8. Updates from the Visalaw.com Blogs

Greg Siskind’s Blog on ILW.com

·         Paul Ryan Backs Rubio Immigration Plan

·         Surprise! Kris Kobach Doesn't Favor Obama's Not Yet Announced Immigration Plan

·         The State of Play

·         White House Gives Warm Response to Rubio Plan

·         Reid Insists on Path to Citizenship

·         Bill O'Reilly Latest Fox News Bigwig to Endorse Immigration Reform

·         New Poll Shows Solid Bipartisan Support for Immigration Reform

·         Oregon to Allow Drivers Licenses for DREAMers

·         Napolitano to Stay at DHS

·         Bloomberg Recruits 100s of CEOs to Advocate for Immigration Reform

·         Siskind's Immigration Bulletin - January 2013 issue

·         New DACA Policy Will Make it Harder for States to Avoid Issuing Drivers Licenses

·         6 Obstacles that Could Thwart an Immigration Bill'

·         Unions Are Now Pro-Immigration Force

·         Obama Says Our Journey as a Country Not Compete Without Reforming Immigration

·         Filibuster Vote Will Happen, But Not Today

·         White House to Unveil Immigration Reform Blueprint on Tuesday

·         Details on Senate Plan Start to Emerge

·         Future Flow: The Key to Successful Immigration Reform

·         Text of Senate's Immigration Framework

·         Key House Republicans Voice Support for Senate Plan

·         McConnell Loves or Hates Senate Immigration Plan

·         Determination of When Border is Secure Should be Based on Reasonable Metrics

·         Obama to Congress: Move an Immigration Bill of Your Own or I'll Force You to Vote on Mine

·         Is Limbaugh Latest Convert on Immigration Reform?

·         Section by Section Summary of the Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act of 2013

·         Immigration Reform Proposal Could be the Most Powerful Stimulus Bill in Modern History

·         How the White House and Senate Immigration Proposals Differ

·         Chamber, Unions Negotiating Guest Worker Provisions

·         Obama Wants Immigration Bill Within Six Months

·         Michigan Will Grant Drivers Licenses to DACA Recipients

·         House to Hold Hearing on Immigration Reform this Tuesday

·         Bipartisan House Group Looking to Beat Senate and White House in Race to Release Bill

·         I Don't Have a Problem with Immigrants, I Just Have a Problem with Illegal Immigration

·         Cantor Now Favors DREAM Act

·         What We Learned from the House Hearing

·         White House Debuts Immigration Reform Web Site

·         Alabama Immigrant Blacklist Being Challenged

·         More Republicans Come Out on Opposite Sides of Path to Citizenship

·         Surprise! Anti-Immigrant Group's Poll Shows People Don't Support Legalization

·         Mamma Rubio Was Key to Son's Moderating on Immigration

·         Condoleeza Rice to Co-Chair Bipartisan Immigration Commission

·         March 2013 Visa Bulletin Summary

·         Immigrants Without Status Will be Guests at State of the Union

·         Evangelicals, Catholics, Mormons All Providing Cover for Republicans Ready to Embrace Immigration Reform

·         Republicans' Witnesses for Tomorrow's Senate Hearing Raise Questions on Cornyn

·         Immigrant of the Day: Menchu Sanchez - Heroic Nurse

·         Let's Get This Done - Immigration Text from the State of the Union

·         Rubio Endorses Triggers in SOTU Response

·         Tea Party SOTU Response Surprisingly Pro-Immigration

·         Another GOP House Member Switches Course on Immigration

·         A Guide to the Key House Reps in the Immigration Debate

·         White House Bill Would Allow Green Card Applications After Eight Years

·         Texas Republicans Ignoring Hispanic Constituents and Opposing Immigration Reform

·         Oscar Nominated Director Held in Secondary at LA Airport

·         Labor and Business Reach Compromise on Guest Workers

·         Goodlatte Indicates House May Not Follow Senate's Lead

·         Cantor Praises Labor, Business Guest Worker Compromise

·         Gutierrez Leaves Citigroup to Head Republicans for Immigration Reform

·         Univision Bumps NBC to Become the #4 Network

·         Hispanic Support for Obama Again at Historic Highs

·         Sequestration to Hit Immigration Agencies

·         40% of America's Top Cancer Researchers are Foreign-Born

·         Exile for Speeders Too?

·         McCain, Graham Encouraged After Meeting With Obama

·         Graham Being Targeted in Anti-Immigrant Group's TV Ads

·         Key House Republican Upbeat on Prospects for Immigration Reform

·         McCain: GOP Supporters of Reform Will Not Be Punished at the Polls

·         Goodlatte Endorses Conventional Path to Citizenship Rather Than a Special One

·         Start Up Visa Could Add Up to 1.65% Per Year to US GDP

·         House Holds Hearing on Ag Workers

·         Labrador Softens Position on Pathway to Citizenship

·         Violence Against Women Act Extension Will Help Abused Immigrants

·         Pro-Immigration Republican Group Ready to Start Ad Blitz

·         House GOP Leaders Meeting Next Week to Discuss Immigration Plans

·         Five Reasons to be Optimistic an Immigration Reform Bill Will Pass

·         9th Cir. Blocks Day Laborer Provision in Arizona Immigration Law

·         IT Firm Indicted for Benching H-1B Employees

·         Jeb Bush Latest to Push for Conventional Paths to Citizenship

·         Gang of Eight Agrees on Path to Citizenship

·         Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Driving the Economy

·         April 2013 Visa Bulletin Summary

·         How House Republicans May Save Immigration Reform

·         Republican Pro-Immigration Group Airs Ad in South Carolina

·         GOP Senators Pushing Cuts in Family Immigration Numbers

·         Alabama To Grant Drivers Licenses to DACA Beneficiaries

·         Senators Consider Path to Citizenship for TPS Holders

·         Labor and Business Still Fighting Over Rules For Guestworker Program

·         Republican Autopsy: We Should Have Supported Immigration Reform

·         H-1B Cap Likely to Be Hit in First Week

·         Rand Paul Backs Path to Citizenship

·         Antis Lament Lack of a Candidate to Back in 2016

·         More Details on Senate Immigration Bill Released 

The Visalaw I-9, E-Verify and Employer Immigration Compliance Blog

Bruce Buchanan's Blog on ILW.com

·         Rhode Island Seeks to Restore and Expand E-Verify; by Bruce Buchanan, Siskind Susser

·         ICE fines 10 San Diego-area Companies for Immigration Violations in 2012; by Bruce Buchanan, Siskind Susser, P.C.

·         DOJ Settles with Avant Healthcare concerning Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices; by Bruce Buchanan, Siskind Susser

·         OSC Settles with Houston Community College; by Bruce Buchanan, Siskind Susser, P.C.

·         FTD Receives late Valentine Day gift, not; by Bruce Buchanan, Siskind Susser, P.C.

·         Revised 2-Page Form I-9 is Finally Released; by Bruce Buchanan, Siskind Susser, P.C.

·         Office of Special Counsel Settles with Staffing Agency; by Bruce E. Buchanan, Siskind Susser, PC

·         DOL finds Employee Engaged in Non-Productive Time; thus, owed Little Back Pay; by Bruce E. Buchanan, Siskind Susser

The Visalaw Healthcare Immigration Blog 

·         Arizona Bill Would Require Hospital to Check Patients' Immigration Status 

·         US News: Immigrants Help Address Healthcare Worker Shortages 

·         Bureau of Labor Statistics Warns on Looming Nurse Shortage

Karen Weinstock’s Visalaw Georgia Immigration Blog

·         THE STATE OF PLAY

·         IMMIGRATION REFORM MAY HAPPEN THIS YEAR AFTER ALL

·         BIPARTISAN HOUSE GROUP WANTS TO BEAT SENATE ON IMMIGRATION BILL

·         HB87 CAUSES LICENSE RENEWAL DELAYS FOR GEORGIA NURSES

·         ACLU OF GEORGIA SENDS LETTERS RE ICE DETAINERS

·         IMMIGRATION REFORM RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM U.S. CHAMBER AND AFL-CIO

·         LAWSUIT DISMISSED AGAINST SANDERSON FARMS

·         HB125 INSERTS UNJUST AND UNNECESSARY CHANGES TO HB87

·         GANG OF 8 AGREES ON PATH TO CITIZENSHIP

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