Reuniting families is once again at the forefront of immigration legislation. The proposed bill, The Reuniting Families Act, was reintroduced in Congress last May 20 by U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Charles Schumer (D-NY). This bill seeks to reunite U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents with their families by reducing the wait times in family-based immigration, reclassifying certain family-based categories, increasing per country limits and reallocating and utilizing unused visas in categories where there are huge backlogs.  » more

Category: Immigration Posted on  1 Jun 2009

Once again, a bill to address the dearth of qualified nurses in the U.S. has been proposed in Congress.

Last February 11, the Nursing Relief Act of 2009 (H.R. 1001) was introduced by Representatives John Shadegg (D) Jeff Flake (R) and Ed Pastor (D). The legislation proposed to create a new category of non-immigrant W visas for registered nurses with an annual limit of 50,000.  » more

Category: Advocacy Posted on  10 May 2009

With With the unavailability of visa numbers in the employment-based third preference (EB3) category, which means a wait for green card of about seven years, a viable option for qualified professionals from all countries, except India and China, is the second preference (EB2) category. The EB2 category has a yearly worldwide allocation of 40,000 visa numbers, plus any unused visas in the first preference category. Visa numbers are currently available for all countries for this category, except China and India.

Category: Immigration Posted on 14 May 2009

The day after nation-wide mobilizations on May 1st to support immigrant rights and an overhaul of the U.S. immigration system, Jersey City community members gathered for a forum at the Five Corners Library here to listen to speakers address the topic of “Immigration Under Obama.”

 

Category: Advocacy Posted on 7 May 2009