Comment: Labor Day And DACA; Top Articles And News For August
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated in 1882 to pay tribute to American workers. We recognize and pay tribute to all workers in the US - both documented and undocumented - who work hard everyday to contribute to our great country - and that most emphatically includes Dreamers, who labor as Americans, and deserve to be recognized as such. We commend Microsoft's President Brad Smith who has asked Congress to prioritize Dream legislation ahead of any tax bill. We particularly commend Mr. Smith for stating "If Congress fails to act, our company will exercise its legal rights properly to help protect our employees ... If the government seeks to deport any one of [39 Microsoft employees who are Dreamers], we will provide and pay for their legal counsel. We will also file an amicus brief and explore whether we can directly intervene in any such case." We strongly encourage all American employers to stand up to the Know Nothings in our Republic, and further encourage all US employers, in the spirit of Labor Day, to ask their Congressional Representatives and Senators to fashion a fair and just solution to allow the Dreamers to become as American in law as they are in fact.
Below are the top links for the month of August.
Articles
- Article: It’s All About Numbers By H. RONALD KLASKO
- Article: USCIS Approval Trend of FY-2018: Entry Level Wages Get H1B RFEs By Sheila Danzig
- Article: H-1B Entry Level Wage Blues By Cyrus D. Mehta
- Blogging: Trump Backs "Merit Based" Legal Immigration Cuts in "RAISE" Act, Whose Main "Merit" for Supporters is Fewer Minority Immigrants By Roger Algase
- Blogging: Arizona and Maryland Become 9th and 10th States to Join E-Verify RIDE By Bruce Buchanan
News
- News: Pentagon Blocks Army Reservists From Naturalizing Under INA Sec. 329
- News: USCIS Policy Alert on Waiver Policies and Procedures
- News: USCIS to Expand In-Person Interview Requirements for Certain Permanent Residency Applicants
- News: DOJ Issues Statement in Support of the RAISE Act
- News: FAQs on Presidential Memorandum on Foreign Terrorist Entry
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Article: Immigration and Nationality Act Trumps America First By Cyrus D. Mehta
Article: Russia as an Emerging EB-5 Market By Matthew R. Morley, Esq.
Article: So Long To My Readers By Joseph P. Whalen
Blogging: Federal court's pro-sanctuary cities decision can cripple enforcement. By Nolan Rappaport
News: Statement from President Donald J. Trump About DACA
News: Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks on DACA
News: Memorandum on Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
News: Fact Sheet: Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
News: Frequently Asked Questions: Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
News: Speaker Ryan Statement on DACA Program
Focus: The Consular Posts Book 2017-2018 Edition
ILW.COM is pleased to announce The Consular Book 2015-16 edition, Coming Soon! The editor is Rami D. Fakhoury and contributing authors are Poorvi Chothani, Steven A. Culbreath, Dharamchand Depoo, Marc Ellis, Vic Goel, Edward S. Gudeon, Magdale Labbe Henke, Frederick W. Hong, Christi Hufford, C. Valerie Ibe, Priscilla J. Jones, Noah Klug, Jose E. Latour, Lesa Lawrence, Adam Lee, Mark Levey, Jakob Lipman, Susan Willis McFadden, Christy Nguyen, Claire D. Nilson, Curtis Pierce, Luis A. Pinilla, Jessica L. Rodriguez, Kristina Rost, Emmanuel S. Tipon, Alice Yardum-Hunter. The table of contents is as follows:
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State Department Name-Checks and Security Advisory Opinions (SAOs); ICE Data-Mining and Federal Benefits Fraud Task Forces - Send In the Marines: Best Practices to Survive Audits and Task Forces;
What to do if Your Client's Visa is Denied: Visa Office Advisory Opinions; A Template for Attorney Risk-Assessment; Resource Materials on CD-ROM
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By Fax
Headline: Trump Moves to End DACA and Calls on Congress to Act
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Headline: Blocking a Bad Immigration Law in Texas
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Headline: Jeff Sessions Always Wanted To Deport Undocumented Immigrant Touth. Now We Can
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Headline: Iowa City Joins the Legal Fight Against A Trump Administration Immigration Policy
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Headline: Sen. Lankford on DACA: 'We As Americans Do Not Hold Children' Accountable Parents’ Actions
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ComingsNGoings: Immigration Reading
The Politics of Immigration: Partisanship, Demographic Change, and American National Identity By Tom K. Wong - Oxford University Press; 1 edition, 304 pages, ISBN: 978-0190235314, $27.93, https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Immi.../dp/0190235314
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