Thursday
Do It Yourself Lawyer
Article about limited scope legal representation. This is good news for the do it yourself lawyer. Most people today want to try there hand at pro se representation. I don't blame them, I would as well, as lawyers are hard to trust and can cost to much for many people. Many states now allow a lawyer to assist a person in a limited way in there legal case without taking on the entire case. This saves the client money. Read the New York Times piece here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02broderick.html
Wednesday
DV-2011 Green Card Lottery Announcement (Department of State)
The U.S. State Department announced that the online registration for the DV-2011 green card lottery will begin October 2 and end November 30th, 2009. Below is the link to the State Department website. For assistance contact us.
DV-2011 Green Card Lottery Announcement (Department of State)
DV-2011 Green Card Lottery Announcement (Department of State)
Monday
2009 Immigration Reform?
Immigration Reform this Year: President and Congress will Push for CIR this Year
President Barak Obama renewed his Administration’s pledge to pursue comprehensive immigration reform, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) announced its intention to recalibrate its worksite enforcement actions to focus more on criminal prosecutions of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers, and the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship led by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), commenced hearings to examine common sense solutions to fixing America’s broken immigration system.
American Immigration Lawyers Association commends Chairman Schumer for sounding the starting gun with an outstanding first hearing. Two expert-laden panels of witnesses made a highly compelling case – covering the moral, economic, business, labor, security and law enforcement angles - for the need to advance immigration reform legislation this year. “The stars seem to be aligning for a major push toward comprehensive immigration reform this year,” said Charles H. Kuck, president of AILA. “Momentum continues to build as more and more of our elected leaders understand that tackling and solving our current immigration crisis will only help strengthen America’s economy and security. The events over the past two days signal that this Administration and Congress get it and will not let this opportunity to finally bring the nation’s legal immigration system into the 21st century pass them by.”
AILA is pleased that DHS is taking steps to restore balance and rationality in its enforcement priorities. Mr. Kuck expressed hopes that the new DHS statement of policy addresses pivotal due process concerns, saying “a retooling of enforcement activities must, first and foremost, ensure the right to counsel of any employees caught up in these actions, and limit or eliminate the abusive practice of transferring detainees away from their communities, families and attorneys. These are indispensable elements of a fair and just system.”
President Barak Obama renewed his Administration’s pledge to pursue comprehensive immigration reform, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) announced its intention to recalibrate its worksite enforcement actions to focus more on criminal prosecutions of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers, and the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship led by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), commenced hearings to examine common sense solutions to fixing America’s broken immigration system.
American Immigration Lawyers Association commends Chairman Schumer for sounding the starting gun with an outstanding first hearing. Two expert-laden panels of witnesses made a highly compelling case – covering the moral, economic, business, labor, security and law enforcement angles - for the need to advance immigration reform legislation this year. “The stars seem to be aligning for a major push toward comprehensive immigration reform this year,” said Charles H. Kuck, president of AILA. “Momentum continues to build as more and more of our elected leaders understand that tackling and solving our current immigration crisis will only help strengthen America’s economy and security. The events over the past two days signal that this Administration and Congress get it and will not let this opportunity to finally bring the nation’s legal immigration system into the 21st century pass them by.”
AILA is pleased that DHS is taking steps to restore balance and rationality in its enforcement priorities. Mr. Kuck expressed hopes that the new DHS statement of policy addresses pivotal due process concerns, saying “a retooling of enforcement activities must, first and foremost, ensure the right to counsel of any employees caught up in these actions, and limit or eliminate the abusive practice of transferring detainees away from their communities, families and attorneys. These are indispensable elements of a fair and just system.”
Thursday
Client Testimonial for H1B1 and H1B Visas
Here is a thank you note from a client who I successful assisted in getting a H1B1 Visa for Chilean nationals, then changing to H1B Visa this year.
"I had a very successful experience working my H1B1 and H1B visa with David Whalen, everything worked out always on time. I highly recommend his service"
In Spanish:
"Tuve una muy buena experiencia gestionando mi visa H1B1 y H1B con David Whalen. Todo funciono bien y siempre a tiempo. Su servicio es altamente recomendable"
"I had a very successful experience working my H1B1 and H1B visa with David Whalen, everything worked out always on time. I highly recommend his service"
In Spanish:
"Tuve una muy buena experiencia gestionando mi visa H1B1 y H1B con David Whalen. Todo funciono bien y siempre a tiempo. Su servicio es altamente recomendable"
High Definition Video Coming Soon
The Law Office will begin publishing high definition introductions to various types of visas. Come back soon to view them.
Success on H1B1 Visa
The Law Office recently was granted another H1B1 Visa for a Farm who hired a Chilean national. Chilean agricultural schools are superior to those in the U.S. currently and many farms in the U.S. are discovering that for the newest techniques in farming its best to try to hire a Chilean educated agronomist. If you would like more information on this please contact me and I can advise you and your farm on how to locate such workers, and the process whereby to bring them here. Remember that H1B1 Visa is not subject to the same cap for H1Bs, and thus there are still many visas left this year.
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