Secretary Napolitano Strengthens Employment Verification with
Administration’s Commitment to E‐Verify
Release Date: July 8, 2009
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today strengthened employment eligibility
verification by announcing the Administration’s support for a regulation that will award federal contracts only to
employers who use E-Verify to check employee work authorization. The [...]

USCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B Count (Updated 7/8/09)
Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09042065 (posted Jul. 8, 2009)”
July 3, 2009 H-1B Cap Count
As of July 3, 2009, approximately 45,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had [...]

We provide to readers below a recent post on the website of the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association commenting on a new initiative in the Senate to extend the E-Verify program. Because we suspect that the expansion of the E-Verify program will likely be a cost of comprehensive immigration reform, we will keep track of such [...]

Round-Up of Immigration Related Legislation (June 2009)
Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09070666 (posted Jul. 6, 2009)”
The following immigration-related bills were introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate in June:
People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act, or PROUD Act (H.R. 2681)
Introduced by Rep. Baca (D-CA) on 06/03/09
Summary: To amend the [...]

June 26, 2009 H-1B Cap Count
As of June 26, 2009, approximately 44,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number [...]