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IMPORTANT NEWS: We Need Your Help!!

* AILA has reported that the Senate Judiciary Committe is markedup a very important legislative bill on October 20, 2005, coming Thursday, to discuss the Budget Reconciliation and Immigration proposal that can give some relief to the current H-1B blackout and EB immigrant visa number retrogression. According to the AILA, the proposal includes the following:
o Recapture of 300,000 unused H-1B numbers
o Recpature of 90,000 unused EB immigrant visa numbers
o Exempting spouses and minor children of EB principal aliens from the annual EB quota limit
o Permit filing of I-485 even during the visa number retrogression.
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* AILA states that it is vitally important that the people in business community and scientific and research organizations reach out tothe following members of the Senate Judiciary Committee as urgently as possible:

Arlen Specter (R-PA) Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Ranking

Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Charles Grassley (R-IA) Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Mike DeWine (R-OH) Herbert Kohl (D-WI)
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Russ Feingold (D-WI)
John Cornyn (R-TX) Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Sam Brownback (R-KS) Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
* Please call (202)224-3121 Congressional switchboard and obtain their email addresses or through their websites as quickly as possible: It is "extremely" important that everyone participates in this last minute campaign. For the talking points, please click here.

link http://www.immigration-law.com/Temporary File.html
 
any update on this bill?

Any update on today's budget reconciliation discussion? Is it already done?
 
Update on today's immigration reform on techworkers group!

Someone posted:
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I called the judiciary commitee around 12 pm today to check the
schedule for immigration reform bill . but the person told me it was
already taken in the morning and the bill is passed .
and next step is senate .is that mean all the bullets under harmond law
firm news is passed ?



allow the additional recapture of unused immigrant visa numbers

eliminate spouses and children from the overall limit of employment-
based visas

recapture of unused H-1(b) visa numbers

allow individuals to apply for adjustment of status even if their
priority date is not "current".
 
I just called the Senate Judiciary

They said the immigration reform bill was passed 13/3 today.
THe next step is that it'll be voted on in the Senate, it'll be a few weeks before they even schedule it. Typically it would take about 2 months to be heard before the Senate.. And then if it gets passed it'll right away either be or not to be the LAW :)

But this is great news!!!! TEMPORARILY!!
 
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