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Karen Pollak

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Fights For DREAM Act | Immigration

Posted by Karen Pollak on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 @ 7:56 AM

A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, has just announced that he is an undocumented immigrant in a major article that just went up on the New York Times website.  Tomorrow evening ABC News will be devoting its Nightline program to the story.  Here are the links:

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Immigration & Entrepreneurialism Impact Fortune 500

Posted by Karen Pollak on Wed, Jun 22, 2011 @ 9:44 PM

Did you know that 41% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by either an immigrant or the child of an immigrant and that the 2010 Fortune 500 companies generated revenues equivalent to 73% of the US GDP? 

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Purchasing a US Green Card | EB-5 Visa

Posted by Karen Pollak on Mon, Jun 20, 2011 @ 11:44 AM

This is the last part of a four part series on immigrating to the United States that will be appearing in BusinessBrief Magazine. BusinessBrief is a South African business management Magazine that provides the decision makers in business with the information they need to make better business decisions.

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What You Need To Know About Applying For A US Green Card

Posted by Karen Pollak on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 @ 11:40 AM

This is the third part of a four part series on immigrating to the United States that will be appearing in BusinessBrief Magazine. BusinessBrief is a South African business management Magazine that provides the decision makers in business with the information they need to make better business decisions.

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US Immigration | Non-Immigrant Visas

Posted by Karen Pollak on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 @ 11:14 PM

This is the second part of a four part series on immigrating to the United States that will be appearing in BusinessBrief Magazine. BusinessBrief is a South African business management Magazine that provides the decision makers in business with the information they need to make better business decisions.

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USCIS Combats the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law

Posted by Karen Pollak on Sat, Jun 11, 2011 @ 2:15 PM
All too often, individuals seeking immigration benefits are deceived by people pretending to be "immigration experts." This is against the law.  Common scams include:
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Civics and Citizenship Toolkit Now Available

Posted by Karen Pollak on Mon, May 23, 2011 @ 9:48 PM
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Drop in Demand for H-1B Visas in 2011

Posted by Karen Pollak on Fri, May 20, 2011 @ 7:08 AM

Demand for H-1B visas have dropped by more than 50 percent when the numbers are compared for April 2010 and April 2011, according to figures cited by the Wall Street Journal. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received just 8,000 employer petitions for H-1B visas in April 2011, compared with roughly 16,500 petitions in April 2010 and 45,000 in April 2009.

The H-1B program allows US employers to sponsor highly skilled foreign-born workers for employment in the United States for up to six years.

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EB-5 Investor Visa Program May Undergo Significant Changes

Posted by Karen Pollak on Thu, May 19, 2011 @ 8:41 PM
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today proposed significant enhancements to the administration of the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program, commonly referred to as the EB-5 Program—transforming the intake and review process for immigrant investors as part of the Obama administration’s continued commitment to improve the legal immigration system and meet our economic and national security needs for the 21st century.

The EB-5 Program makes 10,000 visas available annually to immigrant investors who invest in commercial enterprises that create at least 10 U.S. jobs. EB-5 investors may petition independently or as part of a USCIS-designated Regional Center.

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Student Visa Holders May Qualify For Optical Practical Training (OPT)

Posted by Karen Pollak on Thu, May 19, 2011 @ 7:38 AM

ICE announces expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math degree programs which qualify eligible graduates to extend their post-graduate training

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