Archive for December, 2009

Has 287(g) Fallen on Hard Times?

On December 15, 2009, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Illinois) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009.  Among many other provisions, CIR ASAP would repeal the 287(g) program only allowing the federal governments to enforce federal immigration law.
Section 287 (g) was added to the Immigration and Nationality Act [...]

 

USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Has Been Met

USCIS announced today that the H-1B Cap has been met for year 2010. This is the end of an unusually long period of time USCIS accepted H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions. This does not effect extensions, amendments, or change of employers for current H-1B visa holders.
Employers may resume filing H-1B petitions on April 1, 2010 for [...]

 

Here Comes the Cap: The H-1B Cap Will Soon Be Reached.

On December 14, 2009, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that 62,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been filed.  Remarkably, this is a 1,000 petition increase over the 61,500 USCIS announced it has received on December 8, 2009.Â
The H-1B visa is among the most coveted by U.S. employers because it allows foreign workers in [...]

 

Talk is Cheap: Except When You Are Sued for Cellphone Usage

An Oklahoma woman is suing Samsung and Sprint because her mother was killed in an auto accident allegedly caused by a man talking on his cell phone who ran a red light.  You can bet that if the man were making a business call at the time of the accident, his company would have been [...]

 

Are Your Company’s H-1B Public Access Files Ready for Inspection?

With an escalation in employer inspections by United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of Labor (DOL), it has become vital that employers with H-1B employees have their H-1B Public Access Files in order.Â
What Documents Should be in a H-1B Public Access File?
To avoid potential costly fines, [...]

 

Why Angel Financing is the Devil to Get

I just read an interesting article on why it’s so hard to get angel financing.  I particularly like the suggestions near the bottom.Â
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/why-its-so-difficult-to-find-angel-capital-scott-shane