Updates from MURTHY.COM - the web's largest source for U.S. immigration information! http://www.murthy.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:22:58 -0800 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:40:08 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.0) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.murthy.com/rss/murthy_rss.gif http://www.murthy.com RSS Feed Image 78 31 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is gearing up for a surge in workload, in anticipation of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) legislation. The Obama Administration has made immigration reform an important legislative goal, although this has been delayed by the pressing priorities of the economic crisis and health care reform. The USCIS wants to be ready for the anticipated increase in their workload. http://www.murthy.com/news/n_cirwkl.html 33432CC2-4B1C-4462-90A3-36AD20AC40AA Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:17:54 -0800 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Federal Register notice on October 7, 2009, formally rescinding its proposed rule on no-match letters. The issuance of no-match letters from the Social Security Administration to employers, when Social Security numbers (SSNs) did not match their database, has been the topic of much debate; as has the DHS's effort to use the no-match to hold employers accountable. The DHS will now increase focus on the E-Verify system to enforce work authorization requirements, instead of the no-match letter strategy. This issue was explained in our July 17, 2009 article, DHS to Withdraw No-Match Rule. http://www.murthy.com/news/n_retnom.html 65E6CC32-AD19-4350-9255-B0E64AC38E9A Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:17:11 -0800 The revised USCIS WebSite contains some detailed charts (PDF 537KB) regarding pending employment-based (EB) adjustment-of-status (I-485) cases. These charts provide a breakdown of the pending I-485 cases by country of chargeability, category, and priority date. This is extremely helpful in visualizing the volume of cases in each category, and the pending demand for visa numbers in each subcategory http://www.murthy.com/news/n_pndchr.html E986F9F3-66F8-4E2E-A064-A0342C4EF2FB Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:16:21 -0800 The Murthy Law Firm receives periodic reports from Murthy Immigration Services, Pvt. Ltd. (MISPL) in Chennai, India. The following may be of special interest to MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers from southern India. http://www.murthy.com/news/n_chenrt.html DEF156A7-3BC5-4DBF-9F5B-F41FC60E9AEE Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:47:30 -0700 In many jurisdictions throughout the United States, school districts are dealing with staffing shortages by hiring teachers from overseas. Typically, these positions involve science, math, and foreign language teachers. The H1B category is often utilized for such teachers. This is absolutely a permissible and legitimate manner for schools to meet their unmet needs. However, school districts, as with all other employers, need to be careful regarding the source of such employees. As reported by National Public Radio (NPR) on October 2, 2009, several school districts in Louisiana hired teachers from the Philippines via a recruiter, Universal Placement International. A summary of that report follows. http://www.murthy.com/news/n_comtea.html FF493393-DA7D-4F20-96E1-6B9385EFF497 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:46:49 -0700 In the months since the Obama Administration took office, the immigration enforcement climate has changed dramatically. The changes have been brought about partly by the economic downturn, and partly by the new administration’s desire to substantially revise Bush-era immigration policies. On the economic front, rising unemployment and the scarcity of new jobs have put increasing pressure on the Obama Administration to vigorously enforce immigration laws, in an effort to protect the U.S. workforce. ©MurthyDotCom http://www.murthy.com/news/n_broovr.html 0C94988B-EB0B-4AE3-B393-27C1C5B793B8 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:45:14 -0700