The Pelican State – The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Louisiana As Washington D.C. talks of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by research…
The Hoosier State – The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Indiana As Washington D.C. talks of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by research…
Effective January 21, 2010, the Department of Labor’s iCERT online system was updated to allow the submission of electronic prevailing wage determination requests. This electronic process was intended to allow Employers and/or their Designated Representatives to submit and obtain prevailing wage determinations (PWD) for use in the H-1B, H-1B1 (Chile/Singapore),…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application until May 24, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-824. This form has multiple purposes: to request a duplicate approval notice, to…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I- 102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document until May 24, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-102. The purpose of this form is for a nonimmigrant to apply for…
The Prairie State – Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Growing Economic and Political Force in Illinois As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action is swiftly approaching on March 25, 2010, we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the…
The Hawkeye State – Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Growing Economic and Political Force in Iowa As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action is swiftly approaching on March 25, 2010, we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the…
The Peach State – Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Growing Economic and Political Force in Georgia As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action is swiftly approaching on March 25, 2010, we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the…
The Sunshine State – Florida’s Immigrants and Latinos are a Political and Economic Powerhouse As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action is swiftly approaching on March 25, 2010, we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Production Worker.” The employer filed a LC which was accepted for processing on December 15, 2006. ETA Form 9089 indicated…