September 8, 2003 - Your Community

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September 8, 2003

Contents:
1.  Editor's Comments: Your Community
2.  ILW Focus: Registration Deadline Is Monday, September 8th!
3.  Featured Articles
    (a) Article by Angelo A. Paparelli:  Hurtling (and Hurting)
Down the H-1B Road: Part 2 of 4
    (b) Article by Martin Ford:  The Hidden History Of
Immigration: Part 2 of 3
4.  Immigration Law News
    (a)  BALCA Says Experience Gained With Employer Overseas
Cannot Be Used To Qualify The Alien
    (b)  BCIS Issues Burundi TPS FAQs
    (c)  BCIS Issues Sierra Leone TPS FAQs
    (d)  BCIS Reminds El Salvadorans To Re-register For TPS
    (e)  Continued Detention Authorized Where Alien Fails To
Cooperate In Securing Travel Documents
    (f)  No Evidence Offered To Support Forced Abortion After 15
Months Of Pregnancy
    (g)  Sen. Kerry Supports Legalizaton Of Undocumented
    (h)  Is Schwarzenegger Anti-Immigrant?
5.  Classifieds: Help Wanted: Experienced Immigration Paralegal (2) And
Experienced Immigration Attorney (1) And Help Wanted: Entry-Level Paralegals (1)
6.  Letters to the Editor (1)

http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/digest/2003,0908.shtm

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1.  EDITOR'S COMMENTS

Your Community

We welcome our readers' contributions via letters to the Editor,
Featured Articles. Sharing your thoughts with other Immigration
Daily readers helps to raise important issues, allows for the
exchange of ideas, and creates a rich forum of  viewpoints and
opinions. Our classifieds section is another component of our
community. In today's Immigration Daily, we feature a letter to
the Editor from Bruce Hake providing thoughtful comments on the
Sobig.F virus outbreak, two Featured Articles, and three
classfied ads. We encourage our readers to continue to submit
their letters to the Editor and articles to
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2.  ILW FOCUS

Registration Deadline Is Monday, September 8th!

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areas, including the rapidly evolving view of "nationality" - is
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great training tool for your entire law firm, as everyone can
listen together around a speaker-phone for only one registration
fee. The panelists for this seminar series are a who's who in
naturalization, citizenship and nationality matters: Carmen
DiPlacido, Mark Mancini, Robert Mautino, Joel Paget, Stephen
Trow, joined by Edward Betancourt of the Department of State,
with Angelo Paparelli leading the discussion.  Don't delay! The
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http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/focus/2003,0908-seminar.shtm
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3.  FEATURED ARTICLE

(a) Hurtling (and Hurting) Down the H-1B Road: Part 2 of 4

Angelo A. Paparelli provides an H-1B overview by addressing
current Department of Labor enforcement activities and reviewing
a selection of key Administrative Law Judge decisions.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/colum_article/articles/2003,0908-paparelli.shtm
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(b) The Hidden History Of Immigration: Part 2 of 3

Martin Ford examines the assimilation of the three largest
European immigrant groups, Germans, Irish, and Italians, and argues 
that, in terms of language, religion, and group identity, today's
immigrants may be adapting faster than their predecessors.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/colum_article/articles/2003,0908-ford.shtm
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4.  IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS

(a) BALCA Says Experience Gained With Employer Overseas Cannot Be
Used To Qualify The Alien

In the Matter of Facunla Family Home, No. 2003-INA-5 (BALCA, Aug.
15, 2003), the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals said
that since the Aliens obtained experience in the Employer's own
facilities in the Phillipines, the Employer could not require US
workers to have equivalent experience.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/dol_news/2003,0908-cabrera.pdf

(b) BCIS Issues Burundi TPS FAQs

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services released a
press release
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/doj_news/2003,0908-burundi.pdf
and FAQs
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/doj_news/2003,0908-burunditps.pdf
on the extension of TPS for Nationals of Burundi.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/doj_news/2003,0908-burundi.shtm

(c) BCIS Issues Sierra Leone TPS FAQs

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services released a
press release
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/doj_news/2003,0908-sierra.pdf
and FAQs
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/doj_news/2003,0908-sierratps.pdf
on the extension of TPS for Nationals of Sierra Leone.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/doj_news/2003,0908-sierra.shtm

(d) BCIS Reminds El Salvadorans To Re-register For TPS

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services reminded
eligible Salvadorans to immediately re-register for Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) to maintain TPS and employment
authorization for the 18-month period beginning on September 9,
2003 and ending on March 9, 2005.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/doj_news/2003,0908-elsaltps.pdf

(e) Continued Detention Authorized Where Alien Fails To Cooperate
In Securing Travel Documents

In Lema v. INS, No. 02-35901 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2003), the court
said that "consistent with Zadvydas and Pelich, when an alien
refuses to cooperate fully and honestly with officials to secure
travel documents from a foreign government, the alien cannot meet
his or her burden to show there is no significant likelihood of
removal in the reasonably foreseeable future."
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/cases/2003,0908-Lema.pdf

(f) No Evidence Offered To Support Forced Abortion After 15
Months Of Pregnancy

In Shi v. Ashcroft, No. 02-4206 (2nd Cir. Sept. 4, 2003), the
court said that Petitioner, a national of the People's Republic
of China, offered no medical or other evidence to support the
claim that his wife was forcibly coerced to undergo an abortion
after 15 months after conception.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/cases/2003,0908-Shi.pdf
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(g)  Sen. Kerry Supports Legalizaton Of Undocumented
(h)  Is Schwarzenegger Anti-Immigrant?
For links to these articles, click here:
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/digest/2003,0908.shtm#Other-items
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5.  CLASSIFIEDS:

(a) Help Wanted: Experienced Immigration Paralegal
Goel & Associates, P.C. (G&A) ,
http://www.goellaw.com/goel.asp
a leading business immigration law firm, seeks an experienced
immigration paralegal to join its fast-paced corporate
immigration practice located in Greenbelt, MD. Candidates must
have at least one year of business immigration experience,
ideally with H-1B, L-1, Labor Certification, and I-140/Adjustment
of Status cases for clients in the high tech sector. A college
degree, excellent communication and organizational skills,
knowledge of PC applications, and the ability to work
independently are required. We offer an outstanding work
environment and an excellent compensation and benefits package,
including a business-casual dress policy, health and dental
insurance, 401(K), free parking, and more. To apply, please send
resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to
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(b) Experienced Immigration Attorney
Stoll, Keenon & Park,
http://www.skp.com/firm_profile/index.html
one of Kentucky's oldest and largest law firms founded in 1897,
seeks an experienced business immigration attorney based either
in its Lexington or Louisville, Kentucky office. Minimum 2+ years
of full-time experience in preparing H-1B, L-1, E-2, TN, labor
cert, I-140, and AOS applications is required. Candidate must
have a stellar academic record as well as possess excellent
research and writing skills. The position requires a highly
organized individual who is proficient with case management
software. We offer a great working environment and a competitive
salary and benefits package. Email resume + cover letter to
Denise Wilson, Human Resources Manager at mailto:address@hidden
or fax to (859) 253-1093. EOE

(c) Help Wanted: Experienced And Entry-Level Paralegals
Greenberg Traurig,
http://www.gtlaw.com/practices/immigration/index.asp
a large international law firm, has openings in its Tysons Corner
office for experienced and entry-level immigration
specialists/paralegals. Will train for entry-level/junior
position. Both positions require a Bachelors degree; experienced
position requires 3+ yrs of experience in the immigration field,
with at least one year at a senior level. Strong organizational,
written, computer and verbal skills are required. Excellent
benefits and compensation packages offered. Send resume + cover
letter, including salary requirements by either fax: 703-714-8378
or email: mailto:address@hidden Please state the position,
experienced or entry-level position, that you are applying for.

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6.  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

(a) Dear Editor:
Thank you for your recent editorial on "Immigration Law Firms And
The Virus Attack."
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/digest/2003,0905.shtm#Editors-Comments
The Sobif.F spam/worm/virus, which is still raging and expanding,
is by far the most serious threat I've ever seen to my own small
law firm, which greatly relies on email. It seems obvious to me
that at least one computer at an immigration law firm was
compromised, because I got thousands and thousands of copies of
the virus that purported to be from many prominent immigration
lawyers, from ILW.COM, and from US immigration agencies.
At one point I was marking for deletion hundreds of copies of the
virus, including five that purported to be from the Vermont
Service Center Premium Processing Unit. Only at the last moment,
as I was about to hit the delete key, I noticed that one of those
emails from the VSC Premium Processing Unit was a genuine
approval notice. Working with a security consultant, I seem to
have mainly blocked this current plague. But it was expensive.
And I'm very worried about future mutations. As has been widely
reported, the Sobif.F monster self-destructs on September 10.
What comes on September 11?          You missed one chilling
detail in your editorial. Nowadays, you don't need to click on an
attachment to have a worm/virus turn your computer into a
frenzied spam-sending zombie. Many such malware programs (some
called "adware" and "spyware") will infect your computer
invisibly if you simply click on ads on web sites. I've seen
estimates that more than 50 percent of the Windows computers in
the world have some level of infection, even if antivirus
software is running. Moreover, some viruses will be loaded if you
simply open an email, without clicking on anything. I run
extensive, multiple levels of security, and I'm hypersensitive
about "safe computing," and in the midst of fixing up the Sobif.F
damage to my mail server I discovered numerous viruses on my own
network. And I run a mainly Linux network.  I'll bet that at
least one-third of the readers of Immigration Daily have
computers that are already infected with multiple viruses. Be
aware that even the best antivirus software programs are unable
to detect or disable a large proportion of the malware epidemic.
Be skeptical about all the claims from antivirus firms.
One other thing. I'm still getting hundreds of emails from mail
servers (many at major law firms) mailing me back copies of the
Sobig.F virus and claiming that I sent it. This is an example of
extreme stupidity by system administrators. Such "bounces" flood
the net, waste expensive bandwidth at both ends, and continue to
propagate the virus. The mail servers should be reconfigured to
just "silently drop" any infected messages (in Linux speak, send
'em to /dev/null).  I'm not a Linux expert by any means, but I
was able to figure out how to do that on my own network in just a
few minutes.          I hate to say this. But I think the
writing's on the wall. I think there is a serious risk that email
as we know it is going to be dead within a year. I plan to brush
up on my telephone skills.  Bruce A. Hake Damascus, Maryland
Editor's Notes: (1) We believe that multiple computers at
multiple immigration law firms have been compromised. (2) It is
possible to be infected at the operating system level without
using email at all, that is how the Blaster virus spread and that
is why frequent patching is now necessary. (3) In some programs
like Outlook Express, visual basic scripts may infect computers
if the preview pane is turned on, so in addition to not opening
attachments, it may be advisable to not use the preview function.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/letters/2003,0908-Hake.shtm
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