Immigration Nerds

Whether the "Yays" or the "Nays" have it, the ongoing Brexit conversation, and the outcome, may impact more than 70% of international players in the world's most dominant league, the Premier League. EIG global attorney Salman Cheema and managing director Justin Parsons (and football fans!) talk to Guardian reporter Daniel Levitt about talent, politics, and the economics of the "beautiful game."

Thank you, Daniel 

Director of Client Relations for Erickson Immigration Group, Alejandra Zapatero joins. As CAP Season nears its end, we discuss the most recent USCIS updates for the 2020 Cap season. Alejandra walks us through the proper steps to take for the latest reinstated premium Processing option, for CAP. Along with details on the new data hub system that will be made available. This and more, as we reach the conclusion of the busiest time of the year in immigration.

And Whatever you do never call San Francisco "San Fran"

Janelle Wong is an American Studies Professor for the University of Maryland. She recently “Immigrants, Evangelicals, and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change”. Janelle walks through the Asian American immigration journey and explains how US immigration policy, played a large role in selecting the most educated from their nations. Additionally, we analyze this relatively new immigration influx and determine how it may play a part in shaping the direction of politics in the future.

Civil rights attorney and interim legal director of Muslim Advocates, Sirine Shebaya joins. Sirine shares her work on Muslim ban litigation, family separation her experiences at the border, as well as the rights that immigration detainees hold. Recent data shows, that there has been an 84 percent decrease in permanent resident visas issued to Muslim immigrants over the last year, Sirine speaks to this matter and how her group is working to protect the religious rights of citizens in this country.

The panel discusses government affairs policy positions and goals for tech industry leaders, as well as immigration compliance issues in the wake of increased enforcement. Led by leaders in the tech industry and seasoned attorneys who routinely work on I-9 compliance issues that HR professionals routinely see. 

Panelists Include:

• Hiba M. Anver, Senior Managing Attorney for Erickson Immigration Group

“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness….”

These words reach ears with an aura of romanticism; they appeal to the highest aspirations within us all and they entice millions to come and maximize their abilities in this great nation. As Black History Month comes to an end, we welcome Howard University political science professorRobinson Woodward-Burns and we discuss the role African Americans had in turning those words from theoretical promise into a tangible reality for all by becoming citizens of the United States.

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We have Ron Hira, Howard Professor and Co-author of his latest publication “Reforming US High Skilled Guestworker Program” which was published in the Atlantic Council. Along with Erickson Immigration Group Attorneys Justin Parsons and Hiba Anver the three debate his critics on the H-1b system over whether it inherently exploits Immigration workers for cheaper labor which invariably dispossess qualified US workers. Both parties agree there should be a system that finds the best and brightest while at the same time not overlooking American workers or under compensating immigrants. This conversation confronts the terms of where that line should lie.