Immigration

California test-taking case shows gap in visa security

SANTA ANA, Calif.: A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking their proficiency exams and classes has exposed vulnerability in the nation's security tracking system for foreigners who attend US schools, experts said.

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Kerry, Lugar introduce Start Up Visa Act

On February 24, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) introduced the Start Up Visa Act of 2010. If this bill is passed, it will allow an entrepreneur to receive a two-year conditional residence status if he or she can show that a qualified US investor is willing to dedicate a minimum of $250,000 to the immigrant's start up venture. ...

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Judge dismayed at agencies in immigration case

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.: A local federal judge calls it the most ``bizarre, Alice-in-Wonderland'' scenario he ever has encountered in the world of government prosecutions. ...

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Lawmakers nix immigration bill targeting employers

BOISE, Idaho: Lawmakers voted down a bill that would have required employers to screen workers using a federal background check system amid concerns it would add another burden to business owners. ...

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Dev Raj's deportation case reopened

NEW YORK: Attorney Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has successfully challenged false finding by the Immigration Judge in the case of one Dev Raj. The Board of Immigration Appeals has removed the deportation order against Dev Raj....

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Senate OKs watered down illegal immigration bill

SALT LAKE CITY: Some Utah businesses would have to confirm the immigration status of employees but would no longer face criminal penalties if they didn't under a bill passed in the state Senate. ...

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Bishops speak out against immigration legislation

PHOENIX: The Bishops of the Catholic Conference of Arizona are speaking out against proposed legislation that would make Arizona the only state in the country to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants. ...

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Indian American teacher discriminated by Piscataway School Board

NEW JERSEY: A long tenured, award-winning teacher in Piscataway, New Jersey, without any previous history of poor performance during the last 16 years of her service or any complaints from students or coworkers, was given a negative performance review last year and asked by the Piscataway School Board to go through a psychiatric evaluation. ...

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H-1B filing date approaches

Employers will be able to submit cap-subject H-1B petitions on April 1 for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 H-1B program. The numerical limitation, or cap, for FY 2010 was reached on December 21, 2009. Beneficiaries of cap-subject petitions may begin employment in H-1B status no earlier than October 1, 2010. ...

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$2m India grant for UPenn's migration studies

NEW YORK: The University of Pennsylvania recently received a $2 million dollar grant from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) of the Government of India to support Penn's Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), which will conduct research on international migration from India. ...

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