William A Stock

April 17, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the immediate aftermath of the election, politicians from both parties stressed the need for a comprehensive immigration reform bill to be passed through Congress and signed by the president.

By William A. Stock

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June 20, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is calculated that international students contributed more than $20 billion to the U.S. economy last year, and over $965 million to the Pennsylvania economy. While the value of international education and exchange has long been recognized in the United States, the welcome we extend has always been tempered by a regulatory regime that controls which students are allowed to enter the United States, regulates the conditions under which they are allowed to stay, and enforces the requirement that they depart when they terminate their studies.

By William A. Stock

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November 21, 2007 | Law.com

Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), released a "revision" of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form.

By William A. Stock

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June 15, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

While much ink has been spilled in recent years on the topic of outsourcing of information technology and other service functions to companies outside of the United States, relatively little attention has been paid to the phenomenon of insourcing of international talent to the United States.

By William A. Stock

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November 17, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employers seek foreign national employees to provide a broad range of skills, from computer programming to die tooling, from ethnic cuisine to overseas marketing. These skills bring new products to the United States and make businesses more competitive in the world market.

By William A. Stock

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April 23, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Sept. 11 attacks immediately raised fears in immigrant communities of the possibility of a crackdown or immigration moratorium that would cover legal immigrants, visitors, temporary workers, and international students. In the weeks immediately after the attacks, law enforcement authorities detained numerous foreign nationals for immigration violations, the majority of them for staying beyond the expiration of their status or for working illegally. In addition, Congress has focused on improvements to the

By BY WILLIAM A. STOCK

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September 21, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Did you know that your permanent resident client's spouse made a contract with the United States government to provide for the spouse's financial support? Or that adopted child does not mean the same thing in immigration law that it does under state law? Or that your client's separation from a U.S. citizen spouse does not necessarily doom an application for permanent residence? If you regularly handle family law matters and do not understand some of the basics of family-based immigration, you may misadvise

By William A. Stock

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January 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Few matters in immigration practice are more rewarding than assisting a client to stand before the immigration service or a federal judge and take the oath to become a new citizen of the United States. Becoming naturalized as a citizen of the United States represents the culmination of a multiyear journey to a full membership in our American community for these immigrants.

By William A. Stock

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September 20, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

This is the first of two articles examining what all employers need to know about the new interior enforcement strategy being implemented by the Department of Homeland Security.

By William A. Stock

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September 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

As attorneys, we may be somewhat surprised by the current discussions under way in the media as politicians and commentators talk about ways of ending the United States' 200-plus-year recognition that birth in the United States confers U.S. citizenship on the child, regardless of the immigration status of the parents. As attorneys, we have a responsibility to consider seriously the strength of their arguments and to participate in the public discussion over how U.S. citizenship is defined.

By William A. Stock

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