Bloggings on Immigration Law and Policy
by
Greg Siskind
September 14, 2012
Surprise! Congress Passes an Immigration Bill
S. 3245, a bill which extends for three years the Conrad 30 J-1 waiver program (helping rural communities and inner city hospitals recruit American-trained physicians with visas), the religious worker immigrant visa category, the EB-5 immigrant investor job creation visa and the E-Verify program, was passed by a voice vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. The bill has already passed in the Senate and the President is expected to sign it.
This modest measure is one of the only immigration bills - good or bad - that will move this year which really shows how dysfunctional the Congress is. I've been working on another bill (S. 1979) which would permanently reauthorize the Conrad program and make a number of improvements which will benefit American health care, so stay tuned on that. It's a bill that has bipartisan support, but this is a Congress where every member seemingly has enough individual power to kill legislation. Even relatively popular bills have trouble moving.
Kobach Uses Birther Myth to Push to Remove Obama from Kansas Ballot
September 13, 2012
Economist: Unlimited High Skilled Immigration Only Way to US Decline
A scary warning from Northwestern University Robert Gordon.
Hat tip to reader Haim for the link.
About The Author
Greg Siskind is a partner in Siskind Susser's Memphis, Tennessee, office. After graduating magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago. Mr. Siskind is a member of AILA, a board member of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and a member of the ABA, where he serves on the LPM Publishing Board as Marketing Vice Chairman. He is the author of several books, including the J Visa Guidebook and The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet. Mr. Siskind practices all areas of immigration law, specializing in immigration matters of the health care and technology industries. He can be reached by email at gsiskind@visalaw.com.