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On April 8, 2011, the United States Department of State released the 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.  These reports provide encyclopedic detail on human rights conditions in over 190 countries for the year 2010. According to the reports, … Continue reading →

Cap Type                       Amount               Cap Eligible Petitions               Date of Last Count H-1B Regular Cap       65,000 … Continue reading →

The following two articles were featured in the Chicago Tribune.  I found them to be interesting critiques on the immigration court system I will reserve my own judgments but urge you to read them as I believe these articles raise … Continue reading →

Franklin Ibeabuchi, 36, a Nigerian citizen, came to the United States when he was 10 years old.  His family left Nigeria for Jacksonville after years of trying to hide Ibeabuchi in rural towns and special schools.  Ibeabuchi is albino and … Continue reading →

Tomorrow April 1, 2011 marks the first day USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions for Year 2012.  Remember these visas are numerically capped and if you are interested in filing paperwork on behalf of a potential employee it is best to file early!

E-Verify is an online tool that allows workers to check their own employment eligibility status before formally seeking employment.  Beginning March 21, 2011 the E-Verify Self Check service will be available to users who maintain an address and are physically … Continue reading →

Today at 1:00PM  hundreds of people gathered in Florida’s capital to rally against the proposed immigration bill.  The rally was organized by the Florida Immigrant Coalition and held at 404 South Monroe Street in Tallahassee.

This advisory is for Japanese and other foreign nationals from the Pacific stranded in the United States due to the earthquakes and tsunami devastation: If you have exceeded or are about to exceed your authorized stay in the U.S. you … Continue reading →

Twenty years ago, a small group of Haitian women assembled for a chita koze — a Creole term for a sit-and-talk session —to discuss the challenges for newly arrived Haitian women and their families to South Florida. When they took … Continue reading →

Last Thursday, in Tallahassee, the Florida House Judiciary Committee approved an immigration bill.  The new Florida immigration reform plan would require police to check the immigration status of a person who is under arrest or is the subject of a … Continue reading →