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<p>Comment: Asylum-seeker, CBP Enforcement Statistics</p>
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Today’s Immigration Daily issue features several items of interest, including Articles, Bloggings and News about H1B, Green Card and more. Please scroll down to find the item(s) below.
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<p><a href=”http://discuss.ilw.com/articles/articles/392594-article-4-ways-uscis%E2%80%99-proposed-fee-increase-fails-to-solve-the-agency%E2%80%99s-problems-by-melissa-cruz” target=”_blank”>Article: 4 Ways USCIS’ Proposed Fee Increase Fails to Solve the Agency’s Problems By Melissa Cruz</a></p>
<p><a href=”http://discuss.ilw.com/blogs/immigrationlawblogs/392592-as-asylum-seeker-kills-himself-at-the-border-leading-jewish-cleric-decries-administration-s-failure-of-moral-obligation-toward-desperate-immigrants-by-roger-algase” target=”_blank”>Blogging: As asylum-seeker kills himself at the border, leading Jewish cleric decries administration’s failure of “moral obligation” toward desperate immigrants By Roger Algase</a></p>
<p><a href=”http://discuss.ilw.com/articles/news/392595-news-cbp-enforcement-statistics-fiscal-year-2020″ target=”_blank”>News: CBP Enforcement Statistics Fiscal Year 2020</a></p>
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<p>Focus: H1B to EB5 2020 <br>
<ul>
<li>Due to retrogression, EB5 India market is shifting from Indians in India to Indians in the USA on H1B</li>
<li>Indians in USA will be the single largest EB5 market in the world during 2020, accounting for 25% of all EB5 investments at the $900K level during 2020</li>
<li>Many of the large big city developers have exited the EB5 market which makes the remaining projects much more competitive</li>
</ul>
<p>Where and When?</p>
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<th>Date</th>
<th>City</th>
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<td align=”center”>January 25</td>
<td align=”center”>Dallas</td>
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<td align=”center”>February 8</td>
<td align=”center”>Raleigh</td>
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<td align=”center”>February 22</td>
<td align=”center”>Seattle</td>
</tr>
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<td align=”center”>March 7</td>
<td align=”center”>Atlanta</td>
</tr>
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<td align=”center”>March 14</td>
<td align=”center”>Austin</td>
</tr>
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<td align=”center”>March 21</td>
<td align=”center”>San Jose</td>
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<p>ILW Past Events History</p>
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<tr>
<th>Quarter</th>
<th>Total Events</th>
<th>Total Attendees</th>
<th>Average</th>
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<td align=”center”>Q1, 2018</td>
<td align=”center”>2</td>
<td align=”center”>114</td>
<td align=”center”>57</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=”center”>Q2, 2018</td>
<td align=”center”>8</td>
<td align=”center”>357</td>
<td align=”center”>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=”center”>Q3, 2018</td>
<td align=”center”>12</td>
<td align=”center”>369</td>
<td align=”center”>31</td>
</tr>
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<td align=”center”>Q4, 2018</td>
<td align=”center”>17</td>
<td align=”center”>546</td>
<td align=”center”>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=”center”>Q1, 2019</td>
<td align=”center”>18</td>
<td align=”center”>561</td>
<td align=”center”>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=”center”>Q2, 2019</td>
<td align=”center”>15</td>
<td align=”center”>480</td>
<td align=”center”>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=”center”>Q3, 2019</td>
<td align=”center”>26</td>
<td align=”center”>581</td>
<td align=”center”>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=”center”>Q4, 2019</td>
<td align=”center”>24</td>
<td align=”center”>392</td>
<td align=”center”>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=”center”>Grand Total/Average</td>
<td align=”center”>122</td>
<td align=”center”>3400</td>
<td align=”center”>28</td>
</tr>
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Headline: Tom Steyer wants climate refugees to come to the U.S.
<a href=”https://thehill.com/changing-america/resilience/refugees/477658-steyer-wants-climate-refugees-to-come-to-the-us” target=”_blank”>Click here</a><br>
Headline: U.S. to Send Police to Honduras to Provide Support in Immigration Control
<a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/01/10/world/americas/09reuters-honduras-usa.html” target=”_blank”>Click here</a><br>
Headline: Anti-immigration author sues NYT over ‘white nationalist’ label
<a href=”https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/09/brimelow-new-york-times-lawsuit-097095″ target=”_blank”>Click here</a><br>
Headline: US-Mexico Border Apprehensions Drop Again
<a href=”https://www.voanews.com/usa/immigration/us-mexico-border-apprehensions-drop-again” target=”_blank”>Click here</a><br>
Headline: Our moral obligation to US migrants and asylum seekers
<a href=”https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/477577-our-moral-obligation-to-us-migrants-and-asylum-seekers” target=”_blank”>Click here</a><br>
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<p>Help Wanted: senior immigration paralegal</br>
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, P.C. has an immediate opening for a senior immigration paralegal. This position will be located in Nashville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Houston, TX, Washington, DC or Birmingham, AL. Applicants with pertinent experience will be considered from any city to work remotely. Candidates must have either a Bachelor’s Degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA approved paralegal program and at least 3-5 years of employment-based immigration experience to include preparation of labor certification applications, and a variety of business immigration filings with both consular posts and USCIS (e.g., E, L, TN, Adjustment of Status, Immigrant Visa). Major responsibilities will involve substantial writing and research for EB-1 petitions, specialty occupation H-1Bs, and drafting waiver applications and responses to requests for evidence for attorney review. Additional responsibilities include: assisting attorney with determining case strategy; managing large volume of clients and tracking status of filings and documentation needed; gathering relevant documentation from clients; reviewing extensive case documentation received; assisting attorney with legal research; assembling and organizing filings with the government; drafting legal correspondence to the government and clients for attorney review; preparing appropriate forms for government agencies, maintaining fully paperless file copies. Candidates should possess strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication (oral and written) skills, including the willingness and ability to work directly with foreign nationals to gather information and documentation. All applicants should have an aptitude for detail; the ability to work efficiently, and to work under pressure with or without direct supervision. Each candidate must be able to handle multiple projects at the same time and have excellent facility with computer systems and the ability to learn and efficiently use new systems. Candidates must be flexible, have regular attendance and be willing to work overtime if necessary.
Must provide minimum authorization to work in the United States. Resumes accepted only for job posted. Please apply at <a href=”https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/BAK1000/JobBoard/a0c6067b-4136-4d3e-cb97-976d42dbefe4/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=a433aee6-e8cb-4371-812a-27ddb1a1d3b8 “>https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/BAK1…a-27ddb1a1d3b8 </a></p>
<p>Help Wanted: Associate Attorney</br>
<p>Mona Shah & Associates Global (MSA Global) has a large and diverse client base representing individual, institutional, and corporate clients around the globe. We use our expertise in assisting not only individual investors with submission of their immigration cases, but also in structuring, configuring and preparing EB-5 and other business immigration investment projects involving multi-million-dollar raises. In aggregate, MSA Global has assisted in raises of over a billion dollars.
The work here at MSA Global is often challenging, high-quality, creative and requires someone with business acumen that can quickly adapt to this complex, nuanced, and constantly changing area of law, combining practice in immigration, securities and corporate law.
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time.
DUTIES:
You will perform the following duties:
1. Prepare immigrant and non-immigrant applications, with a focus on EB-5;
2. Draft corporate agreements;
3. Initial consultations with clients to obtain relevant case information;
4. Analyze case issues and plan case strategy accordingly;
5. Prepare appropriate forms regarding client matters before the Departments of Homeland Security, State, Justice, and Labor;
6. Correspond with clients, court personnel, attorneys, and other interested parties;
7. Consult and discuss case status with senior attorneys.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
1. Relevant work experience a must
2. EB-5 or corporate experience a plus
3. Law degree
4. Member of State Bar (not essential)
About Mona Shah & Associates Global / MSA Global
MSA Global is a global business immigration firm headquartered in Manhattan, NYC with a Branch office in the UK. As one of the first business immigration firms with a focus on EB-5 (the Immigrant Investor Visa Program), MSA Global is considered an Industry specialist and highly regarded in the EB-5 field. Contact us via e-mail at <a href=”mailto:info@mshahlaw.com”>info@mshahlaw.com</a> or via phone at (212) 233-7473.
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<p>ComingsNGoings: Immigration Event<br>
Legalizing the Impossible Subject: The White Russian Refugees and the Development of American Immigration and Refugee Law during the Great Depression
12:00-1:30 p.m., Monday, February 24, 2020
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
University of California, San Diego
Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, Conference Room 115
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093. For More Information, Click Here <a href=”https://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/Seminars.html”>https://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/Seminars.html</a>. comingsNgoings announcements is a free service.
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