Dear Readers:  

I hope our US readers had a restful Labor Day holiday. The return from Labor Day means something very important in legislative circles. It means that the long August recess is at an end and Congress is back in session. Immigration legislation is likely to come up over the next few weeks and, in fact, there will be a push to try and get as much done as possible before the presidential campaign is going in earnest after January. The conventional wisdom holds that we will not see any action on immigration after November. However, I do recall a number of important immigration bills that passed in election years. But don’t expect larger or more controversial measures to move after this winter.  

So what issues are likely to come up? Here are a few I’ve heard might move –  

-          nursing immigration relief

-          physician immigration reform

-          an arts/sports/fashion immigration bill

-          H-1B cap relief

-          Employment-based green card numbers changes

-          AgJobs

-          DREAM Act  

Expect to see some news on this front shortly.  

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In firm news, I was a speaker on two national teleconferences last week. The American Bar Association sponsored a program on the impact of immigration issues on mergers and acquisitions. Later that same day I was a panelist on a program sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association on alternatives to the H-1B.  

This weekend I’m off to Philadelphia where I’m being inducted in to the College of Law Practice Management and will be presenting at the College’s annual educational program on the subject of lawyer blogging.  

We also want to welcome new paralegal Linda Mitchell in our Memphis office as well as law clerk Daniel Susser. Welcome Linda and Daniel!

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As always, we remind readers that if they are interested in Siskind Susser handling their immigration matters, you can call our office at 901-682-6455 to set up an appointment. Have a great weekend!