On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Friday, November 30, 2012. For immigrants and citizens alike, getting a good job depends greatly on getting an education beyond high school. With the cost of college so high, however, the availability of in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities is very […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Last summer, when the Obama administration announced its Deferred Action program, young immigrants who stepped forward to participate were worried that there was some risk. If President Obama lost the election, their names would be known as possible candidates […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Historically, Minnesota has been a state with a racial makeup that is much whiter than the nation as a whole. In the last few decades, however, Minnesota has welcomed more and more immigrants from all over the world, not […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Thursday, October 18, 2012. For both employers and immigrant workers, compliance with federal rules on work authorization has become increasingly important. In 2009, Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE), which is now part of the Homeland Security department, began conducting audits of employers. The goal […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Wednesday, October 10, 2012. The Obama administration’s Deferred Action program is not a permanent law – at least not yet. But it is already starting to change the lives of many undocumented people who would otherwise find their lives on hold out of […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Friday, October 5, 2012. It is estimated that approximately 5,000 immigrants in Minnesota may qualify for the Deferred Action program, which was announced by the Obama administration this summer. Deferred Action will allow immigrants who arrived in the country illegally before they turned […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Friday, September 14, 2012. All summer President Obama’s deferred action policy has been a lively topic of conversation in immigrant communities. By now, most people understand the main aspects of the new policy. The deferred action policy gives young immigrants who qualify more […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Friday, July 20, 2012. There are many different types of visas. To someone not well versed in immigration law, it can seem like alphabet soup sometimes. One of the most well-known visas, however, is the H-1B. This is a type of visa is […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Thursday, July 12, 2012. There are many reasons why people come to America. Some are refugees; others come to be reunited with family members and qualify for green card or citizenship through family immigration. As important as those forms are, a major driver […]
On behalf of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. posted in Employment Immigration on Friday, June 29, 2012. The U.S. Supreme Court held this week that federal law preempts state attempts to regulate immigration. The ruling came in a highly-watched case, Arizona v. United States, in which the state of Arizona tried to criminalize civil violations such […]
