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Comment
All Star Team Teaches Immigration And Crimes
Lory Diana Rosenberg (formerly on the BIA), Matthew L. Guadagno (Bretz and
Coven), Dan Kesselbrenner (National Immigration Project), Bryan Lonegan
(Legal Aid Society), Peter Markowitz (Professor, New York University),
Angelo A. Paparelli (Paparelli and Partners), Sunita Patel (Legal Aid
Society), Judy Rabinovitz (ACLU), Laura Kelsey Rhodes (Allbright and Rhodes)
and Manny Vargas (New York State Defenders Association) will be the speakers
at "Fighting Crime: A Workshop for Immigration Lawyers" an all-day, in-depth
learning event on March 26th in New York City.
This superlative group of speakers will focus on what is the fastest growing
sub-practice in immigration law: Crimes. The average case in this area of
practice is close to five-figures, and this area usually presents
intellectual challenges as well. The time to learn from the pre-eminent
speakers above is now! Don't delay, take advantage of the Save $100 deadline
of March 19th.
For those outside of New York City, please bear in mind that
weather.com reports that the average high for late March in NYC is in the
high-50s, and the average low is around 40. In other words, this is a great
time to travel to NYC, whether you are just taking the subway/train, or you
are flying in. For those from out of town, we have negotiated a special
discounted rate with the hotel (write to webmaster@ilw.com) for more info.
Learn from the best minds in the hottest area of immigration practice! To register and for more info on the speakers, location, and curriculum, visit online: http://www.ilw.com/workshops/march2007crimes.shtm.
Fax form: http://www.ilw.com/workshops/march2007crimes.pdf.
Save $100 if you register by the deadline of March 19th! Don't delay, sign up today!
We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by writing to editor@ilw.com.
Focus
Filing H-1Bs, I-140 Tips, Etc
The curriculum for I-140 Tips And Resolving Benefits Problems is as follows:
FIRST Phone Session on Mar 22: Vermont Service Center & California Service Center
- Latest information on Filing H1B Applications on April 2nd
- New Direct Filing Initiative
- Common Problems & Issues at VSC & CSC
- Transfer of I-485
- USCIS Memo on FBI Checks
- I-130 Issues
SECOND Phone Session on Apr 19: Nebraska Service Center & Texas Service Center
- I-140 Degree Equivalencies & Ability to Pay
- New case law on degree equivalencies
- I-485 Issues
- Dual EADs (NIV based and AOS based?)
THIRD Phone Session on May 10: National Benefits Center, CIS Ombudsman, & AAO/BIA
- Recent AAO Decisions & Issues
- Update on NBC Processing and Common Problems
- The Ombudsman's Role & Recent Activities
- Recent BIA Decision on CSPA
The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, March 21st. For more info, including
speaker bios, detailed curriculum, and registration information, please see:
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/march2007.shtm.
(Fax version: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/march2007.pdf.
Article
Pre-Registration: A Proposal To Kick-Start CIR
Nolan Rappaport and Greg Siskind write "We propose supplementing the legalization program with a pre-registration program that would provide modest interim benefits and also raise funds for the start-up costs of the larger legalization program without requiring an appropriation."
(Editor's note: Today's Featured Article was referenced in yesterday's Comment and provides more detail on the new twist that is likely to emerge during the upcoming CIR debate in the Senate. Also see related news item below on user fees.)
News
Memo To House Judiciary Committee On User Fees
The Congressional Research Service released a memorandum on various approaches that might be followed in funding a new spending initiative that also involves the imposition of a fee on program applicants.
Updated CRS Report On Visa Waiver Program
The Congressional Research Service issued an updated version of its visa waiver program report.
Classifieds
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
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Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
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communication & case management skills. Competitive compensation package
offered. Please email resume + cover letter in MS Word format to Marcia N.
Needleman, Esq. at mneedleman@levittandneedleman.com.
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comingsNgoings
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New Offices - Westfield, NJ
Laurie Woog, Esq. has opened a new office focusing on employment-related immigration, particularly scientific, academic and artistic applications. She also handles family-related visas and naturalization. Address: 506 North Avenue East, Westfield, NJ 07090; (908) 233-0076; www.wooglaw.com.
Letters
Readers are welcome to share their comments, email: editor@ilw.com (300-words or fewer preferred). Many letters to the Editor refer to past correspondence, available in our archives.
Dear Editor:
I wish to correct a misstatement in my letter of March 13. That letter
implied that Honza Prchal's March 12 letter had misinterpreted Peter
Griswold's letter of March 6 by suggesting that the special prisons for
Mexican citizens were to be in the US, rather than Mexico. In fact, Mr.
Prchal's letter correctly stated that Mr. Griswold's letter had
suggested building the prisons in Mexico and I apologize for my
misunderstanding. I also agree with Mr. Prchal's letter's statement that
Mr. Griswold's proposal may have been made tongue in cheek. Any
disagreement, therefore, is over the question of what Mr. Griswold's
letter meant by the phrase "Mexican citizens held in US prisons". Mr.
Prchal's letter interprets this as referring to criminals in the regular
prison system, not illegal immigrants in administrative detention. I
believe, to the contrary, that Mr. Griswold's letter was referring
primarily to illegal immigrants, many of whom are in fact held in
regular US prisons, where the conditions, by the way, are generally said
to be better than the terrible ones reported from many immigration
detention camps. From this standpoint, Mr. Algase's letter's facetious
suggestion that the whole population of Mexico should be locked up in
order to prevent illegal immigration to the US makes sense because it
raises the question whether locking up tens or hundreds of thousands, if
not millions, of people is really the way that a civilized country like
the US should be dealing with this issue.
Zheng Yi
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