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Immigration Alert: April 2013

by Patrick Brady, Robert Groban, Jang Hyuk Im, Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 5/2/2013

In This Issue: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Debate Begins! USCIS Reports That H-1B Cap Is Reached in First Week; New Form I-9 Becomes Effective on May 7, 2013; CBP Announces Form I-94 Automation; DOS Permits Access to...more

Immigration Law Alert - April 2013

by Larry Stringer | Dickinson Wright on 4/24/2013

A number of current immigration matters deserve your attention and consideration: 1. USCBP Announces the Advent of the Paperless Form I-94 for Air and Sea Arrivals, Effective April 26, 2013. 2. Immigration Reform –...more

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 4/22/2013

The first major immigration proposal in several years contains sweeping changes, with the president potentially signing a version by mid-June....more

Will E-Verify Become Mandatory for All Employers? It Will if the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Passes

by Daniel Davis | Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 4/19/2013

A critical component of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform package, put together by the so-called “Gang of Eight,” is a provision that would require all employers to participate in the E-Verify program....more

Immigration Reform: Blarney or Bona Fide?

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/11/2013

Spurred in large part by President Obama's re-election and the strong support he received from Hispanic voters, leaders in both parties are seriously discussing immigration reform. Among others, a bipartisan group of eight...more

New Form I-9 Has Arrived

by Manuel Cairo | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 3/9/2013

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the identity and employment authorization of all employees hired after November 6, 1986. To comply with that legal obligation, the Form I-9,...more

Spring Cleaning and the H - 1B Visa Cap

by Dawn Lurie | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/6/2013

With comprehensive immigration reform on the horizon and the economy rebounding, the number of H-1B visa filings for foreign temporary professional workers is likely to significantly increase this year. American businesses...more

Immigration Reform May Affect All Employers

by Larissa Dean | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/28/2013

On January 29, 2013, President Obama announced his plan for comprehensive immigration reform. While the proposal to require mandatory, phased-in electronic employment verification has obvious implications for employers, the...more

IMMIGRATION CLIENT ALERT: Comprehensive Immigration Reform

by Shaoul Aslan, Kristin Wells | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/5/2013

This week, the promised launch of a new political effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S. Congress has taken off. Yesterday, eight Senators unveiled their outline of a bipartisan plan for comprehensive...more

Immigration Reform May Be on the Horizon, But What Does it Mean to Employers Now?

by J. Jay Strimmel | Jackson Walker on 2/4/2013

On January 28, 2013, Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennet, and Flake released a document titled "Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform." However, as we know, this proposal is...more

The Strategic Plan for U.S. Immigration in the Immigration Reform Vacuum

by Cox Smith on 5/9/2012

Kathleen Campbell Walker assesses the state of affairs of immigration law and delivers a prognosis for employers: with increased litigation a looming threat for those with poor corporate immigration compliance practices,...more

Immigration Reform in a Vacuum

by Kathleen Campbell Walker on 11/10/2011

In the ten years post the September 11 acts of terror against the United States (U.S.) and the more recent economic downturn in the U.S., the issue of immigration reform has been basically an anathema to the public and our...more

Summary of The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 Relating to Employers

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 10/8/2010

On September 30, 2010, Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 (CIRA). It differs somewhat from the Bill introduced by...more

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