• Section 245(i) is Not an Amnesty Program by Cyrus D. Mehta
• Final Rule on Asylum Procedures Introduces “Internal Relocation” Requirement by Carl R. Baldwin
• Immigration Issues in the 107th Congress by Andres Benach
• The ABCs of Immigration - L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas by Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine
• Chapter 7 - TN Visas for Mexican Professionals and Consultants by Mark A. Ivener

A Note from the Editors:

Two of America's greatest presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, were born during the month of February. George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732, and Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. Washington’s birthday was officially celebrated as early as 1782, while he was a general during the American Revolution. Lincoln’s birthday was first commemorated in 1865, a year after his assassination.

In 1968, Congress changed the holiday known as “Washington's Birthday” to the third Monday in February in order to simplify the yearly calendar of holidays and give federal employees a standard three-day weekend in the process. Three years later, President Richard Nixon declared this holiday "Presidents Day," a day for honoring Washington and Lincoln, as well as all the other men who have served as President. Around the US this holiday is celebrated with parades and festivities and is an occasion for many retailers to promote sales for white goods (linens, sheets, tablecloths, towels, etc.) and home furnishings.

Section 245(i) is Not an Amnesty Program
Cyrus D. Mehta writes that the provisions enacted on December 21, 2000, have caused a lot of confusion in the minds of people, especially § 245(i), and reminds everyone that § 245(i) is not an amnesty program.

Final Rule on Asylum Procedures Introduces “Internal Relocation” Requirement
Carl R. Baldwin writes about the provision of the asylum regulation published December 6, 2000, that an applicant may be referred or denied (in the case of the asylum officer) or denied (in the case of the judge), in the exercise of discretion, if the applicant “could avoid future persecution by relocating to another part of the applicant’s country of nationality or if stateless, to another part of the applicant’s country of last habitual residence, and, under all the circumstances it would be reasonable to expect the applicant to do so.”

Immigration Issues in the 107th Congress
Andrés Benach from the offices of Cyrus D. Mehta reviews the immigration issues debated at the end of the 106th Congress and the issues facing the 107th including INS reorganization, 245(i) and NACARA parity.

The ABCs of Immigration - L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas
Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine write about L-1 intracompany transfer visas available to persons coming to work in the US for an employer that is related to a company the applicant worked for prior to entering the US.

Chapter 7 - TN Visas for Mexican Professionals and Consultants
In Chapter 7 of Handbook of Immigration Law Mark A. Ivener writes about TN Visas for Mexican Professionals and Consultants