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USHCC predicts small business will benefit from Administration's proposed immigration rule change

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), which represents the interests of over three million Hispanic-owned businesses applauds the Obama Administration for addressing a major barrier in immigration law. As previously reported here, a proposed rule change by the Administration will reduce the time undocumented spouses and children are separated from relatives, who are American citizens, while they wait to earn legal status in the United States.

Citizenship test pass rate over 95%

In 2009, USCIS implemented a new test for naturalization applicants. A recently completed study found an overall pass rate of 95.8 percent for the new test during fiscal year 2010, the first full year during which the test was administered.

February 2012 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 for China and India advances by a year!

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has just released the Visa Bulletin for February 2012 providing an update on advancement of priority dates in all preference classes with visa backlogs. This month sees and remarkable advance in priority dates for the employment-based second preference – an entire year of progress in one month.

Proposed rule change will unify families subject to 3 and 10 year bars

The proposed immigration rule change announced in the Congressional Record on January 6th has garnered a great deal of attention. As a natural consequence of the “buzz” around the proposal, there is a great deal of confusion about what the change means and when it is likely to take effect.

Obama proposes rule change to help spouses and children of U.S. citizens gain legal status

This week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced a proposed rule change to correct a “Catch-22” in the immigration law. The rule change applies to spouses and children of U.S. citizens who are present in the United States in unlawful status.

In new year, controversial immigration laws go into effect around the country

This week, immigration laws passed in 2011 have gone into effect in several states, including Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

Romney pledges to veto federal DREAM Act for immigrants

In a recent campaign appearance in Iowa, Mitt Romney said outright for the first time that if elected, he would veto the federal DREAM Act.

U.S. sets up hotline for immigrants detained by local police

he Obama Administration has asked the Department of Homeland Security to set up a telephone hotline to ensure that detainees held by local police forces in cooperation with the controversial “Secure Communities” program are adequately informed of their rights.