Comment: Future Of E-Verify

Mitt Romney has consistently discussed his plan to make the use of the E-Verify system mandatory across the nation, but small businesses contend that this would cause them a disproportional amount of hardship. The E-Verify system is a mechanism by which potential hires' identities are vetted against government records in an attempt to ensure that businesses are hiring only those legally authorized to work in the U.S. This CNN article suggest 18 states require the use of E-Verify to one extent or another, while some states have repealed such laws and still other have banned it outright. The article includes quotes from several small business owners in Arizona, where participation in the system is mandatory, including one who decried the time and energy this requires, saying that "[s]mall business has a very good handle on who they hire." Indeed, there are other criticisms of the proposed expansion of the E-Verify program: that legal workers will get falsely flagged and, more importantly, that use of the system will not always catch fraud. Nonetheless, some employers prefer the extra measure of security and confidence that use of the system engenders. Is mandating the use of E-Verify a good idea? Or will it have too great of a negative effect on small businesses, many of which our struggling as our economy is proving harder to get back on track than was originally hoped? Is there a way for both political parties to work together to find an adequate response to the problems E-Verify seeks to address? Or should expanding the use of this program be used as a livable concession, a bargaining chip for Democrats who want more comprehensive immigration reform? Share your thoughts with us on E-Verify and its future at editor@ilw.com.

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Focus: The Physician Immigration Book - Shipping Now
ILW.COM is pleased to announce The Physician Immigration Book edited by Robert Aronson. Contributors are: Mary Amundson, Robert Aronson, Lisa Atkins, Therese Bart, Janice Bianco, Ingrid Brey, Brian Bruner, Elise Bruner, Jacqueline Bucar, Lisa Claypool, Kristi Crawford, Karen Dean, Alex Dgebuadze, Robert Divine, Goldie Domingue, Maria Fritzinger Elias, Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Roberta Freedman, Kristen Harris, Wendy Hess, Dayna Kelly, Khorzad Mehta, Jennifer Minear, Bruce Morrison, George Newman, Elizabeth Neuwirth, Ana Pottratz Acosta, Karen Pollins, Jennell Prentice, Elizabeth Quinn, Michelle Scimecca, Suzanne Seltzer, Carl Shusterman, Greg Siskind, Rita Sostrin, Tim Skinner, Sarah Peterson Strensrud, Margaret Stock, Hamel Vyas, Tracy Wallowicz, David Ware, Nathan Waxman, Andrew Wizner and Robert Whitehill

The book outline is as follows:

INTRODUCTION

• Healthigration: Immigration Meets Healthcare Reform by Robert Aronson

THE PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE AND HEALTHCARE REALITIES

• U.S. Physician Workforce Policy And The Role Of International Medical Graduates: Modest Proposals For A New Era by Kristen Harris
• Immigration Attorneys And In-House Recruiters: The Essential Connection by Tim Skinner and Jennell Prentice
• Rural Healthcare & Conrad 30 J-1 Waivers by Mary Amundson, and Therese Bart

THE J-1 EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM: VIEWS FROM THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE

• The Evolution Of The J-1 Exchange Visitor Program And The Foreign Residence Obligation: How They Developed To Control Employment In Graduate Medical Education By International Medical Graduates by Ingrid K. Brey
• ECFMG Role in Administering the J-1 Physician Program by Eleanor Fitzpatrick & Tracy Wallowicz
• J-1 Clinical Training For Physicians: Institutional Consideration & Concepts by Lisa E. Claypool and Hamel Vyas
• International Medical Graduates And The J-1 Exchange Visitor Program: Institutional Roles And Responsibilities by Janice Bianco

STARTING THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS: THE ART OF THE CLIENT INTAKE PROCESS

• Physician Intake And Issue Spotting by Robert S. Whitehill

J-1 WAIVER STRATEGY AND PRACTICE FOR PHYSICIANS

• 50 Ways To 30 Waivers: The Conrad State 30 Program by Suzanne Seltzer
• Fundamentals And Relevance Of Underserved Designations by Robert D. Aronson
• Interested Government Agency (IGA) Clinical Waiver Programs by Goldie C. Domingue
• The New Veterans Health Administration - Again? by Michelle M. Eaton Scimecca
• J-1 Waivers Through the U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS) - Promoting Excellence And Impact In Biomedical Research by Elizabeth Quinn

H-1B TEMPORARY WORKER CONSIDERATIONS AND STRATEGY FOR PHYSICIANS

• Brief Overview Of Physician's Use Of H-1B Visa Category by George S. Newman
• H-1B Visas For Physicians-In-Training: A Marathon Or An Obstacle Course? by Alexander Dgebuadze and Rita Sostrin
• Tracking The Intractable: H-1B Fulfillment Issues For International Medical Graduates by Khorzad Mehta
• A Look At Selected Cutting Edge Issues For H1-B International Medical Graduates by Andrew L. Wizner
• CSpouses Should Derive More H-1B Time Along With The Green Card Process by Robert Divine
• Who Calls The Shots: The Corporate Practice Of Medicine And Defining The Employer In H-1B Physician Cases by Jacqueline D. Bucar and Elizabeth M. Neuwirth

ASSESSING ALL POSSIBILITIES: OTHER NONIMMIGRANT VISA OPTIONS FOR PHYSICIANS

• Alternative Non-Immigrant Visa Options For International Medical Graduates by Roberta Freedman and Lisa Atkins
• Canadian Physicians - Separate And Unequal by Carl Shusterman

LONG TERM OPTIONS: PERMANENT RESIDENCE AND NATURALIZATION

• Threading The Needle: Counseling The International Medical Graduate On Options For Lawful Permanent Residence by Jennifer A. Minear
• Traversing The Permanent Residence Landscape For International Medical Graduates: A Comparative Analysis by Brian T. Bruner
• Take One Aspirin And A Zantac Before Proceeding: The Alien Labor Certification Process For Physicians by Wendy Castor Hess, Karen M. Pollins and Maria P. Fritzinger Elias
• "Establishing Business Necessity In Physician Labor Certification: Is It Ever A Necessity? by Dayna Kelly
• "The Special Handling Labor Certification In The Context Of Medical Schools by David Ware
• Obtaining The NIW Attestation Letter Of Support: Practical Guidance And Considerations by Elise Bruner
• Searching For The Five-Year Cure: Eligibility Issues Following Completion Of The Employment Obligation In NIW Cases by Robert Aronson and Ana Pottratz Acosta
• Twelve Years After: Six Post - NYSDOT Physician NIWs: 2010 Update by Nathan Waxman and Karen L. Dean
• Military Service As An Option For Foreign Health Care Professionals by Margaret D. Stock

COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS

• The Legacy Of Kutty: Does Kutty Change Who Is Responsible For Paying H-1B Attorney Fees? by Sarah Peterson Stensrud

DESIGNING A BETTER MOUSETRAP: SOME THOUGHTS ON LEGISLATIVE REFORM

• The Legislative Horizon For Physician Immigration by Greg Siskind
• A Simpler Future For FMGs - The MD Visa by Bruce A. Morrison

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Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Multiple Locations - The Atlanta & Boston Offices of Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking staff attorneys for the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice. Ideal candidates should have 2+ years of immigration experience with case review and analysis, client management, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions including PERM processing, overseeing paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent business clients. Salary is commensurate with experience. Please apply online in the career section of our website by clicking here

Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
Multiple Locations - The Atlanta & Boston Offices of Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking junior and senior paralegals for the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice. Junior Immigration Paralegal candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree and a strong desire to learn the fundamentals of immigration law (in practice and theory). Senior paralegal candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Paralegals will participate in all aspects of the firm’s national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including assisting in the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, including PERM processing, and serving as a primary contact to numerous prominent business clients. Salary is commensurate with experience. Please apply online in the career section of our website by clicking here

Help Wanted - Immigration Paralegal
Toronto, Canada - Egan LLP is seeking a senior business immigration paralegal to manage multiple and challenging US business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse institutional clients. The ideal candidate must have 5+ years of US business immigration experience, be highly organized, have strong attention to details, the ability to communicate effectively and work in a high paced environment with quick turnaround times; must have strong client management skills and experience managing or in assisting in managing client immigration programs. For more information, please visit EY Careers Website or contact Kristel Jang via email

Help Wanted - Immigration Attorney
Toronto, Canada - Egan LLP is seeking an Associate Attorney to manage multiple and challenging US business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse institutional clients. The ideal candidate must have JD along with admission to any US State Bar, 3+ years of business immigration experience, with an emphasis on high-volume H-1, L-1, NIV and PERM filings. Must have experience in providing advisory services, excellent managerial, organizational and verbal/written communication skills. For more information, please visit EY Careers Website or contact Lisa Chow via email

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