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Beware Internet Immigration Scams

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced action against two websites that operated immigration scams. From the FTC press release: According to the FTC, defendants Immigration Center and Immigration Forms and Publications, Inc., set up websites that mimic...

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Immigration Reform Tries Again

On April 29, 2010, Democratic Senators Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Leahy, Feinstein, and Menendez announced the Practical Answers for Immigration Reform ("REPAIR") proposal, a 26‐page “framework of concrete bipartisan ideas” for immigration reform.  Intended as a starting...

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Blog Making a Comeback

May 19, 2008 As the legislative focus has moved away from the immigration debate, I have taken a break from the blog.  However, immigration is moving back into the national spotlight again, not in the form of comprehensive immigration reform but in the form of...

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Significant Fee Increase Announced by USCIS

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services has announced a significant fee increase for nearly all applications beginning on July 30, 2007.  Applications postmarked July 30, 2007, or later must include the increased fees or they will be rejected.  If you have been...

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Senate Announces Immigration Agreement

May 17, 2007 Key senators have announced an agreement on a comprehensive immigration reform plan that fundamentally restructures the way immigration works in the U.S.  THIS  PLAN HAS NOT BECOME LAW.  It must be passed by the full Senate, reconciled with an immigration...

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STRIVE Act Introduced, Debate Begins Anew

March 23, 2007 H.1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy (STRIVE) Act of 2007 was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday by Representatives Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ).  The STRIVE Act is a nearly 700-page...

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