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Headline: Virginia legal opinion supports checks of immigration status http://ow.ly/2kuge Article: The "Leaked" Mayorkas Memo by Roger Algase Article: As Virginia AG Targets Immigrants, What About Asylum Seekers? by Jason Dzubow Article: Lady Gaga To Turn Arizona Show Into A Protest Against Arizona by Greg Siskind News: DOS Publishes Final Rule On Electronic Application For Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration News: USCIS Publishes Fact Sheet On New Website Features News: CRS Report On Immigration Consequences Of Criminal Activity Focus: THE H-1B BOOK THE H-1B BOOK is Edited by Karen Weinstock, and features contributions by Prakash Khatri, Courtney Black, Mikiel J. Davids, Melissa Downing, Rajeshri Patel, Ari J. Sauer, and Elissa Taub. The Table of Contents is as follows: I. and II. FOREWORD and INTRODUCTION III. H-1B STEP BY STEP First Step: Interview The Client Second Step: Send The Client Intake Forms And Related Information Third Step: Credentials: Verify That The Worker Has A US Bachelor's Degree Or Equivalent Fourth Step: Determine The Prevailing Wage Fifth Step: Prepare And File The Labor Condition Application (LCA) Sixth Step: Prepare The I-129, Related Forms And Petition Letter Seventh Step: Send All The Forms And Petition Letter To The Client For Review & Signature Eighth Step: Assemble The H-1B Petition And Send To The USCIS Service Center Ninth Step: Troubleshooting Tenth Step: Post-Approval Case Management IV. ADVANCED H-1B ISSUES H-1B Degree Equivalency Reviewing The Path To Permanent Residency Traveling On An H-1B Visa While Petition Or Application Is Pending Dealing With Gaps In Employment Temporary Visa Alternatives To The H-1B The History And Economic Impact Of The H-1B Visa When Are H-1B Visas Cap Exempt? V. and VI. ESSENTIAL MEMORANDA and CD-ROM RESOURCE MATERIALS For more information about the book and to order, see here. For the fax form, see here. Headline: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants immigration checks http://ow.ly/2knuX Headline: GOP includes immigration in Fall agenda. Enforcement and reaffirmation of state power to be discussed at town halls http://ow.ly/2knh2 Headline: McConnell Says 'Blatant' Politics Behind Obama's Arizona Immigration Suit http://ow.ly/2kmDX Headline: The (Un)Sexy Side of Immigration Reform: fixing our visa system http://ow.ly/2kjlb Headline: I-140 Book: An attorney's guide on I-140 EBIV Process. For the complete table of contents and to order see http://ow.ly/2gNU0 Headline: "Patchwork" Immigration Reform Won't Work According to Obama http://ow.ly/2jXnE Headline: Brewer wants to make minor "tweaks" to Arizona racist immigration law SB1070 http://ow.ly/2jXg4 Headline: Francisco Gutierrez an undocumented student that would benefit from the dream act http://ow.ly/2jX55 Headline: Anonymous Letter From An Undocumented Parent Regarding Dream Act http://ow.ly/2jWtH Headline: Students are on hunger strike for the Dream Act http://ow.ly/2jWsR Headline: Celebrity Lady Gaga slams Arizona immigration law SB1070 during concert http://ow.ly/2jWpy Headline: Immigrant hate crime in Staten Island. police are still searching for attackers. http://ow.ly/2jWoe Headline: Student Deported With His Family Inspires DREAM Act Amendment http://ow.ly/2jWqL Headline: VA police can ask about Immigration status http://ow.ly/2jWnk Headline: Arizona was once tolerant of immigrants. What happened? http://ow.ly/2jWmq Headline: USA officials boost efforts to protect immigrant crime victims http://ow.ly/2jWlO Headline: USA Has Long Way To Go In Race Relations immigration http://ow.ly/2jWkM Headline: Border Deployment Will Take Weeks immigration http://ow.ly/2jWjq To submit an article or a news item to Immigration Daily, write to editor@ilw.com. Follow ILW.COM on Twitter. Help Wanted: Immigration Professionals Washington, DC - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offers unique Senior Executive Service (SES) career opportunities in Washington, DC. USCIS will be accepting applications for several SES positions starting, July 23, 2010 through August 20, 2010. Therefore, if you are interested you must act fast. If any of these challenging and rewarding careers interests you, please review the official vacancy announcement located on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) USA jobs website. 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