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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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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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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Senator Leahy Amendment 2 Passes in the Senate
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Jennifer Hermansky has published an analysis of Senator Leahy’s Amendment 2 to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill on EB-5 Visa Blog. Amendment 2 passed in the Senate yesterday despite efforts…
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EB-5 Amendment Set for Vote
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Senator Leahy’s Amendment 2 to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, S. 744 provides that, at the I-829 stage, there is a presumption that 10 indirect jobs have been created per…
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Senator Leahy Proposes EB-5 Amendment to Immigration Reform Bill
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Laura Reiff has published an article on EB-5 Visa Blog analyzing the recent EB-5 amendment proposed by Senator Patrick Leahy to The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act…
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Kate Kalmykov Quoted in Miami Today’s article “Senate pushes EB5 visa’s limits”
GT attorney Kate Kalmykov was recently quoted in Miami Today’s article “Senate pushes EB5 visa’s limits.” The article discusses the proposed changes to the EB-5 immigrant investor program…
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