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Dont Ask Dont Tell
Law.com reports "In a case of first impression in New Jersey, an Appellate Division panel held Wednesday that defense counsel cannot ask the plaintiffs about their immigration status during discovery in a putative class action suit alleging an employer cheated its workers out of just compensation and overtime pay." For the full story, see here.
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Focus
Employer Sanctions For Beginners
The curriculum for our new 3-part telephone seminar series "Employer Sanctions For Beginners" is as follows:
FIRST Phone Session on May 28: I-9s
- Overview of IRCA’s employer compliance provisions
- Review of I-9 requirements
- Changes on the new I-9
- I-9 compliance tips
- Electronic I-9s – Time to switch?
SECOND Phone Session on June 18: E-Verify
- Overview of E-Verify
- Benefits of signing on
- Risks associated with signing on
- E-Verify Federal Contractor rule
THIRD Phone Session on July 23: State Laws/No-Match
- Business license laws
- E-Verify mandates
- Other state laws
- Update on the no-match regulation
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Articles
Visa Scammer Posing As An Alpaca Buyer
Gary Chodorow writes "In retrospect, England admits there were a number of warning signs that this was not a legitimate business deal."
Supreme Court Rules Against Charging Unauthorized Immigrants With "Aggravated Identity Theft"
Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron for Migration Information Source write "The US Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that an unauthorized worker who uses a false social security number to seek employment cannot be found guilty of "aggravated identity theft" unless prosecutors prove the worker knew the social security number belonged to an actual person."
Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A. Paparelli
Angelo A. Paparelli writes "But even the most vigilant and persistent Ombudsman cannot replace the oversight roles of Congress, the President and the courts."
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News
CBP Reminder On New Border Crossing Travel Documents
US Customs and Border Patrol reminds US and Canadian citizens that new document requirements go into effect on June 1 for entry into US at land or sea ports.
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Headlines
Deportations Carried Out In The Middle Of Immigration Cases
Agents have arrested people at Immigration Court in downtown L.A. and expelled them. Authorities say they're reinstating previous orders.
U.S. to Expand Immigration Checks to All Local Jails
The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President George W. Bush aimed at checking the immigration status of virtually every person booked into local jails.
Obama's Game Plan To Move Forward With Immigration Reform
"... then we're one step closer to obtaining the necessary votes for true comprehensive immigration reform in the near future."
Arpaio, Others Blast Sanctuary City Policies During Senate Hearing
"For far too long, well over 20 years, people have been pointing the finger at Washington and blaming D.C. for all of the problems related to illegal immigration."
comingsNgoings
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Immigration Event - Arlington, VA
2009 ACIP Annual Symposium: June 15-18, 2009, Arlington, VA - For thirty-five years, the American Council on International Personnel's Symposium has been the most highly respected annual meeting devoted exclusively to employment-based immigration. We bring in-house immigration professionals from universities and research institutions, non-profits, and multinational corporations together with U.S. government representatives and legal experts. This year's Symposium "Changing Times, Changing Strategies" will help you: strategize and network in an uncertain economy, meet new leaders of Federal Agencies & Congress, develop airtight compliance measures, and refine your global mobility management models. http://www.acip.com/symposium. ILW.COM is pleased to be an event media sponsor.
Letters
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Dear Editor:
However crudely put, Robert Yang's letter (05/22/09 ID) makes an
important point in reminding us that crowing about how one's ancestors
came to the US legally says nothing at all, given that there were no
barriers to immigration 100 years ago and that any (white) person was
free to immigrate without restriction. That does not mean that
immigrants at that time did not face the same kind of hatred and
prejudice that today's immigrants do. They did. It only means that the
excuses for anti- immigrant bigotry were different - supposedly
inferior racial or "biological" status instead of being "illegal".
Janet Napolitano may have a point of sorts if she means that America
might temporarily be less of a magnet for foreign workers because of
the economic downturn. Who would have thought, for example, that the
H-1B cap would still be open at the end of May? But to use this as an
excuse for failing to reform the many injustices in our immigration
system and, especially ignoring the need to make legal immigration
more fair and rational, is shameful. It seems that Ms. Napolitano, who
signed the nation's most draconian employer immigration "'enforcement"
law as Governor of Arizona, understands nothing about immigration. She
is turning out to have been the worst possible pick to head the
Department of Homeland Security and she should resign.
Roger Algase, Esq.
New York, NY
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