And the payrolls for the new staff would come from H1 and GC fees.
Lawyers are reporting higher incomes.
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Originally Posted by vizcard
And the payrolls for the new staff would come from H1 and GC fees.
Lawyers are reporting higher incomes.
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Originally Posted by vizcard
To kd2008,Q and others
This is a very clever but bold move by President Obama and is probably in response to some recent high-profile cases as below
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...form-bill?lite
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/0...to-deport.html
http://latinoedbeat.org/2012/06/13/l...m-deportation/
http://www.indystar.com/article/2012...sey=nav%7Chead
He would have liked to wait till after the election to do this but I feel that his hand was forced somewhat by the recent stories. It might help him with the Hispanic vote but I feel he would have won them anyway by a large margin. The parameters for deferred deportation have been carefully plotted and the position he has taken will resonate with most reasonable people in this country including Republicans. The people who do not like this action would not have voted for him anyway. By specifying that the beneficiaries should be present in the US at the time of enactment of this memo he has ensured that future illegal immigrants will not benefit from this. Also by stating that they should have entered as a minor under the age of 16,adult illegal immigrants are excluded. Also setting educational requirements ensures that the opposition to this is minimal. I do accept the possibility mentioned by kd2008 that the next President can rescind the EO but in practice this rarely happens. An example would be Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to certain countries affected by war or natural calamities (El Salvador,Haiti,Liberia etc) which continue to be renewed every 2 years by successive Presidents. A lot of the people who got TPS status entered the country illegally and continue to live here and this almost constitutes a backdoor amnesty.
As to how many people will come forward for the DREAM deferred-action memo,this is anybody's guess. However if we draw a parallel to the TPS scenario-this is invariably greater numbers than what was initially estimated
Also after the initial hue and cry all of this furor will settle down. Most Americans see this segment of the illegal population in their neighborhoods/schools and have sympathy for them. I personally feel that this EO does not go far enough and leaves them in limbo forever but it might put pressure on Congress to act on a more substantial,long-term,permanent fix (wishful thinking!!)
Well,
Here is my take on this issue. Strictly political here, I dont believe it affects our situation from an immigration stand point.
Some posters have pointed out that this is a brilliant political move by Obama, I disagree. I think as far as black and latino voters are concerned the lines are already drawn. He is not going to gain much on the latino front, he is already maxed out on that. 67% of latino's root for him and that number wont move forward with this announcement, because I believe the rest 33% are and will continue to be republican.
He made this move with a calculation that the remaining 33% will root for him (For those who follow Indian politics, I believe this is very much like Vajpayees's green turban in Jan 2004 which flopped miserably). What Obama in my opinion has done is alienated the remaining non black and non hispanic voters, liberal who were willing to give him another chance. If the republicans dont screw this up, they can lap up an extra 5% white vote on this platform without losing their 33% latino vote. I mean that 33% will come to them, if after all these years, they vote republican, obama's amnesty to dreamers will not change that.
As an early indication, Gallup shows 46 for romney and 45 for obama. I think if republicans play this issue in a low key way, romney can scale up 2 more points and make it 48 to 43.
Congrats Soggadu Bhai...Congrats to vadina too :).. so what did you name the little one??
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Originally Posted by soggadu
murali83,
Well commented. I agree !
In the latest regulations passed by president for illegal immigrant children , do we know if there are any remediable provisions for employment based .
The most practical lobbying the EB community can make is to remove the restrictions on ead and allow ead holders to work for any employer without this restriction on job title and function. That itself is like a practical green card.
I respectfully disagree with your opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by murali83
GC Card is future employment, for which we are following all the steps (PERM, I-140, Etc) assuming that you would work for the employer after getting GC. How can you say that even before you get your GC you have to remove restrictions ... ( FYI - you can process ur GC without working for that employer assuming that you would work for that employer in future )..
I have not seen any press articles on remedial provisions for EB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eb2_Dec07
The reason for removing the restrictions ? It is discriminatory. INA only restricts people from getting GC approval subject to country quota. It doesn't say people have to be treated differently based on their country of origin.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatikonda
Compare a ROW applicant to an Indian applicant:
ROW and Indian are equally qualified so they are eligible to be treated identically except for visa allocation ( country cap)
ROW gets his GC in X years. After X years on getting GC, he is free to do whatever he wants ( freedom)
An Indian despite being discriminated in visa allocation( INA allows that), has to deal with AC21 requirement, EAD renewal etc.
Indian has to have a same or similar job( AC21), have to satisfy all other conditions of a pending applications even after X+Y years.
I absolutely agree, when a derivative gets ead it is like them getting a gc, also I believe L visa holders' spouses have the same flexibility. If the primary is given the same flexibility then there would be no frustration just like how gc to citizenship is usually not something people worry about. That a gc is given for future employment to fulfill shortage of labor/expertise is not a valid argument as a gc grant is not necessary for that. When the government is looking to confer permanent residency the intent is to provide flexibility. If the U.S. government only intends to have workers in low-supply areas then just worker visas would suffice. I think the idea behind gc is to encourage aliens to achieve their potential productivity in whatever fields chosen. This may not be in the written words but I am sure that's the intent.
Murali,Quote:
Originally Posted by murali83
I absolutely agree, when a derivative gets ead it is like them getting a gc, also I believe L visa holders' spouses have the same flexibility. If the primary is given the same flexibility then there would be no frustration just like how gc to citizenship is usually not something people worry about. That a gc is given for future employment to fulfill shortage of labor/expertise is not a valid argument as a gc grant is not necessary for that. When the government is looking to confer permanent residency the intent is to provide flexibility. If the U.S. government only intends to have workers in low-supply areas then just worker visas would suffice. I think the idea behind gc is to encourage aliens to achieve their potential productivity in whatever fields chosen. This may not be in the written words but I am sure that's the intent.
In that event AC 21 also should not exist, it anyway lets you change employers albeit with some restrictions.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatikonda
Oh oh oh my....what is this?? Real politics!
Look who is asking this?
"Moreover under current law some forgein students and other legal visa holders are prohibited from obtaining work authorizations giving illegal immigrants an advantage over those who play by the Rules!!!!!!!!"Sen.Grassley on his letter to The President. (page number 2, 1st Paragraph)
http://www.grassley.senate.gov/about.../061920123.pdf
Mr. Grassley now You have no moral authority to hold H.R. 3012:p
Came across this article today, I am like a pendulum whenever I read something about DACA.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigrat...-daca-is-wrong
I am just curious how does this affect you personally?Quote:
Originally Posted by getsaby
Personally, it doesn’t affect me at all, just like a fire nearby my house doesn’t affect me personally, someone getting robbed in front of me doesn’t affect me personally…
My point is no one should get an easy pass, it took 2+ years for H4EAD to see the light that’s what affects me personally…everyone should get in whatever line (employment + family), congress should make them eligible for FB category and let them also enjoy the ride…
H4 EAD seeing the light? Not sure if I understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by getsaby
I think there are two kinds of justices. One is legal justice that goes by the book. And the other is moral justice based on an innate sense of human values that reside in our minds. Either existence or even lack of certain laws can be immoral and unjust.Quote:
Originally Posted by getsaby
If we simple went by book, slavery would never be abolished or women would never have the votes or the disabled can be fired at will and so on and so forth. Not only that, if the women complained that slavery being abolished before women get to vote is not fair, then too progress would have been slower.
Applying the same logic to immigration, while it would be golden to have DACA and EB backlog resolved simultaneously in immigrants favor; only one getting resolved does improve the status quo and justice. Thus one should applaud either and both.
It is natural to focus on our own needs. But to say others should not receive justice before me is - I don't know what to say.
Impressively put!Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk