Latest Bashyam Spiro Immigration Newsletter

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 18, 2010 in General, News | 0 comments Want to read our latest Immigration News Update?  This latest update contains information on our upcoming webinars, the H-1B fee hike, filing location changes for certain applications, and much more. To read our newsletter, please click HERE.
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Obama Takes Immigration Reform Off Agenda

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 2, 2010 in Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments Is President Obama taking immigration reform off the agenda this year?  According to his own words, yes. This seems strange considering that Senators Reid, Schumer and Menendez released their immigration blueprint on April 30.  Heavy on immigration enforcement provisions, this proposal also has provisions we like, such as eliminating employment-based backlogs and making it easier for STEM...
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Sen. Schumer and Graham Outline Immigration Reform Plan

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 19, 2010 in Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments In today’s Washington Post, Senators Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham finally outline their proposal for immigration reform.  As the saying goes, the devil is in the details, and this broad outline is short on details.  But it does outline the overall goals of the plan, which are to create biometric Social Security cards to ensure that illegal workers cannot get jobs; fulfill and strength...
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Obama Signs DHS Spending Bill – Bill Protects Surviving Spouses in Immigration Cases

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 3, 2009 in I-485 Adjustment of Status, Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Bill (P.L. 111-83).  The law extends the non-minister religious worker, the Conrad 30 , the EB-5 investor visa, and the E-verify programs through September 30, 2012.  In addition, the DHS Bill also includes authority for the USCIS to complete processing of...
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Representative Gutierrez Outlines Principles for a New Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 16, 2009 in Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments On October 13, 2009, Representative Luis Gutierrez from Illinois outlined core principles in a comprehensive immigration reform bill he plans on introducing later this year.  Once the entire bill is introduced, we will analyze it to determine if it actually fixes our broken immigration system.  For now, here is the text of Rep. Gutierrez’s press release. (Washington DC) At a rally...
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