Congress in 2015 tried to tackle new EB-5 reform legislation, but instead chose to extend the program without any changes until September 30, 2016. This was a result of an
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Immigration Reform
“Where do we go from here”
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As Congress works to pass renewal legislation to the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program that will expire on December 11, 2015, most observers in the EB-5 space have no idea…
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Some Immigration Reform Is Coming!
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Notwithstanding the years’ old gridlock in regard to immigration reform, some significant changes will take place on or before September 30th. It’s not that Congress has had an…
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Politics and the Non-Citizen: Do Discuss, But Do NOT Vote
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In Pennsylvania, primary elections for Municipal offices will be held in a few days, May 19th to be exact. Yard signs and TV ads are everywhere. The election for …
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DHS Shutdown Avoided
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The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is the parent agency of several sub-agencies including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”); U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and U.S. Immigration and…
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The first arrival : DACA expansion
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Note added on February 18, 2015: Yesterday, a judge in South Texas issued a preliminary injunction which prevents (at least temporarily) the Immigration Service’s planned implementation of the DACA expansion. …
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President’s Executive Action Only Goes ‘So Far’ to Fix Immigration
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President Obama’s recent executive actions relating to immigration have sparked a firestorm from detractors and jubilation from supporters. Known as “Immigration Accountability Executive Action” (IAEA), the Executive Action addresses some…
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President Obama Announced Executive Action on Immigration Reform
By Alka Bahal on
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced his long-awaited Executive Action on immigration reform. Even though President Obama continues “to believe that the best way to solve this problem is…
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President Obama primes the nation to hear about immigration via Facebook
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Alka Bahal’s Recent Appearance on “Leiberman Live” SiriuxXM Radio Show
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Please see below for a clip of my November 18th appearance on “Leiberman Live” SiriuxXM radio show with host Jon Leiberman. In the clip, I discuss current issues surrounding…
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