You are receiving this because you subscribed to this publication. If you wish to unsubscribe, please go to http://www.visalaw.com/subscribe2.html. SISKIND'S IMMIGRATION BULLETIN - MAY 1999 E-mail subscribers as of May 29, 1999: 21,304 persons (50 states/126 countries) Published by Greg Siskind, partner at the Immigration Law Offices of Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine, Attorneys at Law; telephone: 800-748-3819, 901-737-3194 or 615-345-0225; facsimile: 630-604-9306, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], WWW home page: http://www.visalaw.com. SSHD serves immigration clients throughout the world from its offices in the US, Canada and the People's Republic of China. To schedule a telephone or in-person consultation with the firm, go to http://www.visalaw.com/intake.html. To receive a free e-mail subscription to Siskind's Immigration Bulletin, fill out the form at http://www.visalaw.com/subscribe2.html or send an email message to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message in the body of the e-mail "subscribe your e-mail address". TO UNSUBSCRIBE GO TO http://www.visalaw.com/subscribe2.html. To subscribe to the free Siskind's Immigration Professional Newsletter, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and tell us your name, location, e-mail address, and the type of immigration occupation you are in (immigration lawyer, paralegal, foreign student advisor, journalist, Congressional staffer, etc.). 1. A MESSAGE FROM SISKIND, SUSSER, HAAS & DEVINE - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/1may99.html Dear Readers: I am preparing this month's issue on the heels of my return from the 51st annual meeting of the NAFSA: The Association of International Educators. NAFSA is the national organization for the nation's foreign student advisors. This was my first NAFSA annual meeting and I left with even more respect for the job this organization does. I'll be reporting on some of what I learned at various points in this month's newsletter. I also had the opportunity to meet in person many people who subscribe to this publication. The feedback received will no doubt be helpful in producing a stronger product. I also spent some time meeting NAFSA members at the Matthew Bender Company booth. Matthew Bender is the publisher of my new book, The J Visa Guidebook, which will be released shortly (hopefully by our next issue or soon after look for the announcement here). Next month, I'll be traveling along with most of our firm to the annual meeting of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Seattle, Washington. I plan on trying to report daily from the conference on our web site so keep an eye out. In firm news, Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine is pleased to announce the addition of three new associate attorneys to the firm. Amy Ballentine and Kristie Crawford have joined our Memphis office. Laura Stewart has joined the firm's Nashville office. Welcome Amy, Khristie and Laura! Earlier this month, I was a speaker at a seminar produced by the American Bar Association entitled "Management, Ethics & Technology: Essential Know-How for the Busy Lawyer." The seminar was held in conjunction with the ABA Law Practice Management Section's spring meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. G This month we report on a number of important issues including the new NACARA regulation providing amnesty for many central American refugees in the US, the Administration's new immigrant welfare rules, new rules providing immigration relief for Haitians and more. And, as always, we include our regular features. And as always, we remind readers that this publication is put out by Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine, an immigration law firm, and we are available for telephone or in-person consultations to answer immigration questions and discuss our representing individuals and employers in immigration matters. If interested, please go to http://www.visalaw.com/intake.html. Employers interested in retaining the services of an immigration law firm are also welcome to call us at 800-748-3819. Regards as always, Greg Siskind 2. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ADVOCACY UPDATE CENTER - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/2may99.html 3. NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP UPDATE - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/3may99.html 4. BORDER AND DEPORTATION NEWS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/4may99.html 5. LATEST H-1B VISA NUMBERS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/5may99.html 6. VISA SPOTLIGHT: INS RELEASES INTERIM NACARA REGULATION - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/6may99.html 7. INS ISSUES REGULATION DEFINING "PUBLIC CHARGE" - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/7may99.html 8. GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/8may99.html 9. STATE DEPARTMENT VISA BULLETIN - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/9may99.html 10. NEWS BYTES - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/10may99.html 11. HOUSE IMMIGRATION SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON EMPLOYMENT VISA FRAUD - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/11may99.html 12. DALLAS FEDERAL RESERVE BANK PRESIDENT CALLS FOR MORE SKILLED IMMIGRANT WORKERS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/12may99.html 13. INS ORDER EXPANDS RIGHTS FOR CUBANS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/13may99.html 14. HEARD ON THE STREET - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/14may99.html 15. HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT OF 1998 REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/15may99.html 16. UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY ISSUES REPORT PREDICTING MASSIVE MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/16may99.html 17. INS ANNOUNCES NEW POLICY ON REVIEW OF MANDATORY DETENTION CASES - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/17may99.html 18. MEXICAN PRESIDENT ZEDILLO VISITS CALIFORNIA - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/18may99.html 19. SUPREME COURT BROADENS GROUNDS FOR DENYING ASYLUM - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/19may99.html 20. NEWS FROM THE COURTS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/20may99.html 21. FEDERAL JUDGES IN WASHINGTON STATE PLAN TO MEET TO DISCUSS INDEFINITE DETENTION CASES - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/21may99.html 22. PROPOSED HUBBING PLAN DEFEATED - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/22may99.html 23. BORDER PATROL EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY IN RECRUITING NEW EMPLOYEES - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/23may99.html 24. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT FINDS SOUTHWEST BORDER STRATEGY HAS CAUSED INCREASED IMMIGRANT DEATHS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/24may99.html 25. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RENEW ATTACK ON PRESIDENT CLINTON FOR "SURRENDERING" IN BORDER FIGHT - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/25may99.html 26. HUNGER STRIKE PROTESTING DETENTION LAWS COMES TO AN END - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/26may99.html 27. TWO MASSACHUSETTS COMPANIES SUE COMPETITION FOR HIRING UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/27may99.html 28. INS BREAKS UP CENTRAL AMERICAN SMUGGLING RING - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/28may99.html 29. MORE NEWS ON NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS SWEATSHOP LAWSUIT - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/29may99.html 30. BORDER PATROL PREPARES FOR SUMMER CROSSINGS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/30may99.html 31. CONTINUING IMPACT OF KOSOVO CONFLICT ON U.S. IMMIGRATION - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/31may99.html 32. INS DEFENDS TREATMENT OF JAILED ASYLUM SEEKER - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/32may99.html 33. OPERATION VANGUARD INVESTIGATION OF NEBRASKA MEAT PACKING PLANTS UNCOVERS MANY ILLEGAL WORKERS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/33may99.html 34. MEXICAN SOLDIER GRANTED ASYLUM - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/34may99.html 35. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO GUAM ON THE RISE - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/35may99.html 36. FUNDING CRISIS PLAGUES INS TEXAS SERVICE CENTER - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/36may99.html 37. DV-2000 RESULTS RELEASED - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/37may99.html 38. IMMIGRATION AND THE INTERNET - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/38may99.html 39. CONSULAR FOCUS: ANTI-US DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHINA DISRUPT VISA PROCESSING - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/39may99.html 40. ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR F-1 AND J-1 PROGRAMS MAKES PROGRESS - http://www.visalaw.com/99may/40may99.html
SISKIND'S IMMIGRATION BULLETIN - MAY 1999
Gregory Siskind, Attorney at Law Mon, 31 May 1999 18:57:43 -0700
