Weeks of ups and downs and high points and low points in the Immigration Reform debate have left the stakeholder community wondering how next to proceed. Last week, Washington Post
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Essential Worker Immigration Coalition Releases Reaction to House Republican Standards for Immigration Reform
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The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (“EWIC”), co-chaired by Greenberg Traurig Business Immigration & Compliance Practice Co-Chair Laura Reiff, issued the below reaction to the release of Republican standards for immigration …
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The President Calls on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform This Year During State of the Union Address
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On Tuesday, the President of the United States delivered his 5th State of the Union address, during which he stated:
“If we are serious about economic growth, it is time…
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There is Still Time for Immigration Reform
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As we begin the second half of the 113th Congress, the question of whether immigration reform is possible is in the forefront of the Obama Administration and federal legislators’…
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Immigration Reform Resurfaces Amid Congressional Breakdown Over Funding and Debt Ceiling
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As the country waits for Congress to resolve the government funding and debt ceiling stalemate, immigration reform simmers in the background. This week, a group of Democrats…
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Congress Returns from the August Recess to a Full Plate of Urgent Non-Immigration Related Issues
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Congress returns to Washington, DC with very few days to accomplish much, and many new reasons or excuses not to “get to” Immigration Reform. Faced with immediate and pressing issues,…
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Prospects for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: The House of Representatives Kicks the Can Down the August Recess Road
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The U.S. House of Representatives left town last week for the long August recess without passing one immigration-related bill. House Republicans made it quite clear that the Senate- passed S.
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White House Highlights the Need For Educated Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Employees
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The Office of Science and Technology Policy (“OSTP”) highlighted the need for immigration reform in a recently published blog post. Over 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies, including GE, Ford,…
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Congress and Immigration Reform – Overcoming Inertia and the Culture of “No”
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Much has been written about Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) and the need to fix the serious mistakes of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. (For Greenberg Traurig’s blog commentary…
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U.S. Senate Passes Landmark Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation
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On June 27, 2013, the U.S. Senate approved S.744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Modernization Act,” in a historic 68-to-32 vote that will now send the comprehensive reform bill…
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