Entries by Cyrus Mehta

AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY’S RESPONSE TO STATEMENT OF USCIS UNION PRESIDENT OPPOSING SENATE IMMIGRATION BILL, S. 744

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Kenneth Palinkas, President of the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council, the union representing 12,000 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudications officers and staff, issued a statement joining a vocal minority of other government union bosses, most notably Chris Crane of the ICE employee union, opposing the Senate immigration bill, S. 744. Mr. […]

Do We Still Need PERM Labor Certification? An Analysis of the Merits-Based Points System in BSEOIMA

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By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta We continue to analyze the provisions of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, s. 744 (BSEOIMA), which seeks to bring about dramatic changes to the existing immigration system in the United States.  One of the most  transformative changes that BSEOIMA will bring, if enacted, is a […]

Workable or Unworkable? The H-1B and L-1 Visa Provisions in BSEOIMA, S. 744

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By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta The Senate Immigration Bill, S. 744, entitled the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (BSEOIMA) has been applauded by immigration advocates for bringing much needed changes to the broken immigration system. Although the bill does not have everything that everyone wants, S. 744 offers a pathway to legalization for […]

THE MANY PROBLEMS SURROUNDING THE H-1B VISA CAP

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Everyone was rushing to file H-1B visa petitions between the April 1-5 window as there was a sinking feeling that the USCIS would receive more than the 65,000 cases allocated under the H-1B annual cap as well as more than the 20,000 cases under the additional Master’s cap. Just as we were emerging from the […]

H1B DITTY

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By: Myriam Jaidi [An LLMJ creation set loosely to an old “gangsta” tune.  A thank you to Elizabeta Markuci for a lyrical turn] Here’s a little somethin’ bout the H-1BHavin’ so much trouble as a legit visa categoryGrass-ley would like to sayIt’s a crazy visa status, should be thrown away Since it was established, so much […]

The Way We Count

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By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta “Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.” Rene Descartes Now is the time to change the way America counts green card numbers.  Congress is presently debating comprehensive immigration reform and grand events are likely to reshape the legal landscape. Yet, at such a seminal moment we ought not lose sight […]

The Status of Internet Proxy Marriages Under Immigration Law

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A recent article in the New York Times entitled You May Now Kiss the Computer Screen caught my interest.  The article highlights a rise in marriages over the internet, especially through a video chat program Skype, among immigrant communities. “The practice is so new that some immigration authorities said they were unaware it was happening […]

Wanted: Great STEM and Tandoori Chicken

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By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta There is no doubt that a Startup Visa would unleash amazing entrepreneurial activity in the United States, which would result in many jobs. The latest version of the Startup Visa Act 3.0 would provide 75,000 visas to individual who are already here in F-1 and H-1B status if […]