Illinois at Odds With Feds on Immigration Enforcement
Last month, Gov. Pat Quinn´s General Counsel, John Morton, said that the “Secure Communities” program of the federal Immigration and […]
Update: Foreign Worker Slots Remaining for FY 2012
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) still has slots available in fiscal year 2012 for foreign workers in specialty occupations […]
Diversity Lottery for Green Cards Re-Opens
The U.S. State Department announced earlier this month that the registration period for the annual Diversity Visa lottery is open. […]
Congressional Push to Mandate Use of E-Verify
Late last month, a legislative proposal known as the Legal Workforce Act moved out of a House committee and will […]
States and Feds Crack Down on Immigration “Consultants”
This year, the U.S. government has made good on its promise to crack down on immigration “consultants” who are just […]
USCIS Looking to Expand Jobs
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is following up on its summer announcement that it would undertake policy, operational […]
Visa Overstay Dashes Green Card Hopes
A recently published story about the dashed hopes of a U.S. military veteran illustrates the complexity and Draconian nature of […]
Prevailing Wage Requests Backlogged
In July of this year, the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Prevailing Wage Center temporarily suspended processing of prevailing wage […]
ICE Holds to Promise of More I-9 Audits
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has issued audit notices to more than 1,000 companies per quarter this […]