#vote2016 !!!!
Sophie Alcorn, founder of Alcorn Immigration Law, encourages all US citizens to vote in the November 8, 2016 general election in this video. Because everybody on the North American continent…
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A Clinton Win Is a Win-Win-Win
Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States, according to Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s, which has correctly predicted the presidential election winners since 1980, forecasts Clinton will pick up…
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International Entrepreneur Rule Ineffective As Written
The proposed International Entrepreneur Rule received more than 750 comments during the public comment period, which ended last week. Many pointed out the hurdles foreign entrepreneurs would face qualifying for…
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Video on L-1A and L-1B Visas and EB-1C Green Cards
If you have been working at a foreign company, how can you move to the US? If you’re a manager or executive, such as a startup founder, or an employee…
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Drastic Changes in Store for EB-5 Regional Center Program?
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing temporary funding legislation at the end of last month that kept the federal government running through Dec. 9. In that legislation, Congress…
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Chicken-&-Egg Problem Remains Under Proposed Entrepreneur Rule
When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the International Entrepreneur Rule last month, I was excited that highly motivated foreign entrepreneurs finally had another means to remain in Silicon…
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EB-2 National Interest Waiver: Streamlining the Green Card Process
U.S. employers and foreign nationals can forego the arduous and lengthy labor certification process if they receive an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW). An NIW means employers can forego labor…
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Asylum Win Means New Life, Highlights Flaws
I took an immigration case in June through my volunteer work with the Mesa Verde Pro Bono Project. I’m thrilled to report that last week an immigration court judge granted…
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International Entrepreneur Rule: Great News for Trailing Spouses
Trailing spouses are eligible to apply for work authorization under the proposed International Entrepreneur Rule, one of the rule’s major benefits. The proposed International Entrepreneur Rule is currently in a…
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Head-to-Head on Immigration: Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump
Immigration has been the hot-button issue of the 2016 presidential race. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were taking opposite roads to immigration reform—until last week. In the wake of a…
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