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Fortune 500 Company Supports Immigration

A Fortune 500 Company has taken a public stance on the immigration debate (see item below). Colorado-based First Data Corp., the world's largest provider of money transfers, publicly supports Rep. Tancredo's Democratic opponent, Joanna Conti, in the fall election. Rep. Tancredo's district is gerrymandered like most House districts across the country, and is overwhelmingly Republican, so his re-election is quite likely. This makes First Data Corp.'s stance even more remarkable. Keeping in mind that immigration is a substantial benefit to the American economy in general and American business in particular, we urge other Fortune 500 companies to follow First Data's example in supporting immigration publicly.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2236033,00.html
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In March, Fote spoke at the National Press Club and
unveiled a new $10 million First Data Empowerment Fund
to help immigrant communities and foster an "enlightened"
discussion of immigration.

Fote argued at the time for more humane treatment of
immigrants and for eliminating the backlog in families
wanting to move to the U.S. legally.

Fote is personally hosting a series of immigration reform
forums across the country, including sessions in Chicago
on July 21 and in Denver on July 22.
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Visa revalidation

Courtesy of "www.usvisanews.com"

Letter to Ridge and Powell Requests Continuation of Visa Revalidation Program


By Jennifer Hopkins
July 19, 2004


On July 12, 2004, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, along with other interested companies and organizations sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tom Ridge and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Colin Powell expressing concern about the plan to discontinue visa revalidation/renewal in the within the U.S. In the letter, suggestions are made to fulfill the requirements for the collection of biometric data with the request to continue the visa renewal process, citing potential hardships for both employees and their families as well as economic hardships for companies.

The companies/organizations signing the letter include:

Advantest America Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Alliance Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C.
American Chamber of Commerce in Korea
American Council on International Personnel, Washington, D.C.
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Big Bend Technology, Inc. Sparta, TN
Bloomsxpress, Inc., Miami, FL
Computer Task Group, Inc. (CTG), Buffalo, NY
Deaconess Foundation, St. Louis, MO
Foresite Solutions, Inc., Wayne, PA
Four Soft LLC.San Francisco, CA
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA
HR Business Partner,Workscape, Inc., Framingham, MA
IFS North America, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Intersil Corporation, Palm Bay, FL
MTC Holdings, Oakland, CA
NAFSA, Washington, D.C.
National Foreign Trade Council, Washington, D.C.
National Tour Association, Alexandria, VA
New Horizons Agriculture LLC, Madison WI
Nikon Precision Inc., Belmont, CA
Old Prince Waleans Association (USA) Inc., Washington Metro Area
Peking Handicraft, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
PeopleSoft, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Plattsburgh North Country Chamber of Commerce, Plattsburgh, NY
Quebec New York Corridor Coalition, Plattsburgh, NY
Richmond Area Multi Services, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, CA
seeUthere Technologies, Santa Clara, CA
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), Washington, D.C.
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA
TODO1 Services Inc., Miami, FL
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Vivecon Corporation, Mountain View, CA
Washington International Education Council, North Potomac, MD
Workscape, Inc., Framingham, MA

Additional information regarding the planned discontinuation of visa revalidation from within the U.S. can be found in our previous articles:

- Difference between Visa Stamp and Visa Status by Attorney Lorenzo Lleras, July 1, 2004

- More on the July 16 End of Visa Revalidation/Renewals, June 28, 2004

- It's Now Official: Visa Revalidations in U.S. Discontinued, June 23, 2004

- Information obtained from AILA Infonet at Doc. No. 04071563 (July 15, 2004)
 
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