Comment: Top Links August 2013
We feature the top articles and news items for August 2013 below:

Articles:
• Article: PERM Developments and Problems by Alan Lee
• Article: The Lazarus Effect: How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Can Survive The House Gop And Come Back To Life by Gary Endelman and Cyrus Mehta
• Article: Why DACA Matters - One Year Later by Ann Cun
• BIA Denovo Adjudications Hoisted On Its Own Regulatory Petard by Lory Rosenberg
• Congressman to 11 Year Old Girl: Your Dad Should Get Deported! by Greg Siskind

News:
• News: White House Reports on Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
• News: CRS Report on Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement
• News: CRS Report on U.S. Immigration Policy
• News: USCIS Publishes Policy Memo on Acceptance of Diversity Visa-Related I-485 Applications During the Advanced Notification Period Reflected in the Visa Bulletin
• News: DOS Issues Cable with Supplemental Guidance for Processing I-601A Provisional Waivers

Blogging: EB-2 Immigrant Visas for Physical Therapists by Chris Musillo

Blogging: Book Review: Bench Pressed by Immigration Judge Susan L. Yarbrough by Jason Dzubow

Blogging: OSC on Re-Verification of Conditional LPR by Bruce Buchanan

Blogging: Washington Post Blasts Goodlatte, House GOP, For Blocking CIR. By Roger Algase

News: USCIS Enhances TNC Process

Focus: Discount on The EB-5 Summit For Attorneys and Developers - Los Angeles - Early Bird Registration Deadline
The EB-5 Summit For Attorneys and Developers will be held on Friday, October 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA. The speakers include Matt Gordon, Nenad Radu, Reid Thomas, and Sam Udani; other speakers to be announced soon. The curriculum is as follows:

Program:

• Corporate and Securities Law in EB-5
• Lawfully Advising on Choosing A Project
• Structuring the Deal in Project Financing
• Developing the 924 Application
• Lunch
• 526 Petitions and Source of Funds Issues
• 829 Applications and Documenting Job Creation
• Funds Administration
• Innovation in EB-5, The Non-Regional Center Concept
• Finding Investors in China
• Finding Investors Other Than China

For details on curriculum, speaker bios, and registration information, please see: here.
For the fax form, see here.

Don't delay, act today! The Early Bird Registration Deadline is September 17th!

Headline: SpeakerBoehner: TimeIsNow for ImmigrationReform. 80% of American voters support it! US4immigration Click here
Headline: Los Angeles business and labor leaders urge immigration reform - Los Angeles Times Click here
Headline: Will Congress Consider Immigration Reform? | PBS NewsHour | Sept. 8, 2013 | PBS Click here
Headline: Pushing immigration cases through a funnel | The Columbus Dispatch Click here
Headline: Immigration Reform Falls to the Back of the Line - Click here
Headline: Immigration Reform Takes Backseat To Syria Click here
Headline: Syria debate pushes immigration off the House's agenda Click here

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ComingsNGoing: Immigration Event
September 20, 2013 - 1:00pm[EST] - USCIS invites all interested stakeholders in a national engagements to discuss recent immigration scams and learn how USCIS is partnering with agencies to combat this trend through the unauthorized practice of immigration law (UPIL) initiative. To register for this session, please visit https://public.govdelivery.com/accou...HSCISINVITE_39. Registration deadline is September 18, 2013