Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5882 To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.

Lou Dobbs Opposes Legal Migration, Too

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

The bill (HR 5882) was recently introduced in the House by Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Jim Sensenbrenner and has received significant bi-partisan support. Even noted conservative Grover Norquist, of Americans for Tax Reform, ...

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HR 5882

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 --> Last post added 1 hour 17 minutes ago by NaanYaar.

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Y! Alert: Yahoo! Answers: Current Events

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 â€“ "Recapturing Unused Employer-Sponsored Visas" This legislation is similar to the measure that Sen. Robert Menendez (DN.J.) is using to hijack debate on E-Verify reauthorization in the Senate. The bill's sponsor, Immigration ...

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26 new messages in 17 topics - digest

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

The bill is HR 5882, please contact your Representative to fight it. A > > vote is expected Wednesday. > > > Background info:http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/september-8-2008/vote-expected... > > Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121

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26 new messages in 18 topics - digest

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

The bill is HR 5882, please contact your Representative to fight it. A > vote is expected Wednesday. > > Background info:http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/september-8-2008/vote-expected... > Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121 ...

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Y! Alert: Yahoo! Answers: Current Events

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

HR 5882

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 --> Last post added 5 minutes ago by Gravitation.

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Make Immigration Work for Working Immigrants

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

In addition to the reduced waiting times for green cards from HR 5882, Congress can take other steps. It can fix the labor certification process for skilled immigrants under which the US Department of Labor (DOL) requires companies to ...

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Kiss goodbye to bill HR 5882 for FY 2009

2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

Kiss goodbye to bill HR 5882 for FY 2009 --> Last post added 32 minutes ago by DesiVidesi.

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Why Not Use Immigration to Ease the Financial Crisis?

2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

On another front, the House Judiciary Committee held a rescheduled mark up two days ago on four immigration bills including, HR 5882, a green card recapture bill supported by the Compete America coalition. The recapture bill ought not ...

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BRING AMERICA DOWN TO THE THIRD WORLD LEVEL

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

While we suffer 14 million unemployed and 28 million Americans on food stamps, US House Representatives member, this week, Zoe Lofgren pushes HR 5882 to bring another 550000 H-1B visa green card foreigners into our country. ...

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Illfated Bills HR 5924 and HR 5882

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

It so happen that more delays and more filibustering among anti-immigration sponsored Congressmen are giving HR 5924 and HR 5882 a run on its last leg. The House will have their election recess on the 26th. Therefore, it is impossible ...

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HR 5882 - Time to begin making calls to Congress and ga...

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 - Time to begin making calls to Congress and gathering support !! --> Last post added 10 minutes ago by chatrapati.

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Deliberate Amendments Scr**** HR 5882

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

Deliberate Amendments Scr**** HR 5882 --> Last post added 14 minutes ago by immigqs.

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FAIR against legal immigration as well!

2008-09-17T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 would reach back to 1992 and "recapture" employment-based and family-based visas, potentially adding over 550000 new green cards. HR 5924 would lift the cap on employment-based visas for nurses and physical therapists until 2011 ...

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ANTI-AMERICAN WORKER LEGISLATION PROPOSED IN CONGRESS AGAIN!

2008-09-17T00:00:00Z

The first bill (HR 5882) is designed to create 550000 additional green cards for foreign nationals and the second bill (HR 5924) will make it easier for foreign nurses to come to the United States to compete with American citizens for ...

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CGFNS New India Pilot Project & Congressional Update

2008-09-17T00:00:00Z

Also, several other measures will be marked up, including HR 5882, Congresswoman Lofgrenâ€™s recapture legislation, HR 6020 (military), and HR 5950, which will provide medical care for immigration detainees. ...

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HR 5882 Support Thread - CALL YOUR US REPRESENTATIVE !...

2008-09-16T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 Support Thread - CALL YOUR US REPRESENTATIVE !! --> Last post added 11 minutes ago by DesiVidesi.

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Unused Immigrant Visas must be recaptured Now!

2008-09-15T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 is a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by House Immigration Subcommittee Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and James Sensenbrenner (R-WI). This modest piece of legislation would simply permit the â€œrecaptureâ€ or use of visas that have gone ...

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Are Pelosi's allies chickening out on their 550000 job giveaway?

2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If it were to pass, HR 5882 would bring in 550000 permanent greencard holders, above the 1 million immigrants already planned! With US unemployment shooting up to a five-year high, this is the very worst time to add more competition to ...

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I-9 Since 1986 Have Fooled American!

2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 would reach back to 1992 and â€œrecaptureâ€ employment-based and family-based visas, potentially adding over 550000 new green cards. HR 5924 would lift the cap on employment-based visas for nurses and physical therapists until 2011 ...

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Tide turning in our favor in Judiciary Committee

2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

Unused Immigrant Visas must be recaptured Now!

2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

Comment on US Doubles Down On Debt by The Original Bankster

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

First out of the blocks, the Democratic Leadership of the US House of Representatives is responding this week by trying to shove through a bill â€” HR 5882 â€” which would provide about 550000 permanent green cards to foreign workers next ...

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Call your Congresspersonâ€¦Pelosi MUST be STOPPED!

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

Another Example of Dem Hypocrisy!

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

20000 EB Nurse Visas Per Year - HR 5924 Bill Status

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

Other bills pending for approvals -- HR 5882 (Reduces Green Card Waitimes by acquiring unused past visa numbers), HR 6020 (Immigration benefits for immigrant soldiers and their families), HR 5950 (Medical care for immigration detainees) ...

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US to free 5.5 lakh job-based green cards

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

Compete America, a coalition of corporations, educators, research institutions and trade associations, has written to Senators and Representatives asking them to support two legislation, HR 5882 (in the House of Representatives) and S ...

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Vote Set for Today on Devastating Foreign Worker Increases and a ...

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

Please contact your US Representative through the Capitol Switchboard (202-224-3121) and ask him/her to do everything possible to stop the passage of three bills in the House Judiciary Committee today: HR 5882, a bill that would add an ...

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Reckless congressional foreign-worker vote set for today

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 is similar to the measure that Sen. Robert Menendez (DN.J.) used before summer recess to hijack debate on E-Verify reauthorization. Lofgren claims it would â€œrecapture unused employer-sponsored visasâ€ from as far back as 1991 and ...

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Vote Expected Wednesday on "Recapturing Unused Employer-Sponsored ...

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

Please contact your US Representative through the Capitol Switchboard (202-224-3121) and ask him/her to do everything possible to stop the passage of HR 5882, a bill that would add an additional 550000 permanent green cards annually ...

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Immigration Bill up in the House Today - HR 5882

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

Washington, DC-This week, the House Judiciary Committee will mark-up HR 5882--a bipartisan bill which will allow for the critical recapturing of visas that have gone unused in past years due to bureaucratic delays and instead permit the ...

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25 new messages in 20 topics - digest

2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

The bill is HR 5882, please contact your Representative to fight it. A vote is expected Wednesday. Background info: http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/september-8-2008/vote-expected-wednesday-recapturing-unus.html ...

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15 new messages in 10 topics - digest

2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

week by trying to shove through a bill -- HR 5882 -- which would provide about 550000 permanent green cards to foreign workers next year. And those would be ABOVE the 1 million permanent green cards already planned! ...

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CONGRESS & POLITICIANS LIE TO US AGAIN ! (cactisrat)

2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

Well, the House Democratic Leadership (with support from a lot of Republicans) plans this week to move forward a bill (HR 5882) to permanently give away even more US jobs to an additional half-million foreign workers next year! ...

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Call Campaign for HR 5882

2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

Call Campaign for HR 5882 --> Last post added 17 minutes ago by gettinggc.

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Congress, finding jobs for the unemployed

2008-09-08T00:00:00Z

"Members of Congress .... are pushing HR 5882: The official unemployment rate soared 0.4 percentage point to 6.1%, the highest since September 2003. The unemployment rate was under 5% as recently as February. ...

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Vote Expected Wednesday on Recapturing Unused Employer-Sponsored Visas

2008-09-08T00:00:00Z

ACTION ALERT!

2008-09-08T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 Numbers USA and Roy Beck doing great things. Now do your part. US House reacts to 5-year unemployment high with vote this week for 550000 more foreign workers Arlington, VA 22209 DEAR FRIENDS, No sooner had the Labor Day ...

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US Congress Return to Session on Wednesday; House Judiciary ...

2008-09-07T00:00:00Z

Listed in the agenda is the mark up of several visa recapture bills including HR 5924 and HR 5882. Both bills will have a major impact in the backlog reduction, if not, effective lifting of the lingering visa retrogression should it get ...

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12 great apps for bridging Windows, Linux and Macs; 10 questions ...

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

support HR 5882 which "would help reduce the US workforce shortage by making available to highly skilled foreign-born workers those employment-based green cards from previous years that have gone unused because of government processing ...

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Lou Dobbs Might Have Been Frustrated

2008-08-10T00:00:00Z

The bill, HR 5882, which passed through the House Subcommittee on Immigration last Friday, was authored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), and would recapture unused permanent resident visas, "green cards," lost ...

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Nearly 50,000 IT Jobs Lost In Past Year

2008-08-08T15:39:02Z

Sorry if there any errors, or omissions, I am trying to be accurate. A lot has happend in a little over a week.The following takes place between July 29th and August 7th:August 07, 2008: Judge rejects student visa injunction sought by H-1B opponents Tech w

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Post-Requiem: LAT endorses Lofgren immigration plan

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

One, HR 5882, would increase each year's allotment of green cards by the number left over from previous years, effectively turning the ceiling into a floor. The measure would apply to both employer-sponsored and family-related ...

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Judge Rules in Favor of ICEB-2008-0002-0001: Immigration Expansion ...

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

First, if you haven't, contact your representatives about this ruling and, (most importantly now), about HR 5882, which would provide up to 500000 more visas for no good reason. Then, follow the example. Talk to your friends, ...

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Tweaking Immigration; Three Narrowly Targeted Reforms Could Ease ...

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

One, HR 5882:h5882ih.txt.pdf, would increase each year's allotment of green cards by the number left over from previous years, effectively turning the ceiling into a floor. The measure would apply to both employer-sponsored and ...

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Tweaking Immigration; Three Narrowly Targeted Reforms Could Ease ...

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

Promising Legislation in the House!

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

HR 5882, would recapture employment-based and family-sponsored immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of these visas in the future. HR 5924, sponsored by Representative Wexler (D-FL) would provide 20000 ...

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With Jobs Disappearing, Congress Determined to Admit More Foreign ...

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

The bill, HR 5882, was introduced by Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). Congress remains oblivious to our plight for the simple reason we're not getting their attention. That's why a self-regulating, traditional society ...

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Sen. Menendez Introduces E-Verify and Visa Recapture Legislation ...

2008-08-06T00:00:00Z

In concert with the Houseâ€™s recent passage of legislation extending the E-Verify employment verification program (HR 6633) and a House subcommitteeâ€™s vote to move forward on visa recapture legislation (HR 5882), Sen. ...

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With Jobs Disappearing, Congress Determined to Admit More Foreign ...

2008-08-06T00:00:00Z

The bill, HR 5882, was introduced by Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). More than half of these wily visas-that-got-away would be employment-based, while the rest would be recaptured for family-based immigrants. ...

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Kathryn Wylde: Lou Dobbs Might Have Been Frustrated

2008-08-05T00:00:00Z

House Subcommittee Approves Legislation Recapturing Previously ...

2008-08-04T00:00:00Z

On July 31, 2008, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law approved HR 5882 at a markup session. This legislation would recapture employment-based and family-based ...

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Norm Matloff On The New Green Card Bill

2008-08-04T00:00:00Z

Norm Matloff writes: HR 5882 appears to be on its way. The bill would expand the number of employment-based green cards by a â€œrecaptureâ€ process. This would first make available unused visas going all the way back to 1992, ...

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House Immigration Subcommittee Approves Employment Based Recapture ...

2008-08-04T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 could recapture close to 500000 green-cards that were lost due to bureaucratic delays for all employment-based categories which would moreover make them current. Family based categories would move forward considerably. ...

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Family Immigration Legislation Moves Forward

2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER APPLAUDS CONGRESSWOMAN ZOE LOFGREN'S LEADERSHIP Recapture Bill Moves Forward Washington, DC - The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) today applauded the passage of HR 5882 by a vote of 8 to 1 in the ...

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HR 5882: Now's the Time

2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

HR moved through subcommittee hearings in less than a day and will now be introduced on the House floor. This is the bill introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California that proposes to recapture unused visas back to 1992. ...

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House Immigration Subcommittee Marks-Up Three Immigration-Related ...

2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

HR 5882, sponsored by Representative Lofgren (D-CA), would recapture employment-based and family-sponsored immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of these visas in the future. It passed by a vote of 8-1. ...

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Re: Call Congress now Senate trying to sneak in another half ...

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

subcommittee on immigration just this morning passed HR 5882 to > immediately add the 550000 permanent foreign workers sought by Sen. > Menendez -- and to increase permanent foreign workers for the future. ...

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Asian American Justice Center Applauds Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren's ...

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

Recapture Bill Moves Forward Washington, DC â€“ The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) today applauded the passage of HR 5882 by a vote of 8 to 1 in the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, ...

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Up-to-the-(Day?) Bill Information from the Library of Congress

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

While trying to find verification of activity that may or may not have happened with HR 5882 today, I came across another interesting feature of the Thomas bill tracking site provided by the Library of Congress. ...

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Menendez Strikes Out at Americans

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

The House subcommittee on immigration just this morning passed HR 5882 to immediately add the 550000 permanent foreign workers sought by Sen. Menendezâ€”and to increase permanent foreign workers for the future. Senator Menendez has been ...

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Family Immigration Legislation Moves Forward

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER APPLAUDS CONGRESSWOMAN ZOE LOFGRENâ€™S LEADERSHIP Recapture Bill Moves Forward Washington, DC â€“ The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) today applauded the passage of HR 5882 by a vote of 8 to 1 in the ...

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Menendez Strikes Out at Americans

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

HR5882 To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to ...

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.

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NAKASEC applauds HR 5582 vote

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the amendments introduced, such as eliminating the fourth preference category that allows United States citizens to sponsor adult siblings, not only threatens the existing system, but would have gutted HR 5882. ...

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Daily Dose: 06/27/08

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

HR 5882, sponsored by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., would neither increase the immigration quota nor legalizes illegal immigrants. How well the bill does in Congress will demonstrate whether some legislators oppose illegal ...

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June Visa Bulletin

2008-05-14T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 seeks to recapture unused visas from 1992 to 2007. These would be work-related visas. While the Bill does not single out healthcare workers, it does set a minimum of 226000 visas to be recaptured, so there should be plenty for ...

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Reclaiming lost numbers ...

2008-05-13T00:00:00Z

So finally, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) introduced a bill (HR 5882) two weeks ago to â€œrecaptureâ€ employment-based (EB) green cards that Congress authorized in the past but that went unused before the ...

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Asian American Justice Center Applauds the Introduction of Lofgren ...

2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

... Justice Center (AAJC), a leading national civil and human rights organization, applauded last weekâ€™s introduction of a visa recapture bill (HR 5882) by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI). ...

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Legislation Introduced to Increase the Number of Available H-1B Visas

2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

For summaries of the pending legislation, please see our posts on The Strengthening United States Technology and Innovation Now Act (HR5642), the Global Competitiveness Act of 2008 (S.2839), and House Bill HR5882.

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Nurse Visa and EB Relief Bills Introduced!!

2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

One Bil, HR 5882, to "recapture" employment-based (EB) green cards that Congress authorized in the past but that went unused before the end of past fiscal years due to government processing delays. Analysts estimate that approximately ...

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HR 5882 Summary Page

2008-05-02T00:00:00Z

Link to the government regulations page for this DHS ruling. HR 5882 in the News. Add a new News link:. Link: Title:. HR 5882 on Other Blogs. Add a new link from another blog:. Link: Title:. HR 5882 on This Blog ...

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Support the bills for Recapture of unused visas & Removal of ...

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

Immigration Voice has been working for a very long time towards senisble changes to the US Employment-based green card process. Two important bills that address the issue have been introduced in the past week. ...

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Happy May Day

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

(HR 5882). I believe the text of the bill has finally been introduced, but I all of Rob's links should still give you the latest information. Another good article came from Patrick Thibodeau from Computer World, "Let's End the H-1B Best ...

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HOUSE CONSIDERS GREEN CARD RECAPTURE BILL

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

House Immigration Subcommittee Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Former House Judiciary Committee Chair James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) have co-sponsored HR 5882, a bill that would recapture wasted green cards for the past 15 years. ...

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HR 5882 congressional testimony and buzz

2008-04-30T00:00:00Z

Wow! Finally there seems to be light at the end of tunnel. HR5882 (To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future) looks ...

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RNs be ready for a possible NVC interview soon!

2008-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lofgren, Davis, and Sensenbrenner introduced HR 5882, to â€œrecaptureâ€ employment-based (EB) green cards that Congress authorized in the past but that went unused before the end of past fiscal years due to government processing delays. ...

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Bill to Recapture Green Cards Proposed

2008-04-27T00:00:00Z

The proposed bill, HR 5882, has received support from both sides of fence. With the 2 giants, Lofgren and Sensebrenner, leading the charge, in addition to Senator Davis backing the bill, it has tremendous potential for success. ...

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è½¬è´´ï¼šHAMMONDLAW BLOGSPOT Lofgren-Sensenbrenner bill to recpature ...

2008-04-27T00:00:00Z

Lofgren, Davis, and Sensenbrenner introduced HR 5882, to â€œrecaptureâ€ employment-based (EB). green cards that Congress authorized in the past but that went unused before the end of past fiscal years due to. government processing delays. ...

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[Dubai_Jobs] US Visa update!

2008-04-26T00:00:00Z

HR 5882: "To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment- based immigrant visas in the future." Once the text of the Bill is published (and we believe this will ...

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HR 5882 Bill to recapture EB visa numbers

2008-04-25T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 Bill to recapture EB visa numbers --> Last post added 2 hours 30 minutes ago by Jhaalaa.

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PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR to support Bill HR 5882 to ...

2008-04-25T00:00:00Z

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR to support Bill HR 5882 to restore 218000 unused EB GC --> Last post added 1 hour 38 minutes ago by moneymarket.

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Lofgren-Sensenbrenner bill to recpature GCs; Sched A to come next?

2008-04-25T00:00:00Z

HR 5882, To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to ...

2008-04-22T00:00:00Z

HR 5882 would recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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