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Siskind's Immigration Bulletin
February 9, 2011

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1. Openers

2. ABC's of Immigration Law: P Visas for Athletes and Entertainers

3. Ask Visalaw.com

4. Border and Enforcement News

-Prison terms handed to green card counterfeiters

-‘Number of cities’ in TX give safe haven to illegally present immigrants

-Chicago aldermen urge moratorium on ‘cruel deportations’

-Feds to use proven technology after failure of $1 billion border fence

-Report criticizes immigration enforcement

-Contractor investigated for possible illegal hiring at National Guard site

-Immigrant who worked undercover fights deportation

-Lawmakers want more security on northern border

-Government spent about $5 billion to remove 393,000 people in 2010

5. News from the Courts

-Arizona immigration law: Judge dismisses officer’s challenge

-Sixth Circuit upholds immigrants’ right to reopen case outside of U.S

6. News Bytes

-Cuba and U.S. meet on immigration

-E-Verify use doubles in 2010

-Department of Labor issues new H-2B rule

-Arizona-style immigration law passes in Mississippi

-U.S. H-1B visa reaches mandated cap of 65,000

-Arizona legislation targets automatic citizenship

-Extension of validity of medical certifications on form I-693

-Number of illegally present immigrants in U.S. steady at 11.2M

7. Washington Watch

-Brash Congressman won’t lead immigration panel

-Reid: taxes, spending, and immigration top Senate agenda

-Republicans want a return to workplace immigration raids

-Sens. Paul, Vitter introduce citizenship resolution

-President urges passage of contentious immigration bill

8. Updates from the Visalaw.com Blogs

9. HHS Releases New Poverty Guidelines

Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk.

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