Immigration law is a constantly changing legal field. Immigration lawyer Harlan York provides this blog so you can stay up to date on how legal trends affect immigration law cases.
If you are a skilled worker the H-1B visa can be a great way to get into the United States to work, and eventually as a path to a green card and permanent residency. However with H-1B visa denials up in the United States, it’s more important that ever to…
The New York Times just published an article entitled: Companies Say Trump Is Hurting Business by Limiting Legal Immigration. That’s a pretty big statement, but it follows the logic of my recent blog post entitled: Immigrants Have a Positive Impact on the Economy, Why Are We Trying To Block Them? While the…
You have a handful of choices when seeking permanent residence in the United States. Most people usually choose between getting a green card through family, particularly marriage, or looking at employment visas. There are varying waiting times for many immigrants in different relative classifications, from siblings of citizens to the…
My first book, Three Degrees of Law, is due in April 2015. The message of the book is Unlocking the Secrets to Happiness in the Legal Universe. I am very excited about this project. Three Degrees of Law has been in the works for some time. Three Degrees of Law started when…
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Immigrants Needed on US World Cup Team: 12 Reasons Why (Skilled Labor Shortage, Soccer) Harlan York, the #1 Immigration Attorney. Your best choice for an Immigration Attorney if you live in NYC (Manhattan, Harlem, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island). Why are immigrants needed in America? One might not…
Attention H-4 Visa Holders: Yesterday the United States Department of Homeland Security made a huge announcement. A number of proposed federal rules will be published. The most important one that appears to be imminent deals with spouses of H-1B visa holders. These H-1B husbands and wives, called H-4 Visa Holders…
About a year ago, Miley Cyrus tweeted the following: “Don’t waste the talents of undocumented youth. Tell Congress it is time for immigration reform.” Congress has yet to listen to Miley Cyrus’ plea for immigration reform. Currently she has 17.6 million Twitter followers. So maybe they should pay attention on…
Today I did a standard consultation with a United States citizen. The fellow, a son of Italian immigrants, appeared in my office. Hard working guy who built a very successful construction company. He wanted to know about sponsoring a Central American employee. I explained that the immigration law had changed…
I heard Phish bassist Mike Gordon say today that his bandmate Trey Anastasio once told Dave Matthews that placing the word “dance” in a song can automatically encourage a crowd to dance. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services have begun their own dance song, in recent years. And immigrants, their…
