Aug
20
DHS and DOL step up audits of H-1B and Labor Cert Sponsors
August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Aug
20
Obama Administration Policy: Enforcement before Reform
August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Jul
13
E-verify: A Helpful Big Brother?
July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Review and analysis of E-Verify program and procedures
Copyright Farhad Sethna, 2008
Question: should an employer adopt the E-Verify program?
Answer: Briefly, my answer is “no”. Here is why:
1. The E-Verify program relies on a Social Security Administration database which by the SSA’s own estimate has a 4.1% error rate. Therefore, for every one hundred [...]
May
16
Every year, American universities graduate thousands of bright, eager, and hard working foreign students. These students usually graduate with Masters Degrees or Ph D’s in the Sciences or Management. Upon graduation, some students choose to return to their homeland. Others however, desire to remain in the United States and seek employment in this country. American [...]
May
16
Every year, American universities graduate thousands of bright, eager, and hard working foreign students. These students usually graduate with Masters Degrees or Ph D’s in the Sciences or Management. Upon graduation, some students choose to return to their homeland. Others however, desire to remain in the United States and seek employment [...]
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