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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,...

07 Jan White House Moves Towards Immigration Reform

Posted at 21:05h in Uncategorized

Newsmax reported that The easing of visa requirements for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants this week is being hailed as a positive step toward immigration reform in the United States, The Washington Post reports. The rule change by the Obama Administration makes it less...

07 Jan

Posted at 19:03h in Uncategorized

Officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that 409,849 immigrants were deported in 2012, a record number. As President Obama has given speeches that sound pro-immigrant, his employees have been arresting and deporting as many immigrants as possible, including many with U.S. citizen children....

04 Jan Naturalization Application Approved 3 Years After Green Card Issuance Date Based upon Marriage to U.S. Citizen

Posted at 12:30h in Naturalization/Citizenship, Success Stories

Getson & Schatz successfully aided a Kenyan national in going through the process of entering the United States as the fiancée of a U.S. citizen all the way through obtaining citizenship, all in Philadelphia. First, our immigration lawyers helped our client obtain a K-1 Visa...

03 Jan Change to Immigration Law to Keep Families Together

Posted at 18:40h in Uncategorized

ABC News/Univision reported that The road to a green card will be less burdensome for some spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens after an administrative change announced today by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The change will cut down on the amount of time...

03 Jan New Way for Apply for Legal Visa Without Leaving the US

Posted at 18:39h in Uncategorized

The Los Angeles Times reported that the Obama administration eased the way Wednesday for illegal immigrants who are immediate relatives of American citizens to apply for permanent residency, a change that could affect as many as 1 million of the estimated 11 million immigrants unlawfully...

03 Jan Obama to Begin Immigration Push

Posted at 18:37h in Uncategorized

The Huffington Post reported that despite a bruising fiscal cliff battle that managed to set the stage for an even more heated showdown that will likely take place in a matter of months, President Barack Obama is planning to move full steam ahead with the...

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