http://www.blawgrepublic.com/cat/Immigration-Law/ IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS Condesa Inc. Blawg Republic http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2009/08/siskind-susser-lawyers-win-landmark.html Siskind Susser Immigration Lawyers attorneys Mikiel Davids and Karen Weinstock of the Atlanta office recently won a landmark case in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Georgia against the U.S. Department of Labor. The court ordered DOL to immediately decide a pending PERM applicatio http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2009/01/test_9596.html test. http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2009/01/test_7763.html test. http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2009/01/test_3808.html test.... http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/03/ssb-headquarters-wins-architecture.html Siskind Susser Bland's building and architect, Jeff Blackledge, were recognized by the Tennessee chapter of the American Institute of Architects. http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/03/karen-weinstocks-h-1b-book-is-published.html SSB Atlanta lawyer Karen Weinstock's book The H-1B Book: 2008-2009 edition has been published by ILW. This is a very comprehensive, easy to follow book with considerable analysis as well as numerous useful charts, checklists and primary source materials. Karen - Congratulations on the publication of http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/06/arizona-law-faces-major-test.html The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will become the first federal appeals court to hear a challenge on a state immigration law when it hears arguments Thursday concerning the constitutionality of Arizona's tough employer sanctions law. Arizona mandates all employers use E-Verify and can suspend the b http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/06/breaking-news-bush-orders-all-employers.html Wow! All businesses with federal contracts are going to have to use E-Verify. That's a lot more businesses than most people realize. The vast majority of health care employers are subject since they take Medicare. All universities that participate in the federal student loan programs are government http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/06/house-hears-testimony-on-e-verify.html The webcast and statements are available here. Here is the list of witnesses and links to their prepared testimony: Panel I: Hon. Ken Calvert U.S. House of Representatives 44th District (R-CA) Hon. Heath Shuler U.S. House of http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/06/dhs-report-card.html As part of its roll out of the Executive Order on E-Verify mentioned yesterday, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez have issued a joint press release giving an update on where the Administration is in achieving the 26 goals outlined last August. The http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/06/e-verify-proposed-rule-answers-some.html Just got my hands on the proposed rule implementing the President's E-Verify Executive Order (thanks Naomi). A couple of items of note: - normally, employers may only enter new employees in E-Verify; however, the proposed rule requires contractors to verify existing employees working on the governm http://www.visalaw.com/blog.html/2008/06/medical-migrants.html The Memphis Commercial Appeal quotes Greg Siskind in a story on the nurse shortage and the role of foreign nurses. http://www.visalaw.com/2008/02/greg-siskinds-slides-from-tba-legal.html I'm talking about blogging, webinars, social networking sites, etc. at this year's TBA Legal Tech meeting in Nashville. | View | Upload your own http://www.visalaw.com/2008/01/cole-silvers-legal-marketing-blog.html I just want to recommend this very interesting blog and the related web site. I was recently interviewed by Cole on Internet marketing and the interview is there. But the site is chock full of useful links and articles and the blog is worth adding to your RSS feed. Cole has interviewed some really i http://www.visalaw.com/2008/01/greg-siskind-speaking-on-marketing-at.html SSB partner Greg Siskind will be speaking on blogging for lawyers at the annual Tennessee Bar Association Law Technology meeting in Nashville on February 22nd.