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		<title>Appeals Court holds that employer not responsible for visa fees and expenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the convoluted world of H-1B non-agricultural temporary worker processing, this case stood out as a good example of the seamier side of hiring foreign workers.  In Castellanos-Contreras, et al v. Decatur Hotels, LLC, Fifth Circuit case #07-30942 (July 21, 2009), the court ruled on a complaint filed by Castellanos-Contreras and two others that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS and DOL step up audits of H-1B and Labor Cert Sponsors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Fueled by the $500.00 per case “H-1B Fraud Fee” paid by employers for every new H-1B application for a new employee, the DHS has instituted significant additional review programs of H-1B employer sponsors.  According to the DHS, over 600 employers nationwide are being audited.  The Office of Fraud Detention and National Security estimated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Policy: Enforcement before Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking recently, Janet Napolitano, President Obama’s Secretary of Homeland Security indicated that without question the administration’s policy was going to be that of expanding immigration enforcement, especially against businesses.  This comes on the heels of another declaration that H-1B visa sponsors are being audited in much larger numbers, thanks to the additional $500.00 H-1B [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The L-1A Visa: Back Door To Permanent Residency?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 05:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article introduces another member of the INS (Immigration  and Naturalization Service) &#8220;alphabet soup&#8221; &#8211; the &#8220;L&#8221; visa. The L &#8211; Visa is  issued to intra-company transferees: these are individuals transferring from a  business entity outside the U.S.A. to an affiliated enterprise within the U.S.A.  The L visa may be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 05:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the closing days of Congress in Fall 2004, the L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004  (&#8221;Act&#8221;)was included in the Fiscal Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 4818). The  Act was doubtless spurred by numerous reports and testimony to Congress that the  L-1 visa &#8211; especially the L-1B &#8211; was being misused by employers [...]]]></description>
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