Immigration Library: General Memos & GT Articles

January 28, 2008		DOL Issues Report on H-2A and H-2B Program

January 2008		DOL Releases New PERM Labor Certification Statistics

November 2007		Federal Government Fails in Attempt to Bend Regulatory Flexibility Act
October 2007		Less than 80 Days Left Until the Legal Arizona Workers Act (HB 2779) Takes Effect: Is Your Business Ready?
September 2007		No-match, ICE, Investigations, Fines, I-9s — How Much More Difficult Can it Get to Run a Business?
August 2007		Department of Homeland Security Issues FINAL Regulations on Social Security Number No-Match Letters
August 12, 2007		Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of DHS Issues Final Social Security Number No-Match Enforcement Regulation
August 10, 2007		Georgia Weighs in on Immigration Debate by Imposing Stringent Employment Eligibility Verification Requirements on Public Employers and Contractors
August 10, 2007		Announcement Impacting Employers Made Today by the Department of Homeland Security
August 10, 2007		FBI Security Checks Taking too Long
July 2007		Arizona Governor Signs Draconian Employer Sanctions Bill - Not Too Late for Arizona Businesses to Respond
January 23, 2007		Interim Guidance for Adjudicating National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petitions and Related Adjustment Applications for Physicians Serving in Medically Underserved Areas in Light of Schneider v. Chertoff, 450 F.3d 944 (9th Cir. 2006)
January 2007		Visa Retrogression - What Lies Ahead?

October 2006		The Stakes are Raised at the Table: ICE Increases Enforcement Efforts – Will “Bad Actor” Employers Fold?
July 28, 2006		Department of Homeland Security Publishes Interim Regulations Relating to Electronic Signature and Storage of Form I-9: What Employers Need to Know
July 14, 2006		Department of Homeland Security Proposes Federal Regulations Aimed at Improving Worksite Enforcement: How Should Employers Respond to Social Security No-Match Letters?
April 28, 2006		Guidance for the Business Community on Compliance and Recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Action
April 25, 2006		Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Single Largest Worksite Raid

December 2005		House Considering Sweeping New Mandates on Employers Including Uncapped Penalties as Part of Representative Sensenbrenner’s Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
September 29, 2005		Guest-Worker Plan to Reduce Illegal Immigration
September 29, 2005		REMINDER: Special Registration
September 13, 2005		September 2005: Summary of State Laws on the Issuance of Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Individuals

October 2004		Fall 2004 South Florida AILA / DMV Liaison: Information from the Florida DMV on driver license issues
July 13, 2004		New Version of Employment Authorization Card (Form I-766)
July 9, 2004		USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad
May 19, 2004		What You Should Know About the IRS, SSN, and ITIN
February 5, 2004		Forum Shopping? Think Again
February 4, 2004		US-VISIT

Nov/Dec 2003		Congress Launches Assault on the Intracompany Transferee: Can the American Economy Withstand Proposed Changes to the L Visa?
August 2003		Can Your Company Really be Subject to Back Wages?
August 2003		Warning to Lawful Permanent Residents Transferred Overseas (PE)
August 2003		Play Ball! – But Not Without The Proper Visa: the O and P Visa Categories
July 2003		Did You File An Extension Or Change Of Your Status? Are You Sure You Are Not Accruing Unlawful Presence?
July 2003		Obtaining Social Security Cards For Foreign Nationals
July 2003		Labor Certification Made Easier. PERM Final Rule to be Released Soon
April 22, 2003		New Interpretations: Did You File an Extension or Change of Your Status? Are You Sure You Are Not Accruing Unlawful Presence?
March 28, 2003		Social Security Administration’s Proposed Changes to Issuance of Social Security Numbers
March 2003		What are the Immigration-Related Consequences of Laying Off an H-1B Employee?
January 2003		Are Your I-9s Up to Par?
January 2003		Issuance of Social Security Numbers - Not a Precise Science
January 2003		More on SS No-Match Letters

March 11, 2002		USDA Terminates J-1 Waiver Sponsorship for Foreign Physicians
January 23, 2002		The U.S. & Canadian Smart Border Declaration
January 23, 2002		Clarification on New Form DS-157

December 19, 2001		Al Tanto de la realidad (Spanish) Oscar Levin Interview
December 14, 2001		Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Spouse Work Authorization Bills
December 14, 2001		U.S. and Canada to Form "Smart Border"
December 10, 2001		Recent Announcements on Security at the Northern Border
December 3, 2001		Social Security Cards, Licensing and H-1B Adjudication
October 30, 2001		President Bush Signs the "USA Patriot Act"
October 24, 2001		Separating myth from fact in the context of H1-B layoffs
August 9, 2001		Mexico Immigration and Essential Workers
August 7, 2001		Need Employees at Lower Skill Levels? Immigration Breakthrough on the Horizon
August 7, 2001		Immigration Lobbyists Unite!
July 25, 2001		Initial Guidance for the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act
April 19, 2001		Agency Updates
April 18, 2001		The New Administration and Congress
March 27, 2001		Further Issues Surrounding the H-1B Legislation Passed in 2000 - Focus on Portability
March 23, 2001		Nonimmigrant VISA Processing
January 30, 2001		Q&A for Employers on the Legal Immigration and Family Equity (LIFE) Act of 2000
January 23, 2001		H-1B Dependent Employers
January 16, 2001		Important H-1B Action Alert
January 15, 2001		New H-1B Regulations Become Effective January 19, 2001
January 2001		Understanding Commonly Used Non-Immigrant Visas

December 26, 2000		DOL Interim Final Rule Implementing ACWIA (published December 20, 2000): Issues of General Application
December 26, 2000		DOL Interim Final Rule Implementing ACWIA (published December 20, 2000): Issues of Special Concern to Dependent Employers

H1B New Rules - New Strategies