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Immigration Reform: The Time Has Come

Jerry Erickson — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:55:18 GMT

Republicans are finally realizing the importance of addressing immigration reform after an elections cycle that saw them lose the Hispanic vote in both the Presidential and Congressional races. Regarding immigration, former President George W. Bush last week stated:

Immigrants come with new skills and new ideas. They fill ...

Debate and Gridlock on STEM

Jerry Erickson — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:33:34 GMT

On Thursday, a vote in the House quashed a Republican led effort to issue 55,000 STEM visas a year to students earning advanced degrees at U.S. universities. The bill was brought up during the suspension calendar, requiring support of 2/3 of the House in support, instead of a simple ...

USCIS ELIS (Electronic Immigration System)

Jerry Erickson — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:17:57 GMT

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on May 22, 2012 launched a system called ELIS or the Electronic Immigration System. USCIS believes that the system will provide more security, efficiency, accuracy and better customer service than the traditional filing of paper applications and petitions or previous electronic filing ...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Stakeholder Conference Call Update

Jerry Erickson — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:17:33 GMT

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

On August 14, 2012 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Mayorkas joined other senior Department of Homeland Security officials to hold a stakeholder conference call regarding implementation of DACA. The main points of this phone call were as follows:

· Deferred Action ...

Updates for DREAMers

Jerry Erickson — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:52:06 GMT

Recently United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided some updates regarding deferred action for certain eligible youth. Though forms and more details regarding the program will be released at www.uscis.gov on August 15, 2012, the following are some highlights:

1. Almost All Eligible Individuals Go Through USCIS: Eligible ...