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ILW.COM owns a number of domains related to immigration other than "ilw.com" itself. Perhaps the most valuable of these other domains we own is "immigration.net". This domain has been around since 1995 and receives considerable traffic. If you have difficulty in establishing a top ten presence on the major search engines, this domain may be the perfect solution for you. If your law firm has spent in the mid to high five figures on internet marketing in the last five years, acquiring this domain will establish a major internet presence for your law firm. Those interested in acquiring the domain should send an email to: webmaster@ilw.com. Please note that no content at www.immigration.net is being offered for sale, just the domain itself is available for sale. (Principals only please and please include direct telephone number; all inquiries will be kept confidential.)

ILW Highlights

Immigration Law Books - Latest Editions Shipping Now

No immigration attorney should be without a complete, up-to-date reference library for all his/her primary resource needs. The 2004 edition of The Whole Act – INA, provides annotations, footnotes, editorial notes, updated Topical Index with a separate Index of Appendices, and 49 Appendices, to help both novice and experienced practitioners alike efficiently navigate the complex labryinth of immigration statutes. The 2004 edition of regulations in 2 volumes (both immigration regulations – 8 CFR – and all immigration-related regulations of the DOL, DOS, and DOJ) includes the latest changes in the regulations + handy and most detailed Topical Indices for each. The 2004 edition of Patel's Citations, covering the history and treatment of all reported administrative precedent decisions under immigration and nationality law, keeps you abreast of the status and standing of all such immigration citations (e.g., reversed, affirmed, modified, followed or not followed, criticized, distinguished, etc.). This entire reference library consisting of the Act, Regulations, and Citations, is an indispensable reference tool that you will reach for day after day. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied with your purchase within 30 days of receipt, you can request a full refund - no questions asked. For more information see here.

Articles

USCIS Clarifies Its Policy On Issuance Of RFEs
Olivia Thuma writes "The USCIS has recently issued two memoranda, authored by William Yates, Associate Director for Operations, which provide guidance on issuance of Requests for Evidence (RFEs)."

USCIS Provides Images Of Enhanced EAD Card
The USCIS released images of the new employment authorization document (I-766), including: the front of the new EAD card, the back of the new EAD card (barcode), and the EAD hologram.

USCIS Expands Online E-filing
The USCIS announced that it has expanded its electronic filing or E-Filing program. USCIS has added 6 immigration applications online, including Forms I-129, I-131, I-140, I-539, I-821, I-907. For the press release, see here. For the fact sheet, see here.

El Google Loco
Peter Boyd, Esq. writes "Google Local Search is now alive and enables users to find local information along with business listings, maps, directions, and useful web pages all through one easy to use search."

Judge Rules Salary Withholding For H-1B Worker Is Not Discriminatory
Gregory Siskind discusses a recent OALJ (DOL) case concerning H-1B teachers.

"Eating Bitterness": The Impact Of Asian-Pacific Migration On U.S. Immigration Policy
Alicia J. Campi at the Immigration Policy Center writes "Asian-Pacific migration to the US has had a positive impact on immigration and refugee law by contributing to the demise of exclusion acts against non-whites and of the nationality-based quota system."

This week's chat schedule

ILW.COM announces that as of Feb 3rd, all chats will be held at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.

When	Attorney
Logon for chat Next Chat: Thu, Jun 3, 5:00 PM ET (New York Time) Questions will be accepted starting 15 minutes before the event.	Stuart J. Reich, Esq.
Tue, June 15, 5:00 pm Eastern	Rami Fakhoury, Esq.
Tue, June 22, 5:00 pm Eastern	Fariba Faiz, Esq.
Tue, June 29, 5:00 pm Eastern	Dustin W. Dyer, Esq.
Tue, July 6, 5:00 pm Eastern	To Be Announced
Tue, July 13, 5:00 pm Eastern	To Be Announced
Tue, July 20, 5:00 pm Eastern	To Be Announced
Tue, July 27, 5:00 pm Eastern	To Be Announced

Letters to Editors

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

Dear Editor:
Re your comments on the Alexa and Google Toolbars, a new alternative is the beta Yahoo! toolbar which provides anti-spyware/adware capabilities. http://beta.toolbar.yahoo.com/

John Eenigenburg

Dear Editor:
In response to Andrea's letter, the National Customer Service Center is wrong when they say her case is not exceptional. Instead of emotional please to someone who can do nothing about her suffering, she needs to give them facts. The facts are that the Texas Service Center is currently processing US citizens’ I-130 petitions for their spouse filed in September 2002. See www.uscis.gov – processing times. Her petition is almost a year overdue for adjudication. The customer service center can send a message to the TSC letting them know that this petition is overdue for adjudication. They can also make sure that USCIS has her address correct in the system. To avoid this kind of problem is why many people hire attorneys. A good immigration attorney will know his/her way around the system, and be able to get reasonable results. A reasonable result for this lady would be for her husband’s petition to be approved and sent to the consulate right away to set up his interview. If he was in the US illegally for over a year, he may need a waiver. That is another thing an attorney would be able to help her with from the beginning. I realize she doesn’t have money, but sometimes it is better to pay upfront to have things done right and avoid a lot of suffering.

Anonymous Attorney

Dear Editor:
In August 2002 President Bush signed into law thr Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), a law amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 6 of the CSPA under the heading "Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Naturalized Citizens" provides for the automatic transfer of preference categories when the parent of an unmarried son or daughter naturalizes, but also provides the unmarried son or daughter the ability to request that such transfer not occur. Special mention is made for Filipino applicants who are adversely affected. The President doesn't their waiting prolonged since it would be unfair. My son is an example of such a case. I petitioned for him in July 1993. His petition was approved by thw Visa Center and sent to the Immigration Office of the US Embassy in Manila in 2001.After completing all the requirements and paying all fees, he was called for a final interview in March 2003, but denied a visa supposedly due to my naturalization in 1994. The CSPA took effect in 2002. We have sent an appeal to Atty. General Ashcroft, to the President himself, to the Secretary of State, the first Lady's Office and Senators Feinstein and Boxer, but got no answer to our problem. Please tell us why this law is not implemented. It's as worthless as the paper it is written on.

E. Dorego

Dear Editor:
I received an approval notice from the Immigration and was granted the fiance petition. It was written that I had until August 16, 2004 to marry my fiance from Comala, Colima, Mexico. I was elated. Needless to say I had the invitations printed, the hall rented, the ladies put deposits on their dresses, sized and all the centerpieces purchased and flowers and decorations made, the rings and customary items, my wedding dress and DJ for the dance, a trio hired for the reception all dated for July 24, 2004 so that I would have sufficient time to submit the marriage paperwork in time for the deadline. On Tuesday, May 25, 2004, I took a week off with no pay from work and took the bus to Juarez spent almost $1000.00 for passports, notarizations, photos, hotel and accommodations, physical and visa cost. I have just returned from the trip that was supposed to be the beginning of the rest of my life and was in reality a nightmare, a farce. For the rest of Rosemary's letter to the Editor, see here.

Rosemary