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Siskind's Immigration Bulletin January 17, 2011

For more information on Siskind's Immigration Bulletin, including how to contact us, click here. To download the entire newsletter in PDF format, click here. 1. Openers 2. ABC's of Immigration Law: EB-5 Immigrant Investors 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News            -50 immigrant Chipotle workers fired in Twin Cities           -Border Patrol agent shot to death near Arizona-Mexico border           -Massachusetts to check immigration status of arrestees -Haitians in U.S. brace for deportations to resume -Berkley joins other CA cities in opposing ICE’s Secure  Communities -52 year old who came to U.S, as a toddler to be deported -100,000 travelers used pilot program to enter the U.S.        - Officials arrest Chinese ready to fly from Thailand to U.S. on fake visas           -Border commissioner touts greater enforcement   5. News from the Courts                       -Feds settle suit over medical care at immigration jail           -Judge: ICE agents not immune to prosecution           -Judge rules U.S. must provide incapacitated immigrants with lawyers 6. News Bytes                   -Workers’ safeguards strengthened by New York law           -Immigrants make paths to suburbia, not cities           -Important notice for naturalization applicants           -USCIS requests more info on EB-5 termination           -Texas wants to provide wealthy Mexican investors with investor visas 7. Washington Watch -GOP might pass own version of DREAM Act in 2011 -Rare immigration bills pass Congress -Obama’s political arm vows to revive DREAM Act -Congress taps H-1B fees to pay for legislation -Senator Manchin apologizes for missing votes on immigration -Steve King unveils birthright bill      8. Updates from the Visalaw.com Blogs 9. State Department Visa Bulletin: February 2011 10. Employment Eligibility Immigration Compliance: Managing I-9 and E-Verify Risk in the Healthcare Industry 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.