On April 16, The Coles Firm presented the speech "Employment-Based Immigration: What Every Student Should Know" to a room-full of students at a local Dallas college. The speech primarily focused on employment-based visas including, H-1B, J, L, E, and TN. Also discussed were potential pitfalls with Green Card applications and non-immigrant visas.
Indicative of immigration law constantly changing and evolving, on the day of the presentation, the government extended the deadline for government contractors to enroll in E-Verify. Government contractors have until June 30, 2009 to enroll in E-Verify. This is the third extension of the deadline for government contractors. As discussed during the presentation, E-Verify is an internet based system that allows employers to quickly verify employment eligibility of new hires. Currently, E-Verify is voluntary (except Government Contractors) and free to employers. An employer must be enrolled in E-Verify for a student to be eligible for the STEM OPT extension (29 months work authorization versus standard 12 months).
We thoroughly enjoyed answering questions from the students and hopefully provided a framework for the students as they seek employment after graduation.
Indicative of immigration law constantly changing and evolving, on the day of the presentation, the government extended the deadline for government contractors to enroll in E-Verify. Government contractors have until June 30, 2009 to enroll in E-Verify. This is the third extension of the deadline for government contractors. As discussed during the presentation, E-Verify is an internet based system that allows employers to quickly verify employment eligibility of new hires. Currently, E-Verify is voluntary (except Government Contractors) and free to employers. An employer must be enrolled in E-Verify for a student to be eligible for the STEM OPT extension (29 months work authorization versus standard 12 months).
We thoroughly enjoyed answering questions from the students and hopefully provided a framework for the students as they seek employment after graduation.
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Support the revised (SAVE) Act as it targets employers with stiff penalties for hiring illegal aliens, secures the northern and southern border by adding 8,000 new border patrol agents and increases interior enforcement by allowing for additional federal district court judges and provides more resources for law enforcement officers. In this package E-Verify would be mandatory, in-perpetuity driving illegal labor from the workplace. Rep. Heath Schuler's e-verification program, would require federal agencies, contractors and employers to verify the eligibility of --ALL EMPLOYEES--within one to four years, depending on the size of the company. Using this procedure, identity fraud wrought through fake social security numbers and bogus ID's would be reduced significantly.
ReplyDeleteThis is not about discrimination because E-verify is activated after someone has been hired,” Shuler said. “This helps to ensure that local officials can identify who they arrest. Interior enforcement is crucial.” It's essential that Americans back him and his sponsors when the act is introduced in the next few weeks. This is namely after Sen. Harry Reid(D-NV) and speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) silently neutralized E-Verify, plus 48 other members of the Senate. We cannot trust these pro-illegal immigrant--PARIAH--cheap labor--BUSINESS politicians. With over 12 million Americans out of work and large numbers of new veterans entering the workplace, we cannot accept any legalization of 13 to 20 million foreign nationals. Offer your support to Rep.Shuler (D-NC) on his gov website. Phone: 828-252-1651 Learn more at NUMBERSUSA