My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
July 1, 2021 - Due to obstruction by Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC), a bipartisan bill to keep the Regional Center portion of the USCIS EB-5 Investor Visa program failed. More here and here. Cornell Law School professor and EB-5 expert Stephen W. Yale-Loehr said: "The EB-5 regional center program allows immigrant investors to get a green card if they invest a significant amount of money in a U.S. project that creates at least 10 jobs for U.S. workers. Done correctly, the program is a four-way win. First, it creates jobs for U.S. workers. Second, it does so at no expense to U.S. taxpayers. Third, it helps U.S. developers obtain the capital they need to start or finish a project. And fourth, it stimulates the economy through the money EB-5 investors spend, both directly and indirectly. Given our efforts to jump start the economy after the pandemic, it is particularly unfortunate that the Senate failed to extend the EB-5 regional center program. Studies have shown the positive economic impact of the EB-5 program over its 30-year history. One study showed that in fiscal year 2013 alone, the EB-5 regional center program contributed $2 billion in foreign direct investment, contributed $3.58 billion to U.S. GDP, and supported over 41,000 jobs. The regional center program’s lapse also hurts the tens of thousands of immigrant investors who have already invested their money in a project and who might remain stuck in their investment while losing their immigration benefits. Congress should extend the EB-5 regional center program as soon as possible."