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The Lawyer's Guide To 212(a)(5)(A): Labor Certification From 1952 To PERM
Gary Endelman's "The Lawyer's Guide To 212(a)(5)(A): Labor Certification
From 1952 To PERM", includes the following parts:
I. Introduction: Where We Came Out
II. Legislative History: Present At The Creation
III. Devil Is In The Details: What Was In The Regs?
IV. IMMACT 90: The Chance Not Taken
V. Here Come The Judge: What The Courts Have To Say
VI. Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here?
This article, seven years in the writing, is the most definitive study of
the labor certification statute, regulations, and litigation ever
published. With PERM likely to be published (finally!) around November, it
is required reading for all those with a serious stake in labor
certification. It will be published in Immigration Daily in November, but
those who sign up for our seminar "Preparing For PERM With
Joel Stewart" will receive a special pre-publication copy of the entire
article. The deadline to register is Tuesday, September 28th. For more
info,
detailed curriculum, speaker bios, and registration information, see: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/september2004.shtm. (Fax version: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/september2004.pdf.)
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Focus
Deadline Is Tuesday, September 28th For "Preparing For PERM With Joel Stewart"
Tuesday, September 28th is the deadline to register for "Preparing For PERM With Joel Stewart". The curriculum is as follows:
FIRST Phone Session on September 30th: Current issues including Backlog
Reduction Centers
- National and Regional Backlogs
- Doctrine of Backlog Reduction: Myth or Reality?
- Analysis of the Backlog Reduction Rule
- Telephonic Tour of Philadelphia and Dallas Centers
- Major Current Issues in Labor Cert Processing
- Practice Pointers: Recruitment and Documentary Requirements
SECOND Phone Session on October 21st: Appellate issues
- General Characteristics of Notice of Findings and Final
Determinations
- Reconsideration of Final Determinations
- Appeal of Final Determinations to BALCA
- Federal Court litigation: formulating a Strategy that works for
clients
- Jurisdictional issues
- Challenging The Regs
THIRD Phone Session on November 4th: PERM issues
- Implementation of PERM
- Simultaneous Processing, Withdrawals, Priority Dates, &
Substitutions
- Advantages and Disadvantages of PERM
- Practical Tips on Processing PERM
- DOL Audits - what can Employers expect
- Role of SWA in PERM, Backlog Reduction, and other Pipeline Cases
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detailed curriculum, speaker bios, and registration information, see: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/september2004.shtm. (Fax version: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/september2004.pdf.)
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USCIS Asylum Resource Information Center offers asylum information on Venezuela.
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Providing Food And Setting Up Shelter For Terrorists Constitutes Engaging In Terrorist Activity
In Singh-Kaur v. Ashcroft, No. 03-1766 (3rd Cir. Sep. 23, 2004), the court said that providing food and setting up shelter for people that the Petitioner knew or should have known had committed or planned to commit terrorist activities constituted engaging in a terrorist activity within the meaning of the INA's section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI).
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Letters
Readers are welcome to share their comments, email: editor@ilw.com (300-words or fewer preferred).
Dear Editor:
Any news on the H-1B Cap?
Luis C. Villanueva, Law Offices of Walker & Associates, P.A.
Miami, Florida
Dear Editor:
I would like to submit the following slogan for Immigration Daily: "Information. Innovation. Immigration."
Christine Brown, Paralegal Coordinator
Law Office of Sheela Murthy
Dear Editor:
A quote from Octavio Paz, famous Mexican poet, seems appropriate: "What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of
differences, their atractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By eliminating different civilizations and cultures, progress weakens life and favors death" -Octavio Paz.
P.Sanchez Flavian
Dear Editor:
How about, Leviticus 19:34 - "But the stranger who dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were once strangers in the land of Egypt".
Jay Solomon
Dear Editor:
I thought the population collapse problem (both global and American) set out in a recent Newsweek article entitled Birth Dearth would not only set some anti-immigrationist minds at ease but also highlight the brutal consequences of family planning around the world that have set almost all of the world except for the US up for a future of collapsing populations. It seems that the "indigenous" US population is in no danger of disappearing under a wave of immigrants after all. If one were to be really old fashioned and view the success of societies through how well they reproduce themselves, the United States and Israel are some of the only countries that seem set on a path of consistent growth in the immediate future while remaining modern, free and wealthy. I do not write to minimize the costs of immigration or the problems of assimilating newcomers, but some of the doomsday scenarios of losing our country to hordes of lawbreaking semi-hostiles appear to be overblown.
Honza Prchal
Dear Editor:
In the last two weeks, I have received not less than
20 phone calls from my friends all over the US informing me that one organization in Florida
can obtain Work permit for aliens whether in status or
not for only $450. Some claim that they have seen
people who obtained the work permit. They claimed that it is
only in Florida. My question is: Is it possible that only Florida would
be able to get work permit for aliens whether in status or not while other States do not have such
opportunity? Is immigration not a federal issue? If this is possible, is it attached to a particular
program? Is there any secret amnesty or what? Since I have been told, I have been reading Immigration Daily, because I know that if there is any such thing, Immigration Daily would know about it. Please confirm to us if it is
true because some of us rely on Immigration Daily for immigration information.
O.Asekun
Dear Editor:
The fiscal drain caused by immigrants that O. Sanchez's letter
mentioned is a myth. I have already seen the figures and the modest red can be turned into black with a
little change in the underlying assumptions. Furthermore, the Federal Government can fairly choose
to scale down the welfare state like President Reagan skillfully did and this will not only reduce any
drain, but it will also put some US individuals at work. The real deal is in the long-term prospects. The
future is grim without a growing supply of young willing workers. Medicare, Social Security and all the
rest of the federal bonanza will start bleeding cash in a couple of decades. The U.S. will be posed to
become an aging state like the "Old Europe," incapable of supporting any social program not to mention a
sizable defense budget. That is why devising a rational and efficient legal immigration system, not prey of interest groups and electoral demagoguery, should be a priority.
Sebastian
Washington, DC
Dear Editor:
Somehow people such as Sebastian only look at "fairness" to the illegal immigrant, not fairness to the US citizenry, or to legal immigrants. Why is it "fair" for illegal aliens to ignore our laws and obtain benefits, while would-be legal immigrants wait overseas? Why is it "fair" that Mexico ignores its obligation to provide its own citizenry with even a high school education? I didn't put "Hispanic" in parentheses to highlight a "conspiracy", but rather to emphasize that this board member had an ethnic-based connection with the child — a connection which he himself emphasized as a reason for his actions. This child was residing in Mexico and crossed the border legally daily to attend school, using a convenient address to obtain benefits. He was not even an illegal resident of the US, he wasn't "resident" at all. As for the issue of "tax burden", it is up to the people who vote on and pay taxes to decide who should benefit from them. Laws existed in this school district which require residency in the community, a residency which is based on legal guardianship. Many communities are enforcing these laws now because the financial burden of nonresidents is adversely affecting the ability of the districts to provide facilities and faculty for children who are legally entitled to them. There are provisions, such as the payment of tuition, for children who do not reside in the district or even in this country. Some communities on the border even have arrangements with sister-cities in Mexico allowing children to attend school. However, no such arrangements existed in this case. The board member could and should have paid tuition for this child. He was willing, like Sebastian, to say this child should have an education, as long as he, himself, wasn't personally paying for it.
Ali Alexander
Dear Editor:
According to Webster's dictionary a "diatribe" is a bitter, abusive
criticism or denunciation. Mr. Moser's letter fails to show one
example of that in any of the letters that have appeared in Immigration Daily from
those of us to do not support another amnesty for illegal aliens. I am still waiting for someone to give a logical argument pointing out the error of our reasoning and documented proof that another amnesty will
secure our borders and keep more illegals from coming in.
LL
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