Dear Readers:
A happy new year to all of you! I think most people were happy to close the books on 2008 and we can hope that 2009 will be a better year for everyone.
But while people are already getting in the mindset of saying 2009 and saying President Obama, we still have a few weeks left of the Bush Administration. And the current President has been rushing out regulations rapidly before they make their final exit.
In the last several weeks, we’ve seen the following major rules released:
- A rule mandating 168,000 federal contractors begin using E-Verify
- A new H-2A rule for agricultural workers
- A revised social security no-match rule
- A new R-1 rule for religious workers
- A new H-2B rule for seasonal and temporary workers
In this issue of the newsletter, I’ve updated our ABCs of Immigration article on R-1 visas to include the numerous changes to the religious worker program. We’ll soon be covering the changes in the H-2A and H-2B programs.
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In firm news, I was a speaker at a recent American Immigration Lawyers Assocation national teleconference on marketing in a troubled economy. Go to www.aila.org for information on obtaining the audio recording of the program.
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Many of my immigration lawyer readers know I write a lot about technology. And one of my favorite subjects to cover is the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. I’ve attended the last five and will be there again next week. I’ll be writing my annual article on the top new technologies for immigration law offices for publication upon my return.
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Finally, as always, we welcome your feedback. If you are interested in becoming a Siskind Susser client, please call our office at 901-682-6455 and request a consultation. We are a national immigration law firm and work on a broad range of immigration matters for clients locating across the country.
Kind regards,
Greg Siskind
