What Twins (1988) Gets Right About Nationality and U.S. Immigration Law

2026-08-24T09:53:11-04:00

Same DNA, Different Passport

What Twins (1988) Gets Right About Nationality and U.S. Immigration Law

Julius and Vincent Benedict were made from the exact same raw material. In Ivan Reitman’s Twins, a secret genetic experiment combines DNA from six exceptional donors into a single embryo, engineered to produce the most complete human being possible. The embryo splits, unexpectedly, into […]

What Twins (1988) Gets Right About Nationality and U.S. Immigration Law2026-08-24T09:53:11-04:00

The Girl from Savannah Who Proved the American Dream Is Still Limitless

2026-07-15T14:03:51-04:00

I was in the arena the night Flau’jae Johnson won a national championship as the freshman starting 2 guard for the LSU women’s basketball team. I watched her grow from a promising freshman into one of the most recognizable names in women’s basketball, and being chosen #8 overall in the WNBA […]

The Girl from Savannah Who Proved the American Dream Is Still Limitless2026-07-15T14:03:51-04:00

Behind Every Great Global Brand Launch in America Is a Great Immigration Attorney

2026-07-13T10:02:17-04:00

Joe and The Juice. citizenM. Lululemon. WeTransfer. Steve Maggi Helped Bring Them All to the U.S.

When a multinational company decides to expand into the United States, the business plan gets all the attention. The real estate team scouts locations. The marketing team builds the launch campaign. The PR […]

Behind Every Great Global Brand Launch in America Is a Great Immigration Attorney2026-07-13T10:02:17-04:00

The war on immigration isn’t just at the border.

2025-09-22T19:12:32-04:00

The all-out assault on immigrants has officially been launched by the Trump Administration. This is not just happening at the physical border or against undocumented immigrants already in the U.S. This war is being waged on all fronts:

  • U.S. embassies, which are denying and revoking visas.
  • Airports and border crossings (known as Ports of Entry, or […]
The war on immigration isn’t just at the border.2025-09-22T19:12:32-04:00

The H-1B $100,000 Fee Proclamation and the “Trump Gold Card”

2025-09-20T15:03:53-04:00

On September 19, 2025, President Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation requiring H-1B visa applications to be accompanied by a $100,000 fee per employee. This prohibitive and unconscionable amount is designed to shut down the H-1B visa framework that U.S. employers rely on to hire much-needed workers from other countries.

The problem is that this unilateral […]

The H-1B $100,000 Fee Proclamation and the “Trump Gold Card”2025-09-20T15:03:53-04:00

The H-1B U.S. Worker Replacement Myth

2025-09-20T15:02:18-04:00

The myth of the H-1B foreign national replacing the U.S. worker reared its ugly head again yesterday, when President Trump signed a new Presidential Proclamation entitled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.” The measure seeks to kill the H-1B visa program by making it prohibitively expensive for U.S. employers to hire foreign workers […]

The H-1B U.S. Worker Replacement Myth2025-09-20T15:02:18-04:00

Get on board! The H-1B Visa roller coaster ride is here for US employers who need to hire foreign nationals with university degrees.

2024-11-05T13:54:56-05:00

The annual roller coaster ride, known as the H-1B visa application process, is about to go up the hill and come speeding down, with unknown twists and turns coming your way.

For the next eight weeks, employers are scrambling to decide whether to sponsor foreign nationals for professional positions, U.S. university grads from foreign countries are […]

Get on board! The H-1B Visa roller coaster ride is here for US employers who need to hire foreign nationals with university degrees.2024-11-05T13:54:56-05:00

National Interest Exemption Gutted

2024-12-02T13:54:24-05:00

On March 2, significant changes were made to the criteria for granting National Interest Exceptions to Presidential Proclamation 10143 (extending PP 9993), which suspends travel from Schengen countries, the Ireland and UK to the United States.

The exception was extremely useful in facilitating direct travel from these countries for foreign nationals who make a strong economic […]

National Interest Exemption Gutted2024-12-02T13:54:24-05:00

Trump is not leaving before setting more fires

2024-12-02T14:05:13-05:00

With a painful transition of power underway, the attack on immigrants marches on until the last moments of the Trump administration. On December 31, 2020, the Trump administration issued a presidential proclamation extending the ban of entry for certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visas as outlined in its April 22, 2020, and June 22, 2020, proclamations. The ban includes […]

Trump is not leaving before setting more fires2024-12-02T14:05:13-05:00

H-1B Transfer Activity Will Be Unprecedented

2024-12-04T11:05:57-05:00

On May 1, prospective employers who sponsored H-1B visa candidates this year began to get receipt notices for US Masters Cap cases. In the month to follow, employers will find out the fate of the blind lottery used to determine which H-1B petitions will be adjudicated.

Every year, USCIS starts accepting H-1B petitions on April […]

H-1B Transfer Activity Will Be Unprecedented2024-12-04T11:05:57-05:00
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