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Comment
Senator Gregg
The Hill.com reports "Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), who is under consideration to be nominated as Commerce secretary, has supported contentious immigration legislation that sharply divided his party." For the full story, see here.
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Focus
The Consular Posts Book Table Of Contents
The Table of Contents for "The Consular Posts Book" which is currently being finalized for printing is as follows:
Chapter 1. Who You're Dealing with: DOS Jurisdiction
- The Three Gatekeepers - USDOS, USCIS, USDOL
- Three Different Sets of Rules
- The Federal Code, and All That - Statutes (50 USC, 8 USC, 28
USC)
- FAM (the One Book You Need to Know) - DOS Regulations
- NAFTA, WTO, GATS, Soup to Nuts - Trade Agreements
- The Changing Policy Landscape - Economic Protection vs. Free
Trade
- He Votes - US Worker Considerations
- But, His Lobbyists Are More Expensive - Free Flow of
Capital Interests
Chapter 2. Rules of the Game (Some Old, Some New): DOS Authority
- The Consul Is Always Right - Consular Non-reviewability
- Give Them What They Want (No Less, No More) - Gauging and
Meeting Consular Expectations
- Consular Mission Shift (From Business Service to Front-Line
Investigator) - DOS' Enhanced Role in National Security
- Terrorism - Security Clearance (FBI,
Homeland Security, CIA); Illegal transportation of individuals for corrupt/
illegal business entities
- Economic policies - Espionage, Export
Controls
Chapter 3. What they're Looking For (Do's and Don'ts): Inner Federal Agency
Workings
- The Appearance (and Substance) of Candor - Proactive
Strategies for Avoiding Problems and Prosecutions.
- Mission Shift: The New Emphasis on Detecting
Business-related Fraud
- USCIS
- DOL
- CBP
- Commerce Department Initiatives
Chapter 4. Why Visas Are Done Outside the U.S.: The Purpose of Consular
Processing
- Local Reputations and Investigations - Eligibility and
Authentication.
- Information, Please (Data-collection and the Wealth of
Nations) - Intelligence Gathering
- All Politics Are Local - Diplomacy and Relations w/ host
Country
Chapter 5. Getting, Keeping and Renewing Your Visa: The Visa - Its Limits
and Privileges
- Not All Visas Are Created Equal - Many Types, But Few Real
Choices
- Permission to Enter
- Blanket L visas
- Investor Visas
- The Greater Use of B1 visas in connection to
sustainable economic activity
- Phone Home - The Importance of Personal Contact By Counsel
in the U.S.
- Once you're Here, They Don't Stop Looking - The New
Realities of Doing Business (Post 9/11 Data Mining and Federal Task
Forces)
- Time to Renew, Time to Review - The Importance of Reviewing
the Record Before Submitting Updated Information.
Chapter 6. DOS Central Office Can Help You: Review and Appeals of Consular
Decisions
- The Consular Officer Isn't Always Right (Sometimes) - Review
and Appeals of Consular Decisions
- Supervisor review
- State Dept Opinion
- Long Standing Absences of US Courts in a Vastly
changing Global Economy and the Borderless Corporation
Chapter 7. Avoiding Audits and Task Forces: Best Practices
- Innocence Isn't Enough -- USCIS and ICE Random Fraud
Assessments
- Send In the Marines -- Federal Fraud Task Forces
Chapter 8. Data-mining and Real-Time Enforcement: The Future Landscape of
the Visa Process
- Save the Trees - E-filing, Document Scanning, and
Distributed Data Access
- If it's On-Line or in a Computer, Assume They Have a
Copy
Chapter 9. The Many Faces Behind the Visa Window: The Visa Process and
Procedure at Select High-Volume Consulates in the New World Economic Order
India (New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata); China (Beijing, Hong Kong,
Guangzhou, Shanghai); Canada (Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal);
Mexico (Mexico City, Ciudad Juarez, Monterrey, Tijuana, Nogales,
Guadalajara); United Kingdom (London); France (Paris); Germany (Munich);
Poland (Warsaw); South Korea (Seoul); Phillipines (Manila); Japan (Tokyo);
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo); Australia (Sydney); Taiwan (Taipei);
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City); Israel (Tel Aviv); Bangladesh (Dhaka); Argentina
(Buenos Aires); Colombia (Bogota); Venezuela (Caracas); Dominican Republic
(Santo Domingo); Haiti (Port au Prince); Jamaica (Kingston)
For contributor bios, more info, and to order, please see: http://www.ilw.com/books/ConsularPosts.shtm
. Or for fax, please see: http://www.ilw.com/books/ConsularPosts.pdf
Articles
Aliens - A US Resource Underutilized
Sardar N. Durrani, Esq. and Andrea Love Sumpter write "The US needs to change laws so that the country may benefit from a nearly endless potential of many highly qualified illegal aliens."
Immigrants Of The Day: Timothy White of Argentina, Shauna Robertson of Canada, and Edmund Morris of Kenya
Kevin R. Johnson celebrates the achievements of these immigrants.
Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government
Angelo A. Paparelli writes "Federal contractors, Congress and the Obama administration have yet another respite, this time until May 21, 2009, to decide what to do about E-Verify."
To submit an Article for consideration, write to editor@ilw.com.
News
DOD Announces E-Verify Requirements For Federal Contractors Are Delayed
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have agreed to delay
the applicability date of FAR Case 2007-013, Employment Eligibility Verification, to May 21, 2009.
State Issued Criminal History Clearances
USCIS released a listing of state issued criminal history clearances (courtesy of Thomas Esparaza, Esq.).
Classifieds
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Los Angeles, CA- USCIS Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) seeks experienced attorney for Associate Regional Counsel position, USCIS OCC, Western Region. Responsibilities include, but not limited to, serving as attorney providing on-site legal advice to local District Office USCIS personnel on issues involving immigration related adjudications, inadmissibility and
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a background in federal litigation, an excellent academic record, and strong
writing skills. Submit a resume, cover letter + writing sample (max. 10 pps.) to: Kelli J. Duehning, Western Regional Counsel, USCIS Office of the Chief Counsel at Kelli.Duehning@dhs.gov. Must be received by close of business, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Position is at the GS-13/14/15 levels and is open until filled. No relocation reimbursement available.
Immigration Law Certificate
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Headlines
Gillibrand's Immigration Views Draw Fire
Still, Ms. Gillibrand has not backed down from her long-standing opposition to “amnesty” for illegal immigrants, which has left some immigrant advocates wondering whether she would support any law that would establish a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Activists Keep Heat On Obama Over Immigration
As Obama settles into the White House, he faces renewed pressure from pro-immigration activists to keep a pledge to support immigration reform, or at the least, roll back some of the get-tough immigration policies of his predecessor George W. Bush.
Factory Manager Sentenced In Immigration Case
A manager at a New Bedford leather-goods factory raided in 2007 by immigration agents has been sentenced to two years probation for her role in helping the company hire and conceal illegal immigrants.
Obama's Immigration Czar to Rid U.S. of Criminal Aliens - If We Can Figure Out Who They Are
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants to expel what she calls "criminal aliens" from the US, starting with those already in custody.
comingsNgoings
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Immigration Event - San Diego, CA
'Is Black the New Brown? Latino Immigration and Native Labor Replacement in the Contemporary U.S. South'
3:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 10, 2009, Eleanor Roosevelt College Admin. Bldg., Conference Room 115, First Floor
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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 promised in my (1/30/09 ID) letter not to write anything further about
the issue of US citizenship by birth. However, I have one final
comment. In that letter, I mentioned that in the early years of the
American Republic, some of the states were reluctant to follow the
centuries-old English Common Law doctrine that anyone born in the
King's realm and subject to its law was a citizen, even if his/her
parents were foreigners. As my letter pointed out, there was a concern
that this could limit the child's freedom to renounce allegiance to
the Crown (or the US) after attaining majority. However, to use this
purely historical argument as a reason for restricting citizenship
rights by birth in 21st Century America would be even more dangerous
than was Justice Scalia's twisted logic in the recent Second Amendment
case involving gun control in the District of Columbia. In that
decision, Justice Scalia went back to medieval English history in
order to argue that the individual right to bear arms had once been
important to the idea of personal liberty against the tyranny of the
King. Based on this argument, the Supreme Court, in effect, upheld the
Second Amendment ''liberty" to be killed in a gun fight between rival
gangs in a modern American city, In the same way, those who, would
like to restrict citizenship by birth in the US to children whose
parents were both US citizens, would be upholding the "liberty" of
millions of children of immigrant parents to be illegal in the US,
and therefore subject to arrest and deportation, merely by the fact of
being born. What kind of liberty is that?
Roger Algase, Esq.
New York, NY
Dear Editor:
Asylum cases are supposed to be confidential. Thus in filling out an asylum application, I put - please mail to attorney -clearly next to my client's address. As you can guess, my client nevertheless received mail from the Asylum Office, which return address had "Asylum Office" on the envelope along with my client's address. Confidential? Ha. My client then moved and I put a change of address form in with the Asylum Office with a clear cover letter to only mail me notices. As you can guess, my client still received mail from the Asylum Office. We then had the asylum hearing and explained the mail problem to the asylum officer, who said she would take care of it. Six months later still waiting for an answer and, as you can guess, my client still is receiving notices from the Asylum Office. Any suggestions on how to get the government to send it the correct address?
My client's case has been kicked up to headquarters and been in some dusty file for six months. Any suggestions how to dislodge it and get an answer. My client has a very strong case, thus I am not too worried about ruffling the feathers of the asylum boys and girls. However, for my client's sake, I remain anonymous.
Name Withheld Upon Request
Dear Editor:
I have friends who are permanent residents but they have lower cost health insurance because they're "poor". Many refugees also live on welfare, it's fine for certain period but it's time for fairness and common sense to cut them off, this ridiculous policies happened in many Western nations, high taxes, welfare to the lazies. We won't welcome any parasites in this country, since we have enough parasites who are citizens who don't want to work but enjoy public welfare without shame, including Wall Street bankers. In short, all beneficiaries of our immigration system must be self sufficient or sponsored by their relatives, they must leave the country if they can't support themselves. USC may petition their parents if they can show they have certain income level and net worth, have good credit and willing to sign an affidavit to support their parents during their stay here. If the support ceased, the parents then must leave. I suggest also ID to cut off the debate about President Obama's citizenship, it's too late, it's done, get over it. Hawaiian official confirmed his birth certificate and none fussed about it much earlier. Give our new President a chance to bring this country to a better direction and future.
Robert Yang
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