Archive for August, 2007
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Upwardly Global is a non-profit organization that assists immigrant professionals in the San Francisco and NY Metropolitan areas in obtaining professional employment positions. They also offer inexpensive workshops for those that do not yet have a green card. To qualify for their service you need to meet the following requirements:
Emigrated ...
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Washington Post reports today that 3 immigrants have died while detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the piece this raises the number of those that perished while in detention to 60 over the recent years. ICE spokesperson stated that the agency cannot be held responsible for death ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
A short but informative online presentation about the economic impact of immigration on the U.S. and the Bay Area in California specifically. Among the concepts discussed is the idea that the U.S. workforce represents a diamond shape and the incoming immigrant workforce represents an hourglass. When overlayed it becomes apparent ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
As I have written about previously, immigrants have been playing a major role as entrepreneurs in the United States. From small laundry shops to multi-billion dollar companies like Google, immigrants have taken the capitalist promise of the United States very seriously.
Often as I read about entrepreneurs I ...
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Saturday, August 11th, 2007
On Friday, the administration issued a package of new proposed rules to toughen U.S. immigration law enforcement. The plan proposes following steps to strengthen enforcement:
Increase fines on employers who hire "illegal" immigrants by 25%.
Bolster an electronic system for verifying the eligibility for employment.
Expand list of international gangs to identify its ...
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
Here is an article I wrote for fan-law.com a while back. It's an introduction to entrepreneurship on an H-1B.
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United States offers a very pro-entrepreneurial environment and various benefits that are available to those that start their own businesses. As an H-1b holder you are also able to take ...
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
Wake up and smell the roses America! Recent study by Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering shows that between 1995 and 2005 immigrant entrepreneurs in the technology and engineering sectors were the key founders of more than a quarter of all new companies. What does this mean for ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Currently the climate in United States is not very pro-immigrant. Everyday a person can turn on the TV or pickup the newspaper to hear that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have raided another company and have arrested another group of "illegal aliens." The debate and rhetoric in ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
As if there were not enough blogs already, I have decided to add to the ruckus and begin blogging. This blog will focus primarily on issues affecting immigrants to the United States. This will include analysis and news updates about immigration law developments, issues about life in ...
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