Obviously it’s an understatement to say that the new Trump order stinks. Temporarily suspending the H1B visa, and other work visas makes no sense, by ignoring the US need for workers in healthcare, schools, camps, technology, and so many other industries especially during Covid. The mythological argument that immigrants steal jobs is older than America itself.
This week I’m going to be talking about some positive things, and giving people some realistic perspective on the executive order that came out from the President last week. I say realistic because as I try to keep to reminding people: you have to be careful what you read, and listen to. Fear sells; and fear drives the media more and more in the post 9.11 era. It’s just a fact.
As a kid I loved reading Encyclopedia Brown books. He was the juvenile detective who solved crimes for both his dad, the police chief, as well as his own preteen friends and neighbors. His motto was “No case too small.” This slogan stands out in my mind when I get called in on something that another immigration attorney might find too petty.
By now you may have heard that President Trump came out on Twitter saying that: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into…
This is a time sensitive immigration option: if you are Liberian, or have family members who are Liberian, you should call us today. It’s a good time to get paperwork ready to be filed now. In the fiscal year of 2020 there is a development called the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act. The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIFA) is a special law that allows Liberian nationals who have lived in the United States since November 20, 2014 to apply for lawful permanent resident status (green card). It allows Liberians’ spouses, children under 21, and even unmarried children over 21 who are in the US to apply for a green card. We’ve had programs like LRIFA before, in recent decades, for people from Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba. The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act is time sensitive and a huge game changer for nationals of Liberia.