A Note from the Editors:

Help Wanted: Legal/Media Administrative Associate

ILW.COM has an immediate, New York City based, full-time opening for a Legal/Media Administrative Associate.

What ILW.COM offers:
We offer a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, energetic environment of a small law publishing company which operates one of the most important websites on immigration law in the world. You will learn the skills necessary to launch a paralegal, or media career, and we will provide the requisite web design, computer, and software training required to do the job. ILW.COM team-members enjoy an informal and friendly small-company environment with a casual dress code policy. Our office is close to all public transportation and is located in mid-town Manhattan.

What the job involves:
The job involves providing excellent professional customer service (by phone, email and mail) to our clients who are immigration attorneys, performing basic web design and internet communications (will train on both), and handling general office work. The working hours are from 9am to 6pm (includes 1 hour lunch).

The right candidate must have the following:
Must have solid communication skills, both speaking and writing (fluency in English is required). Must have basic internet and computer skills (MS Word and Internet Explorer). Must be able to work independently. Must be able to juggle multiple tasks and priorities. Experience is highly preferred but not absolutely necessary.

Interested applicants should send a resume by email to weeklyeditor@ilw.com.

Articles

Presidential Papers Historical Series: Special Message to the Congress Recommending Amendments to the Refugee Relief Act
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) sent this Special Message to the Congress Recommending Amendments to the Refugee Relief Act on May 27, 1955.

Changes In Ethical Rules Governing Confidentiality Between A Lawyer And Client
Cyrus D. Mehta writes "Information that arises from a relationship between a lawyer and client is confidential. There are two types of rules protecting confidentiality."

DHS Establishes US VISIT Program
The Department of Homeland Security established the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (US-VISIT) to monitor aliens seeking to be admitted pursuant to a nonimmigrant visa who travel through designated air and sea ports. For the Federal Register final interim rule, see here. For the Federal Register notice to nonimmigrant aliens, see here.

Light From The Dark Side: Why Tancredo May Be Right On The H Visa
Gary Endelman writes "As a liberal internationalist who thinks that more immigration is good for America, I have, at long last, been forced to admit that most painful of truths: Some things are true even if Tom Tancredo believes them."

Forget It Jake.... It's The US Consulate In Ho Chi Minh City
Marc Ellis offers his practice pointer tips for dealing with the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

President Bush Proposes New Temporary Worker Program (includes detailed background briefing and fact sheet)
President Bush announced his new temporary guest worker program. For President Bush's remarks, see here. For a detailed background briefing, see here. For the fact sheet, see here.

White House Press Briefing On Temporary Worker Program Proposal
The White House held a lengthy and detailed press briefing where White House Spokesman McClellan responded to queries on President Bush's immigration proposal.

USCIS Announces Proposed CSS And LULAC Settlements
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the proposed settlements in the CSS and LULAC legalization cases for which the notices had been announced earlier. [Immigration Daily's 1/08/04 issue incorrectly stated that the final CSS and LULAC settlements had been announced. ]

Web Design 101: If You Build It, They Might Come
Peter Boyd, Esq. provides a list of basics that all web sites should have, or not have.

How Do I Replace My Green Card?
Read a detailed response from the USCIS on how to replace the Green Card.

ILW Highlights

Processing Times Updated

Vermont, Nebraska, Texas, California, and Missouri processing times were recently updated.

Letters to Editors

To write to Editors, send emails to weeklyeditor@ilw.com.

Dear Editor:
Right here in Freehold, NJ, the 2nd Baptist Church's generous offer to host a temporary, though improved illegal hiring hall in the Borough is being rebuffed by radical groups fighting to keep the old one open. The same one that continues to protect the greed and anonimity of its patrons so that taxes are not collected or paid. The ungrateful illegals, themselves, state recently in the Asbury Park Press newspaper that the church's illegal hiring hall hours of operation are not long enough to suit them. Do beggars have the right to be choosers? Isn't it bad enough when illegals think they have any American rights to begin with? The lawsuit filed in Trenton (against the town's decision to close its Muster Zone at midnight), yesterday, has national implications. It will test our democracy and prove America to be a country of patriots or a nation of idiots. If any lawsuit that protects lawbreakers and fringe groups that attempt to disenfranchise taxpayers is upheld, our nation is in much worse shape than any of us ever believed. If our nation sells out to special interest groups supported by labor unions and corporate America and allows these people to invade our towns and homes minimizing our quality of life concerns in the name of the almighty dollar, we must all take a firm stand and fight back with gusto. I am sorry to say that if we lose this war, we lose the best of what we value in America.

Marc Levine
PEOPLE (Pressing Elected Officials to Protect our Living Environment)

Dear Editor:
I recently received my H1B visa. I used the expedited service and the USCIS was absolutely wonderful in preparing all the information and returning a favorable decision within 8 days from filing. I was overjoyed. Until, I had the misfortune of visiting the Social Security Administration to obtain my SS Card. It is absolutely amazing to me the sorry customer service this administrative organization provides. I received my work authorization on November 17th, 2003 and filed for the SS Card the same day. Today is January 5, 2004 and I still have not received anything. They tell me it may take 2 months "if" they cannot verify it on line. This is the part I cannot understand. I was able to verify the positive approval of the visa on the USCIS website. I was told it would be issued within 2 days of verification "if" they could verify it on line, other words it make take 2 weeks to 2 months. This is absurd. There is no one to complain to. The people at the SS office act as if they don't give a damn. My prospective employer said they would not hire me until I had the SS Card. I have contact the S.S. office and they said I would just have to wait, they could not follow-up in anyway nor was their anything else I could do. Just a word of caution. Even though you may pay for expedited services thought the USCIS, please be aware it does not matter one friggin bit as the S.S. office is going to take as long as they need or want and if you complain or try to find out anything about your application. Forget it. They will not. Just be prepared. If you know of anything else I can do, please let me know.

Chris McKinnish

Immigrant Life

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