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Senator Marco Rubio, one of the republican members of the Gang of Eight requested that the U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary study the effects of the proposed immigration reform legislation, S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Reform Act on this country’s Social Security system. An actuary is a statistician who calculates the possible financial impact of financial proposals. You can read the resulting analysis in a letter from the Chief Actuary to Senator Rubio in the link below. The letter includes an accompanying table which shows the findings in further detail.

The Chief Actuary’s analysis projects that by 2024 that the proposed immigration reform act would create 3.22 million jobs and increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 1.63 percent. He stated in the closing that, “Overall, we anticipate that the net effect of this bill on the long range OASDI actuarial balance will be positive.” OASDI stands for old age, survivor and disability insurance, which is commonly referred to as Social Security.

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With so many different stories about Immigration Reform being published, I appreciated this news article written for the New York Times: “Q. and A.: The Senate Immigration Bill“. The main reason I like this article is because it includes real questions from the public. Julia Preston, the national immigration correspondent for The New York Times invited readers to send in Immigration Reform related questions. The answers are her responses to ten selected questions. With the proposed Immigration Reform bill being 844 pages it is hard to pin point the issues that interest the public the most. We know what interests most politicians; you can read it every day in press releases and articles. This is in no way a statistical cross-section but I find it thought-provoking and I hope you do too. I think it also shows the true story of immigration is very personal.

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**The hearing date has been re-scheduled for April 19th at 10:00am (EST).

Senator Leahy, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman has announced that a full committee hearing on comprehensive immigration reform has been scheduled for April 17th. The Senate hearing will be held at Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. This hearing is a result of the proposed legislation being worked on by the bipartisan “Gang of Eight”. The only witness listed to testify at this initial hearing is Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security.

MVP Law Group would like our blog readers to email us with your own questions or comments about Comprehensive Immigration Reform. We may include them in future blog posts on the subject! Remember, MVP Law Group always invites Immigration related questions for our bimonthly Immigration Q&A Forum!

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Now that all of the new H-1B visas for the 2014 Fiscal Year have been allocated, What options do Employers who are looking to hire Foreign National Professionals have?

Here are some creative solutions to this problem:

OPT – STEM Extension

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“Unless you are one of the first Americans, unless you are a Native American, you came from someplace else. That’s why we’ve always defined ourselves as a nation of immigrants. And we’ve always been better off for it.”

– President Obama

President Obama and his staff are looking for stories of why individual Americans are supporting Immigration Reform. The White House web site has added a new web page to collect these stories. They plan to use them in their push for immigration reform, which the President stated is a top priority! Your story could help reform immigration in this country! Use the link below to post your story; you can even include a photo.

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The Bipartisan “Gang of Eight” Senators working on Immigration Reform have proposed a “Path to Citizenship” for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this nation. After qualifying, they would have to wait ten (10) years for a Green Card and another three (3) years to be eligible for citizenship. The overall time period of thirteen (13) years is the same as the President’s proposal, but President Obama’s proposal would have them wait eight (8) years for a Green Card and five (5) years for citizenship. In both situations, the undocumented immigrants would be required to pay penalties, file back taxes and learn English. Please read the article linked here for more details, “A Senate Plan Alters Waiting Periods for Immigration“.

MVP Law Group would like our blog readers to email us with your own questions or comments about Immigration Reform. We may include them in future blog posts on the subject! Remember, MVP Law Group always invites Immigration related questions for our bimonthly Immigration Q&A Forum!

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President Obama and members of his senior staff met last Friday (3/8/13) with a diverse group of religious leaders from across America. I have included the list of participants below. The White House meeting was held to update these leaders on the progress of immigration reform and to give them a chance to voice their concerns. The discussions were off-the-record; however, it was reported the discussions involved “Family-based Immigration”, “Path to Citizenship”, LGBT rights and many others. One participant, Dieter Uchtdorf from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stated, “We were a very small group, and so everyone had a chance to say their piece”. Uchtdorf also stated, “The President was very warm and friendly, and seemed interested in what we had to say.”

MVP Law Group realizes that humanity is a hard thing to legislate! We feel the President is on the right path by including as many perspectives as possible in the discussion.

Participants in the meeting included:

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Various proposals for Immigration Reform have included a “Pathway to Citizenship” for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants already living in this country. There are many misconceptions about this group; we call “undocumented immigrants”!

I recently read an article entitled, “5 need-to-know facts about undocumented immigrants“. I have included the five questions from the article below. Think about how you would answer these questions before you read the article. I think you will be surprised by the answers that the article provides. The questions and answers were based on research conducted by the Pew Research Hispanic Center. Hopefully, we can all learn something from this Q&A.

MVP Law Group would like our blog readers to email us with your own questions or comments about Immigration Reform. We may include them in future blog posts on the subject! Remember, MVP Law Group always invites Immigration related questions for our bimonthly Immigration Q&A Forum!

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About 300 farmers gathered on Wednesday (2/27/13) in Raleigh, NC at the North Carolina State Legislative Building. They were there for a press conference and the release of the North Carolina Farm Bureau’s (NCFB) “North Carolina Agriculture Workforce Report – February 2013”. The NCFB conducted a farm labor survey of approximately 50,000 farms in North Carolina.

One major problem they found was that 61% of the farmers were having trouble finding workers to pick their crops and work their fields. The NCFB advocates an enhanced Guest Worker Program as part of overall U.S. Immigration Reform. The farmers are worried that the NC Legislature will make E-Verify mandatory for temporary farm workers without a reliable guest worker program in place. As of July 1, 2013 NC employers with 25 or more employees will be required to use E-Verify to check work authorization for all new hires. Seasonal temporary workers are exempt but NC farmers are worried this will soon change.

Doug Patterson, owner of Patterson Farm, Inc. which employees about 300 people stated, “We feel that if nothing is done in the next few years, we will reduce acreage or get out of the fruit and vegetable farming business altogether. North Carolina will have to decide to import our workers or import our food.” Patterson added, “If the state passes and implements a mandatory E-Verify system without a viable, affordable federal guest worker program in place, then many farmers will be forced to quit.”

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Jeb Bush, the former Republican Governor of Florida has co-written a new book, “Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution”. This is not a review of the book, which will not be released until Wednesday, March 6th but a reminder for you to watch for all the discussion that the book generates. Jeb Bush and his co-author Clint Bolick, VP for Litigation, Goldwater Institute and a research fellow with the Hoover Institution are touring the country speaking on TV Morning Shows and doing book signings and discussions. The book is billed as a non-partisan solution for comprehensive immigration reform. One major point that is different from the proposals being made by Congress and the President is NO path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. Gov. Bush does suggest a form of legal residency for any of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants who meet his suggested requirements. Everyone will not agree with his proposals but he brings an interesting perspective to the ongoing immigration reform discussion.

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Read an excerpt from the book, “Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution” by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick

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