As an immigration lawyer I often hear, “Illegal immigrants should all leave. What is it about the word “illegal” that they don’t understand?” There seems to be a misconception that undocumented immigrants should be viewed as criminals. After all, they are breaking the law. However, this narrow view of the immigration issue fails to take… Read More »
If you are an immigrant entering the US without inspection you have not been permitted to apply for a waiver to adjust or change your status stateside. Historically, the immigrant must leave the US to apply for the waiver and potentially be subject to a three or ten year bar for reentry. This could be both… Read More »
If you are an immigrant and find yourself in a position where you apply for social security benefits, you should be aware that there are huge risks that this could lead to deportation. According to a recent blog by one of our immigration lawyers, Ahmad Yakzan, Immigrants seeking immigration benefits face the “public charge” ground of… Read More »
One of the best ways for our country to expand economically, is to encourage business executives from overseas to open a branch of their business in the United States. One of our immigration lawyers, Ahmad Yakzan, recently wrote a blog on this very topic. Visit Mr. Yakzan’s blog at http://ahmadyakzan.blogspot.com/2012/12/intra-company-executive-visas-way-to.html to learn more about the… Read More »
Now that the Presidential election is behind, when can the US expect to see comprehensive immigration reform? It has been believed that both political parties agree there needs to be reforms. But when will this happen? The Los Angeles Times reported on December 7th, 2012 that the Obama administration plans to begin an all-out drive… Read More »
Many young undocumented immigrants have been hesitant to apply for deferred action for fear that it might end up making a difficult and frightening situation even worse. Ever since President Obama announced his executive order granting deferred action for some qualified young immigrants, people have wondered what would happen if he lost re-election? … Read More »
Immigration reform is not only good for those dreaming to live in the U.S., but it is also good for our economic growth. The U.S. is in desperate need for talented, hardworking and educated new citizens. These new citizens and permanent residents would fill jobs that would otherwise be sent overseas and create new jobs… Read More »
Residual Functional Capacity – RFC – is the maximum ability a person has to do work activities on a sustained basis. Put another way, it is the most work a person can when you taken into consideration all of their mental and physical limitations. Usually, a disability insurance company determines what a person’s RFC is… Read More »
What is “Sedentary” Work? …and Why Your Disability Insurance Company Cares Many Disability Insurance policies use what they call an “any occupation” (also called “any occ”) definition of disability. That means that they evaluate whether you can do any occupation to determine if you are disabled. Since the insurance company is looking at whether you… Read More »
These past few years, immigration issues have been discussed a great deal by politicians. But, where do the political parties actually stand with regard to immigration matters? Check out my blog which highlights the Republican and Democratic platforms relating to this important topic. Go to http://immigrationnutsandbolts.blogspot.com/