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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
8.3 Million Relatives of U.S. Citizens & Legal Residents Awaited Green Cards in 2022
David J. Bier, May 17, 2023 "The United States hit a new record of about 8.3 million immigrants at various stages in its family‐sponsored permanent residence process in 2022—an increase of nearly 1 million since 2019. The staggering number of...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Documented Dreamers Age Out
Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, Apr. 30, 2021 "In 2011, after five years of working and living with his family in the United States on a temporary visa, Barathimohan Ganesan submitted green card applications for his wife, his 5-year-old daughter...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Congress Can Fix Visa Backlog
Prof. Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, Dec. 10, 2021 "A doctor from India came to the U.S. in 2006, completed an internal medicine residency in New York, and is now working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia. He has risked his own life...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Biden Administration Faces Backlog of 380,000 Waiting to Immigrate
Caleb Hampton, New York Times, Feb. 3, 2021 "A State Department official said in federal court last month that, as of Dec. 31, more than 380,000 immigrant visa applicants were awaiting a consular interview. Immigration experts said it would take...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Other Four Million
Much has been made of the estimated four million ( or more ) unauthorized people who may benefit from executive action announced by the White House and DHS last month. But the hard truth about immigration reform is that unless Congress passes legislation...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Families Counted Together Stay Together: How to Eliminate Visa Backlogs
"There is nothing in the Immigration and Nationality Act that requires each derivative family member to be counted on an individual basis against the worldwide and country caps. That being so, President Obama tomorrow can issue an executive order...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Afghan Interpreters for the U.S. Are Left Stranded and at Risk
"Thousands of Afghan applicants are caught in an approval process that lasts more than two years. As many as 5,000 were waiting to begin the process as of last fall. The State Department declined to comment on the number of applications submitted...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The 7 Percent Problem Makes 'The Line' Impossibly Long
"[T]oday’s system now allots 7 percent of each visa category per country. For example, the law allows for 366,000 family- and employer-sponsored visas. That means up to 25,620 such visas (7 percent) are allowed for each country, whether you’re...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
A New Immigration Recipe: Specialty Chefs Need a Dream Act Too!
Angelo A. Paparelli, Jan. 13, 2013 - "Blogger’s note: Today’s guest blog is by my friend and scholarly colleague, Nathan Waxman . Nathan revisits an issue he first considered eight years ago in this space when he bemoaned the increasingly poor...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Quotas Plus Backlogs Plus 'Age-Out' Equals Self-Deportation for Dancer
"Lauren Gray has lived in the U.S. legally for the past 17 years on her parents visa. But when she turns 21 in August, her visa expires and because she has not been able to get a green card, she will have to return to England and leave her family...