Lisa T Felix

January 15, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

I urge you to turn to the article by Gina Tomaine “The Immigrant on My Couch.” The article explains the professional challenges faced by her highly qualified, American-educated future brother-in-law from India in the “Buy American, Hire American” era.

By Lisa T. Felix

7 minute read

December 17, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

When it comes to international business travel, the United States theoretically still does have a few friends out there in the world. Citizens of these friendly countries are permitted to travel to the United States as a visitor for business or a visitor for pleasure without needing to appear in person at a U.S. consulate to obtain a visa stamp before travel.

By Lisa T. Felix

6 minute read

October 19, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A month ago, President Donald Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, once more hanging the threat of deportation over the heads of some 800,000 young immigrants.

By Lisa T. Felix and Steven R. Miller

5 minute read

October 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The death of New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra in late September was an apt occasion to fondly recall his legendary quotes. At the same time, we in the immigration community were working through a governmental debacle, to which several Yogi-isms seemed especially applicable.

By Lisa T. Felix

7 minute read

October 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The death of New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra in late September was an apt occasion to fondly recall his legendary quotes. At the same time, we in the immigration community were working through a governmental debacle, to which several Yogi-isms seemed especially applicable.

By Lisa T. Felix

7 minute read

January 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The positive news Jan. 9 of the declining U.S. unemployment rate (5.6 percent, a six-year low, according to the Department of Labor) does have one discouraging prognostication for employers hoping to hire specialty occupation workers on H-1B visas this year. Strong economic growth, coupled with a lack of any meaningful business immigration reform, suggests that the perpetually oversubscribed H-1B quota will be exhausted for the next federal fiscal year (FY 2016) within the first days of the filing period, which begins April 1.

By Lisa T. Felix

8 minute read

January 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The positive news Jan. 9 of the declining U.S. unemployment rate (5.6 percent, a six-year low, according to the Department of Labor) does have one discouraging prognostication for employers hoping to hire specialty occupation workers on H-1B visas this year. Strong economic growth, coupled with a lack of any meaningful business immigration reform, suggests that the perpetually oversubscribed H-1B quota will be exhausted for the next federal fiscal year (FY 2016) within the first days of the filing period, which begins April 1.

By Lisa T. Felix

8 minute read