ignore people in need, and we won't be quiet about
laws that don't work-- or that, in their "working",
create impossible contradictions and suffering.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0616.shtm#Headlines
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7. ComingsNGoings

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(a) New Offices - Laurel, MD
Attorney Francine L. Applewhite is happy to announce that her
Immigration Law Practice, is now located at the Law Office of
Francine L. Applewhite, 4900 Riding Ridge Court, Laurel, MD
20707. 240-593-6308. Attorney Applewhite is an experienced
immigration law practitioner assisting clients in all areas of
immigration law.
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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:
It is obvious from Honza Prchal's letter (06/15/09 ID) that he
was not in the US during the Civil Rights protests and the
eventual passage of the Civil Right Act in 1964. While bussing is
not necessary today, back in the 1960's it was necessary to
achieve the type of results we now see, which is comparative
harmony between blacks and whites, rather than the disharmony of
the 1960's. The letter's comment that "Black children do not
need to sit next to a white student to learn." is about as
raciest a statement as I have ever heard. That was the exact
argument of the racists in the '60's. During segregation, black
children were not allowed to sit next to white children; they
were not allowed to ride in the front of any bus, not allowed to
use the white restrooms at gas stations, not allowed to stay in
white hotels, to eat at white diners, or attend white schools.
Back then, whites knew nothing about blacks and feared them. Mr.
Prchal's statement that, "Race-neutral criteria are what we need,
whether the results are de facto unequal should be of no
consequence in our public policy - that's what the Civil War was
about after all about." resounds racism as well as ignorance of
true American history. The civil war was not about race
relations. True, the slaves were black, but the political
motivation was that the agrarian South that depended on cheap
slave versus the more powerful industrialists of the north, where
there were few if any slaves in the factories, who did not care
so much to abolish slavery, but to preserve the Union from
separation. But that's not the way it is written in the
traditional American text books, which paint it with more noble
reasons.
David D. Murray, Esq. Newport Beach, CA

(b) Dear Editor:
The killing at the Holocaust Museum was terrible and is a good
reason for all people of good faith to re-examine their
assumptions for smaller versions of the same demons that drove
the shooter, but Roger Algase's letter's attempts of June 12 and
15 to tar all white Christians as somehow having much in common
with the killer is in poor taste. In response to his letter's
rhetorical question "imagine what the outcry would have been if
the killer had been a Mexican, especially an illegal one, instead
of a native-born American who happened to be an admirer of Adolf
Hitler?" I pose the necessary counter-question, imagine what the
outcry would have been if the Reverend Jeremiah Wright had not
slandered Jews keeping Obama from answering his phone calls the
day before? I expect that the more excitable among the leftist
pundits would have been blaming John McCain and George W. Bush
for the shooting. Anti-Semitism is always poisonous, but
politically it veers from right to left and back again,
maintaining a steady presence across the political spectrum since
there have been Jews on the planet. If one is to be distasteful
enough to throw stones at mainstream politicians or broad classes
of people, one should beware the potential for friendly fire, as
it were. Racism is a sin. As such it is individual and not the
exclusive domain of any race, religion or political grouping. It
is blessedly rare in the United States and using something as
dreadful as the attack on the Holocaust Memorial to smear
opponents of immigration reform or Christians or whites by
association is both a manifestation of the same failing and
unlikely to garner support for overhauling our foolishly
micromanaged and Kafkaesque immigration laws.
Honza Prchal, Esq. Birmingham, AL

Dear Editor: Honza Prchal's (06/15/09 ID) letter shows
surprising ignorance of the legal history of school segregation
in America, especially in view of the fact that he is an attorney
and that his letters come from Birmingham Alabama, a city that is
not exactly unconnected with this country's record of racial
discrimination. His letter states that a black child does not
need to sit next to a white child to learn. This statement would
take us all the way back to the "separate but equal" doctrine of
the 1896 Supreme Court case of Plessy v, Ferguson, which upheld
state school segregation laws based on precisely the same
rationale. However, the purpose of these laws, as everyone in
America knows, was not to promote color-blindness or race-
neutrality, but exactly the opposite, namely to brand black
children as inferior and unfit to learn next to white children.
For this reason, the 1954 Brown v, Board of Education decision
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson and held that separate eduction was
inherently unequal, because it instilled a feeling of inferiority
in black children that made it more difficult for them to learn.
Even the most rabid opponent of immigration would not (at least
openly) advocate returning to the immigration laws that were in
effect in 1896, because of the explicitly racist Chinese
exclusion laws that were in full force and effect at that time.
But these laws were merely the corollary of the Jim Crow system
of oppression against African-Americans that the school busing
which Mr. Prchal's letter opposes in the name of ''race
neutrality" was designed to help dismantle. The last thing
America needs is to return to that dismal time, under the false
pretext of being ''color blind". I appreciate Robert Gittelson's
letter's kind comment (06/15/09 ID) about my letters of last
week. I hope this week will be a good one too.
Roger Algase, Esq.
New York, NY

(c) Dear Editor:
I enjoy ID particularly the comments/articles by various
professionals who share their knowledge without limitation.
One of our colleagues who is your subscriber is also known for
his helping hand to many immigrants and asylum seekers. I
thought, with his permission of course, to let you know about his
future intentions: He is my attorney known as Imtiaz s. Syed
practicing in lower Manhattan, New York. He is running for Public
Advocate in New York City as Democrat. Public Advocate is
president of legislative City Council comprising of 51 City
Councilors. He also acts as Ombudsman for the agencies run of
Mayor of NYC. He intends to make the Mayor's Immigration
Project more effective in resolving the problems of various
applicants in immigration and naturalization process by creating
an effective link between applicants of NYC and USCIS.. He is
lobbying for Dream Act to be enacted via Executive Order so that
thousands of teenagers without SSN and work authorization could
go to school/universities. Good enough. I need your help relating
to his stand on DV Lottery Visa. I came to this country on this
visa. He thinks that DV Visa Lottery be abolished and the
resultant quota be added back to the pool to facilitate and
reduce the waiting time for the families of immigrants. Is DV
Visa useful?
Sabir Hussain

(d) Dear Editor:
Responding to Prchal's letter (06/12/09 ID), racism and this
immigration debate will surely end if anyone trying to put their
feet on others' shoes. Humanity can no longer survive if we let
ignorance, hatred, division, greed and bigotry thrive. I am tired
of ones who put double standard on human rights of survival and
seeking happiness, freedom, prosperity and better opportunities
by justifying their own rights and their past ancestors' rights
for doing so but denying others today to do the same and
shamefully many cherry pick religious verses to justify their
hypocrite and selfish stand. It's still illegal for gays to get
married in some states, gays are hanged in Iran and many other
Islamic nations ruled by strict Sharia because it's an
abomination and immoral but it doesn't mean our common sense
tells us it's perfectly acceptable and just. We have our own
problem with religious fundamentalists here at home who balk
about gay couples demanding equal rights including marriage by
calling it destroying the "sanctity of marriage" but say none
about sex outside marriage nor whether they must support on
divorce ban by immature and selfish parents who do a lot of harm
to their children. It's also mind boggling for me with a
President and future coming female Latina justice, we still
justify reversed racism called affirmative action. President
Obama and Justice Sotomayor must defend justice and equal rights
for all Americans by abolishing affirmative action for good. A
nation ruled by meritocracy with no favoritism based on skin
color and race for any reasons. We need much more common sense
approach in our reform on welfare, immigration and any other
issues and policies here.
Hokkyhokkyuntung

(e) Dear Editor:
In answer to Roger Algase's letter's recent question (6/12/09 ID)
"Why is it that our Department of Homeland Security is too busy
fining or investigating employers who hire immigrants and
building fences to nowhere along the Mexican border to track down
home-grown right wing terrorists and protect us from them? I
offer this wisdom from Eduardo Galeano in his recent book
"Mirrors" "The Devil is Foreign"..."the blame-o-meter indicates
that immigrants have come to steal our jobs, and the danger-o-
meter is flashing red. If poor, young, and nonwhite, the intruder
from outside is deemed guilty at first sight, guilty of idigence,
of chaos, or carrying the unconcealed weapon of his skin. If
neither poor nor young or dark, a nasty welcom is justified in
any case, since he or she come prepared to work twice as hard for
half as much.
Sergi Sheplov
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Jun 15 - Share Your Professional News

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June 15, 2009

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Items:
1. Comment: Share Your Professional News
2. Focus: Shipping Now - US Tax Compliance For Immigrants And
    Employers: The Lawyer's Complete Guide
3. Articles:
    (a) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A.
    Paparelli
4. News:
    (a) DOJ Immigration Litigation Bulletin: August 2007
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Professional
    (b) I9 Audit Services
    (c) Case Management Technology
6. Headlines:
    (a) 'Desktop' Immigration Raid Shakes Vernon Factory
    (b) Group Recommends Immigration Court Improvements
    (c) Immigration Judge Grants Illegal Aliens 4th, 5th
    Amendment Rights
    (d) Immigrants Protest Need Of SS Number To Drive In PA
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Immigration Event - Arlington, VA
8. Letters From:
    (a) Roger Algase, Esq.
    (b) Honza Prchal, Esq.
    (c) Robert Gittelson
    (d) Dee

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Examples include: New Position, Honors And Awards, Mergers &
Acquisitions, New Office Address, New Appointment, New Associate,
New Attorney, New Partner. This is a free service.

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

(a) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government

Angelo A. Paparelli writes "Few people would ever confuse the
sultry Blanche DuBois of Tennessee Wiliams' Streetcar Named
Desire with a Buddhist monk. Despite their very different
appearances and stations in life, they share one survival skill."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0615-paparelli.shtm
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To submit an Article for consideration, write to
mailto:editor@ilw.com
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4. NEWS

(a) DOJ Immigration Litigation Bulletin: August 2007

We carry the August 2007 issue of The Office of Immigration
Litigation Bulletin.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0615-OIL.pdf
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5. CLASSIFIEDS

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6. Headlines

(a) 'Desktop' Immigration Raid Shakes Vernon Factory

A "desktop raid" is how the workers' representative, John M.
Grant, vice president of Local 770 of the United Food and
Commercial Workers International Union, described the scenario.

(b) Group Recommends Immigration Court Improvements

A national advocacy group recommended Wednesday improving the
country's beleaguered immigration court system by reforming how
judges are selected and promoting impartiality.

(c) Immigration Judge Grants Illegal Aliens 4th, 5th Amendment
Rights

The raid was just one of several carried out by ICE in June 2007
immediately following New Haven’s approval of a city I.D. plan
aimed at helping undocumented workers open bank accounts.

(d) Immigrants Protest Need Of SS Number To Drive In PA

Immigration lawyers say that PennDOT's plan to yank licenses from
drivers without a valid Social Security number is unfairly
penalizing immigrants who got licenses in the past without a
Social Security card.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0615.shtm#Headlines
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7. ComingsNGoings

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(a) Immigration Event - Arlington, VA
2009 ACIP Annual Symposium: June 15-18, 2009, Arlington, VA - For
thirty-five years, the American Council on International
Personnel's Symposium has been the most highly respected annual
meeting devoted exclusively to employment-based immigration. We
bring in-house immigration professionals from universities and
research institutions, non-profits, and multinational
corporations together with U.S. government representatives and
legal experts. This year's Symposium "Changing Times, Changing
Strategies" will help you: strategize and network in an uncertain
economy, meet new leaders of Federal Agencies & Congress, develop
airtight compliance measures, and refine your global mobility
management models. http://www.acip.com/symposium. ILW.COM is
pleased to be an event media sponsor.
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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:
To add one brief comment to my (06/12/09 ID) letter about the
Holocaust Museum shooting, imagine what the outcry would have
been if the killer had been a Mexican, especially an illegal one,
instead of a native-born American who happened to be an admirer
of Adolf Hitler? Why do so many Americans foam at the mouth at
people who commit the crime of entering the US illegally while
being Hispanic, but pay so little attention to the right wing
hate groups whose members kill abortion doctors and racial
minorities almost at will, and who threaten to kill many more?
Why is it that our Department of Homeland Security is too busy
fining or investigating employers who hire immigrants and
building fences to nowhere along the Mexican border to track down
home-grown right wing terrorists and protect us from them?
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY

(b) Dear Editor:
Robert Yang's letter of 6/10/09 appears to be responding to an
insult or lashing out. My letter (06/10/09 ID) was trying to
gently mock his letter with the "God told me" talk at the end.
His letters are some of my favorites even when I disagree. As for
Mr. Algase's comment that bussing is all about race, it is, and
this country and its laws should not be. That is why I think
busing to have been a disastrous policy, especially in the
absence of de jure discrimination in places like Colorado and
Boston. Black children do not need to sit next to a white student
to learn. Students of all races need good teachers who hold them
to high standards, even if that teacher is of a different race.
Merit, measured as objectively as possible in our flawed and
fallen world is the only fair system, not spoils, not seniority
and certainly not race. Turning civil rights into a spoils system
(and not one aimed at benefiting students) shows us exactly where
the immigration system should not go (the world already has
Quebec, Malaysia, Belgium, Lebanon and former nations like
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and others view people as groups, not
individuals). Race-neutral criteria are what we need, whether the
results are de facto unequal should be of no consequence in our
public policy - that's what the Civil War was about after all.
Honza Prchal, Esq. Birmingham, AL

(c) Dear Editor:
I just wanted to mention that Roger Algase, Esq., had a very good
ID week. His three letters to the Editor were very interesting
and thought provoking, and I wanted to give credit where credit
is due. Kudos to Mr. Algase.
Robert Gittelson

(d) Dear Editor:
Responding to ID's 06/12/09 comment, my husband is from turkey
and I a us citizen. we have been apart for 2 and a half years
trying to get him back in the us.our lawyers said he would have
to go back. Well now visa was approved and he has to go back to
the turkish/american embassy on july 21 we hope he can return
back here to the us.
Dee
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Jun 12 - Waiting For Godot

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June 12, 2009

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Items:
1. Comment: Waiting For Godot
2. Focus: The Consular Posts Book, 2009-2010 Edition Shipping
    Now
3. Articles:
    (a) Bloggings on Updates in Immigration Law by Carl
    Shusterman
    (b) Bloggings on Nurse and Allied Health Immigration by
    Christopher T. Musillo
4. News:
    (a) USCIS Updates H-1B Cap Count
5. Classifieds:
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    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
    (d) Website Services
    (e) I9 Audit Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Overdue Due Process For Immigrants
    (b) Group Recommends Immigration Court Improvements
    (c) Newspaper Subscribers Get Petitions On Immigration
    (d) Utah AG Launches Immigration Strike Force
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Submit Your Announcement
8. Letters From:
    (a) Roger Algase, Esq.

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Waiting For Godot

A Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124442941032893169.html
opinion piece highlights the plight of hundreds of immigrants
stuck in their home countries away from their jobs and lives here
in the US. "Yet when they returned to India -- to attend a
brother's wedding or visit a dying parent or simply take a
vacation -- they were informed that they could not come back
until the U.S. government had done a security screening. Many
arrived in India with only a suitcase. By the time I heard of
their stories they had been forced to abandon apartments, cars
and families in the U.S. while they waited to hear from the State
Department."

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
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3. ARTICLES

(a) Bloggings on Updates in Immigration Law

Carl Shusterman writes "Only if Congress acts to pass pending
legislation like the Reuniting Families Act which
would allow for the recapture of 400,000 lost visa numbers could
disaster be averted."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0612-shusterman.shtm
http://www.shusterman.com/homepage.html

(b) Bloggings on Nurse and Allied Health Immigration

Christopher T. Musillo writes "The USCIS will be issuing Guidance
for all PT/OT cases that were denied as a result of the
misapplication of a Masters Degree standard in PT and OT cases."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0612-musillo.shtm
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/bios/ctm_bio.htm

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

(a) USCIS Updates H-1B Cap Count

USCIS announced that as of June 5, 2009, approximately 44,400
H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions
qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0612-h1b.shtm
_________________________________________________________________
5. CLASSIFIEDS

(a) Help Wanted: Immigration Professional
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an Arlington, VA not-for-profit national organization dedicated
to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants, is
seeking a highly motivated proven leader to serve as Vice
President. Responsibilities include oversight, implementation,
and accountability for quality of programs and delivery of
services. The Vice President reports to the President and CEO and
works as part of the Senior Management Team. Strong and
significant experience in program growth, development of
proposals, project design, implementation and management, is
required. He/She will have budget, fundraising and supervisory
responsibilities. For a more detailed job description and
application process please visit job openings at
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(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
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nationally-known immigration law firm, has an opening for a
paralegal with 2-3 years of experience to handle a variety of
employment based immigration matters for hospitals and research
organizations from its New York City office. You will work with
attorneys, have contact with scientists, managers, and other
professionals to determine their skills and background, draft
documents to establish their eligibility for immigration
benefits, and help guide them through the immigration process.
If you are interested in international/intercultural issues; are
a good writer; are able to understand complicated rules and
procedures; and have a Bachelor.s degree with excellent academic
credentials along with 2-3 years of immigration experience,
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mailto:hrpa@klaskolaw.com. Information about the firm can be
found at http://www.klaskolaw.com

(c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
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6. Headlines

(a) Overdue Due Process For Immigrants

Attorney General Holder took a step towards restoring a semblance
of constitutional protection to all Americans last week, when he
overturned the decision of Attorney General Mukasey in Matter of
Compean, an Immigration Court matter pertaining to ineffective
assistance to counsel.

(b) Group Recommends Immigration Court Improvements

A national advocacy group recommended Wednesday improving the
country's beleaguered immigration court system by reforming how
judges are selected and promoting impartiality.

(c) Newspaper Subscribers Get Petitions On Immigration

Illegal immigration opponents are paying for their petitions to
be sent to newspaper subscribers in at least three Washington
counties this week with a goal of gathering more signatures for a
statewide initiative.

(d) Utah AG Launches Immigration Strike Force

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has launched a new strike
force to focus on felony crimes committed by and against
undocumented immigrants.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0612.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
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(a) Dear Editor:
Wednesday's brutal murder at the Holocaust Museum by a crazed
anti-Semite and white supremacist underscores the danger of
allowing racial hatred to go unchecked. The 88 year old suspect
in this horrendous crime was hardly operating in secret; he had
already served time in jail for a racial attack and was an open
hate group member, in addition to having his own racist blog. A
half century ago, it was hardly unusual for many, if not most,
white, Christian Americans to despise Jews and people of color,
as Robert Yang's letter (06/11/09 ID) also points out. Violence
against minorities was all too common, including but by no means
limited to black victims of hatred in the South. Today, the main
objects of hatred for many white Americans have changed; the
prime targets are now Latino, Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants
rather than native born Jews and African-Americans. Nor are anti-
immigrant groups advocating physical violence, except for the
lunatic fringe. But their calls for mass incarceration and
deportation of millions of minority immigrants seeking a better
life in this country, but who have no access to legal visas under
our current, antiquated immigration laws (as well as their legal,
American-born, US citizen children) are motivated by the same
feelings of racial hatred that led to Wednesday's killing. Lou
Dobbs, for example, lost no time in trying to tie Muslims in with
the Holocaust Museum murder, even though it was committed by a
follower of Adolf Hitler who had no connection with Islam
whatsoever. America needs to focus less on persecuting immigrants
and more on combating the hatemongers among us, including those
who have hijacked our immigration policy and are blocking reform.
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY
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Jun 11 - Widow Reprieve

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

June 11, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0611.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Widow Reprieve
2. Focus: Today Is The Deadline For A New Universe of Risks -
    "Random" Audits by Federal Document and Benefits Fraud Task
    Forces
3. Articles:
    (a) Motions to Reopen Based On Ineffective Assistance Of
    Counsel Viable Again by Alan Lee, Esq.
    (b) The Market, Or The Welfare State by Paul L. Poirot for
    the Foundation For Economic Education
    (c) Bloggings On Immigration Law And Policy by Greg Siskind
4. News:
    (a) DHS Grants Interim Relief To Widows Of Citizens
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Professional
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
    (d) Credential Evaluation
    (e) J-1 Visa Program
6. Headlines:
    (a) Schumer: Sotomayor 'Within the Judicial Mainstream' On
    Immigration
    (b) Judge: Immigrants' rights violated in raids
    (c) Family Of girl, 11, Battles Her Deportation To Poland
    (d) St. Mary's University Graduate Deportation Delayed
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Immigration Event - Washington DC
8. Letters From:
    (a) Roger Algase, Esq.
    (b) Robert Yang
    (c) Rikin Thakker

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0611.shtm

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1. COMMENT

Widow Reprieve

The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/us/10widows.html?ref=global-home
reports that DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has granted a two-
year reprieve to widows and widowers of US Citizens whose
applications for permanent residency were denied due to the death
of their spouses. "While Ms. Napolitano's order does not change
or abolish the law, as its opponents have sought, it suspends
action, including deportation proceedings, in cases involving
widows and widowers who reside in the United States and were
married for fewer than two years before their spouses died."

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

Today Is The Deadline For A New Universe of Risks - "Random"
Audits by Federal Document and Benefits Fraud Task Forces

The curriculum for the Thursday June 11th second session of
"Consular Processing For Experts" is as follows:

++ Hard lessons from the al-Haramain and Kuene Cases - Targeted
Surveillance of Attorney-Client Communications and Task Force
"Sting" Operations against Attorneys with Foreign Clients
++ Practice before multiple agencies pose special risks for
immigration attorneys - risks and duties of lawyers along the
lifespan of exposure from initial client contact to disposal of
closed case records. Multiple agency data mining and information
sharing of records obtained in the US and abroad.
++ Everyone's at Risk - random document and benefits fraud
audits, ICE data mining process, profiling programs. Avoid being
selected for "random" audits.
++ H and L cases, LCAs, evaluations, corporate records - prime
targets for joint State Dept DS and DOL investigations, DBFTFs,
and other multiple agency task forces.
++ The expanding view of attorney culpability and mandatory Due
Diligence requirements in all practice areas before federal
agencies -
++ Discussion of select consular posts
++ Hot topics update

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including speaker bios, detailed curriculum, and registration
information, please see: Online:
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200913.shtm. Fax form:
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/200913.pdf
_________________________________________________________________
3. ARTICLES

(a) Motions to Reopen Based On Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel
Viable Again

Alan Lee, Esq. writes "The Attorney General's action is a further
repudiation of some of the immigration abuses of the Bush
Administration and a highly encouraging sign of where Mr. Obama
wants to lead the immigration debate."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0611-lee.shtm
http://www.alanleelaw.com/english/profile.htm

(b) The Market, Or The Welfare State

Paul L. Poirot for the Foundation For Economic Education writes
"One man's labor may or may not substitute satisfactorily for
that of another - or it may serve in one situation but not in
others. "
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0611-poirot.shtm
http://fee.org/

(c) Bloggings On Immigration Law And Policy

Greg Siskind writes "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is
promising immigration will be one of three major legislative
priorities this year."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0611-siskind.shtm
http://www.visalaw.com/

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

(a) DHS Grants Interim Relief To Widows Of Citizens

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano granted deferred action for two
years to widows and widowers of US citizens-as well as their
unmarried children under 18 years old - who reside in the US and
who were married for less than two years prior to their spouse's
death.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0611-widows.shtm
_________________________________________________________________
5. CLASSIFIEDS

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seeking a highly motivated proven leader to serve as Vice
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and accountability for quality of programs and delivery of
services. The Vice President reports to the President and CEO and
works as part of the Senior Management Team. Strong and
significant experience in program growth, development of
proposals, project design, implementation and management, is
required. He/She will have budget, fundraising and supervisory
responsibilities. For a more detailed job description and
application process please visit job openings at www.refugees.org
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(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
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paralegal with 2-3 years of experience to handle a variety of
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organizations from its New York City office. You will work with
attorneys, have contact with scientists, managers, and other
professionals to determine their skills and background, draft
documents to establish their eligibility for immigration
benefits, and help guide them through the immigration process.
If you are interested in international/intercultural issues; are
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procedures; and have a Bachelor.s degree with excellent academic
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6. Headlines

(a) Schumer: Sotomayor 'Within the Judicial Mainstream' On
Immigration

Of the 848 asylum cases in which Sotomayor has taken part,
Schumer's aides say, she sided with the foreigner over the
government in 144 of them, or 17 percent of the time.

(b) Judge: Immigrants' rights violated in raids

A federal judge has halted the deportation of four New Haven
residents arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
during raids in Fair Haven in 2007.

(c) Family Of girl, 11, Battles Her Deportation To Poland

8-year-old paperwork problem could split Forsyth girl from her
parents, who are citizens.

(d) St. Mary's University Graduate Deportation Delayed

A St. Mary's University honors graduate who could be deported to
Mexico was granted a three-month continuance in federal
immigration court this morning.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0611.shtm#Headlines
_________________________________________________________________
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300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archives
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(a) Dear Editor:
In response to Honza Prchal's letter (06/10/09 ID), I did not
mean to imply that an "amnesty" or legalization program for
illegal would-be immigrants should be free of fines or other
reasonable conditions. The point of my letter was that there is
such fierce opposition to any form of amnesty or legalization on
the part of the anti-immigrant zealots who dominate the public
debate on this issue that there may never be a chance to have a
rational discussion about what the terms of amnesty should be. In
my letter, I compared the fury that the word "amnesty" generates
in many Americans today with the rage that the concept of
"busing" created in the civil rights era. For those readers who
are under a certain age, I will explain that "busing" meant
assigning children to public schools that might not have been
closest to their homes in order to achieve the desegregation
objectives of the 1954 Supreme Court Brown v, Board of Education
decision. Desegregation opponents complained that spending a
longer time on a school bus in order to achieve racial
integration would destroy the lives of America's children, and
they called for the impeachment of Chief Justice Earl Warren with
the same venom and hatred that today's legalization opponents
show in their slogan: "No amnesty for illegals". In each case,
the real issue was not whether it was a good idea to make
children spend more time on a bus, or whether it is a good idea
to give legal status now to those who do not currently have it,
but whether black children could go to previously all white
schools then, and whether millions of Latinos will be able to
become part of American society now - in other words, it was then
and is now all about race.
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY

(b) Dear Editor:
My letters contain a lot of incovenient truth and no political
correctness and I realize that they have offended so many
individuals who read them and I will never apologize for my blunt
statements. We, our ancestors and others at some point in their
life moved around here and there for survival, pursuing freedom,
liberty, prosperity and better opportunities and we never know
whether our ancestors have immigrated "legally" or "illegally" in
the past and perhaps got some kind of "amnesties" from the
Natives of the lands as well. I don't believe and support Welfare
State for all nor open immigration with forever "free lunch
buffets" attached and that immigrants and citizens alike who
never contribute anything yet to Social Safety net system should
benefit from it. It's unfair, absurd and unstainable. I
particularly mentioned about Chinese and Jewish diaspora, because
the two people are known and scattered around the world and
living as strangers in foreign lands. We understand and endure so
much with name callings, racism, holocaust, genocide, racial
tensions and backlash from what so called as "natives" and yet we
always try to survive and thrive. If I have very sharp rebuke and
condemnation of my fellow Chinese Americans that become selfish
restrictionist and nativist and also some Jewish and Christians
as well, I only try to remind them our own roots in the past and
yes our ancestors were in the same shoes and positions as today
immigrants legal or illegal ones.
Robert Yang

(c) Dear Editor:
I heard the following conversation on NPR (Market Place of
American Public Media) yesterday. It was on Entrepreneurship and
how immigrants can help recover the economy. The following was
mentioned during conversation and thought it would be a good
piece for you to cite on your daily news-roundup on immigration
updates. Quote: "I think it's a legitimate point, of attaching
green cards to post-graduate diplomas in this country." The
source of the Entrepreneurship story was Washington Monthly.
Rikin Thakker
_________________________________________________________________
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Jun 10 - Top Links May 2009

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June 10, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0610.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Top Links May 2009
2. Focus: Today Is The Deadline For Overview of Relief From
    Removal
3. Articles:
    (a) Attorney Marketing: How To Prevent Problems With Returned
    Phone Calls by Trey Ryder
    (b) Uncovering The Emigration Policies Of The Catholic Church
    In Mexico by David Fitzgerald for Migration Information
    Source
    (c) Immigrant Of The Week: Bernard Wolfsdorf by Greg Siskind
4. News:
    (a) EOIR Provides Update On 22 Improvement Measures
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Professional
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (c) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
    (d) Immigration Law Certificate
    (e) Case Management Technology
6. Headlines:
    (a) Voice That Sounds Like Home Welcomes Mexico's Outsiders
    (b) Exec Wants Trial Delay In Miss. Immigration Case
    (c) State Needs Feds' Help Enforcing Immigration Laws,
    Legislator Says
    (d) Buddhist Monk Faces Worldly Green-Card Matters
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) New Offices - Washington DC
8. Letters From:
    (a) Honza Prchal, Esq.
    (b) World Citizen
    (c) Rachel Heuman
    (d) Ralph Mills

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1. COMMENT

Jun 9 - EVerify Delay Brings Relief

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June 9, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0609.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: EVerify Delay Brings Relief
2. Focus: The H-1B Book
3. Articles:
    (a) Immigration Policy And State And Local Law Enforcement by
    Jessica M. Vaughan for the Center for Immigration Studies
    (b) Proving Lawful Source Of Funds For The EB-5 Immigrant
    Visa Program by Cora-Ann V. Pestaina
    (c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart
4. News:
    (a) CBP Releases ESTA Advisory
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
    (c) Credential Evaluation And Translation
    (d) Case Management Technology
    (e) Forensic Psychology Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) New Reason For Mexican Immigration To U.S.: Drug Violence
    (b) Illegal Immigration's Fallout: Families Split As
    Deportations Grow
    (c) Wanted: A Smarter Immigration Policy
    (d) Facing Reelection Reid Calls For Immigration Reform This
    Year
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Immigration Event - Arlington, VA
8. Letters From:
    (a) Honza Prchal, Esq.
    (b) Roger Algase, Esq.
    (c) Jim Gibson

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0609.shtm

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1. COMMENT

EVerify Delay Brings Relief

Law.com reports "Employers are breathing yet another temporary
sign of relief over the controversial E-verify rule, which
mandates that federal contractors certify workers' immigration
status through a government database." For the full story, see
here.
http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1202431248337&EVerify_Program_for_Federal_Contractors_Delayed_Again=&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=Corporate%20Counsel&pt=Corporate%20Counsel%20Daily%20Alerts&cn=CC20090608&kw=E-Verify%20Program%20for%20Federal%20Contractors%20Delayed%20Again

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

The H-1B Book

The pertinent part of the Table of Contents for The H-1B Book is
as follows:

II. INTRODUCTION
++The Complete H-1B Process: Attorney Flowchart
++The H-1B Process: Attorney's 10-Step System
++Overview of H-1B Visas

III. H-1B STEP BY STEP
First Step: Interview The Client
++Qualifying the Position as a Specialty Occupation
++Qualifying The Employee
++Meeting Wage Requirements
++Lawyer's H-1B Consultation Questionnaire Form
++Lawyer's H-1B Task Checklist

Second Step: Send The Client Intake Forms And Related
Information
++Intakes Summary
++H-1B Employer Intake/Questionnaire Form
++H-1B Worker Intake/Questionnaire Form
++The Complete H-1B Process: Company Flowchart
++The H-1B Process: Company's Step-By-Step Explanation
++Explanation and instructions for spouses and children

Third Step: Credentials: Verify That The Worker Has A US
Bachelor's Degree Or Equivalent
++ Credentials Summary
++If the worker has a U.S. degree - no evaluation is necessary
++If the worker has a foreign degree - order credentials
evaluation
++If the H-1B petition is based on work experience or combination
- order a work experience evaluation
++List of credentials evaluation firms, web sites and phone
numbers

Fourth Step: Determine The Prevailing Wage
++Understanding the Prevailing Wage
++Determining the Prevailing Wage
++O*NET, SOC, Wage Levels, Job Zone and SVP
++SESA or SWA Wage Determination
++FLC Data Center Wage Determination
++Wage Determination Through Other Wage Surveys
++Practice Examples in Determination of the Prevailing Wage

Fifth Step: Prepare And File The Labor Condition Application (LCA)
++Introduction to the Labor Condition Application (LCA)
++Preparing and filing the Labor Condition Application (LCA)
++Online LCA filing
++Complete Online LCA and Receive LCA Approval Online
++Completing the LCA: Step by Step
++H-1B Dependent Employers Worksheet for the LCA
++ Detailed Description of Form ETA-9035E and its Obligations
++Sample of completed LCA (form ETA-9035E)
++Copy of form ETA9035CP (LCA cover pages)

Sixth Step: Prepare The I-129, Related Forms And Petition
Letter
++Form I-129
++H supplement to Form I-129
++Form I-129 H-1B Data Collection Supplement
++Form G-28
++Form I-907 if premium processing is applicable If the H-1B
worker has a spouse and/or children:
++Form I-539
++Form I-539 Supplement 1 (if necessary for other family members)

Seventh Step: Send All The Forms And Petition Letter To The
Client For Review & Signature
++Sample letter to client
++LCA posting notice
++Sample Letter to Employer Regarding Public Access File
++Memorandum to employers on Labor Condition Application
++Public Access File sample

Eighth Step: Assemble The H-1B Petition And Send To The USCIS
Service Center
++General Filing Instructions (including list of service centers
and filing addresses)
++Sample Cover Letter
++H-1B Petition document checklist
++Sample list of exhibits

Ninth Step: Troubleshooting
++Introduction
++Request for Additional Evidence
++Dealing with the dreaded request for evidence
++Sample Response to Request for Additional Evidence
++Second Example of Response to Request for Additional Evidence
++I-9 Compliance, Social Security Numbers and Driver's Licenses
++Changes in H-1B Employment and Amendments
++How Mergers, Acquisitions and other corporate Transactions
Affect the H-1B

Tenth Step: Post-Approval Case Management
++Summary of Post-Approval Issues
++ Sample H-1B Approval Letter to Employees that are in the U.S.
++ Sample H-1B Approval Letter to Company - Employee(s) Abroad
++ Sample H-1B Approval Letter to Employees Abroad
++ Non- Immigrant Visa Consular Processing Information Sheet

IV. ADVANCED H-1B ISSUES
++H-1B Degree Equivalency by Mikiel J. Davids
++Reviewing The Path To Permanent Residency by Courtney Black and
Karen Weinstock
++Traveling On An H-1B Visa While Petition Or Application Is
Pending by Ari J. Sauer
++Dealing With Gaps In Employment by Rajeshri S. Patel and Karen
Weinstock
++Temporary Visa Alternatives To The H-1B by Courtney Black and
Karen Weinstock
++The History And Economic Impact Of The H-1B Visa by Elissa
Taub, Melissa Downing and Karen Weinstock
++When Are H-1B Visas Cap Exempt? by Karen Weinstock

For more information about the book and to order, see here.
http://www.ilw.com/store/THEH-1BBOOK.shtm
For the fax form, see here.
http://www.ilw.com/store/THEH-1BBOOK.pdf
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3. ARTICLES

(a) Immigration Policy And State And Local Law Enforcement

Jessica M. Vaughan for the Center for Immigration Studies shares
a PowerPoint presentation on the topic.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0609-vaughan.pdf
http://www.cis.org

(b) Proving Lawful Source Of Funds For The EB-5 Immigrant Visa
Program

Cora-Ann V. Pestaina writes "This article will focus on the
requirement that often proves to be the most challenging for the
investor - documenting lawful source of funds."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0609-pestaina.shtm
http://www.cyrusmehta.com

(c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification

Joel Stewart writes "The regulation contains vague references
that will need to be more clearly defined, however, for the time
being there is only one debarment on the DOL debarment list."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0609-stewart.shtm
http://www.ilw.com/store/thepermbook.shtm

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

(a) CBP Releases ESTA Advisory

CBP issued a release reminding individuals that ESTA is a free,
automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to
travel to the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0609-ESTA.pdf
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5. CLASSIFIEDS

(a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
New York, NY - Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP, a
nationally-known immigration law firm, has an opening for a
paralegal with 2-3 years of experience to handle a variety of
employment based immigration matters for hospitals and research
organizations from its New York City office. You will work with
attorneys, have contact with scientists, managers, and other
professionals to determine their skills and background, draft
documents to establish their eligibility for immigration
benefits, and help guide them through the immigration process.
If you are interested in international/intercultural issues; are
a good writer; are able to understand complicated rules and
procedures; and have a Bachelor.s degree with excellent academic
credentials along with 2-3 years of immigration experience,
please email your resume and a brief writing sample to:
mailto:hrpa@klaskolaw.com. Information about the firm can be
found at http://www.klaskolaw.com

(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
Leading immigration law firm, Foster Quan, LLP,
http://www.fosterquan.com
seeks experienced immigration legal assistants for its Houston
and Austin, TX offices. Applicants must have two years of
employment based immigration experience. A university degree is
required, as well as strong writing and communication skills and
proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. Foreign
language fluency is preferred. Must be detail oriented, able to
multi-task and have strong analytical and organizational skills.
Send resume and cover letter via e-mail to
mailto:hr@fosterquan.com, referencing the position title in the
subject line.

(c) Credential Evaluation And Translation
As the nation's leader in foreign credential evaluations and
translations, American Evaluation and Translation Service, Inc.
(AETS) provides the most competitive rates in the industry - $50
educational evaluations, as well as $200 'expert opinion' work
experience and position evaluations completed by PhD university
professors who have the "authority to grant college level credit
for work experience and/or training." AETS offers a variety of
turn-around times, including same-day service for educational,
work experience, and position evaluations. For list of rates and
times, see:
http://aetsinternational.com/applicationforevaluationservices.pdf
AETS also provides certified translations in 100+ languages,
with translators that are specialists in 80+ fields. For a copy
of the Application for Credential Evaluation and Translation
Services, please contact AETS at (786) 276-8190, visit
http://www.aetsinternational.com, or email:
mailto:info@aetsinternational.com.

(d) Case Management Technology
Are you ready for the new changes in immigration? See why INSZoom
has a 99% customer retention rate. Use our forms with peace of
mind - 800+ updated within 24 hours of any new release, no
patches or downloads. E-File 20+ forms. Access your firm's online
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emails, notes, reports, invoices, auto email alerts and
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customizable questionnaires, letters and email templates
included. Online access for clients to check case status
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To schedule a complimentary online demo, call 925-244-0600 or
email mailto:info@inszoom.com.

(e) Forensic Psychology Services
Forensic Psychology Group - nationwide service - 800-852-2160.
The Forensic Psychology Group provides nationwide expert witness
services in all areas of immigration law. It is led by Stephen
Reich, PhD, JD, and Grace P. Lee, PhD, JD, who are both clinical
psychologists and attorneys, and also AILA members. The Group's
experts - all licensed psychologists or psychiatrists - have
extensive experience in working collaboratively with immigration
lawyers on a wide range of forensic psychological issues. We
offer nationwide service in the following areas: psychological
consultation, psychodiagnostic evaluation, psychological reports,
expert witness services, courtroom testimony, political asylum
evaluation, extreme and exceptional hardship evaluations, spousal
abuse, citizenship waivers. Dr. Stephen Reich, the Group's
founder and director, is a nationally known forensic psychologist
who holds a BA, JD, and MBA from Columbia University, and an MA
and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fordham University. He has
been on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College and on the
Attending Staff of New York Presbyterian Hospital for 30+ years.
Visit The Forensic Psychology Group.
http://www.forensicpsychologyexperts.com
The right experts make a real difference.
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6. Headlines

(a) New Reason For Mexican Immigration To U.S.: Drug Violence

Now, however, as violence on the border continues to increase, a
new kind of immigrant to the United States is appearing: people
seeking asylum to escape the drug-fueled brutality in Mexico.

(b) Illegal Immigration's Fallout: Families Split As Deportations
Grow

Leaders of immigrant communities say the recent escalation by
federal agencies in deporting illegal immigrants is unraveling
the social fabric of these neighborhoods and could start
affecting police blotters and government relief rolls in the next
decade.

(c) Wanted: A Smarter Immigration Policy

Of all the initiatives undertaken in the name of homeland
security after 9/11, the visa screening requirements for foreign
scientists and engineers have probably done the most lasting
damage to America's economy -- particularly in the cutting-edge
technology fields that are vital to our economic leadership and
national security.

(d) Facing Reelection Reid Calls For Immigration Reform This Year

These efforts will lead up to a meeting the White House will host
on June 17 with lawmakers and activists to discuss immigration
reform.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0609.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 - Arlington, VA
2009 ACIP Annual Symposium: June 15-18, 2009, Arlington, VA - For
thirty-five years, the American Council on International
Personnel's Symposium has been the most highly respected annual
meeting devoted exclusively to employment-based immigration. We
bring in-house immigration professionals from universities and
research institutions, non-profits, and multinational
corporations together with U.S. government representatives and
legal experts. This year's Symposium "Changing Times, Changing
Strategies" will help you: strategize and network in an uncertain
economy, meet new leaders of Federal Agencies & Congress, develop
airtight compliance measures, and refine your global mobility
management models. http://www.acip.com/symposium. ILW.COM is
pleased to be an event media sponsor.
_________________________________________________________________
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 enjoy Robert Yang's letters, even though I generally disagree
with them, because he says what he means without pulling punches
and his heart is in the right place. That said, it is generally
considered bad form to lecture Christians and Jews on their own
religion. While the forensic device of using one's own
attachments against one can be used to good effect and has its
place, statements like "true Christian and Jewish should and can
never be a xenophobe, because he must understand how the life was
living as refugees" are no less offensive than people on the
other side of various immigration debates claiming God is on
their side. Besides, God told me my immigration ideas are right
and that we all need national ID cards printed on our foreheads.
Since Thomas Jefferson wrote our living Constitution, we're a
secular government and one way to prove it to all those gay-
bashing "Christianists" that bother the letter writer so is to
brand all upstanding citizens with the mark of the beast ... or
was that Moloch? Or was that the mark of Cain?
Honza Prchal, Esq. Birmingham, AL

(b) Dear Editor:
Here are a few more thoughts about the urgent need to pass
immigration reform this year. It is a mistake to look at
immigration as just one issue among many others. Just as civil
rights was the great moral issue in America in the 1950's, 1960's
and 1970's, immigrant rights is the overriding issue of our time.
In that era, the South had its segregated schools, its chain
gangs and its lynchings. Now, we have immigrant detention centers
where, according to a Washington Post series last year, over
sixty inmates have died from deliberate denial of medical
attention. We also still have the threat of resuming terrifying
mass workplace raids that break up families of thousands of
Spanish-speaking American citizens, as well as mass assembly line
deportations in which the right to counsel is too often a joke,
not to mention heavy handed use of the criminal law against
immigrants. Just as African-Americans were an underclass without
any rights in the South fifty years ago, and were discriminated
against everywhere in America, now we have a mainly Latino
underclass of at least 12 million illegal immigrants, as well as
millions more waiting endlessly for legal visas and green cards.
Fifty years ago, the most despised word in the English language
was ''busing", i.e. taking action to desegregate the schools.
Now, the most hated word is ''amnesty". Everything that America
stands for is at stake in the battle to pass immigration reform.
Roger Algase, Esq. New York, NY

(c) Dear Editor:
I just wanted to say thank you for putting out this news letter
daily. I am not a lawyer, but have an extremely close friend in a
very bad immigration situation and read this letter daily to look
for possible solutions. FYI My friend has sought legal counsel
and was told nothing can be done till something changes.
Jim Gibson
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Jun 8 - Last Chance Dont Forget To Visit

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

June 8, 2009

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0608.shtm

Items:
1. Comment: Last Chance Dont Forget To Visit
2. Focus: THE PERM BOOK
3. Articles:
    (a) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A.
    Paparelli
4. News:
    (a) DHS Corrects OPT Interim Final Rule
5. Classifieds:
    (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
    (b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
    (c) Translation Services
    (d) Expert Witness Services
6. Headlines:
    (a) Mohawks Continue Struggle At Border
    (b) Study Finds Dairy Farms Rely Heavily on Foreign Workers
    (c) Hispanic Activist Warns GOP On Sotomayor Response
    (d) The Battle Begins
7. ComingsNGoings:
    (a) Share Your Professional News
8. Letters From:
    (a) Sergi Sheplov
    (b) Gregory W. Christian
    (c) Devi Garrido

http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0608.shtm

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1. COMMENT

Last Chance Dont Forget To Visit

We rely on you, our readers and friends currently in Vegas, to
come meet with us at our Open House. We have four NEW books,
which we hope you will check out. But more than anything else, we
hope to shake your hand, learn how you are doing, and share with
you what's going on in our neck of the woods. Vegas is full of
things to do, but we are relying on our friends to remember to
make a visit to our Open House part of your program. The Open
House is from 12noon to 10pm in Room 3701 (Level 3, Toscana) on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday (we are NOT in the exhibit hall).
We are raffling away many free immigration books for those of you
who fill out a short questionnaire giving us your views on
Immigration Daily. We are also offering a show-only discount for
all books published by us. And everyone gets a small box of
cookies from our youngest team-member, 6 year old Ms. Liberta
(named after the Statute of Liberty, but to see her, you must
come before bed-time!). Please come on over, and bring your
friends with you! Thank you!

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

THE PERM BOOK

THE PERM BOOK, 2008-2009 Edition, Shipping Now

ILW.COM is pleased to announce THE PERM BOOK, 2008-2009 Edition
is shipping now. The book outline is as follows:

PART I. PERM RULE, ANALYSIS, AND COMMENTS

A. PERM Regulation

B. Articles by PERM Writers
++656.1 Preparing PERM for 2nd and 3rd Preference by David
Nachman and Ludmila Zimovcak
++656.3 SVP: Discrepancies between the O*Net and the DOT by
Lori S. Melton
++656.3 The Method By Which the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Converted the DOT Occupations into the OES Occupational Units
or "Here's Another Nice Mess You've Got Us Into by Barbara
Brandes
++656.10(a)-(c) The Basics of Labor Certification Under PERM :
What You Need to Know Before You Start by Jeffrey Devore
++656.10(b) Rights and Obligations of Attorney and Agents Under
PERM by Nancy-Jo Merritt
++656.10(c) Dangers in the Attestation Process by Ramon Carrion
++656.10(c) (10) What is "Permanent" and "Full-Time" Employment
by Timothy Spridgeon
++656.10(d), (e) Deconstructing PERM Notice Requirements by
Susan J. Cohen
++656.10(f) Preparation of PERM Recruitment Report and Supporting
Documentation by Carl Shusterman and Alison Walters
++656.11 Is Employer "Substitution" Under PERM Dead? by Christian
Allen
++656.12 Prohibition on Payment of Attorney's Fees by Paull
Hejinian
++656.15(a)-(c) Step-by-Step for Schedule-A Applications by
Sherry Neal
++656.15(d) Aliens of Exceptional Ability in the Performing Arts
by Howard Kushner
++656.17(a)-(d) Filing, Withdrawing, Refiling, and Tracking PERM
Cases by Katherine Lopez Ley and Davis Bae
++656.17(e)(1)(B)(1)(4) Professional and Trade Journals Under
PERM by Nathan Waxman
++656.17(e)(1)(I) Regular Recruitment by Nancy-Jo Merritt
++656.17(e)(ii) PERM Labor Certification Professional Recruitment
Steps by Edwin R. Rubin
++656.17(e)(l) (ii)(A) Note on Online Job Fairs by David Nachman
++656.17(g)(1) Regarding Recruitment Reports by Leon Wildes and
David Lazaar
++656.17(g)(2) Ethics: What Do you Do When A Qualified US Worker
Applies? by Blake Chisam
++656.17(h)(1) Business Necessity: "Necessary Arguments" by Sofia
Zneimer
++656.17(h)(3) Combination of Occupations under PERM by Nathan
Waxman
++656.17(h)(4)(ii) The Impact of PERM On Experience Gained on the
Job and Alternative Experience by Nathan A. Waxman
++656.17(h) Requiring a Foreign Language under PERM by Cyrus D.
Mehta
++656.17(i) Nuts & Bolts: Actual Minimum Requirements &
Experience Gained on the Job by Rohit Turkhud
++656.17(i)(3) In-Job Experience: Why we Need it and How We Can
Still Get it by Gary Endelman
++656.17(k) How Do Layoffs Affect PERM? by Margaret McCormick
and Patricia Luna
++656.17(l) As If You Owned the Place Alien Influence and
Control Over the Labor Certification Process by Robert E. Banta
and Benjamin M. Lowe
++656.18 College and University Professors: A Hybrid Between
Special Handling and PERM by Victoria Donoghue
++656.19 Domestic Workers: At Home and on the Range by Susan L.
Brady
++656.20 How PERM Cases are Selected for Audit by Christina B.
LaBrie
++656.20(c) Requesting Extensions of Time to Respond to Audit
Requests by Jonathan Amdur and Susan Anderson
++656.24 The Who What When Where of Labor Certification
Determination by Rebecca Sigmund
++656.24(b)(2)(i) What You Do After the Ads Have Been Run?
Resumes, Interviews, and Results by Edwin R. Litwin
++656.26 Appeals/Requests For Review Under PERM by Joan Mathieu
++656.27 Preparing Requests for Review with BALCA by Mitchell L.
Wexler and J. Ira Burkemper
++656.30-31 Fraud, Misrepresentation, Validity, Invalidation
and Revocation by Richard Tasoff
++656.32 Revocation of Labor Certification by Michael Piston
++656.40-41 Prevailing Wage Determinations Under PERM by Lawrence
Rudnick

C. Editor's Comments to the PERM Rule

PART II. FAQ, STAKEHOLDER & LIAISON MEMORANDA

A. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Lawrence Rudnick
B. Summary of DOL PERM Stakeholders Meetings by Lorna Rogers
Burgess
C. Frequently Asked Questions

PART III. ETA FORMS, OLD AND NEW

A. The New 9089 PERM Form by Linda Rose
B. What DOL told OMB about PERM by Jay Solomon
C. New ETA Form 9089 and Instructions,Application for Permanent
Employment Certification
D. Old ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent Employment
Certification
E. Old ETA Form 9089, Instructions
F. Old ETA Form 9089 Electronic Filing Instructions
G. ETA Form 750A
H. ETA Form 750B
I. ETA Form 750 A and B, Instructions
J. ETA Form 9127, Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Quarterly
Activity Report

PART IV. ROADMAPS AND CHECKLISTS

A. Overview of PERM Cases
B. Overall PERM Flow Chart
C. Employer Checklist
D. Alien Checklist
E. Job Offer Checklist
F. Attorney/Agent Checklist
G. Prevailing Wage Preparation Checklist
H. Prevailing Wage Quick Guide
I. Recruitment Checklist
J. Express SVP Checklist
K. PERM Audit Checklist: 10 Important Points
L. Real and Virtual PERM Addresses
M. What do PERM and H-1B Visas Have in Common?
N. Attorney Competency Self-Test
O. Sample PERM Cases
++Job Zone Five, IT Director
++Job Zone Five, Economist
++Job Zone Four, Consultant, Foreign Law
++Job Zone Four, Accounting Coordinator
++Job Zone Three, Tile Installers Coordinator

PART V. BALCA HANDBOOK

A. Introduction to BALCA by Joel Stewart
B. BALCA PERM Quick Reference Guide by Joel Stewart
C. BALCA En Banc Quick Reference Guide by Joel Stewart
D. BALCA Hearing Procedures

PART VI. FEDERAL LITIGATION GUIDE

A. Introduction to Federal Court Litigation by Sam Udani
B. Exhaustion of Administrative Review by Michael E. Piston
C. Federal Court Litigation-PERM by David B. Pakula
D. Sample Pleading by Michael E. Piston

PART VII: PREVAILING WAGE REVIEW

A. Prevailing Wage Survey & Overview by Jane Goldblum
B. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 1 by Jane Goldblum
C. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 2 by Jane Goldblum
D. 656.40 Perm Reg. Determination of PW
E. 656.41 Perm Reg. Certifying Officer Review of PW
F. Prevailing Wage FAQ
G. Appendix A By Alphabetical Order
H. Appendix A By SOC Classification Order

PART VIII: SWA SUMMARY STATE BY STATE

All 50 states + 4 territories (Guam, District
of Columbia,US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico)

PART IX: PERM RESOURCES ON CD-ROM

A. SOC Structure
B. SOC Definitions
C. SOC 2006 Changes
D. Background On Development Of Appendix A
E. Stratifying Occupational Units By SVP
F. NAICS 2002 Codes And Titles
G. NAICS Codes And Titles - 2007 Revisions
H. Latest OES Wage Data - MDB file
I. 2008 OES Wage Data Structure
J. Latest OES Wage Data - Statistical Area Definitions
K. Appendix A By Alphabetical Order
L. Appendix A By SOC Classification Order
M. Darby v. Cisneros
N. Lawyers Guide To 212(a)(5)(A) By Gary Endelman
O. BALCA Hearing Procedures
P. BALCA En Banc Cases From 1987
Q. Occupational Projections And Training Data
R. Occupational Outlook Handbook
S. Federal Register Notices On PERM
T. Prevailing Wage Determination Policy Guidance
U. What DOL Told OMB About PERM By Jay Solomon
V. ETA Forms Old And New
++New ETA Form 9089 and Instructions, Application for Permanent
Employment Certification
++Old ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent Employment
Certification
++Old ETA Form 9089, Instructions
++Old ETA Form 9089 Electronic Filing Instructions
++ETA Form 750A
++ETA Form 750B
++ETA Form 750 A and B, Instructions

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http://www.ilw.com/store/thepermbook.shtm
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http://www.ilw.com/store/thepermbook.pdf
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3. ARTICLES

(a) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government

Angelo A. Paparelli writes "It's Groundhog Day in Las Vegas, as
immigration attorneys convene for the first day of the annual
conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association - for
many of us, regrettably, a victory of hope over experience."
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0608-paparelli.shtm
http://www.seyfarth.com/

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

(a) DHS Corrects OPT Interim Final Rule

DHS published notice of an interim final rule correcting one
typographical error and correcting two inadvertent omissions
from the Optional Practical Training (OPT) interim final rule
(IFR) published in the Federal Register on April 8, 2008.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0608-OPT.shtm
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5. CLASSIFIEDS

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documents to establish their eligibility for immigration
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If you are interested in international/intercultural issues; are
a good writer; are able to understand complicated rules and
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credentials along with 2-3 years of immigration experience,
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(b) Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
Leading immigration law firm, Foster Quan, LLP,
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seeks experienced immigration legal assistants for its Houston
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employment based immigration experience. A university degree is
required, as well as strong writing and communication skills and
proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. Foreign
language fluency is preferred. Must be detail oriented, able to
multi-task and have strong analytical and organizational skills.
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Please contact me with any additional questions: Dr. Shaul M.
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International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado,
mailto:sgabbay@du.edu, (303) 871-2560. For countries outside of
my expertise, I may be able to recommend an expert in that area.
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6. Headlines

(a) Mohawks Continue Struggle At Border

The people of the Mohawk territory of Akwesasne remain steadfast
in their resistance of new border policies, maintaining a
peaceful protest site and steadily working to gain support from
other Indian nations and organizations.

(b) Study Finds Dairy Farms Rely Heavily on Foreign Workers

A comprehensive national survey of the employment practices of
America's dairy farmers found that they rely heavily on foreign-
born workers, the loss of which would cripple many farms and
create a ripple effect of job losses through the rural economy.

(c) Hispanic Activist Warns GOP On Sotomayor Response

But I think what this is reflective of is there's still a very
big split in the Republican Party over the direction they want to
take on immigration.

(d) The Battle Begins

The stated goals of the group would provide eventual citizenship
for the millions of undocumented individuals already here and
would seek additional visa permits to decrease undocumented
immigration as a whole.

For links to the above stories see here:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0608.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) Share Your Professional News
Send your professional announcement to: mailto:editor@ilw.com.
Examples include: New Position, Honors And Awards, Mergers &
Acquisitions, New Office Address, New Appointment, New Associate,
New Attorney, New Partner. This is a free service.
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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:
As for the birthright citizenship issue its interesting the only
"solution" offered by the anti-immigrant crowd or the
restrictionists is rescinding birthright citizenship for non-
citizen children. As is true for most other ideas the
restrictionists seem to conjure this too strays from the smaller
government less interference with personal lives the Barry
Goldwater Republicans were known for. We now have thanks to
Republicans the Military Industrial Complex, the Prison
Industrial Complex and the highest per capita incarceration rate
on the planet. We have made an industry out of locking people up
in the name of "rule of law". So what now we create a new
complex.. what should we call it the Bureau of Birthright
Citizenship? I believe in live and let live, the dignity of the
human being and the freedom our founders described, the right of
all men to self sustenance. The scrappy crew that made this
country great will disapear if restrictionists prevail. Suffice
to say, I left the party before the election like many of my
mixed status family members. This week the GOP talking heads had
a heyday with Sotomayers nomination. No one trounced on Cheny
when he made his comments, they agreed to disagree and understand
his perspective as a "mixed-status" family, yet Sotomayer was
called a racist. I don't think they will have even 11% come next
election if this keeps up.
Sergi Sheplov

(b) Dear Editor:
I know many will regard Attorney General Holder's reversal of
Compean as pro-immigrant, but I hope it will also be regarded as
pro-Bill of Rights, pro-decency and pro-fairness. I'm not an
attorney and don't claim to be an expert in the arena of
jurisprudence, but the decision seems to me to be consistent with
the evolution of the way jurisprudence is practiced in this
country.
Gregory W. Christian Washington, DC

(c) Dear Editor:
I would like to comment on ID's recent comments (06/05/09 ID).
Congratulations on your upcoming event in Las vegas.
Devi Garrido
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