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Seeking Asylum: Effects of the Immigration and Nationality Act

Alan Diamante April 1, 2016

The human right to seek asylum from persecution is fundamental. The controlling international convention on refugee law is the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Optional Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. The United States committed to protecting refugees in 1967 when it enacted legislation to incorporate the Optional Protocol’s key provisions. In 1996,

Are Your Corporate Clients Ready For The H-1B Visa Stampede?

Dan White February 18, 2016

Companies use the H-1B visa to employ foreign national professionals in engineering, information technology, finance and other fields requiring a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent for entry-level work. Due to the quota, the H-1B visa is unavailable most of the year and the April opening of the filing window triggers an employer stampede. The H-1B visa filing window opens April

International Adoption – An Introduction

Erin Brown September 9, 2015

Each year, thousands of families in the United States pursue international adoptions. The process highlights the best values of America’s immigration system, by creating families and uniting parents with children in need. International adoption may be preferred to domestic adoption for personal reasons, for reasons ranging from a preference to closed adoption (with no contact with birth parents) to the

Authorized to Practice Immigration Law

Alan Diamante August 4, 2015

Immigration services are important for individuals who are unable to navigate the complexity of immigration law on their own. Due to the vulnerable status of many immigrants and the law’s inherent complexity, immigration service providers seek out opportunities to defraud hopeful immigrants. For example, on Nov. 20-21, 2014, President Obama announced the “immigration accountability executive action,” also referred to DACA

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