In Focus
A monthly bulletin from Immigration Solutions
September 2006
In This Issue
Sign Up
Quick Links
Greetings!

?In Focus? this month will review several interesting issues that have been featured recently in the news:

  • Testimony given to the Senate Subcommittee on Skilled Workers (Nurses, Scientists and International Scholars)
  • Article featured on ILW.com underscoring the importance of immigrants in the US labor force
  • The Visa Waiver Program Travel Guide
  • ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) expands interior enforcement
  • The Department of Homeland Security?s recent Fact Sheet on protecting the homeland post 9-ll
  • H-2B Non-agricultural temporary worker statistics
  • ?In Focus? for HR? - ?How to Hire Great People?
We like to remind you that Immigration Solutions is comprised of a network of highly experienced Immigration Case Managers and Paralegals, working in association with licensed, U.S. Attorneys and Certified Specialists in the field of immigration and nationality law. We are pleased to announce that through alliance with an affiliate office, we now also have the capability of providing our clients with global migration consulting services and global work permits.

Immigration Solutions has a depth of experience with complex business visas for investors, multinational managers, outstanding individuals in the areas of athletics, business, science and the arts, and visa petitions on behalf of nurses and allied healthcare professionals. We conveniently represent clients throughout the USA and abroad. You may contact our office to schedule a one-time free consultation with no further obligation. Please contact us for a copy of our e-brochure. We also welcome your comments, requests for proposals, questions and suggestions.

Leslie Davis
Owner-Case Manager
Immigration Solutions
562.433.5676
562.439.7306 Fax
immigsolutions@yahoo.com

Testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on ?U.S. Visa Policy: Competition for International Scholars, Scientists and Skilled Workers?

This power-packed testimony, which took place on 8/31/2006, is the most recent in a series of Hearings, both in Washington and around the country, on immigration reform. Testimony was offered by Phyllis Norman, VP Patient Care Services/Harris Methodist Ft. Worth Hospital, on the current state of nursing in this country; Bo Cooper, former General Counsel/INS, gave testimony pertaining to global personnel mobility, and Lance Kaplan, Esq./Fragomen, et al., spoke on the topic of global mobility for highly-educated professionals around the world on behalf of the American Council on International Personnel. We link to this very important testimony below.
The Growth and Reach of Immigration: New Census Bureau Data Underscores Importance of Immigrants in the US Labor Force

New data from the 2005 American Community Survey (ACS) released by the Census Bureau on August 15, 2006, underscores the extent to which immigration continues to fuel the expansion of the U.S. labor force. We link below to the article that appeared on www.ILW.com.
DHS Updates the Visa Waiver Program Passport Requirement Traveler Guide

DHS updated the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) Passport Requirement Traveler Guide, which clarifies changes in Passport and e-Passport requirements for visitors traveling to the US as part of the VWP. We link below to this informative guide.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that 7 Fugitive Operations (FO) teams have been added to ICE, raising the number of FO teams to 45. These 45 FO teams are arresting an average of 1,000 undocumented immigrants per week. Seven more FO teams are expected to be in operation by the end of September 2006. Members of the FO teams have federal authority and may travel anywhere in the USA in pursuit of fugitives who have been convicted for homicide, sexual assault against children, robbery, violent assault, narcotics trafficking, various aggravated felonies and crimes involving moral turpitude. These efforts are a part of DHS? Homeland Security?s immigration enforcement operations. We link below to a recent ICE News Release.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides an update on the significant action taken to improve the nation?s security since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. We link below to the Fact Sheet.
USCIS informs that it has updated its H-2B usage statistics. As of 8/30/06, 12,696 cases have been approved. Of these 6,282 cases were new petitions that count against the 33,000 quota for FY 2007. 895 cases were approved for returning workers who are exempt from the cap. On the date of the last count, the number of pending cases for both new and returning employers totaled 5,519.
  • Hire for attitude rather than skill. It?s a snap to teach a skill compared with doing attitude transplants.
  • Hold out for results: Never hire someone with good potential but questionable habits thinking you can change him or her. As in choosing mates, what you see now is what you get forever.
  • Fill in the gaps: Look carefully at the aggregate strengths and skill gaps of your teams in various work units, and go for the qualities and styles that are missing.

?In Focus? will present more on this topic in our October issue.

Leslie Davis
Immigration Solutions

Phone: 562.433.5676
Email Marketing by