Archive for September, 2007
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
The Los Angeles Times reported on the Name-Check problem that so many immigrants have been suffering through. Generally what happens is that immigrants that filed their I-485 adjustment of status (Green Card) applications have to go through a background check with the FBI before USCIS will grant the adjustment. ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Today in Fortune’s Small Business Journal, David Robinson and Renuka Rayasam argue that what we need is more practical immigration policies so that honest employers can compete on equal footing with the “dishonest” employers that ignore immigration laws. The article focuses on Bliss Nicholson an owner of a large landscaping ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Portability Introduction
A common question among immigrants is what happens if they need to change their job before receiving a green card. The practice of changing employers during the time that your I-485 is still pending is called “portability.”
The law states that any adjustment of status petition under the employment-based first, ...
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Good news from the judiciary. One attempt to burden employers and prevent “illegal” immigrants from not working will hopefully be short-lived. As many of you probably heard, the new “no-match” regulations are striking fear into employers’ hearts. They require employers to fire workers who receive “no-match” letters unless the discrepancies ...
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