One of the possible weapons that could have been used to target certain immigrants, especially Muslim immigrants, was removed from the Immigration Regulations of the Department of Homeland Security on
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Efforts to Address Immigration Anxiety
As people digest the possible immigration changes of a new administration in Washington, there is an effort to calm the anxiety.
Today, President Obama issued a statement that is aimed…
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Immigration… One Week After.
It’s hard to write about the immigration consequences of the election in a non-political way. Campaign rhetoric makes millions of immigrants and millions more citizens anxious. The immigrants include people…
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Who Are We As a Nation?
Below is an article that I wrote which appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sunday, July 31st. I try to give some context to the current immigration enforcement and reform…
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The visa gold rush is on: Pittsburgh companies can’t get enough skilled workers because of our crazy work-visa system
America’s traditional view on immigration has been: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” As we head into the fall presidential elections, we’re now…
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US Supreme Court to Consider Immigration Executive Action, DAPA Challenge
This week, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the challenge to President Obama’s Immigration Executive Action regarding the exercise “prosecutorial discretion” for certain undocumented parents of US citizen children. …
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Massive Employment-Based Immigration Changes Proposed: Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers
This has been a tumultuous year in the immigration space and it ends with a massive proposed regulatory change announced on New Year’s Eve by the US Department of Homeland…
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Enhanced Immigration and Corporate Capacity
The Fox immigration team has expanded in size and scope. We have welcomed two prominent attorneys; one to the Miami office and one to the New York office. Before coming…
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Feeling Lucky?
As major League baseball begins its post season and millions of fans are rooting for their home team to play in and win the World Series, many more people are …
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Future of STEM OPT Extension
The Federal Court ruling that vacates STEM OPT after February 12, 2016 , if its procedural flaws are not corrected, has created a great deal of concern. In a blog…
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