DREAM Act Students Testimony – UCLA

 

Kent Wong, Director for Labor Research and Education at UCLA, speaks about undocumented students and undocumented students give their testimony at a Stand up for the DREAM  Capitol Summit in Sacramento in February:  by Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com

USCIS Implements H-1B and L-1 Fee Increase

 

WASHINGTON— On Aug. 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law Public Law 111-230, which contains provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Effective immediately, Public Law111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. 14, 2010, and will remain in effect through Sept. 30, 2014.

 

   

 

  

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H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Cap Season

 

Click Here to See the Most Recent H1-B Cap Count (Updated 8/24/2010).

As of August 20, 2010, approximately 33,900 H1-B cap- subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 12,600  H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

Born in the USA but not an American?

By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist | August 15, 2010

LAST WEEK, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio joined the chorus  of Republicans amenable to rewriting the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees American citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.’’ Should the Constitution be altered, Boehner was asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press,’’ to deny such automatic citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants? “I think it’s worth considering,’’ he replied.

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Human Trafficking In The U.S.: One Woman’s Story, NPR

“This year, for the first time, the U.S. included itself in the document, saying the U.S. has a serious problem with human trafficking as a source country as well as a destination for victims. Sara Lerner, of member station KUOW in Seattle, looked at the problem in Washington state. She has this report…”  

Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday, August 1, 2010 LIANE HANSEN, host. Click Here to Read on.