Archive for May, 2008

National Self-Sabotage

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

"The country ... needs to make sure it doesn't keep out immigrants who make the country stronger, the 66-year-old Bloomberg said. "Every year, Congress shuts the door to hundreds of thousands of doctors, scientists, engineers and artists from around the world who want to come here," he said. "This is ...

June 2008 Visa Bulletin

Monday, May 19th, 2008

  All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIP-PINES Employ-ment -Based 1st C C C C C 2nd C 01APR04 01APR04 C C 3rd 01MAR06 22MAR03 01NOV01 01JUL02 01MAR06 Other Workers 01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03 4th C C C C C Certain Religious Workers C C C C C 5th C C C C C Targeted Employ-ment Areas/ Regional Centers C C C C C The latest Visa Bulletin issued by The U.S. Department of State (DOS) for June 2008 remains unchanged in the employment-based categories form the prior month, the only exception being three months forward movement for India and China in EB-2 category. The Visa Bulletin ...

Immigrants (Legal and Undocumented) Contribute $700 Billion to U.S. Economy

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

The Center for American Progress has come out with some interesting facts and figures on contributions made and likely to be made by the Immigrants in the United States. According to it, the immigrants in the United States contribute $80,000 more per capita in taxes then they consume in government ...