IMMIGRANT'S WEEKLY FROM ILW.COM
November 5, 2007
Headlines:
1. Comment: Unusual Arkansas Coalition
2. Classifieds:
None this week
3. Items:
(a) Immigration Options for Attorneys Entering the US by
Gregory Siskind, Esq.
(b)Results of Immigrant's Weekly Poll: Should Legal
Immigration To America Be Increased Or Decreased? by
(c) Immigrants Of The Week: Andrew Grove, Hikaru Nakamura,
Philippe Kahn, Isaac Larian, And Sonya Thomas
(d) News Links For The Week
4. Highlight: Rathi, Marcus and Goldsmith And Other Featured Law
Firms
5. Letters From:
(a) Stephen T. Blower, Esq.
(b) Robert Yang
(c) Peter Griswold
6. Discussions
(a) Immigration Law Wiki
(b) Illegal Mexican Exploitation
(c) thats it,i have a disaster,its all over
(d) HEADS UP: ILLEGAL-WORKER CRACKDOWN COMING
(e) Senate Bills
(f) Request: To All Our Members
(g) Its an emergency please reply immediately.
(h) Illegal Immigration - What would Jesus do?
(i) what if she gets married before receiving Immigran...
(j) CHILDREN BORN ABROAD TO A U.S. CITIZEN PARENT USI...
(k) MOVING WITH A GREEN CARD
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1. COMMENT
Unusual Arkansas Coalition
Three of Arkansas' largest business interests, Alltel Corp.,
Tyson Foods Inc. and Stephens Inc. announced an unusual alliance
with the American Civil Liberties Union, outspoken state appeals
court judge Wendell Griffen, church leaders, activists and others
to form the Arkansas Friendship Coalition. The coalition will
undertake lobbying effort aimed at stopping any state or local
legislation targeting illegal immigration.
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3. Items
(a) Immigration Options for Attorneys Entering the US
Gregory Siskind, Esq. writes "While the number of attorneys
immigrating to the US has been relatively modest to date, that
will certainly change in the years to come as the demand for the
services of highly qualified attorneys will increase and the
supply of attorneys will likely remain flat. With careful
immigration planning, US and foreign law firms should be able to
recruit legal talent globally. "
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2007,1105-siskind.shtmhttp://visalaw.com/(b) Results of Immigrant's Weekly Poll: Should Legal Immigration
To America Be Increased Or Decreased?
Should Legal Immigration To America Be Increased Or Decreased?
Should be greatly increased 70% (122 votes), Should be increased
somewhat 10% (18 votes), Should be greatly decreased 7% (12
votes), Should be decreased somewhat 2% (4 votes), Should be kept
about the same 8% (14 votes), Don't know 2% (4 votes). Total
votes: 174.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2007,1029-poll.shtm(c) Immigrants Of The Week: Andrew Grove, Hikaru Nakamura,
Philippe Kahn, Isaac Larian, And Sonya Thomas
Celebrate contributions of these outstanding immigrants to
America.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2007,1105-immigrants.shtm(d) News Links For The Week
These immigration news items are updated throughout the week.
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5. LETTERS
(a) Dear Weekly Editor:
The following is a response to "Mystery surrounding the Social
Security Number" by Gilbert Maniraho (IW 10/9/07). In his
contribution to Immigrant's Weekly of October 9, 2007, Mr.
Gilbert Maniraho writes with frustration about failed attempts to
obtain a Social Security number for his spouse who evidently
currently holds an H-4 derivative visa. The H-4 is a visa for
dependents of certain H visa holders, in Mr. Maniraho's case an
H-1B, but this visa does not permit employment, however it does
not prevent a school-age child from attending public school. Mr.
Maniraho's frustration is understandable, but his attempts to
circumvent the rule by simply becoming more insistent on his
wife's right to the number is puzzling indeed. Had Mr. Maniraho
consulted with a qualified immigration attorney, the attorney may
have simply suggested that Mr. Maniraho's wife obtain the
necessary paperwork from her school to re-enter the country after
applying at the consulate for a student visa, and then the so-
called "mystery" of trying to get a social security number in an
ineligible category evanesces into the ether. The qualified
attorney would no doubt have then continued to advise Mr.
Maniraho that his wife would then be qualified for a Social
Security Number, as well as eligible for on-campus employment for
up to 20 hours of work per week, plus potentially one year of
Optional Practical Training work authorization for each academic
degree achieved. Instead, Mr. Maniraho preferred to proverbially
"kick against the *****s" built into the H-4 restrictions, and
then extrapolates his frustrating experience into a "crab
mentality" complaint: if his wife can't get a social security
number, then neither should anyone else be able to, and no one
should suggest that anyone else is more deserving. The problem
here is that "deserving" has nothing to do with the issuance of a
social security number, eligibility does. Thus, it does not
matter if a person is a good student, hard worker, devoted wife,
etc., because the law pertaining to the issuance of a social
security number considers these factors irrelevant. All of this
is not to assert that the Social Security Administration always
administers the issuance of social security numbers to
noncitizens in a fair or consistent manner. It merely illustrates
that, due to the complexity of immigration law and the
technicalities pertaining to each visa category involved,
individuals who find themselves in similar situations owe it to
themselves to invest a modest amount of money for a consultation
with a qualified immigration attorney at the outset, who, through
capable advising, may be able to save the person significant time
and frustration by explaining the law to them and suggesting
viable options.
Stephen T. Blower, Esq.
Columbia, Missouri
(b) Dear Weekly Editor:
Regarding Ms. Emily Haverkamp's article (IW 10/29/07): 3 and 10
years bar on over stayers is ridiculous, particularly if these
over stayers get married to US citizens in good faith. It's
absurd and ridiculous that they must file form I-601 waiver for
the bar punishment by showing "extreme" hardship. Whose families
won't suffer hardship if they must be separated for 3 or even
worse 10 years. We need a better and common sense immigration
laws that is logical, fair and humane. 3 and 10 years bar must be
repealed, and those who get married to US citizens should pay
extra fine in lieu of waiting 3 or 10 years overseas compared to
those who obey the laws at the first place. And also many
"illegals" have gone home voluntarily after saving enough money
and start their own businesses in their home countries. They may
wish to visit USA as genuine tourists and spend money here. We
can cooperate with financial institutions and bonafide travel
bureaus in many developing countries to pre screen the visitors
to the US and we require them to put USD 10,000 deposit per
person to make sure they will obey their authorized stay period
or even we can give them a secured biometric visa card as trusted
travellers to the US. We should have zero tolerance for fraud and
we will fine the travel bereaus if their tourist groups run away
and overstay their visa when visiting US. We need more foreigners
to spend money here. Immigration laws should be fair, humane,
smart and sensible.
Robert Yang
(c) Dear Weekly Editor:
Horay for Elise Patterson's letter to editor (IW 10/29/07). It is
terrific. I will cherry pick a few comments from it that I will
take with me. Your poll question, "Is immigration good for
America," (IW 10/15/07) was a terrible question, only to elicit a
positive answer. It is like asking if vitamin C is good for you.
experts say that 800 milligrams a day are beneficial.
Unfortunately 8000 milligrams are toxic to your liver. The same
is true regarding immigration. 800 legal immigrants per day are
good for America. 8000 (legal and illegal), per day are toxic.
Peter Griswold
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6. Discussions
(a) Immigration Law Wiki
http://www.immigrationlawwiki.com (b) Illegal Mexican Exploitation
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/2...10086241#79910086241 (c) thats it,i have a disaster,its all over
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/7...10186241#80610186241 (d) HEADS UP: ILLEGAL-WORKER CRACKDOWN COMING
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/6...10086241#27810086241 (e) Senate Bills
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/8...10876241#47810876241 (f) Request: To All Our Members
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/4...10186241#31110186241 (g) Its an emergency please reply immediately.
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/2...10386241#88310386241 (h) Illegal Immigration - What would Jesus do?
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/2...10386241#77010386241 (i) what if she gets married before receiving Immigran...
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/7...10866241#73810866241 (j) CHILDREN BORN ABROAD TO A U.S. CITIZEN PARENT USI...
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/902603441/m/8...10876241#99210876241 (k) MOVING WITH A GREEN CARD
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