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A MESSAGE FROM SISKIND, SUSSER, HAAS & DEVINE
Dear Readers:   
We head into the 4th of July holiday weekend with still nothing to report on any major news on the legislative front. Hopes of having the H-1B bill pass in at least one of the two houses of Congress have been dashed and there are only a few days left in the legislative session. No doubt that there will be tremendous pressure to act since there will be even fewer H-1B numbers available next year and the unemployment rate in the US is still extraordinarily low.   
For many people interested in immigrating to the US, there chances of succeeding are very low. To legally immigrate, one normally needs to fit into a category such as having a relative, being a skilled worker with a willing employer in a field experiencing a labor shortage, have money to invest, etc. When there is virtually no hope, there is always the green card lottery. 
In an attempt to increase the diversity of the overall pool of immigrants to this country, Congress devised a system of randomly assigning visas to people from countries underrepresented in the immigrant population. The “green card lottery” is an annual ritual where millions of people from around the world submit applications to the US State Department for random selection by a computer. 100,000 lucky names are drawn and 50,000 of those will eventually get the coveted green card. 
This past week, the State Department announced that it had sent out all of the notifications for the most recent lottery. In this issue, we report on the results of that lottery. For more information on the green card lottery, readers may want to visit the Visalaw Green Card Lottery Center on our web site at http://www.visalaw.com/lottery_page.html. 
Of course, the big news this week is the final end of the Elian Gonzalez saga. The Supreme Court refused to intervene to prevent the boy from being removed and that allowed the boy’s father to return to Cuba with his son. 
In this issue we also include our regular features including an ABCs of Immigration article on H-2B visas for temporary workers, News from the Courts and Government Processing Times. 
And finally, as always, we remind readers that this newsletter is published by a law firm that represents clients throughout North America. If you are interested in scheduling a telephone consultation to discuss immigration questions you may have or to discuss the possibility of Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine handling your immigration case, please go to http://www.visalaw.com/intake.html. In most cases, we are able to schedule a consultation within two days and we can often accommodate evening and weekend appointments. 
Thanks again for you continued loyalty,
Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine 
 
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