2013 - Page 7 of 8 - Getson & Schatz

24 Jan Permanent Resident Status Granted Based Upon Marriage to US Citizen Following Successful Re-Opening of In Absentia Removal Order

Posted at 12:38h in Deportation Defense & Immigration Court Appeals, Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

Getson & Schatz represented an Uzbeki national who entered the United States on a F-1 Visa. She violated her F-1 status and was placed into removal proceedings. However, she never received a Notice to Appear (NTA) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) since DHS...

23 Jan Poll Shows Bipartisan Support for Immigration Reform

Posted at 17:20h in Uncategorized

The Huffington Post reported that as President Obama begins his second term, one thing is abundantly clear: he will aggressively seek Congress' approval of commonsense immigration reform. The country's economy will benefit from it and so will workers. Those of us pushing for immigration reform are under...

20 Jan Change of Status Approved from TN to H-1B

Posted at 17:01h in H-1B Specialty Occupation Visas, Success Stories

Getson & Schatz represented a contract research organization (CRO) in the Philadelphia area in the process of sponsoring an individual for H-1B status. CROs provide support, outsourced on a contact basis, to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, as well as foundations, research institutions,...

17 Jan Corporate America Lobbies for Immigration Reform

Posted at 17:16h in Uncategorized

ABC news reported that business leaders want to see broad immigration reform this year, and they pledged on Thursday to put serious money behind that effort. Carlos Gutierrez, a former commerce secretary under President George W. Bush, said that he's continuing to grow a Republican super...

16 Jan Tech Experts Say Immigration Reform Needs to Happen

Posted at 18:31h in Uncategorized

ABC News/Univision reported that the United States needs more high-level scientists and engineers, according to technology experts. That's why they're pushing for immigration reform as a way to educate and retain the most talented workers in the world. But how that reform should happen -- in...

14 Jan Obama Considering Path to Citizenship as Part of Immigration Reform

Posted at 17:53h in Uncategorized

The Hill.com reported that President Obama intends to push lawmakers to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would create a pathway to citizenship for most illegal immigrants, according to a report in the New York Times. The report, citing senior administration officials, said the White House...

14 Jan US Chamber pushes for immigration reform to include high skilled visas

Posted at 11:06h in Uncategorized

The Hill.com reported that the chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the powerful business lobby wants Congress to make more high-skilled visas available to immigrants as part of its push for comprehensive immigration reform. Thomas Donohue, the head of the U.S. Chamber, said...

10 Jan What to Expect Regarding Immigration Reform

Posted at 15:45h in Uncategorized

Colorlines reported that as last week’s fiscal cliff deal left the debt ceiling and so-called sequestration disputes unresolved, pundits speculated that immigration might get pushed to the side. But congressional aides, lawmakers and advocates say the plans are on track and we should expect to see...

08 Jan Huge Amounts Spent on Immigration Enforcement

Posted at 21:13h in Uncategorized

The New York Times reported that The Obama administration spent nearly $18 billion on immigration enforcement last year, significantly more than its spending on all the other major federal law enforcement agencies combined, according to a report published Monday by the Migration Policy Institute, a...

07 Jan Pelosi Calls for Immigration Reform

Posted at 21:10h in Uncategorized

ABC News/Univision reported that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) urged her colleagues to act on comprehensive immigration reform on the first day of the 113th Congress, where immigration is expected to take center stage. During opening remarks of the new Congress on Thursday afternoon,...

January 2013