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- Under 30 who came to US before the age of 16 can stay in USA
- Thousands of Indians entering US illegally through Mexico
- One in 12 babies born to illegal immigrants in US
- VISAS TO PUNJABIS WHO SOUGHT POLITICAL ASYLUM DURING MILITANCY
- US
senators introduce tough rules for hiring H-IB workers
- Hasmukh
Patel -NRI Immigration worker convicted &
faces 49 years in jail
- U.S.
Immigration Dept. arrested 11 (either NRIs or Indians)
for H-1B visa fraud
- Immigration
Lawyer, Anu Peshawaria's book, ‘Immigrant’s
Dream’ A book on ‘horror stories’
ill-treatment and cruelty by the NRI men
- As of Sep., 2007, it is estimated that 400,000 Indians
are in the US illegally. Most likely overstayed tourist,
student or high-skilled visas. Roughly one million Indians
waiting for green cards or their right to live and work
in the US.
- NRI
arrested on charges of attempting to pay $60,000
for a multiple entry visa
- In 2006, 43,167 H1B visas have been issued from India
and this is an increase of about 10 percent over the previous
year.
- NRI
Sunil Agrawal accused of paying trip with
exotic dancers to US diplomat for 21 visas
- US have
doubled up, H1-B visas from 65,000 per year to 115,000
(602)
- Immigration
Bill introduced for double H-1B visa 601
- NRI
arrested in $5.7 million visa fraud
- Dec 31, 2004: 20,000
foreign high-tech workers under a special visa program Exempted
- Dec. 08, 2004: A
flat tyre lands Indian businesswoman without proper documents
in US may be deported
- US speeds
up visa clearance (6_)
- Oval
Office is no longer restricted to native-born Americans-
bill seeks to amend the US Constitution
- Sep 19, 2004: US
Homeland Security revised its rules-getting tougher
for international students
- Sep 08, 2004: 19%
fall in Indians at US graduate schools (student0908)
- Sep 04, 2004: US
, H-1B aspirants walking a tight rope (090401)
- Sep 01, 2004: H-2B
Work Visa for Skilled and Unskilled Workers
(090104)
- Aug. 14, 2004: Homeland
Security Department plans to charge foreign students a $100
fee to pay for a tracking system
- July 28, 2004: US
immigration extends stay for foreign students
- July 14, 2004: US
issues over 50,000 H-1B visas to Indians
- July 06, 2004: Visa Bills
Stalled Until 2005
- June 23, 2004: Go
back to your own Country to renew visa: US
-Discontinuation of Domestic Visa Revalidation Services
- June 22, 2004:
Drop Box Service for U.S. Visas Discontinued; Fingerprint
Collection to Begin
- June 03, 2004: : New
J Waiver Program for Physicians
- June 01, 2004: Visa
Waiver Program nationals will be required to obtain either
a Machine Readable Passport
- May 17, 2004: More
difficult for Indian students to get visas to study in the
US
- May 14, 2004: Visa-Waiver
Program 'on Autopilot'
- April 24, 2004: US
Inspector pleaded guilty took bribes for Indian immigrants
- April 04, 2004: Family
members of immigrants to gain legal entry into the U.S.
take
- Jan23, 2004, The
White House, January 2004 Presidential Action
- Remarks
by the President in a Conversation on Job Training and the
Economy
- Bush
Plans To Grant Immigrants Legal Status
- U.S.
began scanning fingerprints and taking photographs of arriving
foreigners (imm0331)
- Recall opens new debate on
illegal immigration
- Two Pakistanis charged with immigration
violations following arrest at Seattle airport.- smuggled
across the Canadian borde
- Immigration officials are planning to raise
fees
for citizenship applications and other service
- Illegal aliens + Illegal voters = National
ID Disaster
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- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES GRANTS
FOR TRAINING ON PREVENTION OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED JOB DISCRIMINATION -
award
of nearly $675,000 in grants to eleven nonprofit groups
serving communities
- New biometric measures on travel documents
necessary for foreigners
to enter and leave the U.S. starting in January 2004
- Preferences are categories of
persons who are eligible to immigrate to the United States
because
- Number of H-1B visas drops 75% -The
number of H-1B visas......
- Drop in H1B visas’-reduce
the number of H1B visas to 65,000 from 195,000
- Immigrants in Calif. recall
election could galvanize other immigrants
- Recall opens new debate on
illegal immigration
- Drop in H1B visas to impact Indian IT’-reduce
the number of H1B visas to 65,000 from
- USA: New generation of Sikh's finds its
roots- it's
probably one of the most extraordinary immigration histories
in the U.S.
- Immigrants in Calif. recall
election could galvanize other immigrants
Number of Mideast, Muslim Men Expelled Rises Sharply
- USA: US passports to carry digitally
signed images- US
citizens will be issued with "smart" passports
carrying a digitally signed photograph by late 2004
- USA: Visa Bulletin for new immigrants- IMMIGRANT
NUMBERS
- Many foreign nationals no longer view America
as the land of opportunity and
a growing
- USA:Visa applications are now subject
to a greater degree of scrutiny
* Secure US
Borders & Open Door
* USA-Dual
Citizenship - Attitude of the U.S. Government
- US
using L-1 visa to twist India’s arm
- USA: Special
Registration under NSEERS
- USA: International Students-National
Security Entry Exit Registration System For Certain Foreign
Nationals
- After Sep.11, US
and Canadian Immigration Policies
- New biometric measures on travel documents
necessary for foreigners
to enter and leave the U.S. starting in January 2004
- Companies
abusing visa program, replacing
U.S. workers, critics say
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