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August 3, 2007 by Bradley Maged.
According to an article on CNN.com, the Republican presidential nomination-seeker and resident anti-immigration House Nut, Tom Tancredo, has “stood by his assertion that bombing holy Muslim sites would serve as a good ‘deterrent’ to prevent Islamic fundamentalists from attacking the United States, his spokeswoman said Friday.”
From the comments posted on CNN’s blog, I am thankfully not the only one shocked and dismayed that this man keeps being reelected to Congress.
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August 3, 2007 by Bradley Maged.
In an Update issued yesterday, the USCIS is urging employers to continue identifying “returning workers” on H-2B petitions for Fiscal Year 2008 start dates.
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August 3, 2007 by Bradley Maged.
In the past, when the USCIS requested additional evidence prior to adjudicating a petition or application, the petitioner, applicant or their attorney had ninety days in which to respond or the case would be deemed abandoned and denied. The USCIS is now allowing less time to respond to many Requests for Evidence (RFEs), the maximum allowable time is now ninety days.
It is therefore important to carefully examine the due date by which one must respond to a particular RFE to avoid having one’s case deemde abandoned.
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August 3, 2007 by Bradley Maged.
According to a New York Times article: “When a broad immigration bill failed in the Senate in June after a vitriolic national debate, many legislators said the issue was dead, perhaps until President Bush left office. But already some of the less contentious pieces of the bill are returning to life.”
Perhaps a piecemeal approach is the way to get things accomplished on the immigration front.
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