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07/31/2007: Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduced Bill to Void USCIS Filing Fee Increase
07/31/2007: Employment-Based Immigrants Schedule to Stage a Rally in DC on 09/13/2007
07/31/2007: House Passed Liberian TPS Extension Bill for One Year from October 1, 2007
07/31/2007: USCIS Suspends July 2007 VB EAD and Advance Parole e-Filing Between 07/30/2007 and August 17, 2007
07/31/2007: Correct Filing Fees for July 2007 VB I-485 Filing
07/31/2007: Lapse in This Website Reporting
07/28/2007: Time for Democrats in the Senate and House to Give Equal Shake to Employment-Based Immigration Relief Legislation
07/28/2007: 140 e-Filing Link
07/27/2007: USCIS Releases Important FAQ2 for July-August 485 Filing and Fees
07/26/2007: USCIS Cancels Scheduled e-Filing System Outage Tomorrow
07/26/2007: BEC Labor Certification Status as of 07/20/2007
07/26/2007: USCIS Issues Guidance for Immigration Filing Fee Waiver Determination
07/25/2007: USCIS e-Filing System Outage on Friday, July 27, 2007
07/25/2007: USCIS Inadvertent Publishing of 07/30/2007 Version I-485 Form on 07/23/2007
07/25/2007: Special Information on Filing Form FB-485 for Persons Living in the Jurisdiction of the Dallas, El Paso, and Oklahoma
07/25/2007: I-140 Premium Processing Unavailability and Its Impact
07/24/2007: USCIS Indefinitely Suspenses I-140 Premium Processing Services
07/24/2007: USCIS Generous Interpretation of Priority Date Based July 2007 EB-485 Filing Eligibility and Our Urge for OFLC's Certification of PERM Applications Before 08/17/2007
0724/2007: AC 21 Three-Year Increment H-1B Extension Petition Availability in July and August 2007
07/24/2007: Confirmed Cases of No Cause for Rejections of July-August 2007 EB-485 Filing Under USCIS FAQ1
07/24/2007: Confirmed Reasons for Rejection of July-August EB-485 Filings, Particularly Between 07/17/2007 and 08/17/2007 Under USCIS FAQ
07/23/2007: USCIS July-August VB 485 Filing FAQ Released: CIS 485 Filing FAQ
Concurrently filed I-140 Filing Fee: $475, new fee, from 07/30/2007 Concurrently filed I-765 and I-131: Old fees, $180 for EAD and $170 for AP until 08/17/2007 USCIS will accept EB 485 if the priority date is before July 31, 2007 but the certification is granted after August 1, 2007 and such 485 is filed by August 17, 2007!! USCIS will reject EB-485 application with a labor certification waiver EB petitions ( such as EB-1, NIW, etc) concurrently filed with the I-485 if the priority date is not established before end of July 2007. It is thus extremely important for the labor certification waived I-140/I-485 concurrent filers to immediately file I-140 petition first before the end of July 2007!!!!!!!! Please use e-filing. USCIS will not, repeat will not, reject EB-485 applications which are not accompanied by the medical examiantion report. Without I-797 of pending I-140 notices, USCIS will accept EB-485 if certain information which is described in this announcement is provided.
07/22/2007: Service Centers Receipting Update As of 07/20/2007
07/22/2007: Increased Piecemeal Immigration Legislative Activities Post-CIR with Disappointing Results
07/22/2007: Rep. Lofgren's Statement on July Visa Fiasco Resolution
07/21/2007: RFE/NOID Flexible Time Frame Rule and Need for USCIS Discretion for Pe-July 17, 2007 EB-485 Filers
07/20/2007: DOL FY 2008 Budget Proposal Passed the House 07/19/2007
07/20/2007: Senator Cornyn's Amendment for Temporary Relief of Employment-Based Immigration Failed
SEC. __. EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS. (a) Recapture of Unused Employment-Based Immigrant Visas.--Section 106(d) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-313; 8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)--(A) by inserting ``1994, 1996, 1997, 1998,'' after ``available in fiscal year'';(B) by striking ``or 2004'' and inserting ``2004, or 2006''; and C) by striking ``be available'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``be available only to-- ``(A) employment-based immigrants under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); ``(B) the family members accompanying or following to join such employment-based immigrants under section 203(d) of such Act; and ``(C) those immigrant workers who had petitions approved based on Schedule A, Group I under section 656.5 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, as promulgated by the Secretary of Labor.''; and (2) in paragraph (2)--(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999 through 2004'' and inserting ``1994, 1996 through 1998, 2001 through 2004, and 2006''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: ``(ii) DISTRIBUTION OF VISAS.--The total number of visas made available under paragraph (1) from unused visas from fiscal years 1994, 1996 through 1998, 2001 through 2004, and 2006 shall be distributed as follows: ``(I) The total number of visas made available for immigrant workers who had petitions approved based on Schedule A, Group I under section 656.5 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, as promulgated by the Secretary of Labor shall be 61,000. ``(II) The visas remaining from the total made available under subclause (I) shall be allocated equally among employment-based immigrants with approved petitions under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (and their family members accompanying or following to join).''. (b) H-1B Visa Availability.--Section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A)) is amended--(1) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix); and(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: ``(vii) 65,000 in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007 ``(viii) 115,000 in fiscal year 2008; and''.
SEC. __. EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS.
(a) Recapture of Unused Employment-Based Immigrant Visas.--Section 106(d) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-313; 8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--(A) by inserting ``1994, 1996, 1997, 1998,'' after ``available in fiscal year'';(B) by striking ``or 2004'' and inserting ``2004, or 2006''; and C) by striking ``be available'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``be available only to-- ``(A) employment-based immigrants under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); ``(B) the family members accompanying or following to join such employment-based immigrants under section 203(d) of such Act; and ``(C) those immigrant workers who had petitions approved based on Schedule A, Group I under section 656.5 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, as promulgated by the Secretary of Labor.''; and (2) in paragraph (2)--(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999 through 2004'' and inserting ``1994, 1996 through 1998, 2001 through 2004, and 2006''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: ``(ii) DISTRIBUTION OF VISAS.--The total number of visas made available under paragraph (1) from unused visas from fiscal years 1994, 1996 through 1998, 2001 through 2004, and 2006 shall be distributed as follows: ``(I) The total number of visas made available for immigrant workers who had petitions approved based on Schedule A, Group I under section 656.5 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, as promulgated by the Secretary of Labor shall be 61,000. ``(II) The visas remaining from the total made available under subclause (I) shall be allocated equally among employment-based immigrants with approved petitions under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (and their family members accompanying or following to join).''.
(1) in paragraph (1)--(A) by inserting ``1994, 1996, 1997, 1998,'' after ``available in fiscal year'';(B) by striking ``or 2004'' and inserting ``2004, or 2006''; and C) by striking ``be available'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``be available only to--
``(A) employment-based immigrants under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); ``(B) the family members accompanying or following to join such employment-based immigrants under section 203(d) of such Act; and ``(C) those immigrant workers who had petitions approved based on Schedule A, Group I under section 656.5 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, as promulgated by the Secretary of Labor.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999 through 2004'' and inserting ``1994, 1996 through 1998, 2001 through 2004, and 2006''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
``(ii) DISTRIBUTION OF VISAS.--The total number of visas made available under paragraph (1) from unused visas from fiscal years 1994, 1996 through 1998, 2001 through 2004, and 2006 shall be distributed as follows: ``(I) The total number of visas made available for immigrant workers who had petitions approved based on Schedule A, Group I under section 656.5 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, as promulgated by the Secretary of Labor shall be 61,000. ``(II) The visas remaining from the total made available under subclause (I) shall be allocated equally among employment-based immigrants with approved petitions under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (and their family members accompanying or following to join).''.
(b) H-1B Visa Availability.--Section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A)) is amended--(1) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix); and(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
``(vii) 65,000 in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007 ``(viii) 115,000 in fiscal year 2008; and''.
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, no one disputes that a key part of America's economy is our ability to innovate and retain the most qualified workers, especially in areas such as math, science, and engineering. There is one step Congress can take this year to help provide at least temporary relief. My amendment would allow the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to recapture unused employment-based visas. These unused visa numbers would go to nurses, physical therapists, and other key areas for people with extraordinary ability with advanced degrees. This amendment would also include a one-time H-1B visa increase of 115,000 for fiscal year 2008 only, given if that cap was hit in the first day this year. This amendment will go a long way to help provide the legal workers who are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, this H-1B visa issue was debated during the course of the immigration bill. We decided to increase the number of the H-1B visas but also increase the safeguards against abuse. We know abuses are taking place. We wanted to be sure American workers have first chance at these jobs, No. 1; and, No. 2, we want to stop these foreign job shops that are using thousands of these H-1B visas to outsource jobs in the United States then back to their home country. None of those reforms are included. All we have is an increase in the H-1B visa numbers. We need a balanced and coordinated approach that increases the numbers with the safeguards. Unfortunately, Senator Cornyn's amendment does not do that, and I urge my colleagues to oppose it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 55, the nays are 40. Three-fifths (60 votes) of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is rejected. The point of order is sustained and the amendment falls.
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, no one disputes that a key part of America's economy is our ability to innovate and retain the most qualified workers, especially in areas such as math, science, and engineering. There is one step Congress can take this year to help provide at least temporary relief. My amendment would allow the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to recapture unused employment-based visas. These unused visa numbers would go to nurses, physical therapists, and other key areas for people with extraordinary ability with advanced degrees. This amendment would also include a one-time H-1B visa increase of 115,000 for fiscal year 2008 only, given if that cap was hit in the first day this year. This amendment will go a long way to help provide the legal workers who are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, this H-1B visa issue was debated during the course of the immigration bill. We decided to increase the number of the H-1B visas but also increase the safeguards against abuse. We know abuses are taking place. We wanted to be sure American workers have first chance at these jobs, No. 1; and, No. 2, we want to stop these foreign job shops that are using thousands of these H-1B visas to outsource jobs in the United States then back to their home country. None of those reforms are included. All we have is an increase in the H-1B visa numbers. We need a balanced and coordinated approach that increases the numbers with the safeguards. Unfortunately, Senator Cornyn's amendment does not do that, and I urge my colleagues to oppose it.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 55, the nays are 40. Three-fifths (60 votes) of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is rejected. The point of order is sustained and the amendment falls.
07/20/2007: Draft of AILF Class Action Lawsuit on VB Fiasco
07/20/2007: Business Week Report of Potential Congressional Action on Employment-Based Immigration Reform
07/19/2007: What Does 140,000 Annual EB Visa Number Mean and EB Reform Legislation is Urgent
07/19/2007: H-2B Nonprofessional Temporary Worker Frequently Asked Questions and Answers by Office of Foreign Labor Certification, DOL
07/18/2007: Reinstated July Visa Bulletin, August Visa Bulletin, and H-1B Three-Year Extension Under AC 21 Section 104(c)
07/18/2007: July-August 485 Filing Q&A
07/18/2007: On the Occasion of Closing the Chapter of Visa Bulletin Fiasco
07/18/2007: Reinstatement of Original July Visa Bulletin and Uncertain Impact on Pre-July "Tagged" EB-485 Applications and Processing Time of I-485 Applications in the Future
07/17/2007: Our Website Server Was Down
07/17/2007: USCIS Accepts EB 485 Cases Until 08/17/2007 As We Reported Earlier
07/17/2007: 4:20 p.m. Hurray for July Visa Bulletin
07/17/2007 4:10 p.m. August Visa Bulletin
07/17/2007: USCIS Deal Reached
07/17/2007: USCIS Transformation Program and 07/17/1007 GAO Report to Congress
07/17/2007: AILF Class Action Status Report
07/17/2007: CIS 07/16/2007 Processing Times Report
07/17/2007: DREAM Act Introduced as Amendment to H.R. 1585 Defense Authorization Act
07/17/2007: Government Scheduled to Announce Something "Today"
07/17/2007: C'mon, Who Is Going to Announce First, DOS August Visa Bulletin or CIS VB Fiasco Relief?
07/17/2007: Passport Processing Meltdown to Receive Some Help from Retired Diplomats
07/16/2007: USCIS Launches First Transformation Program ("Account System")
07/16/2007: Advisory for Labor Certification Employer on Employer Obligation from Fraud Prevention and Cost Payment Obligation
07/16/2007: AILA Statement on Current Rumor
07/16/2007: Notice to The Oh Law Firm July 485 Clients
07/16/2007: Ongoing Wild Forest Fire of Rumor for USCIS to Accept July EB-485 Filing
07/16/2007: Advisory for H-1B LCA Filers
07/16/2007: USCIS Reportedly To Accept Some July 2007 EB-485 Filings
07/15/2007: Immigrants Start Reporting EB-485 Approvals After July 1 Using Visa Numbers Taken Out Both Before and After June 30, 2007
07/14/2007: Silence of Employment-Based Immigration Legislation Sponsors and Backers Post CIR Death
07/14/2007: DREAM Act Bill to Return to Congress
07/13/2007: Persons Obtaining Permanent Resident Status in 2006 by Type of Immigration and by Country
07/13/2007: USCIS Updates Service Centers Receipting Status as of 07/13/2007
07/13/2007: USCIS Issues Correction of Previous Guidance Regarding Form I-140 Immigrant Alien Worker Filings with Labor Certification Substitution Requests
07/13/2007: Agonizying Moments for DHS/USCIS Leaders
07/13/2007: DOS Issued Guidance for Visa Posts on Processing Visa Applicants with Drunk Driving Hits
07/13/2007 01:00 AM: Watch for August Visa Bulletin to be Released Shortly
07/12/2007: Original July 2007 Visa Bulletin and Long Overdue Change of Immigration Procedures
07/12/2007: USCIS Confirms That Sub I-140 Will Be Received Monday, 07/16/2007
07/12/2007: USCIS Reportedly Returning Visa Numbers to DOS
07/12/2007: Truth to Rumor of Resrictionist Senators Having Influenced USCIS Decision of July 2007 EB New Filing
07/12/2007: Pre-July 2 EB-485 Cases - Where Is the Beef?
07/12/2007: OES/SOC Wage Update Delays and Advisory for H-1B LCA Filing
07/12/2007: USCIS Announcement of Scheduled Websites Systems Outages
Case Status Online (and processing times) Field Office Locator and Information Civil Surgeon Locator; and Change of Address Online
07/11/2007: California Service Center System Problem Fixed and Approval Notices Due Delivered by 07/20/2007
07/11/2007: Rep. Zoe Lofgren's Demands Records and Evidence Relating to July Visa Bulletin Fiasco
July 11, 2007 The Honorable Michael Chertoff Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Chertoff: On July 2, 2007, the Department of State (DOS) issued an "Update to July Visa Availability," which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) apparently relied on to suspend its acceptance of adjustment of status applications based on employment-based immigrant petitions. DOS and DHS acted on these matters despite my request that the agencies provide the Subcommittee with certain information before taking such actions. At no point since my letter to you dated July 2, 2007, have I received any information in writing from the Department. Given this failure, I am now requesting that you provide to me, within three days of the date of this letter, the following information: 1. All correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, notes, field guidance or other documentation relating to the issuance of or the Department of Homeland Security's actions regarding the July Visa Bulletin, which made all employment-based immigrant visa categories (except the "other worker" category) current. The term "Department of Homeland Security" includes DHS or any component thereof. 2. All e-mails, correspondence, memoranda, notes, field guidance or other documentation relating to the issuance of or the Department of Homeland Security's actions regarding the "Update to July Visa Availability" issued on July 2, 2007. The term "Department of Homeland Security" includes DHS or any component thereof. 3. All correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, notes, field guidance or other documentation between the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Department of Justice and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to the availability of visa numbers for the month of July 2007, the issuance of or the Department of Homeland Security's actions regarding the "Update to July Visa Availability" issued on July 2, 2007, the processing of security or name checks in connection with visa number requests through the end of FY 2007, and/or the determination to suspend or reject the acceptance of adjustment of status applications. The terms "Department of Homeland Security," "Department of State," "Department of Justice" and "Federal Bureau of Investigation" include DHS, DOS, DOJ, FBI or any components of those agencies. 4. A detailed description of any existing or proposed understanding, arrangement and/or agreement between DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) and the FBI (or any component thereof) relating to name checks or other security checks conducted with respect to immigration applications or petitions. 5. A detailed description of how DHS and/or the FBI expect the processes for such name or security checks to change through the end of FY 2007, and, in particular, within the month of July 2007. 6. A detailed description, including, but not limited to, a statistical tallying, of all employment-based immigration cases, petitions, applications or other files for which DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to USCIS) requested a visa number between May 2007 and July 2, 2007, inclusive, for which any name or security check was pending, uncompleted or otherwise awaiting action on a security or name check. (Hereinafter, such cases will be referred to as cases for which visa numbers were "pre-requested.") 7. The specific legal authority on which DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to, USCIS) relied to "pre-request" visa numbers for cases, applications, petitions or other files for which security or name checks were pending, uncompleted or otherwise awaiting action. The response to this question shall include copies of the specific legal authority, including statutory provisions, regulations, field manuals, policy memoranda, policy guidance or other documentation relied upon, as well as the date or dates on which such authority was last revised or issued, the substance of any revision and the original text that was revised. 8. Any and all correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, field guidance, notes or other documentation discussing or referencing the agency's decision to "pre-request" visa numbers for which security or name checks were pending, uncompleted or otherwise awaiting action. 9. Any and all field guidance, e-mails, correspondence, memoranda, notes or other documentation discussing or referencing the agency's plans, policies or other proposed or expected actions in the event security or name checks for cases, applications, petitions or other files for which the agency "pre-requested" visa numbers are not or do not get completed during July 2007 or the remainder of FY 2007, including, but not limited to, whether the agency has proposed or intends to return, or has discussed returning, visa numbers for such cases to DOS. 10. Any and all correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, notes or other documentation between DHS (including any component thereof, including, but not limited to, USCIS) and DOS regarding the availability of visa numbers for June 2007, July 2007, or any remaining month of FY 2007, including, but not limited to, the anticipated numbers available during such months, the expected or anticipated usage of or requests for such numbers and/or the update, revision, restatement or alteration of the July Visa Bulletin. 11. Any and all records or other documentation (with a summary for ease of analysis) regarding historic patterns of overtime ordered for work on weekends, including specifically the weekend leading up to July 2, 2007, and the reasons in each case that prompted the overtime, for the past three years. 12. Any and all records or other documentation (with a summary for ease of analysis) regarding historic patterns of adjudication of adjustment of status cases, including a breakout for adjustment of status cases based on employment-based immigrant petitions, on a monthly basis for the past three years. 13. Any and all records, analyses, spreadsheets, related e-mails, memoranda, correspondence or other documentation evaluating the potential financial effects to DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to USCIS) if adjustment of status cases eligible for filing under the initial July 2007 Visa Bulletin were filed before, on or after July 30, 2007. Thank you for your immediate consideration of this very important matter. Sincerely, Zoe Lofgren Chairwoman Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security & International Law cc: Secretary Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Department of State
July 11, 2007
The Honorable Michael Chertoff Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528
Dear Secretary Chertoff:
On July 2, 2007, the Department of State (DOS) issued an "Update to July Visa Availability," which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) apparently relied on to suspend its acceptance of adjustment of status applications based on employment-based immigrant petitions. DOS and DHS acted on these matters despite my request that the agencies provide the Subcommittee with certain information before taking such actions.
At no point since my letter to you dated July 2, 2007, have I received any information in writing from the Department. Given this failure, I am now requesting that you provide to me, within three days of the date of this letter, the following information:
1. All correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, notes, field guidance or other documentation relating to the issuance of or the Department of Homeland Security's actions regarding the July Visa Bulletin, which made all employment-based immigrant visa categories (except the "other worker" category) current. The term "Department of Homeland Security" includes DHS or any component thereof.
2. All e-mails, correspondence, memoranda, notes, field guidance or other documentation relating to the issuance of or the Department of Homeland Security's actions regarding the "Update to July Visa Availability" issued on July 2, 2007. The term "Department of Homeland Security" includes DHS or any component thereof.
3. All correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, notes, field guidance or other documentation between the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Department of Justice and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to the availability of visa numbers for the month of July 2007, the issuance of or the Department of Homeland Security's actions regarding the "Update to July Visa Availability" issued on July 2, 2007, the processing of security or name checks in connection with visa number requests through the end of FY 2007, and/or the determination to suspend or reject the acceptance of adjustment of status applications. The terms "Department of Homeland Security," "Department of State," "Department of Justice" and "Federal Bureau of Investigation" include DHS, DOS, DOJ, FBI or any components of those agencies.
4. A detailed description of any existing or proposed understanding, arrangement and/or agreement between DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) and the FBI (or any component thereof) relating to name checks or other security checks conducted with respect to immigration applications or petitions.
5. A detailed description of how DHS and/or the FBI expect the processes for such name or security checks to change through the end of FY 2007, and, in particular, within the month of July 2007.
6. A detailed description, including, but not limited to, a statistical tallying, of all employment-based immigration cases, petitions, applications or other files for which DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to USCIS) requested a visa number between May 2007 and July 2, 2007, inclusive, for which any name or security check was pending, uncompleted or otherwise awaiting action on a security or name check. (Hereinafter, such cases will be referred to as cases for which visa numbers were "pre-requested.")
7. The specific legal authority on which DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to, USCIS) relied to "pre-request" visa numbers for cases, applications, petitions or other files for which security or name checks were pending, uncompleted or otherwise awaiting action. The response to this question shall include copies of the specific legal authority, including statutory provisions, regulations, field manuals, policy memoranda, policy guidance or other documentation relied upon, as well as the date or dates on which such authority was last revised or issued, the substance of any revision and the original text that was revised.
8. Any and all correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, field guidance, notes or other documentation discussing or referencing the agency's decision to "pre-request" visa numbers for which security or name checks were pending, uncompleted or otherwise awaiting action.
9. Any and all field guidance, e-mails, correspondence, memoranda, notes or other documentation discussing or referencing the agency's plans, policies or other proposed or expected actions in the event security or name checks for cases, applications, petitions or other files for which the agency "pre-requested" visa numbers are not or do not get completed during July 2007 or the remainder of FY 2007, including, but not limited to, whether the agency has proposed or intends to return, or has discussed returning, visa numbers for such cases to DOS.
10. Any and all correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, notes or other documentation between DHS (including any component thereof, including, but not limited to, USCIS) and DOS regarding the availability of visa numbers for June 2007, July 2007, or any remaining month of FY 2007, including, but not limited to, the anticipated numbers available during such months, the expected or anticipated usage of or requests for such numbers and/or the update, revision, restatement or alteration of the July Visa Bulletin.
11. Any and all records or other documentation (with a summary for ease of analysis) regarding historic patterns of overtime ordered for work on weekends, including specifically the weekend leading up to July 2, 2007, and the reasons in each case that prompted the overtime, for the past three years.
12. Any and all records or other documentation (with a summary for ease of analysis) regarding historic patterns of adjudication of adjustment of status cases, including a breakout for adjustment of status cases based on employment-based immigrant petitions, on a monthly basis for the past three years.
13. Any and all records, analyses, spreadsheets, related e-mails, memoranda, correspondence or other documentation evaluating the potential financial effects to DHS (or any component thereof, including, but not limited to USCIS) if adjustment of status cases eligible for filing under the initial July 2007 Visa Bulletin were filed before, on or after July 30, 2007.
Thank you for your immediate consideration of this very important matter.
Sincerely,
Zoe Lofgren Chairwoman Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security & International Law
cc: Secretary Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Department of State
07/11/2007: Fate of U.S. Senator Vitter on the Edge for Involvement in the Madam's List
07/11/2007: July 2007 EB 485 Filers, Please Keep the Original of Supporting Documentation
07/11/2007: Sources of Rumor of USCIS Potential Reverse of July 2007 485 Applications Rejection
07/10/2007: AILF Visa Bulletin Lawsuit Update
07/10/2007: Response of USCIS Director to Visa Bulletin Fiasco Related Flower Campaign
07/10/2007: USCIS July 2007 Newsletter
07/09/2007: Congress Returns to the Session This Week and Hot Agenda
07/09/2007: Guesstimate of Potential July 2007 I-485 Eligible Cases [Copyrighted. Do Not Copy Without Permission or Disclosure of Link]
07/08/2007: Some Foreign Professionals Sending Flowers to Agency Leaders Involving Visa Bulletin Fiasco
07/08/2007: AILF VB Litigation Update
07/08/2007: AILF I-485 Litigation "Class" and Importance of Filing of I-140 Petitions for Certain Aliens
07/08/2007: July VB and H-1B Three-Year Increment Extension Under AC 21
07/07/2007: SPECIAL REPORT: AILF Will Include Those Who Did Not File EB-485
07/07/2007: Mathematics of July VB 485 Fee Income and Likely Sources of On-Going Fiasco or Commotion [Copyrighted. Do Not Copy Without Permission or Disclosure of Link]
07/06/2007: Revised July 2007 Visa Bulletin
07/06/2007: SPECIAL ALERT: U.S. Visa Posts Will Continue to Issue Immigrant Visas in July for July Interview Scheduled EB Applicants?
07/06/2007: Hard Working Women and Men in USCIS Behind the Visa Number Fiasco
07/06/2007: USCIS Updates Receipting Backlogs
I-131 EB 8/1/2007 I-140 EB 8/1/2007 I-485 8/1/2007 N-400 8/1/2007
I-131 7/20/2007 I-140 7/13/2007 I-485 EB 7/20/2007 I-765 7/20/2007 N-400 7/27/2007
07/06/2007: State Department Record of EB Visa Number Authorization Involving Current Fiasco
07/06/2007: USCIS Reportedly Admitted Some I-485 Approvals at Last Minutes Without Completion of FBI Security Clearance
"To complete the applications in time, the immigration agency put employees to work both days last weekend at service centers in Texas and Nebraska, immigration officials said. They said that 25,000 applications were processed in the final 48 hours before Mondays deadline. In some cases, security clearances required by the F.B.I. were not entirely completed, immigration officials said. The agency approved some applications when we were certain the process will be completed very shortly, Mr. Aytes said."
07/06/2007: Visa Bulletin Class Action Lawsuit, Potential Members of the Class, and Issue of I-485 Filing in July
07/05/2007: USCIS Advises Importance of Reviewing Frequently Instructions for Each Form
07/05/2007: Definition of I-485 "Filing" and Receipt of June VB Cases in July 2007
07/05/2007: I-751 Removal of Conditional Resident Status Application Processing Centralized in CSC
07/04/2007: Status and Issues Involving July 2007 485 Fiasco
07/03/2007: Congresswoman Lofgren's Statement on July Visa Bulletin Revision and USCIS 485 Rejection
07/03/2007: Minnesota SWA Practice of Job Order and America's Job Bank Transition
07/03/2007: Various Rumors on Conspiracy Theory on July Visa Fasco and Power of Litigation
07/03/2007: Time for Businesses, Employers, and EB Immigrants to Stand Up for Employment-Based Immigration Justice and Reform
07/02/2007: To File or Not To File, That Is the Question!
07/02/2007: EB Visa Retrogression in July, August, and September 2007 and I-140 Premium Processing Services
07/02/2007: USCIS Decided to Reject All EB Filing "Effective Today"
07/02/1007: All EB Number Unavailable Until New FY 2008
06/30/2007: Potential EB Visa Number Exhaution in July and Probable Actions of State Department or USCIS
06/29/2007: Time to Keep Emotion Under Control
06/29/2007: American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) Seeks Plaintiffs for the Lawsuit on Visa Bulletin Fiasco
06/29/2007: Notice to The Oh Law Firm Clients
06/29/2007: EB-Visa Number Retrogression?
06/29/2007: Today Will be the Last Date for I-140 PPS Filing
06/29/2007: Advisory for July 485 Filers
06/29/2007: S. 1639 Death Update
06/29/2007: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passed S. 966 to Give a Helping Hand in Support of Volunteer Work of Retired Diplomats To Ease Passport Processing Clog
06/28/2007: CIR 2007 - What Went Wrong and Where We Go From Here?
06/28/2007: DOL Important Announcement on H-2B Guidance Changes
06/28/2007: All I-140 Premium Processing Services Suspension from 07/02/2007 to 08/01/2007
06/28/2007: S. 1639 Cloture Motion to End Debates Rejected!
06/28/2007: State Department, in Desperation, Seeks Its Overseas Diplomats for Volunteer Work for U.S. Passport Processing in July and August
06/28/2007: S. 1639 Faces a Crucial Vote at 10:30 a.m. This Morning
06/27/2007: SPECIAL ALERT: I-485 Cap for FY 2007 Can Be Exhausted Before End of July? Then What Will Happen?
06/27/2007: S. 1639 Amendment Status
06/27/2007: CIR Amendments Increased from 65 to 109!
06/27/2007: Some Good Signs in the Mail Box for Pending EB-485
06/26/2007: USCIS Reports California Service Center Receipting or Notice Delays and Advisory
06/26/2007: Senate Passed CIR S. 1639 Cloture Motion by 64 : 35
06/26/2007: Senate CIR Agenda Today and This Week and Issues Involved
06/25/2007: U.S. to Expand Biometric Collections and Checks at the International Airports by Year-End
06/25/2007: USCIS Updates Four Center Centers Frontlog Situation
06/25/2007: Wouldn't You Want to Kow the Profit and Its Use by the Five Major Oil Companies?
06/25/2007: Senate Floor This Week
06/24/2007: Errata Notice
06/23/2007: Senate to Take Up S. 1639 Next Tuesday and Planned to Vote by Next Weekend
06/23/2007: Winding Down of Backlog Labor Certification and Remedy for Denial of RIR Application Without Second Chance for TR Opportunity
06/22/2007: USCIS Announces "Direct Filing" of Immigrant Petitions and Ancillary Applications Effective 07/30/2007
06/22/2007: Senate Likely Take Up S. 1639 CIR Cloture Motion Today
06/21/2007: USCIS Changes DORA Pilot Progam in Dallas, El Paso, Oklahoma Districts from Mandatory to Optional Effective Today and Until 09/21/2007
06/21/2007: DHS and DOS Announced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Land & Sea Portion of Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
06/20/2007: Kennedy-Specter CIR S.1639 [Typo in Bill Name]
06/20/2007: USCIS District Office Rapid Adjudication Pilot Program of I-485 Applications
06/20/2007: AILA Statement on Revival of Senate CIR Bill
06/20/2007: Notice to the Oh Law Firm 485 Filing Clients
06/20/2007: USCIS Issues Guidance Memorandum on Implementation of New Rule on Flexible Response Timeframe for RFE/NOID
06/20/2007: USCIS Issues Guidance on Implementation of DOL Final Rule on Substitution Elimination Rule as Related to Its Policy on I-140 Petitions
06/20/2007: House Republicans Introduce Border Security Bill
06/19/2007: Senator Kennedy Introduced Yesterday S. 1639 with Republican Co-Sponsor, Sen. Specter
06/19/2007: USCIS Releases Revised Service Center Processing Times Report 06/18/2007
06/19/2007: Approaching Summer Tourism Seasons and Information on Visa Waiver Entry to the U.S. for VWP Country Travelers
06/19/2007: House Democrats Considering Break-Up of CIR into Small Piecemeal Bills
06/19/2007: Revised J-1 Program for Certain Trainees and Interns
06/18/2007: USCIS Transformation Program for Electronic Filing/Processing System Based on "Account" System
06/18/2007: Religious Worker Premium Processing Will Remain Unavailable Until 12/18/2007
06/17/2007: Flexible RFE/NOID Response Time Rule and Advisory for July EB-485 Filing
06/17/2007: CIR Debate Schedule Update
06/17/2007: Background of EB-2 and EB-3 Numbers Current
06/16/2007: Confusing I-140 and I-485 Processing Times in 06/15/2007 Report
06/16/2007: Potential Quick Retrogression of EB Visa Numbers Before End of FY 2007
06/16/2007: Unskilled Worker EB Category Visa Exhausted Even in June 2007
06/16/2007: Status of Employment-Based Nonimmigrants Pending Extension Petition Beyond 240 Days for Security Check Delays
06/16/2007: The Rule on Direct Filing of I-140 and I-485 Expected to be Published in the Federal Register at the End of July 2007
06/16/2007: USCIS Will Continue and Finish up Processing of Pending I-485 Applications As Much As Possible in Preparation the Storm of I-485 Applications Effective 07/01/2007
06/15/2007: June 15, 2007 USCIS Service Centers Processing Time Report
06/15/2007: June 15, 2007 USCIS Local Offices Processing Time Report
06/15/2007: USCIS Policy on Filing of New H-1B Petition For Change of H-1B Status Within the United States for Those Who Won H-1B Lottery for Consular Processing
06/15/2007: Medical Examination Scheduling Backlogs at the Physicians Offices and July 2007 I-485 Filing Problem
06/15/2007: Transfer of Employment-Based Cases to National Benefits Center (NBC) for Scheduling of Interviews at the Local Field Offices
06/15/2007: FY 2008 H-1B Cases Processing Status
06/15/2007: BEC Backlog Elimination and PERM Processing Status as of Today
06/15/2007: July EB-2 and EB-3 Visa Numbers Open and Consular Processing
06/15/2007: FY 2008 H-1B Cap Consular Visa Application and Admission to the United States
06/15/2007: 92,000 I-140 Petitions Backlog
06/15/2007: July 2007 Visa Bulletin Affected Oh Law Firm Clients
06/14/2007: DOL Backlog Processing Status
06/14/2007: Fall-Out of July 2007 Visa Bulletin on USCIS I-140 and I-485
06/14/2007: AILA Celebrates Initiation of New Leader, Kathleen Walker
06/14/2007: Potential Re-Markup of CIR Debate Next Monday
06/14/2007: July Visa Bulletin and EB-1, NIW, and Schedule A Concurrent Filing
06/13/2007: EB-2 and EB-3 Current Effective 07/01/2007 and Anticipated Huge Surge of USCIS I-485 Caseloads
06/13/2007: July Visa Bulletin
06/12/2007: How Successful Was Bush in Today's Lunch with GOP Leaders in the Hill?
06/11/2007: Our Website Passed 13 Million Visits Today Thanks to All of You
06/10/2007: What Were the Failures That Led to Collapse of CIR 2007?
06/09/2007: What's Happening with Phase III Bi-Specialization Implementation?
06/09/2007: USCIS Corrects Error of National Customer Service Center Telephone Number in Notices
06/09/2007: Potential Re-Markup of CIR 2007
06/09/2007: DOL Opens E-Mail Case Status Check System for Pending H-2B Temporary Labor Certification Applications
06/08/2007: Immigration Statistics As Testified by the Director of Office of Immigration Statistics, DHS on 06/06/2007 Before the House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee
06/08/2007: Senate CIR Dead "For Now"
06/08/2007: Document Requirement and Detailed Instruction by USCBP(Port-Of-Entry Inspectors) on U.S. Citizen Travel in Western Hemisphere Without Passport During the Summer
06/08/2007: Western Hemisphere Travel U.S. Passport Requirement Rule To Be Temporaroly Suspended
06/07/2007: AILA Annual National Conference 06/13/07-06/16/07 and Inaccessibility of Most of Attorneys Next Week
06/07/2007: CIR Legislation Timeline and Fear of Potential Abuse of the Circumstances
06/07/2007: See Hotch-Potch Amendment Activities for CIR 1348 as of End of 06/06/2007
06/07/2007: BECs to Switch from AJB to AJE for Backlog Cases Recruitment Activities Effective 06/01/2007
06/07/2007: CIR Point System: Losers and Winners
06/06/2007: Senate CIR Action Yesterday and Today
06/06/2007: House Judiciary Committee Immigration Subcommittee Held Two CIR Hearings Today
10:00 a.m. "CIR: Business Community Perspectives" Laszlo Bock, Vice President, People Operations Google Inc. John Gay, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs & Public Policy National Restaurant Association William Hawkins, Senior Fellow U.S. Business and Industry Council Jerry Mixon, Partner Mixon Family Farms 2:00 p.m. "CIR: Government Perspectives on Immigration Statistics. Ellen Wasem Ph.D., Specialist in Immigration Policy Congressional Research Service Ron Bird Ph.D., Chief Economist and Director of the Office of Economic Policy and Analysis U.S. Department of Labor Michael Hoefer , Director of the Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Charles Oppenheim , Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division U.S. Department of State
10:00 a.m. "CIR: Business Community Perspectives"
Laszlo Bock, Vice President, People Operations Google Inc. John Gay, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs & Public Policy National Restaurant Association William Hawkins, Senior Fellow U.S. Business and Industry Council Jerry Mixon, Partner Mixon Family Farms
2:00 p.m. "CIR: Government Perspectives on Immigration Statistics.
Ellen Wasem Ph.D., Specialist in Immigration Policy Congressional Research Service Ron Bird Ph.D., Chief Economist and Director of the Office of Economic Policy and Analysis U.S. Department of Labor Michael Hoefer , Director of the Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Charles Oppenheim , Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division U.S. Department of State
06/06/2007: USCIS Receipting Frontlog and Hardship on Aliens
06/05/2007: USCIS Monthly Newsletter of June 2007
06/05/2007: One Down #1189 and One Up #1231
06/05/2007: Reminder of 06/16/2007 Effective Date of Flexible RFE/NOID Response Time Rule
06/05/2007: Today's Senate Vote Schedule
06/05/2007: I-140 Petitions Ineligible for Premium Processing
06/05/2007: State Prevailing Wage Determination Problem and DOL Policy
06/05/2007: State Department Proposes "Student Interns" J-1 Exchange Program
06/05/2007: Senate Floor Action on CIR 06/04/2007
06/05/2007: White House Fact Sheet on Termination of Chain Immigrations for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Implication for Racial/Ethnic Rebalance of Population
06/04/2007: Timeline for Senate CIR Floor Action
06/03/2007: List of 33 Senators Up For Reelection in 2008 and Potential Impact on Their Votes in CIR 2007 Legislation
06/03/2007: Compromise Bill (CIR 2007), Section-by-Section Summary, and Amendments to Compromise Bill
06/02/2007: NSC Procedure of Transfer of Pending I-1485 From Current Approved Underlying I-140 Petition to New I-140 Petition
06/01/2007: NSC's General Guidelines for EB-2 Educational Requirements and EB-3 Education Requirements [Retracted]
06/01/2007: Why Compromise Bill is Disaster for Employment-Based Immigration?
05/31/2007: USCIS Warns of Fraud Relating to CIR
05/31/2007: Simple Solutions to the Broken Immigration Systems
05/31/2007: USCIS No-Premium Processing Services List Update for I-140
05/31/2007: USCIS Q&A for Hondurans and Nicaraguans TPS Extensions
05/31/2007: USCIS Announcement of Outage of Part of Its Website This Weekend
05/30/2007: Official USCIS Fee Increase Rule Published Today
05/29/2007: Senators Earful of Pro or Con CIR Voices Before They Return to the Hill on 06/04/2007
05/29/2007: USCIS Memorandum to Tighten EAD and Advance Parole Relating to Security or Other Eggregious Cases
05/29/2007: Open Letter to the Immigrants and Their Supporters Relating to CIR
05/29/2007: Full Text of USCIS New Immigration Fee Final Rule (Advance Copy)
05/29/2007: USCIS FAQ of New Immigration Fees
05/29/2007: New Immigration Fee Schedules Effective 07/30/2007
05/29/2007: USCIS Fee Increase Final Rule Scheduled to be Published Tomorrow, 05/30/2007
05/29/2007: Honduras TPS Designation Extension Rule Released
05/29/2007: Nicaragua TPS Designation Extension Rule Released
05/27/2007: CIR Status
05/27/2007: Final Version of Sanders' Amendment of H-1B Supplemental Fee and American Student Scholarship Fund as Passed
05/27/2007: Conflicting Media Polls of Current Senate CIR
05/26/2007: Unconfirmed Rumor of House Take-Up of House Version CIR Bill on June 4th
05/26/2007: FY 2008 USCIS Proposed Appropriations, Fee Increases, and Issues
05/25/2007: Amendments Introduced or Acted Yesterday for S. 1348 CIR
05/25/2007: Senator Durbin (D. IL) Introduced a Special Immigration Bill for Certain Iraqis and Afghans
05/25/2007: TPS Designation and EAD Automatic Extension for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Scheduled to be Published Next Tuesday, 05/29/2007
05/25/2007: CIR Legislation Totally Out-of-Control and Waning Hope for CIR Legislation This Year
05/24/2007: USCIS Issues Service Center Receipting Update on 05/24/2007
05/24/2007: Cut-Off Time for Substitution I-140 Petition is "Filing" and Not "Approval" of Substitution I-140 Petition Before 07/16/2007
05/24/2007: Compromised CIR in Total Mess!
05/23/2007: List and Text of Amendments to CIR S.1348 Introduced 05/22/2007
05/23/2007: U.S. Passport Standard Processing Time of 10-12 weeks and Expedited Processing Time of 2-3 weeks
05/23/2007: IMPORTANT CIR UPDATE MESSAGE
05/22/2007: Dorgan Amendment Rejected
05/22/2007: Urgent Call for Senators Right Now
05/22/2007: Senate CIR Deadline Changed to June 2007
05/21/2007: USCIS Processsing Times
05/21/2007 2:00 p.m.: Compromise Bill Already in Big Trouble
05/21/2007: DOL Labor Certification Substitution Elimination Rule Update
05/21/2007: Senate CIR Floor Schedule Today
05/21/2007: USCIS to Extend TPS Designation and Automatic EAD Extension for Nicaraguans, Hondurans, and El Salvadorans
05/21/2007: AILA Finds Compromise Bill Unworkable for Five Serious Reasons
05/20/2007: Discussion Draft of Compromise Bill "Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007"
05/19/2007: Likely Event That Will Take Place in the Hill for CIR
05/19/2007: Who Wants to Hear "Grand Bargain?" Joke?
05/18/2007: CIR-Agreement - Senate Floor Schedule on Monday, 05/21/2007
05/18/2007: AILA Position on "Great Bargain" Compromise
05/18/2007: Uneasy Union in Compromise and Survivability
05/17/2007: USCIS Terminates 05/18/2007 PPS for Labor Certification Substitution I-140 Petitions
05/17/2007: Compromise Announcement for Immigration Reform the Negotiators and White House
05/17/2007: Shocking Compromise Poised to be Announced Before the Senate Floor's Rescheduled CIR Debate on Monday, 05/21/2007
05/17/2007: Official Final Rule of Labor Substitution Elimination with "Effective Date" of 07/16/2007
05/17/2007: Summary of Liberman-Hagel H-1B Relief Bill, S. 1397
05/17/2007: CIR Compromise and Fate of Family-Based Immigration System Hanging by a Thread
05/16/2007: Sen. Durbin Statement 05/15/2007 on Senate Floor in Support of S. 1348 CIR
05/16/2007: Nine Giant Indian Firms Under Congressional Investigation and Fire as Part of H-1B Legislation
05/16/2007: SPECIAL ALERT! Labor Certification Substitution Elimination Final Rule Scheduled to be Published Tomorrow, 05/17/2007
Please stay tuned to this website for the additional updates. 05/16/2007: Senate CIR Delayed Again to Next Week
05/16/2007: Motion to Cloture for S. 1348, CIR, Scheduled Today
05/16/2007: Status of Liberman Bill, S. 1397
05/15/2007: Senate CIR Schedule Tomorrow
05/15/2007: Senators Joe Lieberman and Chuck Hagel Introduced a H-1B Relief Legislation "Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act of 2007"
05/15/2007: June Immigrant Visa Opportunity During Vacation Season
05/14/2007: Senate Majority Leader Reid Reintroduced Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill on the Senate Floor on 05/09/2007
05/14/2007: June 2007 Immigrant Visa Numbers and Advisory for I-485 Applicants
05/14/2007: Congressional Research Service Updates on 05/11/2007 the Report on U.S. Immigration policy on Permanent Admission
05/14/2007: June 2007 Visa Bulletin
05/14/2007: USCIS Service Centers Petitions/Applications Front Log Problem
05/13/2007: CIR Showdown in the Senate
05/12/2007: Senate CIR Mark-Up Moved from Monday 05/14/2007 to Wednesday 05/16/2007
05/11/2007: One Mystery on CIR Compromise Failure
05/11/2007: FY 2008 H-1B Lotteries and Frontlog in Receipt Notices Issuances
05/11/2007: Likely Schedule of Termination of I-140/485 Concurrent Filing Procedure
05/11/2007: USCIS Fee Increase Final Rule and Likely Publishing Date
05/11/2007: BEWARE Employers: USICE to Accelerate Final Rule on Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter
05/11/2007: Full Text of Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill to be Reintroduced on the Senate Floor Monday, 05/14/2007
05/10/2007: PERM FAQ Round 10 Released Today
05/10/2007: USCIS Monthly Newsletter - May 2007
05/10/2007: USCIS Fee Increase in the Very Near Future
05/10/2007: CIR Update
05/10/2007: Important Dates to Remember
05/10/2007: Confusion of the Law on "Effective Date" of a Final Rule
05/09/2007: OFLC Guidance on H-2B
05/09/2007: CIR Compromise Status
05/09/2007: Series of House Judiciary Committee Immigration Subcommittee Hearings on CIR
05/09/2007: Diverse Interest Groups in the Immigration Support Community and Challenges Ahead for Immigration Reform
05/09/2007: CIR Compromise Failure and Senate Floor Schedule Monday, 05/14/2007