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H-1B UPDATE
This is where we have collected the H-1B information that is not covered in separate articles.  The other articles on H-1B issues are “INS Issues Final Rule on 0 H-1B Fee” (http://www.visalaw.com/00mar/3mar100.html), “Senator Spenser Abraham Again Questions INS Methods of Counting H-1B Visas” (http://www.visalaw.com/00mar/4mar100.html), and “H-1B Bill Introduced by Chair of House Immigration Subcommittee” (http://www.visalaw.com/00mar/5mar100.html). 
- AILF, the American Immigration Law Foundation, is actively planning to file a lawsuit against the INS over the INS' serious flaws in its methods for determining whether the annual cap on H-1B visas has been met. 
- The American Immigration Lawyers Association is reporting that the Nebraska Service Center's H-1B examiners now have worked or are working on all cases that have a notice date of 12/30/99 or earlier. Cases with a notice date of 01/03/00 or higher are being held in abeyance until further instructions are given by INS headquarters. NOTE: This does not mean the cap has been hit (though we still believe that will happen soon). 
- In the March 1st Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles, both Al Gore and Bill Bradley endorsed the concept of raising the H-1B cap. Both Republican candidates as well as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan have also previously announced their support for such a move. 
Keep abreast of H-1B news as it occurs at Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine’s H-1B Emergency Update page at http://www.visalaw.com/h1bpage.html.