Dear Readers:

We hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving Holiday. We are pleased this week to present an article by our own Jack Richbourg that was recently published in the University of Memphis Law Review on the interplay between security issues and immigration law. The article provides a very interesting historical review showing how American previously handled similar problems to what we see today. Those who think that the immigration issues we face today are unique to our times will likely find the article interesting food for thought. Similar security concerns have worked themselves into US immigration policy since the very founding of this country.

There is also important news on special registration to report this week. We have just seen shortly before press time the notice to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow doing away with the current NSEERS call in program. The notice is quite lengthy, but, in short, the universal registration program for covered nationalities is being replaced by one where the Department of Homeland Security will determine on a case by case basis who will need to come in for interviews.

We also include this week the third flowchart in our J-1 series. This one lays out visually how J-1 waivers based on interested government agencies are handled. We hope readers find it helpful. We also include important news on the settlement of late amnesty class actions and news on a new report showing how US immigration policies will play a crucial role in ensuring the country can meet its needs in science, engineering in technology.

Finally, as always, we remind readers that we're lawyers who make our living representing immigration clients and employers seeking to comply with immigration laws. We would love to discuss becoming your law firm. Just go to http://www.visalaw.com/intake.html to request an appointment or call us at 800-748-3819 or 901-682-6455.

Regards,

Greg Siskind