News Article Thread - 1

[raj3078]

Lets stop day dreaming man...nothing is gonna happen before elections......You wanna bet? I would be happy to loose that bet

Originally Posted by pappu

very true.
however it only refers to immigration overall that includes amnesty ( a thorny issue).There is still a small window of opportunity for legal Immigrant provisions in any other bill before elections or in lame duck session. An analysis for each was posted sometime back on this forum. You can refer to those posts.
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[nk2006]

A nice article, about a successful immigrant enterpreneur (Vani Kola). Described how she started successful companies, and helped create several jobs. Made comments on the concerns about more such people leaving. May be we can contact this author to highlight how some bright people will be "forced" to leave because of legal immigration mess. Based on this article I think he would do a great job of writing on us. Just a thought.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...preneurs_x.htm
by Kevin Maney (kmaney@usatoday.com)

Read authors ending comments:

It comes with a sinking feeling that Kola is indeed part of a wave. Americans have worried about immigrants coming here and taking their jobs. We've worried about U.S. jobs getting outsourced overseas. Rarely have we worried about losing special immigrants. But here are the facts: Vani Kola came to the USA, created jobs, created wealth, created technology — and now has gone home to do the same elsewhere.

[tdasara]

http://www.competeamerica.org/resour...e/stories.html

[susie]

FROM ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
EXPATS WON'T BACK OFF

Enterprising Brits who have made the United States home take umbrage with immigration policies.

Kelly Griffith | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted August 20, 2006



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DAVENPORT -- The drizzling rain falls through the screened poolroom while two sandhill cranes feed just outside, seemingly trying to eavesdrop on the party.

The crowd of British expatriates around the pool area introduce themselves, telling their stories of coming to America. Nearly everyone has a bad tale to share. The rare one has a happy ending with a green card -- the piece of paper that lets them stay in the United States indefinitely -- at the end.

James LaVigne, an immigration attorney from Orlando who leads the local British-American Chamber of Commerce, has made the trip to Four Corners too. The scene is at a home in Davenport, where the group has gathered for the first meeting of Expat's Voice, a group concerned about immigration and visa problems, mostly related to visas involving business owners. Many of them are villa or vacation-home owners in the area who have been coming to Florida for years.

The group has 156 members so far and hopes to raise awareness of these issues at the federal level. They are not only interested in issues surrounding Brits, but also anyone from any country who has come to the United States.

"This is about family reunification, family values," said Sue Ward, founder of Expat's Voice, which started several months ago with a Web site that boomed in popularity. She has her own story with many problems that involves a grown son trapped in the United Kingdom, businesses she is trying to run essentially alone, a recently deceased husband whose visa the businesses relied on and a lot of uncertainty.

"So many people are suffering," she said.

The group says problems related to the visas include rules that force the children of some to return to their native country upon turning 21, no clear way of a spouse inheriting the family business, backlogs in the approval and renewal processes of visas and uncertainties in what exactly is required to get approved or renewed. Laws are unclear, they say -- something many immigration lawyers agree with.

"We need comprehensive immigration reform," LaVigne said.

Last Sunday afternoon, LaVigne encouraged the group that their cause was worthwhile and that the U.S. Constitution still allows for petitioning the government for relief. Even though most of them are not U.S. citizens and cannot vote, he encouraged their efforts to make people aware.

Many of those who came find themselves with myriad struggles, some still waiting on paperwork that declares their legal status.

Zoe and Steve Adams, owners of a Lakeland pool company, for instance, have been waiting more than a year to hear back on whether their visa to legally operate their business will be renewed. Their children are in public school in the International Baccalaureate program at Bartow High School. Until the paperwork comes in, they do not travel, because they fear getting back into the country would be difficult, if not impossible.

"If my aunt who is 94 goes in the hospital, I can't travel," Zoe Adams said.

Fears are rampant among Brits who say terrorism has made traveling not only difficult, but also so burdensome that many loathe the trip "across the pond." Long waits in the airports combined with what they perceive as being treated as "guilty until proven innocent," have caused frustrations to mount, Expat's Voice members say.

Many have sunk their life savings in businesses in the United States and built their whole lives around the business plan, although the E-2 visa that allows many of them to stay in the country is considered a "non-immigrant" visa, which means it is not intended to allow them to stay forever. The laws, they hope, can be changed to make things easier on investors.

American authorities admit the visa-approval processes have bogged down since the 2001 terrorist attacks, but they also say that protecting the country from terrorism is paramount and how to strike a proper balance is under continual scrutiny.

LaVigne expresses frustration that so many problems are mounting for his clients.

"The work is not as enjoyable as it used to be," said LaVigne, a U.S. citizen who attended law school in London. "You're practicing law in the culture of 'no.' "

For information about Expat's Voice, go to www.expatsvoice.org

[go_gc_way]

Vani Kola is an interesting story , more so what she is doing now !!!

I am referring to the news story below ..
http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...preneurs_x.htm

[asanghi]

Just came out today ..

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060825/bernanke.html?.v=6

[arnet]

read some news articles which said compromise cant be reached on CIR until January.

here are articles regd congress hearing:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/4141655.html

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...ng_set_for_nh/

[asanghi]

Has anybody heard about any such proposal? Can we ask them to consider immigrant visas too?


http://www.samachar.com/showurl.htm?...as~for~Indians

[apnair2002]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_5008195.htm

[eagerr2i]

At Times of India web site

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/1927823.cms

As posted in the thread above..No mention of EB visas in this article....

[pani_6]

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...333846,00.html

[pappu]

Originally Posted by eagerr2i

At Times of India web site

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/1927823.cms

As posted in the thread above..No mention of EB visas in this article....

Writing to PTI about the Green card issues and asking them to cover this story will help. Pls. on your end, do write to PTI mentioning their story and asking for coverage. do mention name of Immigrationvoice and site so that they can come to the site and get more information.

2 PTI emails are on
http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/$all/32231C47F0535B2D65256D6C004EDAB8?OpenDocument

[manojp4]

At least he understands the issues well.

http://www.unionleader.com/article.a...7-4622e405813f

[pappu]

Originally Posted by manojp4

At least he understands the issues well.

http://www.unionleader.com/article.a...7-4622e405813f

pls all write to
http://www.unionleader.com/article.a...d-3537c92fa838

so that our issue can be covered in detail further. metion IV name.

[tdasara]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/b...b27hiring.html