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Immigrant's
Weekly Nov 19, 2001
Arthur L. Zabenko, Editor
Marc Ellis, Chat Transcripts Editor
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A Note from the Editors:
The House by a vote of 411 to 15 has adopted the conference report on H.R. 2500, the appropriations bills for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State. The conference agreement provides $2,739,695,000 for enforcement and border affairs, and $631,745,000 for citizenship and benefits, immigration support and program direction. The agreement assumes $2,142,926,000 will be available from offsetting fee collections. Approximately 57% of the monies spent by INS come from fees paid by beneficiaries, but only about 23% of the budget goes to provide benefits. While approximately 76% of INS budget is devoted to enforcement, only about 43% of the INS total budget comes from general taxpayer funds.
Perhaps splitting the INS in two will encourage Congress to puts its money where its priorities are.
The visa priority dates for the employment, family and diversity lottery categories have been updated.
The Texas, Vermont,
Nebraska and California Service Center processing times have also been udpated.
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"A Moveable Feast": An Analysis of Adjustment of Status Portability Under AC21 (Part II)
Angelo A. Paparelli and Janet J. Lee discuss the effective date and "same or similar occupational classification" for adjustment of status under AC21.
The ABCs of Immigration - Inadmissibility - Persons Ineligible for Citizenship
Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine write about being ineligible for US citizenship for having left the country to avoid military service as a ground for being inadmissible.
Recent Developments and Updates on Travel Issues for Non-Citizen Workers
Tien-Li Loke Walsh and Bernard P. Wolfsdorf offer and update on what the INS and Department of State are doing in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
Changes in Visa Issuance Policy
State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher explains changes in visa processing procedures.
Must Government Share Evidence With Detainees?
An article on Law.com examines whether the government has the right to hold immigration violators without bail and for an indefinite period of time if they are deemed to be national security threats.
Physicians: The Shrinking Pool Of International Medical Grads
Carl Shusterman writes that the number of International Medical Graduates coming to do medical residencies in the US is decreasing, and about the implications this has for medically-underserved areas across the US.
Restructuring Will Make INS Dual Focus Agency
The New York Times [registration required] reports that the INS will be split into service and law-enforcement branches beginning almost immediately and to be completed by September 30, 2003.
Attack on America - Immigration Update
Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine provide an update on immigration issues in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Feds Questioning 5,000 Male Foreigners
According to the Washington Post investigators are knocking on the doors of Middle Eastern visitors in the US and looking through the files of foreign students as part of a widening terrorism inquiry, sparking complaints about racial profiling.
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Dear Editor:
The events of 11 September raised fears for many American citizens about their safety in a world where terrorism may strike suddenly and effectively. But those fears are fully matched by the justifiable fears of non-citizens that they will be subjected to suspicion, search, delay, and detention based on accidents of birthplace, appearance, gender and age. Kudos to Tien-Li Loke Walsh and Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, who detailed how this is happening in their article "Recent Developments and Updates on Travel Issues for Non-Citizen Workers," appearing on 14 November.
We immigration lawyers often serve our clients with advice that goes far beyond statute and case law, and information on what a non-citizen can expect when traveling is extremely valuable. This well-written and concise article not only helps us inform our clients about current practices; it may also impel us to serve as watchdogs, guarding the liberties of non-citizens against the real dangers of overreaction by zealous enforcement agencies.
Hans Christian Linnartz
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