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By Stuart Anderson

Over the next 75 years, new legal immigrants entering the United States will provide a net benefit of $611 billion in present value to American's Social Security system, according to official Soical Security Administraion data. Maintaining of increasing current levels of legal immigration significantly aids the Social Security system, while imposign an immigration moratorium or reducing legal immigration would worsen the solvency of Social Security, harm taxpayers, and increase the size of the long-range actuarial deficit of the Social Security trust fund, according to data and an analysis from the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Chief Actuary. Read More

By Greg Siskind

©2002
With Permission from and thanks to Greg for letting us use this article.

The process of immigrating to the United States is one of the most important life experiences many people will go through. Settling in another country is usually complex and stressful and the consequences of failing to plan properly can lead to nightmare scenarios. It is not a surprise, therefore, that many people turn to immigration lawyers to assist with the process.Read More

   

(January 2002)

Immigration lawyers are getting lots of calls because of information received by the immigrant community about important new laws recently passed. News travels really quickly nowadays, and misinformation and misunderstanding travels with it. Because of interest and because of importance, I want to bring these new laws to your attention now in this issue of Torchline.

Please understand, however that until governmental agencies publish regulations (or at least issue policy memoranda), no one really knows yet how the new laws will be interpreted and implemented. Read More

   
From the Archives
 VISA Bulletins help predict Immigrant Visa availability

Every month the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the U.S. Department of State publishes the "Visa Bulletin." The "Visa Bulletin" provides information about availability of immigrant visas for that particular month. Occasionally, it predicts availability of immigrant visas for coming months.
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From the Archives
Domicile for I-864 Sponsors 		This article contains relevant information from statutes, regulations, and written government policies on the issue of "domicile" for purposes of affidavits of support under Sec. 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"). Along with providing that persons who execute affidavits of support must be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, Sec. 213A(f)(1) of INA provides that they must be domiciled in the United States or any of its territories or possessions. Read More
   
From the Archives
L-1 Visas 		In this era o f global competition, international companies often need to move executives, managers, and specialists temporarily to operations in other countries. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS” - “Legacy INS”) recognizes this fact of modern economic life by providing L-1 nonimmigrant visas for intracompany transferees to be employed temporarily in the United States. Regulations implementing the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") precisely define the terms that form the various requirements for L-1 eligibility. The L-1 petitioning employer must prove that it and the potential L-1 transferee qualify for L-1 visa status under these very precise definitions. Read More
   
From the Archives
 The Quota System-From July Torchline		 Every month the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the U.S. Department of State publishes the "Visa Bulletin."  The "Visa Bulletin" provides information about availability of immigrant visas for that particular month.  Read More
   
From the Archives
The End of the Rainbow: U.S.Citizenship		 When you interview clients who don't claim to be U.S. citizens, whether in an examinations matter or in a removal matter, you need to think about the possibility that they might be U.S. citizens ...
   
From the Archives
Changing Non-Immigration Status		 This article will discuss the considerations involved when a person present in the United States in one nonimmigrant (temporary) status decides to engage in a different primary activity.
 
From the Archives
Baton Rouge's Jeri Flynn heads Immigration Group		  "She represents those who are in U.S. seeking a better life.."
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